The Omen - WTF Happened to This Movie
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2020
- Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Movie?
In this episode we look at the infamous antichrist tale, THE OMEN, directed by the great Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, Scrooged) and starring the iconic Gregory Peck (To Kill A Mockingbird) as the American ambassador to England, who winds up becoming the adopted father of the antichrist himself, little Damian Thorn. Join us as we take a look at this iconic horror hit, with creepy behind the scenes factoids that are sure to send a chill up your spine.
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"Look, Damien. It's all for you."
Thanks sacrificial nanny
Love Damian.
@@unlikelyspore1406 so, does this mean you have noose and your going to jump ?
@@cer1056 she already has the noose in that scene, i'm just sittin back and being evil.
“Look Donny, it’s all for you!” #TrumpCult
ako tairi wut.
Gregory Peck didn't want to do The Omen......He eventually took the job for his regular salary and 10% of the gross, which wound up being the most money Peck ever made from a movie.
thelordofhellaz j really don’t want to do the part because my son just off’d himself but my agent thinks I should stay and here is my salary demands including 10% of the profits and ........ what’s the overall script like? Oh a father kills his son? Yea, ok......... my agent is worried about me now but attempting to kill my son is just the thing to help me. 😆 oh and there is a kick ass Oyster bar/ restaurant we have to go to. After all the off screen problems and spooky on screen occurrences Peck got the closure he desperately needed from his families tragedy by earning more then any film previously acted in. So the takeaway in all of this is ........................ Peck got filthy rich during mourning his own son. We should all be so lucky during a tragedy to come away with what Peck eventually walked away with and during a very emotional time in his life.
So he made more money doing "To Kill A Mocking Devil" than he did for "To Kill A Mockingbird".
@@lincbond442 Yes.....He made 250,000 + %10 of the box office gross on both of the movies. To Kill A Mockingbird made under a million at the box office.....The Omen made 60+ million.
thelordofhellaz
In this video it said that Peck did want to play a part in the film; so what are you talking about?
If you expose darkness to light you become a target unless its already common knowledge. The Christ/anti christ concept of our world based on human behavior motive and opportunity isn’t all that complicated… its just ignored to the point where good and evil have claimed equality when the first realization of being might not disagree.
More journalism in this video than 1k hours of cable entertainment news. Editorial comment are funny and short. Write a sci fi short story about the making of this video and send me a photo of y’all winning a Hugo or that Isaac Asimov award. And loose the monotone… intern a voice over novice with enigmatic origins… ok I shaddup. Loved it… good work. You wanna beer?
That kid has the best audition story: I won my part by kicking the director in the nuts!
OcarinaSapph1r3 -24 true enough but I’m sure that director told head of casting that if it ever happens again he would sacrifice them all to Lucifer himself. 😂😆
I like the director telling the young actor not to laugh at the end shot and ended up with the most famous creepiest smile in cinema history!
Director gets kicked in the nuts. Then in a high pitched voice, "You're hired!"
Hang on, you’re that one kid from Bad Grandpa!
@Stephen Murphy And your comment highlights your severely stilted taste and intelligence. If you need shots of a crucifix being shoved up a young girls minge to make a film memorable, crack on and praise The Exorcist (the most melodramatic and laughable piece of religious schlock ever made) but don't expect many to agree with you.
I love how people see narrowly missing death as a curse, sounds more like the work of a guardian angel
Great point! God wanted the film to be made!
Depends on how often near death experience happens
Although not as disturbing as "Rosemary's Baby" or as scary as "The Exorcist"..."The Omen" (1976 version) is certainly the classiest and creepiest out of all three. Certainly a horror masterpiece worthy of it's own niche.
The Omen's death scenes blew me away as a nine year old that managed to sneak a view from my Dad's copy on VHS...me and my brother were scared stupid and so began my love for the genre to this day.Total classic.The churchyard scene is deliciously creepy....
He had a birthmark of 3 6's. I'd say that puts away any doubts lol
One of the greatest horror scenes in my life was when the boy turned and looked at the camera and smiled. I've seen that movie more than 18 years ago and it still makes my blood run cold . The only movie that gave me this feeling BTW.
That scene and the birthday party scene where Peck is holding Damien and then Damien sees the Rottweiler in the distance and just waves at him while that eerie evil hypnotic music plays in the background, FUCK! That still creeps me out to this day!
And of course when that woman hung herself in front of all those kids. BIG WTF!!!
Knowing now hat the director yelled don’t smile makes it a cute scene lol
K E
You are a wimp and that is what you are really telling everyone!
@@bobjrfdny7360 Yeah, that little Devil!!
To look at it another way, three planes were hit by lightning, but weren't harmed, another plane crashed but the crew had switched at the last minute so they weren't on it and two bombs went off, but the director and cast had left the immediate area so escaped injury. This is the luckiest film ever!
Yeah, that's the way I see it. Spooky though...
I guess the rest were God's chosen.
Maybe the devil planned the misfortunes and God stepped in to see to it that they were safe and the movie got made....or he at least paid their guardian angels overtime during production.
Yes and the stunt coordinator didn't get decapitated. The person next to him did instead. "I'll drive. No I want to drive...well ok."
@@stuartgorka989 --- The Guardian Angels on THE OMEN got time-and-a-half OT for up to 12 hours, double OT for 12 -18 hours, and Triple OT over 18 hours.
And God Spoke, Muttering, "This is what happens when I let Lucifer set up a union...."
Unknown to the mother, Damian was secretly adopted to replace the Thorn's dead son directly after his birth, so only the father was aware of the switch. Katherine Thorn died never really knowing the truth, even though she never really bonded or felt maternally close to the child.
Yeah, but it sure does change my viewing experience know that Peck was grieving the whole time... =(
Curse? The cast and crew actually seems lucky to miss a lot of those incidents.
If this was a movie about god people would claim they were blessed to have narrowly avoided so many accidents. Superstitious bull
NOTHING's a coincidence. Nothing's without a reason. We just don't know them, that's all.
@@dannydetonator Only if you think completely random processes are a reason. Contingency is the primary determiner of your life. Think about how if mommy squeezed or daddy thrust with the slightest difference in timing, you wouldn't exist.
@@dannydetonator That’s... just not true, my dude. I mean, in the sense that every change has some sort of mechanism involved, sure - but that’s such a nebulous observation that doesn’t really add up to much. Coincidence is like, causation between two seemingly-unrelated events, that kinda thing. You seem to be talking about things like... “usually after a windy day, the weather gets warmer for a spell - what is the cause of this?” Not coincidence like “I hit all the green lights on my way home from work, obvious the big J-dude was looking out for me” - these are two different types of inferences I’m sure we can agree.
The producer’s son killed himself when the production was happening and the woman associated with the movie got fcking decapitated near a sign of “town of Omen, 66,6 km away” they’re not at all lucky
Funny how Damien looks just like Angus Young from AC DC, hair and all lol
Omg yes!!!!!
Shoulda given teenage Damian an SG for his birthday.
The Anti Christ Devil Child
Damien could've played "Highway to hell"
Ohhhhhhh wow Harvey Stephens does looks like Young Angus.
"His mother was a JACKAL!!!" That line always creeped the hell out of me, along with the immortal, heart pounding theme tune.
the delivery always seemed so cheesy to me
@@PaganMinDNW His voice rises in volume & emotion to reach a tense crescendo just as security smash the door in, interrupting his revelation & creating an ominous suspense regarding his disturbing claim thereafter. His mother was a jackal?! real wtf moment for me as a kid. lol. Especially as a notion contained within the wider context of what is largely consider to be a great horror film anyway, with lots of great horror themes & moments.
He actually gets to say that in the novelisation. Clever move to have him cut off in the film, though, for the shock later on.
Dude I couldn't agree more. That line stuck with me (and I didn't even know what a jackal was the first time I watched it), and the score still to this day makes me feel uneasy because I know there's something in that music that isn't right. I could go on forever on different tangents just from music and what it really is or how it really works and it's real purpose but that's for another place and time. You're not alone hypnocilicdreams, I feel the same way about that line and the music.
@@hypnocilicdreams the odd part is that black bird which always appeared in his presence is also called corona
One of the best horror movies...
The detailed story and screenplay are the capital investments...backed by Jerry Goldsmith's spellbinding 'eerie-feel' orchestration.
Hats off to the team!
Some really great actors in this classic but that scene of Damien at the end ... priceless
Saw 'The Omen' when HBO was just launched, probably +20x times. Massive impact.
I saw THE OMEN over a dozen times -- the first time in a first-run theater, and subsequent times in drive-ins and grindhouses, because it could be relied on to hold the audience's attention. Looney as it was, nobody laughed any time I saw it in a theater....
70's the golden age of horror.
The church in the movie is Guildford Cathedral, built between 1936 and 1961. In 1952 they started a "Buy a Brick" campaign to raise money for the building. My Dad paid for two bricks so he kind of helped make the film.
I used to deliver to the cafe next door so got to drive up that driveway alot.
I always come back to The Omen for true, sinister horror. A classic.
Modern day horrors just don’t have the same feel.
Something was trying to protect the crew members more than kill them I feel.
GOD. God was protecting them. God wanted this story to be told.
Nah, Satan was obviously watching their backs. G-dude was yeeting lightening down at ‘em but Ole’ Beezy took the joystick and kept ‘em safe because unlike that holier-than-thou stick in the mud, Lucifer appreciates good fan-fiction. Jehovah doesn’t abide that shit - you start writing some Bible fan-fiction and some believer is libel to come bust a cap in your ass, as history demonstrates.
The Exorcist and The Omen were the scariest horror movies i've ever seen in my formative years. it wasn't until i was in my twenties that i mustered up the courage to rewatch The Exorcist (at night, too). i'm fine with it since then.
but The Omen... i'm 43 and still not sure i wanna rewatch it 😁 (i watched the remake with Liev Schreiber but it didn't have the same effect as the original).
True. But how would these psychological horrors compare to the physical and visceral horrors of Thing, Blob, Fly and so on?
Holy Shit,me too!My parents would let me watch rated R horror films and it took me years to recover after watching The Exorcist.
@@kanakTheGold horror flicks that stems from religious beliefs or mythology for me are scarier than The Thing or The Fly because they're more relatable. it doesn't matter whether or not you believe in said religion/mythology, it has been a part of human culture since the dawn of civilization. it's ingrained deep in our psyche.
The remake wasn't very good.
@@s1x6x1s funny, its the opposite for me. Religious horror is an yawn, but the Fly wrecked me as a kid. Body horror, I have a body, can't get more relatable than that.
My much older brother took me to see that movie at the theater when it was first released. I was 9 years old and it traumatized me. I covered my eyes countless times during the movie and ended up seeing the decapitation scene in its entirety because I didn't understand what was getting ready to happen. That was just awful. I had nightmares and many scares after that movie. The 70's was a time when people were heavily into all that kind of thing and related beliefs. Astral Projection, Transcendental Meditation, Tarot Cards, Ouija Boards, Mediums, Cold Readings, Automatic Writing, Channeling, and all kinds of other things were very popular. Some of my friends had Ouija Boards and would try to get me to use it with them, but I refused. That's dealing with the devil. You might as well just invite demonic entities into your house if you're going to play with that stuff. I've witnessed some pretty crazy things in regard to that.
Thinking makes it so.
Hamlet
The “curse” of The Omen made for great publicity in marketing the film. Coincidence?
But the deaths and stories are real. It’s all very odd
@@andrewquick4176 No, it's not. People die all the time. You're just conditioned to believe it's because of some supernatural phenomena.
Lady Cheyne It is odd these events and deaths happened around certain movies such as The Omen, Poltergeist, and The Exorcist. Look into them and notice the odd events and certainly the deaths of particular cast and crew.
@@taoist32 It might be weird, but not supernatural. I'm sure you'll find "strange" occurrences with the cast and crew of many large film productions. You folks are still in the Satanic Panic. You probably still believe The Amityville Horror is real.
Lady Cheyne 3 planes got hit by a thunders, one plane which was rented to film a scene crashed the day before filming killing everyone on board and that’s not it because it hit a car killing the wife and son of the plane’s pilot. The went to a zoo or something and the same day a tiger scaled and it killed a person.
One of the best horror movies ever made.
There are as many stories connected to "The Exorcist" as well. But "The Omen" stands on it own, great film.
There is a fantastic documentary about the film’s entire production somewhere on RUclips with commentary from all surviving members of the crew (since it was done after Lee Remick and Gregory Peck passed away) where they say “even the Devil didn’t want this movie to get made”
wow that's some crazy stuff -- was totally expecting you to also say that your computer or microphone exploded while you were working on this video!
im legit scared to watch incase i die lmao
Saw the remake of The Omen opening day, 6/6/06. A man stood up partway through the movie, took a few steps into the aisle, then passed out and face planted onto the floor.
Movie was stopped, lights brought up, and medics took the man out in a stretcher. What I remember most were these young teen girls, who wouldn’t shut up during the film. Of course it had to be all about them, when one said “Ohmagawd! If he dies I’m gonna cry!”
I never wanted to slap someone until my hand was sore so much in all my life
I always throw ice from my drink at people who won't shut up during a movie. It's great fun. I'm 53 so that might seem immature, but it's a good laugh when the yakkers get all indignant because ice keeps on hitting them and sliding down their back after falling behind the back of their collar. Great fun. 😁
+Red Ram
I also saw the remake on 06/06/06, and although the theater was packed, people actually weren't being annoying, which was nice! I hate when people talk during movies, but despite that, I'm still going to miss seeing movies in the theater. :(
I know everybody’s been dying to know wtf happened to this Omen movie so I thought I’d clarify... it was filmed, it was released, it was attended, and thus lastly it was viewed. Glad to be of help!
Let's not forget Damien: Omen 2, which I think just might be the best in the series.
i agree Omen 2 is one of my fave films of all time.
Actually all three are bad ass. Sam neil in Final conflict was awesome
@@mckshrmptn Yep, he even looks like an adult version of the kids from previous Omen movies, especially 2.
Whoever does the voice for this joblo vid, your are my fav to listen to.
Thanks for sharing your video and information about the omen and other movies
I really enjoy The Omen, but I LOVE Damien: Omen II.
MrHootiedean Yep, I never played teams games on an icy lake after that 🤷🏻♂️
My favorite also,.Damien all grown up,.That's why my fav isn't the first,.The kid has no dialogue and can't influence people with his charm like the 2nd one
I saw this film in 1982... I was 10 and i was most singularly terrified!
Now I see why those dogs truly seemed demonic!
I believed the baboons were possessed!
The music was something dread and terrible... something I'd never heard before..
The movie always left me with an uneasy feeling
That scene scared me so bad that I had a picture that I painted hanging over my bed that I took down every night because I thought it would fall and kill me
been waiting for this ,Thank you
I knew a couple bands that had used the music as their pre-show introduction, so it was a revelation of sorts to learn where that music came from once I finally saw The Omen as an adult.
A real timepiece of the 70’s.
Seems that rather than being cursed, those involved in the movie were being protected - most of the incidents covered in this video show the cast and crew narrowly avoiding a deadly or harmful situation.
3:16 The omen has 3 sequels, the last one being about Damian's daughter, Dalia
U right they made mistake
Yeah, but everyone tries to forget that one
I didn't like the 4th one at all to be honest
I absolutely love this. I saw a uncut sneak preview of "The Omen" after a showing of Fox's "Mother Jugs and Speed." (The nanny died differently) Being raised Catholic the opening chilled me to the bone. When I interviewed Richard Donner he told me about the photographer's death being repeated because he knew people watched horror scenes through their fingers to block out the bad parts. I'm so glad you mentioned it JERRY GOLDSMITH RULES!
Mother's tits and a drug? A bit risque.
@@Emulous79 It starred Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel and was written by Tom Mankiewicz, Richard Donner's favorite screenwriter. How poetically risque is that?
This is one of the few covering the film to note how Donner wanted to leave the idea of the conflict much more ambiguous. I've heard Donner mention in interviews "Is it a story about a couple who discovers they're raising the Anti-Christ? Or is it, in reality, a very deeply troubled couple, raising a perfectly innocent boy? Maybe the father has been so tortured by grief and tragedy, he has gone totally insane, and convinced he has to kill his son because he believes his son is the child of the devil! That's an even scarier horror story, in my opinion."
Great horror film, with a great sequel.
Those Seven daggers, are some of the
film props i wish i owned.
These days Harvey Stevens still takes his little tricycle to horror conventions. You can see a q and A with him on you tube.
Wow that was great. Thanks for making it. I hit the like as hard as i could by the way.
The only thing that fails in this movie is the use of the 666 number, an error which has been used for a long time and is just based on the misspelling of the name Nero, the original "Beast" of legend. Other than that, very cool horror that's much creepier than most of the demonic-inspired shit scrapings we get in today's movies.
I heard it was actually 616
@@GeeTrieste Exactly, yes.
You get of of here with those facts!! They are not welcomed or appreciated because they go against the preconceived narrative!!! Lol!!!
The 90s and early 00s teen horror slashers will always be my favorite. I know they are considered cheesy and whatnot but I grew up in that time. Now, in my late 20s I have so much love for anything 90s and early 00s 🥺
"Cocaine is a hell of a drug!"
fanfiction ???
I loved this movie...but had no idea all of the weird things that happened during production.
Nothing really happened to it far as I can tell The Omen's still a much loved cult movie. It's played a lot here on Showtime channel.
RIP Richard Donner…♥️
I dated a guy named Damien for a few years... and i just never understood how a mother could name their son Damien?!? 🤣🤣
They liked this movie? 😂😂
Brilliant! And I love the sequels. Remake was not so good
Thanks 😨
Now it's even more creepier. I'm getting chills remembering.
Great film. I saw it when I was about 8-9 years old. Did you know Harvey Stephens (Damien) played a Journalist in the inferior 2006 remake?
Great vid.
They said the same happened on the "Poltergeist" film sets.
You get these bullshit stories with all big horror movies. It's part of the marketing.
@@mrhed0nist yeah. They planned all the people dying during and after the film. 👍
@@StanAlter Imagine people randomly dying during a film production. Must be that damn Satan!!
@@ladycheyne5607ya know. I believe in God. And I know that Satan doesn't kill people. Everyone's already got a death date that can't be changed or altered
@@StanAlter Tell me about it. I sold my soul to Satan for a bitchin Camero only to get a Chevy Malibu. It's a nice one though🤣🤣🤣
Hi JoBlo, was Joe Exotic really the keeper who assisted with the Tiger scene? Or is he just there because there is no footage of the actual scene? Love your videos by the way!!
This has been one of my favorite movies for as long as I can remember, and I have it on DVD. There is an episode of Cursed Films on Shudder that covers this one too. You did an excellent job with the spooky occurrence check list!
"crew were saved from a doomed flight"
*This movie is definitely cursed.*
What is scary is that Tiger King was in the credit.
i j saw this video on my feed no clue what it is also what’s the tiger king
@@officialmiguel8179 The Omen is a 1970 horror movie about the Anti-Christ child. Tiger King is a current Netflix original documentary about Joe Exotic, a man who owns lots of tigers, and there is more hijinx to it than just a tiger-loving man.
But it’s like it makes you think about the way you feel when you’re right in one of those moments when you know for fact that you’re in a close call kinda spot, and they’re just saying that was the constant mood on the set among these particular people because of some pretty bad stuff that was happening to Peck, if you ask me...imagine working after what had just happened to him, imagine how low he feels in the scenes of that movie you’re watching, that’s depth.
To me, the second movie was very frightening, but i was young at the time. Something hypnotic was in that movie that i couldn't define. There was a truth about it. Probably because i had read the Apocalypse of St-Jean and knew a few things that are talked about in the movie...
I love this movie, it’s my second favorite horror movie after The Shining.
The Shining is awsome.
That movie is terror perfection
The thing that strikes me most about this film is not the great acting by the main family, but by Billie Whitelaw playing new nanny mrs baylock. How can a seemingly sweet lady you know would be friendly can come across so sinister with little effort. Thats acting for you and superbly cast by Donner.
My Mom took me to see this in 76. I was 12 years old. I was never the same after this movie. Ever since I've craved great horror films.
NOTHING HAPPENED TO THIS MOVIE IT IS A CLASSIC 👍👍👍👍
Oh yes. One of the best.
It was a clickbait. But, in all fairness, this episode was excellently put together.
I'd say coincidence. Like the Exorcist (which also had weird goings on), which had a similar number of sequels, nothing happened in any of those. Maybe God or the Devil thinks sequels are inferior?
They didn't adopt Damien. Their real child supposedly died after birth. Then the priest offered to make Damien their baby instead without ever informing the mother that her baby was swapped for Damien
Well...that was kinda creepy.
Good movie, scared the s**t out of me as a child, more so than The Exorcist. Nothing like a kid who is the Antichrist. That baboon scene still gets me to this day, they make horror movies like this anymore. Good ole Richard Donner who directed Superman, The Goonies and Lethal Weapon, what an amazing career.
I think things like this also happened during the filming of The Exorcist, and Poltergeist.
Great video
cool!
Extra points added for the inclusion of The Tiger King clips.
My favorite is the Mad Magazine version, "The Oh Man."
I watched this the other night... streaming on Disney. That was a bit surreal.
but then I remembered that Disney is basically evil anyway so it actually worked.
This movie set the bar to all to follow in this genre.
Damian wasnt adopted. Thornes child was murdered when it was born. The priest that gets killed by the spire was in on it being the one to smash the babies skull in (shown when the casket is opened in the cemetery with dogs) the blind priest that should have died in the fire also. They convinced Thorne to take Damian as a replacement without telling Katherine.
I saw this movie as a kid and was terrified that I would discover a 666 etched on my scalp as I was shampooing. Each shower was a new experience in fear.
I think I was about 9 and it was around 1989 when I saw this film for the first time. Everything in this film scared the absolute shite out of me especially the hanging scene at the birthday. I had nightmares for a few weeks after that.
I thought you were doing the remake..the Omen is a classic.
Demon to Satan: "Excuse me sir they are remaking The Omen!". Satan: "Ahhh that's old hat, those Hollywood assholes refuse to believe no matter what I do". 👿
I like your review of "The Omen" you've UNDERSTOOD the political climate of the time that a film like the omen tends to come out in. i remember the ira bombings here, the Energy crisis and general anarchy plus a lot of conspiracy theories about the cold war. and all this fed into the film,
and real life circumstances like these were what Director Richard Donner was focusing on, and why The Omen is NOT a horror film, its much more of a political thriller with strong supernatural undertones this is why the lead character is an Ambassador and not say a blue collar worker. this is an important film reflecting the real life issues of the day. im glad this was a studio film with the budget needed to shoot in 4 Country's of the World
The problem with the "curse" around the movie is that bad and odd shit happens to virtually all filming's, but if your film is about X - people love to make connections that are not there.
anyway, absent the context of the film, that boys smile at the end if not creepy at all.
The Omen is awesome....underrated still...
I love how he included scenes from Tiger king when talking about the Tiger attack.
Best episode yet 👍
I love Rottweilers. They’re the best dogs. I have one laying at my feet right now.
The Exorcist - WTF happened to this film
Next episode?..
The Exorcist was overrated..the Omen is much better.
How the hell did Peck make THIS movie less than a year after his own son died?
People may mock the subject of this movie but one has to admit that the film making was top notch.The Exorcist,Rosemary's baby and The Omen are great examples of fine filmmaking when you look at technical aspects.They worked hard on atmosphere building with camerawork,background score and acting alone.Today's filmmakers are very lazy and instead of putting efforts in having a good story and atmosphere building, they depend a lot on CGI affects and put 50 jumpscares in the movie in the name of horror.James Wan sure tries to give respect to the horror genre but a lot of other production houses are just focused on making money at the box office even if the films are mediocre.
I don't believe in curses, but these anecdotes make a good case for them.
On the side, this movie works specially due to Gregory Peck's sincerity, intensity and authority. His performance when he loses his wife and has to kill his child is heartbreaking. Now I know why.
Excellent movie. That little boy was a gem
You need to see the whole series.
GREAT movie. Ever notice there are no cuss words in the movie, the opposite of the Exorcist
Damien and his little smile at the end were a spitting image of a boy that lived a couple doors down from me from 1971-1979. My neighbor was troubled and violent and abused. In 2002, I was told he died in a car wreck and it didn't sound right. I told others I was skeptical. About two weeks later, I was informed I had been right. He actually committed suicide in front of his gf in their living room by pouring a mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline on himself and striking a match. He was a Bruce Lee fan and made sure he died on his 33rd birthday. I always knew he'd go out violently and it sickens me I'd been right. He injured me on purpose several times when we were kids and it seemed he took pleasure in it. I feel guilt to this day because I remember wishing great harm would come to him.
That’s heavy. A natural reaction on your behalf though.
I do believe in Jungian synchronicity and have personally seen weird patterns at apparently random times, but this does stink a bit of a marketing trick. Maybe it's both.
I love the Omen trilogy. Still watch them around halloween time every year.
Horror is a hard genre to do well in movies. So many people have tried, and failed to get it right, and there can be a fine line between what is believable and what is just down right stupid. Over the years though, there have obviously been some absolute classic horror films, Halloween, American werewolf in London and of course the One to name but a few. But I do love this film, and although I struggle to take seriously stories of the occult or the paranormal etc, I have to admit, the first time I heard the horror stories relating to people involved in the film, I was fairly intrigued. How much can be believed though, and how much has been embellished over the past 40 odd years though, just to add that extra dose of mystery to the legend of the Omen who knows.
As a 12 year old , this film scared me silly.
Paranormal not horror flicks are terrifying.