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Damien : La Malédiction II

Original title: Damien: Omen II
  • 1978
  • 12
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
39K
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William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor in Damien : La Malédiction II (1978)
Supernatural HorrorHorror

Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all tho... Read allDamien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.

  • Directors
    • Don Taylor
    • Mike Hodges
  • Writers
    • Harvey Bernhard
    • David Seltzer
    • Stanley Mann
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Lee Grant
    • Jonathan Scott-Taylor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Don Taylor
      • Mike Hodges
    • Writers
      • Harvey Bernhard
      • David Seltzer
      • Stanley Mann
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Lee Grant
      • Jonathan Scott-Taylor
    • 207User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Richard Thorn
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Ann Thorn
    Jonathan Scott-Taylor
    Jonathan Scott-Taylor
    • Damien Thorn
    Robert Foxworth
    Robert Foxworth
    • Paul Buher
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Charles Warren
    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Bill Atherton
    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Aunt Marion
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Sergeant Neff
    Elizabeth Shepherd
    Elizabeth Shepherd
    • Joan Hart
    Lucas Donat
    Lucas Donat
    • Mark Thorn
    Allan Arbus
    Allan Arbus
    • Pasarian
    • (as Alan Arbus)
    Fritz Ford
    • Murray
    Meshach Taylor
    Meshach Taylor
    • Dr. Kane
    John J. Newcombe
    • Teddy
    John Charles Burns
    • Butler
    Paul Cook
    • Colonel
    Diane Daniels
    • Jane
    Robert E. Ingham
    • Teacher
    • Directors
      • Don Taylor
      • Mike Hodges
    • Writers
      • Harvey Bernhard
      • David Seltzer
      • Stanley Mann
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    7roh3220

    "She pollutes the air with her craziness"

    "She pollutes the air with her craziness", gotta love that line near the film's beginning. Damien:Omen II is an ambitious and entertaining sequel to the classic Omen. This film is an almost perfect stepping stone in the Omen trilogy, focusing on Damien Thorn becoming a teenager. The film obviously lacks the fresh originality of the first film but it still deserves credit for maintaining a sense of dread and menace when somebody crosses the young Damien Thorn. The death scenes are both chilling and creative and the film's trademark score is brilliant. As far as sequels go, Omen II is a solid effort, leading the pathway clearly open for the third chapter. In terms of comparison Omen II doesn't surpass the original but if you enjoyed the Omen then Damien:Omen II shouldn't disappoint.
    6Superunknovvn

    Nowhere near as good as the original but surprisingly entertaining

    I'm an avid fan of the original "Omen". I think it was everything that "The Exorcist" is made out to be by fans and critics all over the world: thrilling, intriguing and incredibly creepy. With it's apocalyptic open ending a second part could only take away from the original's ending.

    The truth is, "Damien: Omen II" is by no means as bad as it could have been. Sure, the excitement and the perfect structure of the original aren't there. Basically, this plays out like an early ancestor of the "Final Destination"-franchise. Characters become aware of who Damien is and from this point on we know they're doomed and anticipate their gruesome death. Most of all the movie is muddled with bad character development. Lance Henriksen's character, for instance, is never elaborated on. It doesn't make him any more mysterious, it just feels incomplete.

    A good portion of the movie is spent with nothing much going on except for a few people dying around Damien while he just keeps on living a completely normal life unaware of who he his. Then, all of a sudden everything happens way too quickly. Damien finds out about his destiny and immediately accepts it. The same goes for his father, who is infuriated at first when someone suggests that his son might be Satan's spawn, only to accept that fact shortly afterwards. The final climax and ending arrive just as quickly leaving you wondering why the whole thing was so unbalanced.

    Still, as long as it's running "Damien: Omen II" doesn't fail to entertain. Like every "Omen"-movie up to and including "The Final Conflict" this one has this nice 70's UK-flair that you can get lost in for a few hours on homey evenings in front of the television. It may not be enough to make the series go down in history as one of the best, but these movies are all very watchable in one sitting, making this one of the most coherent franchises of the horror genre.
    searchanddestroy-1

    Excellent sequel

    One more example that a sequel can be the equal, or even better sometimes, than the original, the first opus. Here it is exactly the case. Richard Donner was busy elsewhere with SUPERMAN filming, so Don Taylor was hired, after Mike Hodges left, to direct this one. Former actor Taylor proved he was a good film maker with ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF APES, another sequel of a not less excellent series, and so the result is here. I felt excatly the same joy and pleasure, excitement with this one, as for the previous stuff: Richard Donner's movie. Production design, acting, directing, editing, special effects, overall atmosphere are absolutely the same, if not maybe a bit better. William Holden as comfortable as Gregory Peck two years before. I think the EXORCIST sequel - during the same period, late seventies - was a bit different from the William Friedkin's first opus of the franchise. But Boorman's film was certainly not less interesting, just different. A simple smart declination of the genuine material. Here, I repeat, the difference between the two features is very very thin, IF there is a difference. Watch out for the elevator and train sequences, scenes that could have inspired FINAL DESTINATION films series....
    7kneel

    Damien hits puberty.

    If you liked the first installment, you probably will like Damien-Omen II. It still has the creepiness involved in the first movie and the theme of good vs. evil. But like the first Omen movie, it is quite predictable. Some of the kill scenes are good though, especially the elevator scene.

    Take a shot and rent this one. Just don't expect to see a classic.
    7Sober-Friend

    Worth watching

    "Damien Omen II" should of been in reality the third film in the "Omen Series". The producers for some reason decided to age up Damien which proved problematic for this film.

    David Seltzer, who wrote the first film's screenplay, was asked by the producers to write the second. Seltzer refused as he had no interest in writing sequels. Years later, Seltzer commented that had he written the story for the second Omen, he would have set it the day after the first movie, with Damien a child living in The White House. With Seltzer turning down Omen II, producer Harvey Bernhard duly outlined the story himself, and Stanley Mann was hired to write the screenplay.

    This film is a little slow. The original director (Mike Hodge) was replaced. Now how much material that he shot that ended up in the final film is unknown to me.

    This film main problem is that there is almost no element of surprise discovery for the audience. The death scenes however are still effective (Even to this day) and it does scare you but not as much as the original did.

    The film is worth watching because the film is has Adult Actors that know how to act.

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    • Trivia
      The popularity of the name Damien plummeted as a result of this movie and its predecessor.
    • Goofs
      Some viewers have questioned how Bugenhagen's box in Jerusalem could have contained the daggers that Robert Thorn had used in London only a few days previously. The novelization makes it clear that the daggers were returned to Bugenhagen by a priest of the London church where Robert Thorn had attempted to stab Damien.
    • Quotes

      Damien Thorn: Yes. Born in the image of the greatest power in the world! The Desolate One. Desolate because his greatness was taken from him and he was cast down. But he has risen, Mark, in me!

    • Crazy credits
      An abridged 6 second version of the Alfred Newman Fox fanfare is heard
    • Alternate versions
      The original version was released uncut with a "Not under 16" rating in German cinemas in 1978, the 1983 VHS release was uncut as well. The 1992 VHS re-release was cut (ca. 3 minutes) due to the fact that in the 1980s the uncut version was put on the index for youth endangering media. Only in 2001 the film was removed from that index and the film was re-released uncut, again with a "Not under 16" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Witching Hour (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
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      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1978 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Damien: Omen II
    • Filming locations
      • James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant, Chicago, Illinois, USA(Thorn Pesticide Plant)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Harvey Bernhard Productions
      • Mace Neufeld Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,518,355
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,880,880
      • Jun 11, 1978
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,518,355
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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