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''[[The Omen]]'' is a 1976 suspense/horror film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars [[Gregory Peck]], Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The first film was scripted by David Seltzer, who also wrote the novel.

Though similar to ''[[~~The Exorcist (Film)|~~The Exorcist]]'' in several ways, ''[[The Omen]]'' has gained prestige over time for a number of reasons: its respectability (as a profitable major-studio film with renowned actors), its seriousness (it plays as a contemporary thriller, rather than with the knowing excesses of certain aspects of the horror genre)<ref>[[Gregory Peck]] didn't even know it was a horror film until they started shooting!</ref>, and the originality of the movie's excellent choral score by Jerry Goldsmith.

Though similar to ''[[The Exorcist]]'' in several ways, ''[[The Omen]]'' has gained prestige over time for a number of reasons: its respectability (as a profitable major-studio film with renowned actors), its seriousness (it plays as a contemporary thriller, rather than with the knowing excesses of certain aspects of the horror genre)<ref>[[Gregory Peck]] didn't even know it was a horror film until they started shooting!</ref>, and the originality of the movie's excellent choral score by Jerry Goldsmith.

It also displays some of the bad style of [[The Seventies]] and comes across as very cheesy at times, despite generally maintaining a solid degree of intelligence and sincerity.

The movie followed a cycle of '[[Enfant Terrible|demonic]] [[Creepy Child|child]]' movies, such as ''[[~~Rosemarys~~ Baby]]'' and ''[[~~The Exorcist (Film)|~~The Exorcist]]'', and was itself followed by three sequels (''Damien: Omen II'', ''Omen III: The Final Conflict'', and ''Omen IV: The Awakening'') and a number of copycat films such as the Italian-made Kirk Douglas movie ''[[Holocaust 2000]]''.

The movie followed a cycle of '[[Enfant Terrible|demonic]] [[Creepy Child|child]]' movies, such as ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' and ''[[The Exorcist]]'', and was itself followed by three sequels (''Damien: Omen II'', ''Omen III: The Final Conflict'', and ''Omen IV: The Awakening'') and a number of copycat films such as the Italian-made Kirk Douglas movie ''[[Holocaust 2000]]''.

A remake was released on June 6, 2006, a release date chosen because of its significance to the Number of the Beast (666).

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** Robert Thorn is an [[Asshole Victim]] cop who [[Phantoms|wants you to see something]].

* [[Hybrid Monster]]: {{spoiler|Damien's real father is the Devil... and his mother was a ''jackal''.}}

* [[Impaled ~~With~~ Extreme Prejudice]]: The priest in the courtyard during the thunderstorm.

* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: The priest in the courtyard during the thunderstorm.

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted in the third film.

* [[Mark of the Beast]]: Damien has a small birthmark {{spoiler|on his scalp}} resembling three sixes.

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* [[Nuns Are Spooky]]: Like the one who tells Thorn that she can't give him any information about his child.

* [[Offing the Offspring]]: The 'Bad Seed' variant. {{spoiler|It doesn't work}}.

* [[Off ~~With~~ His Head]]: Jennings's death, still considered by horror buffs to be one of the best deaths of all time.

* [[Off with His Head]]: Jennings's death, still considered by horror buffs to be one of the best deaths of all time.

* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: Ave Satani.

** For anyone thats seen the film it's pretty much the first thing people think when they hear creepy latin chanting in any medium.