Welcome to Movie Shortens. Follow us today to a 1976 supernatural
horror film called: The Omen. Before we start, be aware: there are spoilers!
As we begin this film, we see American diplomat Robert Thorn rushing through the city of Rome. He
arrives at a local hospital that his wife Katherine Thorn has gone into labor at,
but soon receives the unfortunate news that their child has been stillborn.
Robert is devastated by the news but a priest named Father SPY LETO /spy-le-to/ proposes to
him that he adopt a baby that has just been born instead of telling his wife the truth.
Robert is hesitant, but eventually agrees to Father /spy-le-to/ SPY LETO's plan,
wanting to spare his wife the pain of their child's death.
The adopted child is then named Damien, and some time passes. One day Robert comes in and surprises
Catherine with the good news that he has been appointed the US ambassador to Great Britain.
Robert and his family take a tour of their new home. They spend time together and taking walks,
as Katherine tells Robert she will miss him when he goes to meet the president, who is Robert's
brother. Robert suggests that Katherine come with him but then they realize Damian is missing. He is
quickly found, and his parents embrace him. Some time passes, and Damien and his family are
celebrating his 5th birthday with a large event. A news photographer named Keith
Jennings is also present at the party and takes pictures of the events unfolding. Strangely
around the same time outside of their home, their party is being watched by a large dog. Suddenly as
the festivities are still occurring, Damien's nanny, Holly, dies in front of everyone.
The party guests are shocked and begins to flee in terror. Robert rushes to Katherine,
embracing her and Damien. The black dog lurks nearby, who seems to have a special
connection with Damien, who waves to it. At his work, Robert is pestered about Holly's
death by a bunch of reporters. He accidentally runs into Keith, breaking his camera.
Father Brennan, comes to meet Robert. He tells Robert to convert to Christianity, and that
he was there when Damien was born in Rome. He claims that he knows of Damien's real mother,
and that she was a literal jackal, but he is taken away by security. Before Father Brennan leaves,
he again tells Robert to accept Christ. As Father Brennan is escorted from the property,
Keith, who is nearby, takes some photos of him. As Keith develops his recent photos,
he notices a strange object over the head of Father Brennan. Double checking his other film,
he realizes it only occurs in one picture. As Robert returns home, the Thorn family receive
a new nanny named Mrs. Baylock. Both Robert and Katherine wonder where Mrs. Baylock has come from,
assuming the other had found her. Mrs. Baylock gives her references to the couple,
and goes to see Damien. As time goes on,
Mrs. Baylock proves to be a difficult nanny. She even defines Katherine's instructions
to prepare Damien to attend a wedding with his parents, but eventually carries out her orders.
The Thorn family goes to church. As they draw closer to the building, Damien freaks out and
has a violent outburst, even injuring Katherine trying to escape. They do not enter the church,
instead pulling away and leaving. Later that evening, Robert and Katherine
talk about whether they should get Damien checked out. They come to the strange realization that he
has actually never been sick. Robert goes to see Damien, and is shocked to see the
black dog with Mrs. Baylock. Robert asks where the dog came from and Mrs. Baylock claims it
to be their new watchdog. Robert orders her to get rid of the dog and goes to see Damien.
Some time later, Katherine takes Damien to a safari park. They pass along enjoying the time,
walking through the park. The animals at the park seem to have a violent or
fearful reaction towards Damien. Meanwhile as Robert leaves his home,
he sees Father Brennan again, who is waiting for him outside.
Back at the safari park, when a group of baboons attack their car,
Kathy has to speed away to escape. Later that evening Roberts checks in
with Katherine, noticing something wrong with her. She asks to see a psychiatrist
but does not want to tell Robert who she fears might think she is crazy.
Meanwhile Robert is again approached by Father Brennan at a rugby match.
He urges Robert to meet him for 5 minutes, telling him his wife is in danger. Keith is again nearby
and takes pictures of Father Brennan as he leaves. Keith develops his newest photos and again sees
the strange anomaly in Father Brennan's photo. Upon their meeting, father Brennan begins to speak
of the book of Revelations quoting the coming of the Antichrist. Father Brennan tells Robert
to go to the town of Megiddo to find Carl Bugenhagen, who knows how to kill the Antichrist.
Father Brennan also tells Robert that his wife is pregnant but that the antichrist, Damien,
will never allow the child to live. He goes on to tell Robert that even his own life is in danger,
that Damien will kill him as well. Robert claims Father Brennan to be crazy
and to never speak to him again. As Father Brennan leaves, a sudden storm arrives. During the storm,
Father Brennan is killed in an unusual fashion trying to get inside a church.
Back at their home, Katherine is becoming frustrated with Damien, and calls Mrs Baylock
to take him away. Katherine tells Robert that she is having issues with her therapist
and that she doesn't ever want to have children again. She surprises Robert with the news that
she is indeed pregnant. She also reveals that she wants to get rid of her unborn child.
Robert also gets a phone call and is instructed to look at the newspaper,
which has run an article about Father Brennan's strange death. Robert goes to visit the therapist
to talk about Kathy's issues. He is told that Katherine believes that Damien is evil,
and that Damien is not her biological child While Robert is away, Damien surprises his mother,
who is busy cleaning, by knocking her over a banister. She barely saves herself from
falling but Damian watches as she falls below. Robert goes to visit his wife at the hospital,
and is told his wife will survive despite her many injuries. He's also informed that she
has lost her unborn child. He goes to his wife's side who begs him not to let Damian kill her.
Later on, Keith calls Robert, telling him he wants to talk about Father Brennan's death. The two meet
up and Keith shows Robert the strange photos he has taken of their old nanny, Holly, as well as
Father Brennan. Keith claims that Father Brennan knew he was dying, and also had the mark of the
beast on his body in the form of three sixes. They both go to Father Brennan's house and find a
bunch of crosses and Biblical pages everywhere. They go through Father's diary and newspaper
clippings, even one on Robert's biological son. Keith reveals that he himself has a strange
picture and wants to be involved in finding the truth. The pair soon go to Italy to find clues
about the strange events that are occurring around Damien. Robert and Keith find out that
the hospital where Damian was born burned down in a mysterious fire soon after his birth.
Talking with the staff of the new building, Robert comes to find that
everything was destroyed in the fire, even birth records. Robert is told that an adoption
had not occurred at the date of Damien's birth but he insists otherwise. Robert asks for information
on Father SPY LETO /spy-le-to/ and is directed to a monastery where he was last known to be.
On their way to find Father SPY LETO /spy-le-to/, Keith is reading the book of Revelations and about
the Antichrist. They discussed the prophecy of how the Antichrist will come into power realizing
there is a political connection involved. Upon reaching Father SPY LETO /spy-le-to/, they find
him crippled, with severe burns and limited body movement. The pair find out how Father
SPY LETO /spy-le-to/ came to the monastery they found him at, being told he had fallen from
grace. They told that he had abandoned Christ, and noticed he had drawn the mark of the beast.
Robert demands that Father SPY LETO /spy-le-to/ reveal who Damien's real mother is. Unable to
speak, Father SPY LETO, uses a piece of charcoal to give directions for them to find Damien's
real mother, and dies immediately after. Robert and Keith go to a cemetery that is in
ruins, but was a former shrine dedicated to the Devil-God Techula. The pair find both the graves
of Damien's biological mother as well as the grave of her child. They find the remains of the jackal
Father Brennan had spoken of earlier. Robertson opens up the grave of Damien's biological mother's
child, and sees an infant's remains. Robert realizes that his biological child
was murdered. As Robert and Keith make this discovery, they are attacked by a pack of dogs
led by the same black dog from earlier. The pair fights for their lives battling away the dogs,
suffering terrible wounds, but finally managing to escape.
Soon after Robert calls Katherine from his hotel and tells her she needs to come to Italy. She
agrees. As she is getting ready, she is killed by Mrs Baylock. Robert receives the call about his
wife's death and is lost in grief and turmoil. A bit later, Keith arrives back at the hotel telling
Robert he found out information on the town of Megiddo. Robert again quotes the Antichrist
prophecy and reveals to Keith that his wife is dead, and that he wants to kill Damien.
Robert and Keith then travel to Meggido, and are taken to meet Archeologist Carl Bugenhagen. Carl
tells Robert that he has been expecting him, and gives him a set of specific instructions
along with seven daggers that will kill Damien. He also informs Robert that Damien will have the
mark of the beast somewhere on his body, and that he must kill Mrs. Baylock as well.
After the meeting, Keith demands to know what Robert was told by Carl. He and Keith argue,
Robert expressing doubts about the validity of whether Damien is indeed the Antichrist.
Robert suddenly throws the knives away claiming he would not kill a child. Keith says that he
will do it instead and goes to retrieve the knives. Nearby a truck is accidentally
geared into reverse and Keith is killed. Robert then travels back home with the knives,
ready for the task ahead of him. When he arrives home, he searches around and finds the same black
dog hunting for him. He traps the dog in the basement and goes to find Damien. Robert finds a
pair of scissors in the house to find the mark of the beast on Damien. He searches Damien's body for
the mark of the beast and finds it underneath Damian's hair, and all doubts vanish.
Robert is attacked by Mrs Baylock, who screams for Damien to run away. She shakes her off and begins
to take Damian away, but is shocked and stunned by a malfunctioning lamp in the hallway. Robert
stumbles down the stairs, taking Damien with him. Robert is getting attacked by Mrs Baylock in the
kitchen, and he eventually kills her. Taking Damien away in his car,
Robert drives away to a nearby Church. A police officer sees Robert speeding and gives Chase. Soon
more police cars follow, as Robert takes Damien inside the church. Robert is just
about to kill Damien but before he can complete his mission he is killed by a police officer.
Soon after a funeral is held for Robert and Catherine.
Damien has been adopted by the president of the United States,
turning back and smiling as the prophecy of the Antichrist has come true.
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