PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox / Bernhard-Neufeld
Executive Producer: Richard Donner
Producers: Harvey Bernhard, Mace Neufeld
Associate Producer: Andrew Birkin

SCRIPT
Script: Andrew Birkin
Characters: David Seltzer

DIRECTION
Director: Graham Baker
1st Assistant Director: Dusty Symonds
2nd Assistant Director: Christopher Newman

PHOTOGRAPY
Directors of Photography: Robert Paynter, Phil Heheux
Colour: DeLuxe

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Alan Strachan
Assistant Editor: Neil Farrell

MUSIC
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Musical Director: Lionel Newman

SOUND
Dialogue Editor: Colin Miller

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Freddie Williamson
Wardrobe Supervisor: Tiny Nicholls

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Ian Wingrove
Opticals: Rank, Camera Effects

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Herbert Westbrook
Art Director: Martin Atkinson
Set Decorator: Tessa Davies

MISCELLANEOUS
Unit Publicist: Geoff Freeman
Dog Trainer: Joan Woodgate

LOCATIONS
Locations: Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA; Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, UK; Lansdowne Rise, London, England, UK

CASTING
Casting: Maude Spector

CAST
Sam Neill (Damien Thorn)
Rossano Brazzi (DeCarlo)
Don Gordon (Dean)
Lisa Harrow (Kate Reynolds)
Barnaby Holm (Peter)
Mason Adams (President)
Robert Arden (American ambassador)
Leueen Willoughby (Barbara)
Marc Boyle (Brother Benito)
Milos Kirek (Brother Martin)
Tommy Duggan (Brother Matthews)
Louis Mahoney (Brother Paulo)
Richard Oldfield (Brother Simeon)
Tony Vogel (Brother Antonio)
Arwen Holm (Carol)
Hugh Moxey (manservant)
William Fox, John Baskcomb (diplomats)
Norman Bird (Dr Philmore)
Marc Smith (press officer)
Arnold Diamond (astronomer)
Eric Richard (astronomer's technician)
Dick Anthony Williams (vicar)
Stephen Turner (Stigwell)
Al Matthews (workman)
Larry Martyn, Frank Coda, Harry Littlewood (orators)
Ruby Wax (US Ambassador's secretary - uncredited)
Hazel Court (uncredited)

Now in his 30s, the adult Antichrist, Damien Thorne, has assumed control of a massive multinational corporation and has been appointed US Ambassador to Great Britain. His plans for domination of the entire world are set back when he learns that Christ has been reborn somewhere in the UK. As he and his minions begin a horrific extermination of newly born children, seven monks from a secret order are closing in him, carrying with them sacred daggers that can kill the Antichrist.

The initial Omen trilogy (the franchise was further and needlessly extended on television) came to a disappointing end with this anti-climactic mess. The apocalyptic struggle hinted at by the title fails to materialise (the ending is a damp squib) and there's little in the way of suspense. Sam Neill is, as ever, excellent as the adult Damien, but is burdened with terrible dialogue and poor motivation - only his creepy rant at a statue of Christ carries any real sense of menace. There's very real feeling that the production team simply ran out of ideas by the time the ludicrous finale comes around.

Germany
DVD Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (as part of The Omen Collection; includes - audio commentaries by Richard Donner, Harvey Bernhard and Graham Baker; the documentaries 666: The Omen Revealed and Curse or Consequence; interview with Jerry Goldsmith); 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000450; includes - audio commentary by Graham Baker)