Damien - Omen II

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Damien – Omen II
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Taylor
Screenplay by	Stanley Mann Mike Hodges
Story by	Harvey Bernhard
Based on	Characters by David Seltzer
Produced by	Harvey Bernhard
Starring	William Holden Lee Grant
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Robert Brown
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production company	Mace Neufeld Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 9, 1978 (1978-06-09)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$6.8 million[1]
Box office	$26.5 million (US/Canada)[2]

Damien – Omen II is a 1978 supernatural horror film directed by Don Taylor. It is the sequel to The Omen, and the second installment of The Omen series. It stars William Holden and Lee Grant, with Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henriksen, Ian Hendry, and Leo McKern. Set seven years after the first film, it follows a now-pubescent Damien Thorn (Scott-Taylor) as he begins to realize his destiny as the Antichrist.

Franchise producer Harvey Bernhard wrote the screen story, with a screenplay by Stanley Mann and Mike Hodges. Hodges was the original director, but was replaced by Don Taylor early in production. Unlike the first film, which was shot in England and Italy, filming of the sequel took place primarily in the United States, in locations around Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. The opening scene was shot in Israel.

It was released by 20th Century Fox on June 9, 1978, and received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, Omen III: The Final Conflict, was released in 1981.