The Final Conflict (1981)

Director:

Graham Baker

Writers:

David Seltzer (characters)
Andrew Birkin (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The power of evil is no longer in the hands of a child.

Plot:

The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.

Plot Keywords:

Monk | Dagger | Angel | Antichrist | Second Coming

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 Mattius
Louis Mahoney	...	Brother Paulo
Richard Oldfield	...	Brother Simeon
Tony Vogel	...	Brother Antonio
Arwen Holm	...	Carol
Hugh Moxey	...	Manservant
William Fox	...	Diplomat
John Baskcomb	...	Diplomat
Norman Bird	...	Dr. Philmore
Marc Smith	...	Press Officer
Arnold Diamond	...	Astronomer
Eric Richard	...	Astronomer's Technician
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Vicar (as Richard Williams)
Stephen Turner	...	Stigwell
Al Matthews	...	Workman
Larry Martyn	...	Orator
Frank Coda	...	Orator
Harry Littlewood	...	Orator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hazel Court	...	Champagne Woman At Hunt (uncredited)
Ruby Wax	...	US Ambassador's secretary (uncredited)

Directed by
Graham Baker

Writing credits
David Seltzer		(characters)
Andrew Birkin		(written by)

Produced by
Harvey Bernhard	....	producer
Andrew Birkin	....	associate producer
Richard Donner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Phil Meheux
Robert Paynter

Film Editing by
Alan Strachan

Casting by
Maude Spector

Production Design by
Herbert Westbrook

Art Direction by
Martin Atkinson

Set Decoration by
Tessa Davies

Makeup Department
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist
Freddie Williamson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Brian Burgess	....	production supervisor (as Brian D. Burgess)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Newman	....	second assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	second assistant director
Dusty Symonds	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Andy Andrews	....	property master
Ronald Coleman	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Roy Charman	....	sound mixer
Colin Miller	....	dialogue editor
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer
William Trent	....	sound editor (as Bill Trent)
Mike Tucker	....	boom operator
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ian Wingrove	....	special effects

Stunts
Marc Boyle	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Langlois	....	stunts
Vic Armstrong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Marc Boyle	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Claydon	....	camera focus
Freddie Cooper	....	camera operator
Larry Mehan	....	best boy
Ron Taberer	....	electrical supervisor
George Whitear	....	still photographer
Chris Warren	....	video playback operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cox	....	wardrobe supervisor
Tiny Nicholls	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Michael John Bateman	....	assistant editor (as Michael Bateman)
Chris Douglas-Morris	....	assistant editor
Neil Farrell	....	assistant editor
Jason Lehel	....	third assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Clifford	....	music editor
Lionel Newman	....	conductor
Leigh Phillips	....	special orchestrator: reconstruction

Other crew
Stanley Bielecki	....	publicity coordinator
Bryan Coates	....	location manager
Peter Elford	....	location manager
Ceri Evans	....	continuity
Jeanne Ferber	....	production assistant
Bill Finch	....	production accountant
Geoff Freeman	....	unit publicist
Linda Rabin	....	producer secretary
Joan Woodgate	....	dog trainer

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (198?) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1984) (USA) (TV)
• Encore Entertainment (1998) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anvil-Abbey Road Studios, London  music recorded at
• Camera Effects  titles
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color by (as DeLuxe)
• Rank Film Laboratories  opticals

Also Known As:

Omen III: The Final Conflict
The Ill Omen (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Richard Donner had once considered directing the film, but was involved with legal problems involving the Salkind brothers stemming from Superman II (1980).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The initial computer simulation of the Second Coming alignment gives the position's declination as -276° 24' 29". Declinations of stars vary between -90° and +90°.

Quotes:

Dean: She has her own weekly news show. It's called "The World in Vision."
Kate Reynolds: [correcting Dean] "In Focus."
Dean: Excuse me, "The World In Focus."
Kate Reynolds: Or out of focus, as the case may be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)

Wonderful!

So far, I've given the "Omen" films straight eights, which is interesting. It's incredibly rare to find a sequel, much less the SECOND sequel, to be so good.

The idea of the final ending of Damien Thorn was quite creative, and I'm very impressed with actor Sam Niel's accomplishment in fulfilling this part as Damien. It's most impressive, and, personally, I think the ending is rather... not as dramatic as it could have been. I think they ended it all too quickly, but all-in-all, the film is great. This series certainly hasn't lost it's touch, I'll admit.

I suppose it's also very upsetting in places, since Damien is now an adult, in change of the Ambassador position after all this time, but even so, the film is very powerful, and very moving.

Once again, the "Omen" series flourishes.