Omen IV: The Awakening
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| Omen IV: The Awakening | |
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 Omen IV: The Awakening DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Jorge Montesi Dominique Othenin-Girard |
| Produced by | Harvey Bernhard Mace Neufeld |
| Written by | David Seltzer (characters) Harvey Bernhard Brian Taggert |
| Starring | Faye Grant Michael Woods Asia Vieira |
| Music by | Jonathan Sheffer Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
| Editing by | Bruce Giesbrecht Frank Irvine |
| Distributed by | Fox Video 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 20, 1991 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Omen III: The Final Conflict |
| Followed by | The Omen (2006) |
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Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 TV-movie sequel to the Omen franchise, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard. It was the final film of the original "Omen" series.
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[edit] Tagline
They Said It Was Over. They Were Wrong.
[edit] Plot
The story centres around a young girl of mysterious origins called Delia (Asia Vieira), who is adopted by two attorneys, Gene (Michael Woods) and Karen York (Faye Grant). At first, nothing seems wrong. But Jo, their nanny with remarkable psychic powers, begins to reveal aspects of Delia's personality that become very, very suspicious. Jo reveals part of her worries to Karen, as well as to Noah, Jo's partner. When meditating with Delia to help her discover why Delia has such trouble, bringing negative energy everywhere she goes, Jo is murdered. Alarmed and suspicious of her adoptive daughter's mysterious birth, Karen hires a private investigator to seek out the identities of Delia's real parents. What follows is a string of bizarre accidents, resulting in Karen falling into a paranoid state as she fears people are conspiring against her as she tries to reveal her daughter's true identity. It is eventually revealed that Delia is the daughter of Damien Thorn, the Anti-Christ, thus the granddaughter of Satan. What's worse, Karen's pregnancy increases her feelings of paranoia around Delia. After delivering her son Karen finally sets out for the truth about Delia, and finds out that the Anti-Christ is not Delia but her step brother, whose embryo was implanted into Karen; she has just given birth to Delia's biological brother, the son of Damien. After killing the doctor, she heads home and tries to kill Delia and her baby, the 666 symbol shown directly on his palm. At first we can't tell who was shot because the camera pans out into view of the house. At the end it shows that Karen shot herself instead.
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The movie has been considered a fascinating entry by Omen fans. A significant continuity problem is that, in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Jesus Christ is reborn and the final scene of the film appears to show the beginning of the Revelation, where Christ will judge mankind. However, in Omen IV (set 10 years later) there is no evidence of this Second Coming. Fans have largely interpreted the end of Omen III as a diversion from Biblical prophecy, thus making Damien's death not the result of Christ's return but a spiritual illusion, which other characters misjudged as well.
This was intended to be the first of many TV sequels to Twentieth Century Fox's film history of popular titles. Producer Harvey Bernhard, who produced the last three films, felt there could be more done to the series as many fans thought the third film's climax was anticlimatic and downright silly. This was the last film he has produced. This was also his first and only time he co-wrote a film.
[edit] Deaths
- Mother Superior: Dies of a heart attack whilst she was hitting Sister Ivonne due to begging for forgiveness after the adoption of Delia.
- Father Hayes: He feels the presence of Satan and has a shortage of breath. He then falls to the floor and dies as a sinister wind light off all the candles in the Church.
- Sr.Creighton: He is beheaded by the metal hauling ramp of a removal truck after being sidetracked by Delia's glare.
- The Fairground Occupants: A fire breaks out from candles and a fire juggler which light the entire fairgrounds ablaze burning alive innocent bystanders and pyschics who sensed the evil presence of Delia.
- Jo Thueson: Gets spat in the eyes by Delia and nearly becomes blind. The dog (Ryder) then attacks her, forcing her through the window.
- Sister Ivonne/Felicity: A snake bites her and becomes poisoned with hideous deformity. Then when she is at the hospital, an up-side down cross appears through the window due to the sunlight and shade. Her support machine then ends on a tone and dies.
- Earl Knight: He is smashed by a wreck ball controlled by a force operating the crane.
- Dr.Hastings: He is stabbed in the hand and then twice in the chest by Karen with a scalpel.
- Lisa Roselli: Karen shoots her and she falls down a flight of stairs.
- Karen York: She kills herself with a bullet off screen.
[edit] Cast
- Faye Grant - Karen York
- Michael Woods - Congressman Gene York
- Michael Lerner - Earl Knight
- Madison Mason - Dr. Hastings
- Ann Hearn - Jo Thueson, York's Nanny
- Jim Byrnes - Noah
- Don S. Davis - Jake Madison
- Asia Vieira - Delia York
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