The Omen (1976)

The Omen is a 1976 suspense horror film directed by Richard Donner. It is the first film in The Omen series and was scripted by David Seltzer, who also wrote the novel. The film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson and Leo McKern.

If the antichrist does come to earth in the form of a little boy, he should have an angelic face, an English accent, be named Damien, and be able to get rid of his enemies in the most diabolical ways. At the end, we aren't sure if his surrogate father, Ambassador Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck), has succeeded in killing the little tyke. Then, alas, there he is at his father's funeral, turning and smiling at us. Score one for Satan. The priest being impaled by a falling staff, the photographer getting his head sliced off by a wayward piece of glass, baboons attacking the car with Damien and his mother (Lee Remick) inside; and, of course, that menacing Latin choir music in the background whenever something awful is about to happen.

A remake, The Omen, was released on June 6, 2006. This date was chosen as a reference to the Number of the Beast (666).