Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
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[TRAILER] A Virginia congressman (Michael Woods) and his wife (Faye Grant) see signs of the devil in their adopted daughter, Delia (Asia Vieira).
Also starring Michael Lerner, Madison Mason, Megan Leitch, William B. Davis.
Directed by Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard (Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Screenplay by Brian Taggert. Story by Harvey Bernhard, Brian Taggert. Based on characters by David Seltzer. Music by Jonathan Sheffer. Executive produced by Mace Neufeld. Produced by Harvey Bernhard, Robert J. Anderson for the Fox television network. Cinematography by Martin Fuhrer. Edited by Frank Irvine.
19% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently streaming in the US on Hulu. Justwatch listing.
Also starring Michael Lerner, Madison Mason, Megan Leitch, William B. Davis.
Directed by Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard (Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Screenplay by Brian Taggert. Story by Harvey Bernhard, Brian Taggert. Based on characters by David Seltzer. Music by Jonathan Sheffer. Executive produced by Mace Neufeld. Produced by Harvey Bernhard, Robert J. Anderson for the Fox television network. Cinematography by Martin Fuhrer. Edited by Frank Irvine.
19% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently streaming in the US on Hulu. Justwatch listing.
Woof. This is a pretty bad one, but it's always fun to see Major Briggs dressed like a civilian.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 5:01 PM on April 4
posted by kittens for breakfast at 5:01 PM on April 4
The score is cartoonish. Like, literally, it sounds like it should be accompanying a cartoon.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 3:44 PM on April 12
posted by DirtyOldTown at 3:44 PM on April 12
The producers really thought this franchise was a collection of plot points to check off. This is real, real by the numbers.
The one "creative" wrinkle is unintentionally hilarious: clumsy TV movie version of New Age people sensing something is off about Delia because their crystals got discolored or "her aura is like a muddy pool, man."
It also feels weird--even if the series had sympathy for the Thorn family--for the series that portrayed the rich and powerful as tools for literal Biblical evil, for the wealthy congressman York and his family to be set up as kind people who don't deserve this bad luck.
That's a trope from demonic possession movies. The Omen movies don't work that way. Ambassador Thorn walked right into this mess by hiding the death of his child and agreeing to the secret adoption. The second Mrs. Thorn in II is a Satanist who crows she has "always belonged to him." Kate Reynolds sleeps with the literal devil and also admits openly that she courts bad news because it helps her career. Omen parents are always complicit.
These people in IV? They're "people next door" nice.
Michael Lerner as the PI is a highlight, though.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:20 PM on April 12 [1 favorite]
The one "creative" wrinkle is unintentionally hilarious: clumsy TV movie version of New Age people sensing something is off about Delia because their crystals got discolored or "her aura is like a muddy pool, man."
It also feels weird--even if the series had sympathy for the Thorn family--for the series that portrayed the rich and powerful as tools for literal Biblical evil, for the wealthy congressman York and his family to be set up as kind people who don't deserve this bad luck.
That's a trope from demonic possession movies. The Omen movies don't work that way. Ambassador Thorn walked right into this mess by hiding the death of his child and agreeing to the secret adoption. The second Mrs. Thorn in II is a Satanist who crows she has "always belonged to him." Kate Reynolds sleeps with the literal devil and also admits openly that she courts bad news because it helps her career. Omen parents are always complicit.
These people in IV? They're "people next door" nice.
Michael Lerner as the PI is a highlight, though.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:20 PM on April 12 [1 favorite]
This is vaguely enjoyable in a 90's TV movie camp kind of way, I will admit.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:55 PM on April 12
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:55 PM on April 12
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posted by miss-lapin at 3:09 PM on April 4