The Final Conflict (1981)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Graham Baker

Writers:

David Seltzer (characters)
Andrew Birkin (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | 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:

Antichrist | Dagger | Ink Ribbon | Occult | Suicide

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

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:

In the scene where Damien is "praying" to Satan in his own private sanctuary, parts of his speech are taken directly from the novel "Là-Bas" ("Down There") by J K Huysmans (1891). In the novel the central character hears the lines whilst attending a Black Mass.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the ambassador shoots himself in the face, there is a shot in which you can see blood spurting out of the back of his head. But there is no entry wound in his face (or, to be more precise, in the face of the prop doll). It's only a brief shot. Look closely or you'll miss it.

Quotes:

Damien Thorn: Suffer the little children to come unto me. Your words, Nazarene. Not mine.

Movie Connections:

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

promises unkept yet a fine film.

THE FINAL CONFLICT promises much yet delivers none of the promises. I saw all three films in the theater. FINAL CONFLICT is big on promises yet leaves us disappointed in their wake. The film on it's own par is a fine film. The motion picture goes from the assumption revelation is symbolic. This film finds Damien as a adult entering politics with his eyes on the senate and then the white house. The film and the trailers were deceptive to say the least. yet, Omen 3 proves to be a great film. I sometimes don't understand the logic of films like this that have a stellar concept yet never take the premise all the way through. I have seen stills of the alternate version rumored to be in existence. This with JAMES MASON not MASON ADAMS as the president.