Episode 83 - The Omen (1976)
Pod Mortem: A Horror Podcast
Reneé Hunter Vasquez, John Paul Vasquez, Travis Hunter-Sayapin
4.7 • 662 Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2021
⏱️ 163 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I'm I'm Travis Hunter, joined as always by my co-host, my sister, and my brother-in-law. |
| 0:34.4 | Hi, I'm Renee Hunter Vasquez. Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez. |
| 0:42.9 | This week, we're broadcasting live from a shady Roman hospital discussing the 1976 horror classic, The Omen. |
| 0:45.0 | This film was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by David Seltzer. |
| 0:49.2 | The Omen continued a growing trend of religious-themed horror films kick-started |
| 0:53.1 | by the success of Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist. |
| 0:56.0 | Made on a budget of less than $3 million, the Omen would go on to achieve box office success despite a mixed critical reception. |
| 1:03.0 | Anchored by a great cast, including Hollywood legend Gregory Peck, frightening visuals, and an Oscar-winning score from Jerry Goldsmith, |
| 1:10.0 | the Omen would not only |
| 1:11.8 | spawn several sequels and a remake, but it is widely considered a horror classic. |
| 1:17.1 | So, The Omen. |
| 1:19.1 | What were your first impressions on the film? |
| 1:21.2 | I remember watching this a lot when we were kids, and clearly not since. I didn't even realize that this was Gregory Peck. Mm-hmm. And clearly not since. |
| 1:28.2 | I didn't even realize that this was Gregory Peck. |
| 1:30.5 | No. |
| 1:31.4 | So I was a little shook by that. |
| 1:33.2 | I was like, it's Atticus Finch. |
| 1:34.4 | It's Atticus Finch, exactly. |
| 1:36.4 | But there are literally two moments from this film that I really remember. |
| 1:40.9 | So it was almost going in blind. |
| 1:43.9 | Like, you know, I feel like even if you haven't seen |
| 1:47.2 | the Omen, you know what's up with Davey. You know what I mean? But it was, it was interesting to |
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