The Omega Code (1999)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Robert Marcarelli

Writers:

Stephan Blinn (writer) and
Hollis Barton (writer) ...

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure | Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Revelation foretold it, Nostradamus predicted it...

Plot:

Ancient codes hidden within the Torah reveals the secrets of global events, past (i.e. Hitler, the Kennedy assasination...

Plot Keywords:

Code | Religion | Bible Code | First Of Series | Christian Film

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Gillen Lane
Michael York	...	Stone Alexander
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Cassandra Barashe
Michael Ironside	...	Dominic
Jan Triska	...	Prophet #1
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Prophet #2
Devon Odessa	...	Jennifer Lane
William Hootkins	...	Sir Percival Lloyd
Robert Ito	...	Shimoro Lin Che
Janet Carroll	...	Dorothy Thompson
George Coe	...	Sen. Jack Thompson
Ravil Isyanov	...	Rykoff
Ayla Kell	...	Maddie Lane
Walter Williamson	...	Archbishop
Ross McKerras	...	Ferguson

Also Known As:

The Code (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 (widescreen edition) | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Costa Mesa, California, USA

Company:

Code Productions

Trivia:

The room in which a computer is used to "decode" the Bible was the only set built specifically for this film. The rest of the scenes were shot on a variety of locations around the world.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gillen is fixing Cassandra's dress, the broken strap moves from her left shoulder to her right, and then back to her left.

Quotes:

Stone Alexander: I have become King and God.

Movie Connections:

References Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Entertaining thriller

This film is much better than the severest critics give it credit for. It is not great, but if you allow yourself to ignore the Christian Right agenda, it is a rather entertaining tale. Films have a long tradition of exploiting biblical phenomena, and people have been entertained by such stories for years. The Exorcist, The Omen, and Raiders of the Lost Ark come to mind. Even the use of a crucifix to scare off vampires is well established. I think too many people are hung up by the fact that this film was intended to support a specific agenda -- the Fundamentalist interpretation of biblical prophesy. Casper Van Dien shows occasional glimpses of knowing how to act -- a refreshing change from his previous efforts. The rest of the cast does a decent job for this type of film. Taken as a high tech suspense-thriller it is quite a fascinating yarn. To me, those who rate this movie below "4" or above "8" are simply not being objective. It probably should be an average of 6.