Megiddo: Omega Code 2 (2001)
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In this combination sequel and prequel to the surprise box-office success The Omega Code, one man becomes the leader of an evil empire that could destroy the world, and his brother must rise against him in the defense of good. Stone Alexander (played as a child by Gavin Fink) is a moody,… More In this combination sequel and prequel to the surprise box-office success The Omega Code, one man becomes the leader of an evil empire that could destroy the world, and his brother must rise against him in the defense of good. Stone Alexander (played as a child by Gavin Fink) is a moody, dark-tempered child whose parents died shortly after he was born. The mother who adopted Stone died several years later while giving birth to another son, David, and Stone is unable to forgive his brother for unwittingly taking his mother from him. Stone goes so far as to attempt to murder David, and their father, prominent businessman Daniel Alexander (David Hedison), responds by shipping Stone off to military school. There, Stone falls under the tutelage of The Guardian (Udo Kier), an instructor at the school who is actually an emissary of Satan. While the enmity between Stone (played as a teenager by Noah Huntley) and David (played by Chad Michael Murray) cools a bit with time, Stone once again finds himself in a bitter rivalry with his brother when they both fall in love with the same woman, Gabriella (played as a teenager by Elisa Scialpi). Stone eventually wins Gabriella's hand and they marry, as Stone (played as an adult by Michael York) rises to power as the ruthless leader of the military arm of the European Union; David (played as an adult by Michael Biehn), meanwhile, becomes a powerful figure in American politics, and is elected to the office of Vice President. What neither David nor Gabriella (played as an adult by Diane Venora) fully understand is that, under the influence of The Guardian, Stone has taken on the role of the Antichrist, and he attempts to curry his brother's favor (and arrange events that will make David president) in a bid for world domination. When it becomes clear to David that the goal of his brother's campaign is to put the world in the power of Satan, David realizes America and its allies must join forces against Stone's troops in a battle in Megiddo, Israel -- predicted in the Book of Revelations as the place of the final battle of good versus evil. Megiddo: Omega Code 2 also features Franco Nero, R. Lee Ermey, and Gil Colon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Trenchard Smith, Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Written By
- Stephan Blinn
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Sep 7, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 12, 2002
- Studio
- 8X Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Scott Foundas, Variety
Boasting a bigger, more handsomely mounted production, this is also a duller, more sullen affair.
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Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz
Once the action starts to kick in, Megiddo morphs, minute by minute and scene by scene, into a Mystery Science Theater smorgasbord.
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Chris Willman, Entertainment Weekly
A step forward in budget and coherence from the first Omega Code ... but will still have even much of its evangelical target audience stifling unholy snickers.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
What's wrong with Megiddo is not its good-versus-evil theme but the clunky, unpersuasive manner in which it has been expressed.
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Al Brumley, Dallas Morning News
You'd just about have to give movie cameras to monkeys to make a film worse than The Omega Code.
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Cast
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Michael York
as Stone Alexander
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Michael Biehn
as David Alexander
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Diane Venora
as Gabriella Francini
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R. Lee Ermey
as President Richard Benson
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Udo Kier
as The Guardian
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Franco Nero
as General Francini
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Jim Metzler
as Breckenridge
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Noah Huntley
as Stone Alexander (age 21)
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Michael Paul Chan
as Chinese Premier
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Gil Colon
as Colonel Rick Howard
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David Hedison
as Daniel Alexander
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Elisa Scialpi
as Gabriella Francini (age 18)
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Chad Michael Murray
as David Alexander (age 16)
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Eduardo Yanez
as General Garcia
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Tony Amendola
as Father Tirmaco
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Forbes Riley
as Dana Kincaid
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Gavin Fink
as Stone Alexander (age 6)
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