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Hell hath no fury like a media tycoon with satanic progeny. This follow-up to 1999's surprise spiritual hit The Omega Code finds Michael York reprising his role as Stone Alexander, son of mogul Daniel (David Hedison) and Satan incarnate. Inspired by biblical text and taking its title from an area near present-day Jerusalem that fundamentalist Christians believe will be the site of Armageddon, the story follows Stone's rise to evil power and his ruthless attempts for total control and Hell on Earth. Amid dying adversaries and even a crumbling Sphinx, the only man who poses a threat to Stone is his own brother, David (Michael Biehn), who has become president of the United States. But can a politician's power rival that of the Dark Lord? Both York and Biehn offer fine turns as brothers at arm's length, while creepy Euro-legend Udo Kier is well cast as Stone's ally from below. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith handles the material with energy, interweaving the story with some apocalyptic special effects. Stuart Gazzo

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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, 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

Product Details

• UPC: 018713813046
• Source: GOOD TIMES VIDEO
• Region Code: 0
• Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English
• Time: 1:46:00

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