The Omega Code

The Omega Code
DVD cover
Directed byRob Marcarelli
Written byStephan Blinn
Hollis Barton
Produced byMatthew Crouch
Lawrence Mortorff
Rob Marcarelli
Starring
CinematographyCarlos González
Edited byKatina Zinner
Peter Zinner
Music byAlan Howarth
Harry Manfredini
Production
companies
Distributed byProvidence Entertainment
Release date
  • October 15, 1999 (1999-10-15)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.2 million[1]
Box office$12.6 million[1]

The Omega Code is a 1999 apocalyptic thriller film directed by Rob Marcarelli, written by Stephen Blinn and Hollis Barton, and starring Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg and Michael Ironside. The premillennialist plot revolves around a plan by the Antichrist (York) to take over the world by using information hidden in the titular Bible code.

The independently produced film was financed and distributed by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, whose head, televangelist Paul Crouch, wrote a novelization of the film's screenplay. The film received a limited theaterical release in the United States on October 15, 1999, grossing $12 million against a $7.2 million budget,[2] before being released on home video by GoodTimes Entertainment.

In 2001, the film had a sequel entitled Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, which serves partly as a prequel as well as an alternate retelling of the first film's eschatological plot. While it had a significantly larger budget than the original, it was less enthusiastically received, and was ultimately less popular.

  1. ^ a b The Numbers Omega Code "$7.2 million"
  2. ^ "The Omega Code". Box Office Mojo.