20 Things You Didn't Know About The Omen

20. David Seltzer Wrote It Entirely For The Cash

It's somewhat reassuring, for those who still get rattled by films such as The Omen, that the screenwriters tasked with assembling them tend to think they're full of rubbish. David Seltzer, who took the assignment, was handed it from an idea from a friend of producer Harvey Bernhard.

He at first turned down the offer, but soon after realized he'd never read the Bible. Beyond the specifics that it was to be about the antichrist born in modern times, Seltzer was allowed free range.

This resulted in the writer cobbling together a political story set in England, as Seltzer had always wanted to travel there.

To quote the writer: "I did it strictly for the money. I was flat broke. I do find it horrifying how many people believe all this silliness."