20 Things You Didn't Know About The Omen

14. Throughout, Stephens Had To Be Provoked

Poster for The Omen
20th Century Fox

It's no fault of a five-year-old that he can't really take direction; after all, that requires the kid to understand the difference between make-believe and reality.

But as good as Stephens was at being unbearable (actress Billie Whitelaw called the young actor "just awful") on set, Donner had to rile him up before rolling the cameras to get any emotional reaction.

This led to a lot of pre-shooting verbal abuse, with Donner saying things like, "What are you looking at you little bugger? I'll clobber you."

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