The Gruesome Prop From The Omen David Warner Joked About Losing In His Divorce

For those not familiar (and spoilers for a 50-year-old movie are coming), "The Omen" deals with a politician, Robert Thorn (played by Gregory Peck), who comes to suspect that his son, Damien, is actually the son of the Devil, per IMDB. As the young lad transitions out of infancy and into the age of about

For those not familiar (and spoilers for a 50-year-old movie are coming), "The Omen" deals with a politician, Robert Thorn (played by Gregory Peck), who comes to suspect that his son, Damien, is actually the son of the Devil, per IMDB. As the young lad transitions out of infancy and into the age of about six or seven, mysterious occurrences begin surrounding the family, including multiple gruesome deaths. Thorn teams up with a photographer, Keith Jennings (David Warner), in order to try to get to the bottom of the mystery. Specifically, as film critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review at the time (via his website), Jennings' photos reveal how various people in Damien's orbit are going to meet their ends.

Jennings' own end is at once particularly gruesome as well as one of the more memorable deaths in horror movie history. When his investigation brings him to a construction site, a series of events unfolds, culminating with a pane of glass sliding off of a truck and slicing Jennings' head clean off. In an added bit of visual punch, Jennings' severed head bounces a few times. So gruesome was the scene, according to Horror News Network, that Warner –- who, it bears noting, was never in any danger in the scene, as it was all accomplished with quick cuts and practical effects -– refused to watch it.

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