The Day of the Beast (1995)
- Original title
- El día de la bestia
- Directed by
- Álex de la Iglesia
- Genre
- horror film, comedy horror, Christmas film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 618 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Basque priest learns the Antichrist will be born in Madrid on Christmas Eve. He teams up with a heavy metal fan and a fake occultist to try and stop it with extreme and unorthodox methods.
chaoticirreverentfast-pacedabsurdover-the-topgrittysatanicdarkly humorous
What happens
The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la bestia) is a 1995 black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production. The plot concerns the unorthodox attempts of a Basque priest (Angulo) to avert the birth of the Antichrist in Madrid during Christmas Eve, teaming up with a metalhead (Segura) and an occult fraudster (De Razza). The film, marketed as "a satanic comedy", was well received by critics and audiences in Spain, and sparked interest in the director's filmography and style of directing. It earned numerous accolades, including the Goya Award for Best Director for Álex de la Iglesia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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