The Day of the Beast
8.8 /10 2 Votes
Director Alex de la Iglesia Music director Battista Lena Duration Language Spanish | 7.5/10 IMDb Genre Action, Comedy, Crime Budget 1.5 million USD Country Spain
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Release date 20 October 1995 (1995-10-20) Writer Jorge Guerricaechevarria (screenplay), Alex de la Iglesia (screenplay) Cast Álex Angulo (Ángel Berriatua), Armando De Razza (Profesor Cavan), Santiago Segura (José María), Terele Pávez (Rosario), Nathalie Seseña (Mina), Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Susana)Similar movies The Nightmare Before Christmas , Elf , The Santa Clause , The Polar Express , Four Christmases , Arthur Christmas Tagline A devilishly dark comedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The day of the beast 1995 movie review
The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la Bestia) is a 1995 Spanish black comedy horror action film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. Both Maria Grazia Cucinotta and El Gran Wyoming have small roles in the film as well.
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- The day of the beast 1995 movie review
- El d a de la bestia the day of the beast 1995
- Plot synopsis
- Cast
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El d a de la bestia the day of the beast 1995
Plot synopsis
The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). By committing multiple sins, the priest hopes to sell his soul, so that he can be at the birth of the Antichrist and kill it before it can destroy the world.
The priest and the death metal salesmen kidnap the host, so he can help them in summoning the devil. The ritual requires the blood of a virgin and while on his quest to get it, the priest accidentally kills the salesmen's mother and close friend. During the ritual, in which the main characters go on an "acid trip", the devil manifests and, not being fooled by the priests actions, he does not reveal the location of the Antichrist.
The trio eventually track down the birthplace of the Antichrist. The salesman is killed by the Antichrist and the devil's minions attack and badly burn the host, but the priest is able to kill them and the Antichrist. After the events, the priest and the host become homeless drifters.
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