The Day of the Beast
1995 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 7.2 · 72% critics
After learning the exact day a dark prophecy will come true, a desperate priest heads into Madrid and commits increasingly shocking acts to draw evil’s attention. Teaming up with a metal-loving clerk and a flashy TV psychic, he races through a night of chaos, gore, and blasphemous humor to try to stop the coming catastrophe.
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Details
- Original title
- El día de la bestia
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-10-20
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (612 votes)
About
If you enjoy wild, sacrilegious horror-comedy with gore, heavy-metal attitude, and chaotic energy, this cult favorite should hit the spot; Not for you if you want a coherent, serious horror ride like Braindead.
Pros: outrageously irreverent humor; energetic horror-comedy mix; memorable oddball trio | Cons: uneven pacing later; messy, confusing plotting; ending feels abrupt
Themes
- virgin
- neo-nazism
- madrid, spain
- prophecy
- telecaster
- dark comedy
- black magic
- surrealism
- heavy metal
- hallucinogen
- anti-christ
- murder
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Ignotus Award — Best Audiovisual Production · 1996
Cast & crew
- ÁA
Álex Angulo
as Ángel Berriatua
Santiago Segura
as José María
Armando De Razza
as Professor Cavan
Terele Pávez
as Rosario
Nathalie Seseña
as Mina
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
as Susana
Saturnino García
as Priest
Gianni Ippoliti
as Producer
Jaime Blanch
as Toyota 1
David Pinilla
as Toyota 2
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia