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The Day of the Beast (1995)

"A devilishly dark comedy."

7.3/10 1h 43m Oct 20, 1995
Horror Comedy Action

The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible, a death metal salesman from Carabanchel, and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult. These go on a literal "trip" through Christmas-time Madrid to hunt for and prevent the reincarnation of the Antichrist.

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Movie Details

Original Title El día de la bestia
Original Language ES
Revenue $4,367,497
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Álex Angulo
Álex Angulo
Ángel Berriatua
Popularity: 0.6
Armando De Razza
Armando De Razza
Professor Cavan
Popularity: 0.1
Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura
José María
Popularity: 3.7
Terele Pávez
Terele Pávez
Rosario
Popularity: 0.1
Nathalie Seseña
Nathalie Seseña
Mina
Popularity: 0.7
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Susana
Popularity: 0.8
Saturnino García
Saturnino García
Priest
Popularity: 1.7
Gianni Ippoliti
Gianni Ippoliti
Producer
Popularity: 0.0
Jaime Blanch
Jaime Blanch
Toyota 1
Popularity: 0.1
David Pinilla
David Pinilla
Toyota 2
Popularity: 0.5
Antonio Dechent
Antonio Dechent
Toyota 3
Popularity: 0.5
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Ignacio Carreño
Toyota 4
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Álex de la Iglesia
Screenplay Álex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Editor Teresa Font
Producer Antonio Saura, Claudio Gaeta, Andrés Vicente Gómez

Production

Canal+ España
ES
Iberoamericana Films Produccion
Sogetel
ES

Videos & Trailers

Fede Alvarez on DAY OF THE BEAST
Fede Alvarez on DAY OF THE BEAST
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Keywords

virgin neo-nazism madrid, spain prophecy telecaster dark comedy black magic surrealism heavy metal hallucinogen anti-christ murder inferno apocalypse devil crucifix catholic priest christmas violence

Reviews from TMDB

JPV852 8/10
Apr 4, 2021

Bizarre and doesn't make a lick of sense at times, but thoroughly entertaining with the blend of horror, fantasy and dark comedy. **3.75/5**

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Details
Release Date October 20, 1995
Runtime 1h 43m
Revenue $4,367,497
Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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