The Day of the Beast [Blu-ray]

Director: Álex de la Iglesia Álex de la Iglesia

Overview

In this cartoonishly gory Spanish comedy, a professor of theology prepares himself to do battle with Satan. Following the devil's many signs, Father Angel begins his search for Satan. Learning the secret of invoking Satan from a quack parapsychologist, Angel attempts the ritual, and all hell breaks loose.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/30/2021
UPC:	0760137473688
Original Release:	1995
Source:	Severin
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	23,433

Special Features

1080p Full HD Resolution; Heirs of the Beast - feature length 'making of' documentary; Antichrist Superstar - interview with director Álex de la Iglesia; The man who saved the world - interview with actor Armando De Razza; Beauty and the beast - interview with actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta; Shooting the beast - interview with director of photography Flavio Martinez Labiano; Mirandas Asesinas - short film by Álex de la Iglesia; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alex Angulo	Padre Angel, el Cura
Armando De Razza	Professor Cavan
Santiago Segura	Jose Maria
Terele Pavez	Rosario
Nathalie Sesena	Mina
Jaime Blanch	Toyota 1
Maria Grazia Cucinotta	Susana
Gianni Ippoliti	TV Producer
Saturnino Garcia	Old Priest
David Pinilla	Toyota
Antonio Dechent	Toyota
Ignacio Carreno	Toyota
Battista Lena	Composer

Technical Credits

Álex de la Iglesia

Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Álex de la Iglesia	Director,Screenwriter
Jorge Guerricaechevarría	Screenwriter
Reyes Abades	Special Effects
Teresa Font	Producer
Andres Vicente Gomez	Executive Producer
Andrés Gómez	Producer
Daiquiri	Special Effects
Gilles Ortion	Sound/Sound Designer
Miguel Rejas	Sound/Sound Designer
Gianni Ippoliti	Producer
Antonio Saura	Producer
Claudio Gaeta	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Continuing to hone his unique combination of surreal black humor and satirical fantasy, Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia refines his talents for both in this interesting tale of a questionably sane but sincere priest's desperate attempt to rid the world of the antichrist. Attempting to get as close to the devil as possible by embracing the chaos of sin and committing a series of repulsive acts (including the purchase of heavy metal albums and the theft of a dying man's wallet), Father Angel serves as the irreverent personification of religious paranoia that has become a sign of the times. Teaming with a cherubic, cheerfully satanic record store owner and the soothsaying host of an occult-themed television program, Father Angel's increasingly desperate attempts to come closer to Old Scratch become ever more delusional. Those hoping for closure and a sense of solid resolve may be disappointed in de la Iglesia's consciously ambiguous ending, which leaves the viewer to decide if Father Angel has completed his mission, or finally gone completely mad.