The Day of the Beast

(1995)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 636 votes

Genres: Horror, Comedy, Action

Year: 1995

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: Italy, Spain

Director: Алекс де ла Иглесиа

Cast: Алекс Ангуло, Сантьяго Сегура, Armando De Razza, Terele Pávez, Nathalie Seseña, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Saturnino García, Gianni Ippoliti, Jaime Blanch, David Pinilla

Plot

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

Determined to commit as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast and the end of the world, dedicated Catholic priest Father Ángel Berriartúa heads to Madrid after deciphering the code behind Saint John's cryptic Book of Revelation. Because, according to his calculations, optimistic estimates based on a numerical transcription of the Apocalypse, the dark event will occur somewhere in the Spanish capital on Christmas Day. But time is slipping away from the ambitious cleric, who still needs to identify the beast's exact birthplace. As Father Berriartúa thinks outside the box, he soon teams up with two unlikely defenders: José María, an enthusiastic Black Metal aficionado, and Professor Caván, an Italian TV show host and connoisseur of the occult. Like it or not, Ángel must become an unrelenting sinner to foil the arch-enemy's plans. But is there a glimmer of hope for humankind?