PRODUCT INFORMATION
Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system.
Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia’s debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors. With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve. A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses...
Packed with a wealth of new and archival extras, Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia. Not for the faint of heart!
FEATURES:
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all three films
Original lossless Spanish stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options for Acción Mutante
Original lossless Spanish and English stereo 2.0, and Spanish 5.1 audio options for The Day of the Beast
Original lossless English stereo 2.0, and English and Spanish 5.1 audio options for Perdita Durango
Optional English subtitles for all three films
Double-sided fold-out posters for all three films
9 postcard-sized reproduction art cards
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger, Xavier Aldana Reyes and Valeria Villegas Lindvall
Limited Edition Deluxe packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan
DISC ONE: ACCIÓN MUTANTE
Brand new audio commentary by film scholars Xavier Aldana Reyes and Kat Ellinger
Archive audio commentary with director Álex de la Iglesia, writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría, producer Esther García, and production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra
Brand new appreciation of director Álex de la Iglesia by film scholar José Arroyo
Well-Done Baloney, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
Bad Blood Costumbrism, an archive interview with writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría
The F*cking Boss, an archive interview with actor Antonio Resines
Some Crazy Sh*t, an archive interview with production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra
Litres of Blood... Wonderful!, an archive interview with special effects artist Raúl Romanillos
Archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
Vintage “Making Of” featurette
Behind the scenes
Storyboards
Music video
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
DISC TWO: THE DAY OF THE BEAST
Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Shelagh Rowan-Legg
Clean Up Madrid, a brand new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Heirs of the Beast, an archive feature-length documentary
Antichrist Superstar, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
The Man Who Saved the World, an archive interview with actor Armando De Razza
Beauty and the Beast, an archive interview with actor Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Shooting the Beast, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano
Mirindas Asesinas, a 1990 short film by Álex de la Iglesia
Theatrical trailers
Image gallery
DISC THREE: PERDITA DURANGO
Brand new audio commentary by film critic Valeria Villegas Lindvall
On the Border, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
Writing Perdita Durango, an archive interview with writer Barry Gifford
Dancing with the Devil, an archive appraisal by film scholar Dr Rebekah McKendry
Narcosatanicos: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult, an archive interview with Abraham Castillo Flores and Cauldron of Blood author Jim Schutze
Canciones de Amor Maldito: The Music of Perdita Durango, an archive interview with composer Simon Boswell
Shooting Perdita Durango, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano
Theatrical trailers
Image gallery
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