Directed by Eugenio Mira | 100 min | Spain | 2004
20th Anniversary / New Restoration
Presented by NorthwestFearFest
Twenty years after he appeared in F13: The Final Chapter, Corey Feldman nabbed the role of a lifetime in this truly one-of-a-kind comedic thriller that premiered at Austin’s revered Fantastic Fest film festival, as well as the prestigious Sitges film festival in Spain… which then promptly disappeared, presumably forever.
Drafthouse Films has lovingly restored this wonderful curiosity, which can only be described as the best Jerry Lewis movie David Lynch never made. See it once. Remember it forever!
The Birthday features Feldman as Norman, a young man attending the birthday party of his girlfriend’s father. The party takes place in a hotel where nothing is quite what it seems, and the guests seem to be hiding some sort of… secret. Unravelling in real time, this undeniably odd but utterly mesmerizing cult oddity film features an impeccably unconventional performance by Feldman, which must be experienced to fully appreciate (and believe).
FESTIVALS: 2024 Fantastic Fest
SCREENS WITH: The Mad Doctor of the Intercontinental Hotel (USA, 3 min)
Metro Passes: only Silver Screen Passes will be accepted (subject to availability at the doors)
