THE BIRTHDAY - Fully restored 20th Anniversary
Directed by Eugenio Mira | 100 min | Spain | 2004
Starring: Corey Feldman, Erica Prior, Jack Taylor
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… and then promptly disappeared, presumably 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 Mr. Feldman, which must be experienced to fully appreciate (and believe).
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!
FESTIVALS: 2024 Fantastic Fest
Preceded by the short film:
The Mad Doctor of the Intercontinental Hotel
Directed by: Michael Shane Bowles | 3 min | USA | 2024
While on a self-guided ghost tour, a haunted house enthusiast attempts to separate fact from fiction by summoning The Mad Doctor of The Intercontinental Hotel.