The Birthday (film)

The Birthday
The Birthday
Directed by	Eugenio Mira
Screenplay by	Mikel Alvariño; Eugenio Mira;
Produced by	Ibon Cormenzana
Starring	Corey Feldman; Jack Taylor; Erica Prior;
Cinematography	Unax Mendía
Edited by	Alejo Levis
Music by	Chucky Namanera
Release dates	December 2004 (Sitges); 10 November 2006 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	English

The Birthday is a 2004 film directed by Eugenio Mira which stars Corey Feldman alongside Jack Taylor and Erica Prior. It features comedy, thriller, horror, and fantasy elements.[1]

Plot

Set in 1987, the plot follows Norman Forrester, a guy who attends the birthday of his girlfriend's father, involving himself into a conspiracy pertaining doomsday cults.[2]

Cast

Corey Feldman as Norman Forrester[1]
Jack Taylor as Ron Fulton[3]
Erica Prior as Alison Fulton[1]
Rick Merrill as Casper Fulton[4]
Richard Felix as Theodore Byrne[4]
Dale Douma as Vicent[4]
Robert Long as manager[4]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Mikel Alvariño alongside Eugenio Mira.[5] Mira also scored the film.[6] Shooting locations included Terrassa.[6]

Release

The film premiered in the official selection of the 2004 Sitges Film Festival.[7] Its festival run also included screenings at CineMuerte Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest.[7] It was released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2006.[5] In 2021, Filmin acquired streaming rights to the film.[8] In 2023, Jordan Peele programmed screenings of The Birthday at Film at Lincoln Center.[7][9]

References

"Eugenio Mira debuta tras la cámara con el thriller 'The Birthday'". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 8 November 2016.
A.B (17 November 2006). "Intensidad claustrofóbica". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
Vega, Kiko (28 June 2020). "'The Birthday': el misterioso debut de Eugenio Mira sigue siendo una obra maestra de culto". Espinof.
""Sala 33" va emetre, "THE BIRTHDAY"". TV3. 9 May 2008 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
"The Birthday". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
"Corey Feldman protagoniza 'The Birthday', primera película de Eugenio Mira, una historia "entre Spielberg y David Lynch"". Europa Press. 9 April 2004.
Fez, Desirée de (25 January 2023). "Jordan Peele da una nueva vida a 'The birthday', la ópera prima de Eugenio Mira, 20 años después". El Periódico de Catalunya.
Otero, César (29 September 2021). "Estrenos Filmin para octubre 2021: Novedades y estrenos, la polémica Crash". Meristation – via As.
Bilandic, Michael M. (13 January 2023). ""I Like the Avant-Garde. I'm an Artist.": Corey Feldman in Conversation with Michael M. Bilandic". ScreenSlate.

External links

The Birthday at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol

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[hoy-1] "Eugenio Mira debuta tras la cámara con el thriller 'The Birthday'". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 8 November 2016.

[2] A.B (17 November 2006). "Intensidad claustrofóbica". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.

[3] Vega, Kiko (28 June 2020). "'The Birthday': el misterioso debut de Eugenio Mira sigue siendo una obra maestra de culto". Espinof.

[ccma-4] ""Sala 33" va emetre, "THE BIRTHDAY"". TV3. 9 May 2008 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.

[fotogramas-5] "The Birthday". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[ep-6] "Corey Feldman protagoniza 'The Birthday', primera película de Eugenio Mira, una historia "entre Spielberg y David Lynch"". Europa Press. 9 April 2004.

[defez-7] Fez, Desirée de (25 January 2023). "Jordan Peele da una nueva vida a 'The birthday', la ópera prima de Eugenio Mira, 20 años después". El Periódico de Catalunya.

[8] Otero, César (29 September 2021). "Estrenos Filmin para octubre 2021: Novedades y estrenos, la polémica Crash". Meristation – via As.

[9] Bilandic, Michael M. (13 January 2023). ""I Like the Avant-Garde. I'm an Artist.": Corey Feldman in Conversation with Michael M. Bilandic". ScreenSlate.