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Phantom of the Paradise (1974) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 4, 2001
Budget USD 1,300,000
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
1 hour, 32 minutes
Country USA
Studio 20th Century Fox, Pressman-Williams
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Phantom of the Paradise
• Phantom (1974)
• Phantom of the Fillmore (1974)
• Das Phantom im Paradies (1974)
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Genre: Horror, Comedy, Musical, Cult Classic, Satire, Psychos, Fantasy, Occult, Demon, Gay/Lesbian, Campy, Scams And Cons, Black Comedy
Tagline: He's been maimed and framed, beaten, robbed and mutilated. But they still can't keep him from the woman he loves.
Plot: De Palma's great, overlooked 1970s glitter-rock comedy-musical spectacle is a memorable combination of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and FAUST. Winslow Leach (William Finley) is a talented young rock composer/janitor whose music is stolen and whose life is destroyed by a ruthless record tycoon named Swan (Paul Williams)--who just happens to have sold his soul in exchange for rock-n-roll success and eternal youth! The ruined and disfigured Leach becomes the Phantom, an imposing leather-clad creature who is hell-bent on demolishing Swan as the diabolical music mogul prepares to open his biggest venture yet-- a rock-and-roll palace called The Paradise. Eerily prescient in it's depiction of yet-to-exist musical genres, this stunningly original and darkly comic rock nightmare features voice over narration by Rod Serling, and memorable original songs by Williams. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Song Score (Paul Williams/George Aliceson
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 A big midnight movie in the 1970s and '80s, this film has drifted from the horror community's collective consciousness. But if you see it at your local video store, get it. It's a hoot.-- (eSplatter.com)
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| Cast |
Paul Williams
Smokey and the Bandit, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Smokey and the Bandit II | | | | Gerrit Graham
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, This Boy's Life, One True Thing | Archie Hahn
Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace, Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | | |
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| Paul Williams
The Muppet Movie, Bugsy Malone, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble |
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