Phantom of the Paradise Movie Review 1974

Information and Film Reviews for Phantom of the Paradise the Movie

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A rock 'n' roll parody of "Phantom of the Opera." Splashy, only occasionally horrific spoof in which cruel music executive Williams, much to his everlasting regret, swindles a songwriter. Violence ensues. Not for most, or even many, tastes. Graham steals the film as rocker Beef. A failure at the boxoffice, and now a cult item (small enthusiastic cult with few outside interests) for its oddball humor and outrageous rock star parodies. Williams also wrote the turgid score.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres
Musical Comedy, Genre Spoofs, Revenge, Adapted from a Play
Screenplay
Brian DePalma
Cast
Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, Archie Hahn
Cinematography
Larry Pizer
Director
Brian DePalma
Music
George Aliceson Tipton, Paul Williams
Producer
20th Century-Fox

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