Phantom of the Paradise Movie Review 1974

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