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Phantom of the Paradise
Directed by
Brian De Palma
PG
1974
1h 32m
Comedy
,
Fantasy
,
and more
7.3
82%
84%
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A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
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Cast of Phantom of the Paradise
William Finley
Winslow Leach / The Phantom
Paul Williams
Swan
Jessica Harper
Phoenix
George Memmoli
Philbin
Gerrit Graham
Beef
Archie Hahn
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Jeffrey Comanor
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Peter Elbling
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Colin Cameron
Band
David Garland
Band
Gary Mallaber
Band
Art Munson
Band
Mary Margaret Amato
Swan's Entourage
Rand Bridges
Swan's Entourage
Jim Bohan
Swan's Entourage
Herb Pacheco
Assassin
Jennifer Ashley
Groupie
Janit Baldwin
Groupie
Janus Blythe
Groupie
Katherine Mastellos
Groupie
Robin Mattson
Groupie
Patrice Rohmer
Groupie
Cheryl Smith
Groupie
April Troy
Groupie
Walter Foster
Cop
Peter Harrell
Cop
Troy Haskins
Judge
Gene Gross
Warden
Henry Calvert
Nightwatchman
Ken Carpenter
Stagehand
Sam Forney
Stagehand
Leslie Brewer
Surfgirl
Celia Derr
Surfgirl
Linda Larimer
Surfgirl
Roseanne Romine
Surfgirl
Nydia Amagas
Dancer
Sara Ballantine
Dancer
Kristi Bird
Dancer
Cathy Buttner
Dancer
Linda Cox
Dancer
Jane DeFord
Dancer
Bibi Hansen
Dancer
Robin Jeep
Dancer
Deen Summers
Dancer
Judy Washington
Dancer
Susan Weiser
Dancer
Janet Savarino
Singing Twin
Jean Savarino
Singing Twin
Keith Allison
Country & Western Singer
Bobby Birkenfeld
Guy
Sandy Catton
Black Singer
William Donovan
Reporter
Scott Edmund Lane
Reporter
Dennis Olivieri
Reporter
Adam Wade
Reporter
Nancy Moses
Back-Up Singer
Diana Walden
Back-Up Singer
Sherri Adeline
Girl in Ticket Line
Carol O'Leary
Betty Lou
Marty Bongfeldt
Mini-bopper
Coleen Crudden
Mini-bopper
Bridgett Dunn
Mini-bopper
William Shephard
Rock Freak
Angelyne
Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
Greg Bransom
Spectator (uncredited)
Shelly Desai
Dental Health Volunteer (uncredited)
Paul Hirsch
Paradise Audience Member (uncredited)
Rod Serling
Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Brian De Palma
Director / Writer
Louisa Rose
Writer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Phantom of the Paradise Ratings & Reviews
Village Voice
Andrew Sarris
De Palma has mixed too many of his styles in Phantom of the Paradise, but this is still a movie to be seen and heard.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
A crazy, savage film -- iconoclastic and truly liberating.
The New Yorker
Pauline Kael
De Palma, who can't tell a plain story, does something that a couple of generations of student and underground filmmakers have been trying to do and nobody else has ever brought off. He creates a new Guignol, in a modern idiom.
Boston Phoenix
David Rosenbaum
So much works so well in this film that it's a crime Paul Williams's music is so dull.
Bay Area Reporter
Montezuma
Stylishly produced and directed by Brian De Palma, the film combines the legend of Faust, Phantom of the Opera and the Picture of Dorian Grey for an outrageous film with a great rock score by Paul Williams.
Detroit Free Press
Christine Brown
For the most part this one is a delight, from Williams' sophisticated musical parodies to the shadowy, hazy cinematography to the culmination of horror-rock's false violence.
Newsday
Joseph Gelmis
Phantom of the Paradise is worth your attention as a possible milestone in the evolution of contemporary movie musicals. I say "possible" because it might also be another dead end.
Arizona Republic
Phil Strassberg
At movie's end it has become obvious that today's phantom and cohorts had a heck of lot more fun than those who joined to do the Lon Chaney bit at the opera. No offense, opera lovers.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
It seems amazing that a film conceived and developed with such sophisticated filmic artistry could indulge in so much broad, even coarse humor. But there's no denying that Phantom of the Paradise is a visual triumph with much exciting music.
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
What's up on the screen is childish; it has meaning only because it points to something else. To put it another way, joking about the rock music scene is treacherous, because the rock music scene itself is a joke.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
A gorgeously funny movie that successfully manages to combine a satire of the disparate worlds of rock music and horror films.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Pollack
Rock still may not be my cup of tea, but Phantom of the Paradise proves that a good film is a good film, regardless of the music.
New York Daily News
Kathleen Carroll
The sound may be heavy, the performances groovy but Phantom of the Paradise is not "at the top of the charts" with this critic. I was rather numbed by it and felt it was more of a treatment than a Halloween treat.
Boston Globe
Kevin Kelly
It is wild and weird and almost steadily hypnotic. It's probably the most original rock movie yet made, a slightly peculiar statement when you consider De Palma's freely borrowed inspirations.
Orlando Sentinel
G.J. Fleming
[Brian De Palma] has combined comedy, drama and satire into an enormously entertaining musical film. Instead of treating rock music with religious awe in a documentary, he has, in short, made a movie, and an original one.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Perry Stewart
As a showcase for Williams' music, Phantom of the Paradise should be entertaining for rock fans and those on the square side of the spectrum as well. As a right-on satire of the rock-pop culture, the film is little short of brilliant.
Variety
Variety Staff
A very good horror comedy-drama about a disfigured musician haunting a rock palace. Brian De Palma's direction and script makes for one of the very rare 'backstage' rock story pix, catching the garishness of the glitter scene in its own time.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
This was one of De Palma's early efforts, and its excesses can be chalked up to youthful enthusiasm -- the ideas seem appealingly audacious even when they misfire.
Slant Magazine
Fernando F. Croce
As in that other great musical spoof, The Girl Can't Help It, Phantom of the Paradise draws withering links between product and consumer.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
An elaborate disaster, full of the kind of facetious humor you might find on bumper stickers and cocktail coasters.
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