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Phantom of the Paradise

1974, Musical/Comedy, 1h 32m

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Brian De Palma's subversive streak is on full display in Phantom of the Paradise , an ebullient rock opera that rhapsodizes creativity when it isn't seething with disdain for the music industry. Read critic reviews

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After record producer Swan (Paul Williams) steals the music of songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) and gives it to one of his bands, Leach sneaks into Swan's offices. Catching Leach, Swan frames him for dealing drugs, which lands him in prison. After Leach breaks out and again attempts to sabotage Swan's empire, an accident crushes his face. Leach then dons a costume and becomes the Phantom, intent on ruining Swan while saving singer Phoenix (Jessica Harper) from a terrible fate.

Genre: Musical, Comedy

Original Language: English

Director: Brian De Palma

Producer: Edward R. Pressman

Writer: Brian De Palma

Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 1974  original

Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013

Runtime: 1h 32m

Production Co: Harbor Productions

Sound Mix: Stereo

Cast & Crew

Paul Williams

William Finley

Winslow, The Phantom

Jessica Harper

George Memmoli

Gerrit Graham

Jeffrey Comanor

The Juicy Fruits, The Beach Bums, The Undeads

Archie Hahn

Peter Elbling

Henry Calvert

Nightwatchman

Ken Carpenter

Leslie Brewer

Linda Larimer

Roseanne Romine

Nydia Amagas

Sara Ballantine

Kristi Bird

Cathy Buttner

Brian De Palma

Edward R. Pressman

Gustave M. Berne

Executive Producer

Screenwriter

Original Music

Larry Pizer

Cinematographer

Paul Hirsch

Film Editing

Geno Havens

Peggy Taylor

Production Design

Rosanna Norton

Costume Design

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A cult classic that deserves to be a phenomonon amongst modern audiences! Must see!

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Faust + Phantom of the Opera means that I'm already on board for whatever the film is going to be. Its perhaps a little too bonkers on occasion, but still rather hilarious. Williams and Finley give two wonderful comedic performances.

"What's the best horror-comedy rock musical of the 1970s?" It's not a question that comes up very often, and the answer seems so obvious that it seems even less likely to come up. But just before everyone starts rushing towards The Rocky Horror Picture Show (good as that may be), it's worth taking a gander at its close cousin, Phantom of the Paradise. Brian De Palma's early effort may be ramshackle, uneven and rough around the edges (as was Rocky Horror), but it's also bounding with enthusiasm and in places is really rather good. There are of course many similarities between this film and Rocky Horror. Both were made and released around the same time, even sharing a double bill on American college campuses in late-1975. Both are essentially collections of horror, sci-fi or other B-movie references, bundled together into an outlandish plot with even more outlandish characters. Neither of the films take themselves very seriously, and both have seen their tongue-in-cheek nature rewarded by large cult followings. Perhaps the relative recognition of Rocky Horror lies more in the continued success of the stage show than any real cinematic merit. De Palma's films, and especially his thrillers, have always been unashamed in their references to other films or directors. Dressed to Kill and Body Double drop in Hitchcock motifs like there's no tomorrow, while the train station scene in The Untouchables is a very conscious homage to the Odessa Steps sequence in Battleship Potemkin. Occasionally these references have been so overt that he has been accused of having no real style of his own, but with an early effort like this, when he was still learning his craft, this can be easily forgiven. Phantom of the Paradise, as the title suggests, is primarily a reworking of The Phantom of the Opera. The touchstones of Gaston LeRoux's novel are plain to see: the central character (played by De Palma regular William Finley) is a composer whose work is stolen by a jealous impresario (Paul Williams), and in trying to recover what is rightfully his, the composer is horribly disfigured. The Phantom, as he now is, becomes infatuated with the young lady who performs his music (Jessica Harper), and struggles to balance these new-found feelings of love with a murky desire for vengeance and redemption. In the later stages of the film, De Palma draws on the archetypes of Faust and The Portrait of Dorian Gray to flesh out the enigmatic character of Swan. The character is interesting in that he exhibits aspects of both Faustus and Mephistopheles: he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth (hence Dorian Gray), but he also acts in a diabolical fashion towards all who sign his contracts. There are also fleeting references to Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in the stage show, and a very witty restaging of the shower scene from Psycho: the Phantom corners Beef in the shower, cuts through the shower curtain... and then shoves a toilet plunger over his mouth to prevent him from talking. What distinguishes Phantom of the Paradise from Rocky Horror is the purpose to which these horror references are put. In Rocky Horror, the B-movie dialogue and horror imagery was largely a celebration of scary movies of the past, and by extension the pleasure and entertainment that comes from being scared. The plot eventually became secondary to "giving oneself over to absolute pleasure", with the film's unique identity coming from the extent of its madness rather than a conscious attempt to retune these conventions into something more modern. Phantom of the Paradise, on the other hand, takes all these horror conventions on board and gives them a 1970s sensibility. It recognises the moral lessons and warnings in these stories, and re-moulds them into some kind of analysis of the music industry in general and rock music in particular. Some of De Palma's re-mouldings are witty or make a crazy kind of sense: if Dorian Gray had been pouring out his narcissism today, he would have made a video recording of himself rather than gone to the trouble of painting a portrait. While the original Phantom's mask was rather modest, this Phantom's mask is as ostentatious as the costumes of the rock stars performing his music. The film is a fairly scathing depiction of the music industry, with the executives and management coming under fire from all sides. Swan is clearly inspired by Phil Spector, the enigmatic producer who created the 'wall of sound' recording technique and produced some of the biggest hits of the 1960s. The film takes the concept of 'selling one's soul' to another level, characterising the industry as the embodiment of evil, pilfering other's creativity to keep the gravy train rolling. Considering that Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here was released not long after, one can't help wondering what would have happened had the two collaborated. Phantom of the Paradise also sheds light on the excesses of 1970s music, both on and off the stage. Swan spends much of his screen time in the company of beautiful women, many of whom he has promised fame in exchange for satisfying him. Phoenix becomes a victim of this dark world after covering for Beef; Swan gets her drunk and seduces her, promising her the world if only she will give him her voice. The excess is also present in the sets used for the rock shows: the elaborate costumes and incorporation of theatre recall the kind of unconscious pomposity that would be sent up so brilliantly in This Is Spinal Tap. The music of De Palma's film is both a big strength and a telling weakness. In recreating or capturing a period in time or particular genre, Paul Williams' score is very good indeed. The opening number, 'Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye', is a very convincing recreation of 1950s greaseball pop, while 'Upholstery' has the same tinny, irritating quality that the Beach Boys had. But with the possible exception of 'Old Souls', sung mournfully by Harper, the songs are not as memorable as those in Rocky Horror or even its sequel Shock Treatment. Because the songs are there for context rather than for breathing life into the characters, they can feel like well-written wallpaper as opposed to anything more personal. The real unmitigated strength of Phantom of the Paradise lies in its technical aspects. De Palma's penchant for camera trickery, and split-screen in particular, has often compromised his films by causing us to lose focus, but on this occasion the creative decisions pay off. We see via split screen the Phantom put a bomb inside the boot of a prop car, and then watch it ticking down as the number goes on, blowing up the stage and the various reactions thereafter. Hitchcock famously said that the key to creating tension was giving the audience information that the characters don't have. The split-screen works because we know what we are looking for, whereas in the pig-blood scene in Carrie we do not. There are other impressive technical features too. One of the Phantom's first scenes, as he walks through the Paradise planning his vengeance, is shot on a combination of crane and dolly. We see the corridors of the Paradise from the Phantom's POV, and look up with him as his vision round 360 degress rises up the spiral staircase, leading to the box from which he will observe the carnage. Later on we have further impressive shots of him fleeing down a corridor, the intensity and speed of which recall Ripley's later scenes in Alien. The film has any number of moments which are purely and simply weird. Beef's entrance, coming out of a coffin standing up on the runway of an airport, ranks among the strangest in cinema. His entire character is a compelling bundle of eccentricity, from his diva-like complaints about the score to his shocking demise (pun intended). The final scene sees all the horror references come together in a car-crash of make-up, madness, fake blood and scantily-clad backing singers. The film eventually runs out of steam, collapsing into a horror-ridden heap in place of a proper ending. Phantom of the Paradise is an interesting if heavily flawed oddity which finds Brian De Palma rummaging around for the kind of film he was truly brilliant at making. The perfomers give their all, with Paul Williams excelling as Swan and 'the Queen of Cult Films' Jessica Harper setting herself up nicely for her subsequent brilliance in Suspiria. While Rocky Horror is funnier and has much better songs, it scores over Rocky Horror as a piece of narrative, if only because its references are so clear that you always know roughly where it's going. But in the end both are lovably bonkers and will reward the attention of any film fan.

A fantastic Campy movie with some AMAZING MUSCI! Even If you dont see the movie, I really suggest you check out its soundtrack. Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL songs. I found this movie through an awesome video blogger, The Phantom Reviewer. If you love Phantom of the Opera based films. CHECK HIM OUT. He is absolutely hilarious. Anyway, the movie is actually very amusing and sad at some points, apart from being a Phantom based movie, there are also elements of the Picture of Dorin Grey, which added some intest to the flim. I had a good time watching and I think others will too.

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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.
  • Evil record tycoon Swan has sold his soul to the devil for eternal youth and success - 20 years ago. Swan's current scheme is to steal the music from composer Winslow Leach to celebrate the opening of his rock palace, The Paradise. While trying to stop Swan, Leach was framed and convicted for drug dealing, and becomes the victim of a freak accident that leaves him horribly disfigured. He takes refuge in the cavernous Paradise, hiding his mangled face beneath an eerie mask and planning gruesome vengeance upon Swan - and everyone else who has hurt him. However, Leach signs a contract with Swan to complete his rock opera based on the legend of Faust for an aspiring singer - Phoenix. — Max Davison
  • Swan is a powerful and mysterious impresario who both steals a rock cantata from Winslow Leach and frames him for a crime he didn't commit. Now with a desire for vengeance, Winslow plots revenge and haunts the Paradise, Swan's lavish new rock club.
  • Rock opera version of "The Phantom of the Opera" with elements of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the legend of Faust. Evil record producer Swan steals both the singer (Phoenix) and the music from composer Winslow Leach. With a mutilated face covered by a silver owl-like mask, he searches for other ways to have his revenge. However, Leach signs a contract with Swan to complete his rock opera based on the life of Faust only for Phoenix. Betrayed by Swan, who hires glam-rock singer Beef as the lead singer of this rock opera, Leach exacts his vengeance. However, Leach discovers the dark secret of his contract: Swan has sold his soul to the devil for eternal youth - 20 years ago. — R. Kessen <[email protected]>
  • Winslow Leach (William Finley) is an up-and-coming songwriter and composer who is seen by satanic record producer Swan (Paul Williams) during his performance as a back-up act to the nostalgia band The Juicy Fruits, whom Swan produces. Swan is deeply moved by Winslow's song and deemed Winslow's music as the perfect music to open "The Paradise", Swan's highly anticipated new concert hall. Swan sends his loyal right-hand man Arnold Philbin (George Memmoli) to steal Winslow's song and claim it as his own. When Winslow arrives at Death Records, Swan's record label, he is thrown out. Winslow sneaks into Swan's private mansion, "The Swanage", to find out what's going on, he observes several women all rehearsing his music for an audition. One of them is an aspiring singer, Phoenix (Jessica Harper), whom Winslow deems perfect for his music and the two quickly fall for each other. Winslow is told of Swan's plan to open the Paradise with Winslow's music. When Winslow sneaks in once more, Swan orders he be thrown out again and for his minions to beat up Winslow and frame him for drug dealing. Winslow is given a life sentence (from more of Swan's manipulation of the legal system) and is sent to Sing Sing Prison. Winslow's teeth are extracted and now replaced with shiny metal ones as part of an experimental prisoner program funded by the Swan Foundation. Six months later, Winslow hears on the radio, while assembling tiddlywinks games in the prison rehab center, that The Juicy Fruits, whom he hates, have made an anticipated hit record of his music with Swan's backing. Winslow goes berserk, punches out a guard and escapes from prison in a delivery box driven off prison property. He breaks into the Death Records building and tears the place up. He then breaks into Swan's record factory where he sets out to destroy a record press. When a guard catches him fiddling with the record press, Winslow slips and the record press catches his sleeve, tumbling him head first into the record press which crushes and burns his face and destroys his vocal cords. Bleeding profusely and with his face now severely mutilated, a disoriented Winslow makes his way to the edge of the East River and tumbles into the water. The newspaper reports the details of the night and that his body was not recovered. Sneaking into the Paradise, Winslow makes his way into the costume department where he dons a black leather costume, a long black cape (though he also wears a red one later in the movie) and a silver owl-like mask to cover his now deformed face, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise so he can terrorize Swan and his musicians. In a musical split-screen sequence, Winslow plants a time bomb on a prop convertible during a musical act and nearly kills The Beach Bums (formerly The Juicy Fruits, who have traded doo-wop for surf music). Seeing the Phantom on a security camera, Swan realizes there is an intruder about. The Phantom confronts Swan, who recognizes him as Winslow and offers the composer the chance to have his music produced his way. Auditions are held and the Phantom selects Phoenix for the lead. Later, in a secluded recording studio in the basement of the building, Swan provides the Phantom with an electronic voice-box, enabling him to speak and sing (with the voice of Paul Williams). Swan orders the Phantom to stop terrorizing the Paradise and rewrite his cantata for Phoenix. The Phantom reluctantly agrees on the condition that Phoenix is the lead singer and that Swan plays "what I write!" Swan promises and the Phantom signs a contract in blood. Swan is later shown bitterly listening to the recording session with Winslow: while he sounded normal at the time, the tapes mysterious play back Swan's voice as ragged, wicked and monstrous-sounding. While the Phantom remains in the recording studio rewriting his cantata, Swan breaks the deal by telling Philbin that he resents Phoenix's perfection for the lead role: "You know how I abhor perfection in anyone but myself." Swan replaces Phoenix with pill-popping, male glam-rock prima donna Beef (Gerrit Graham) in the lead of Winslow's Faust and moves Phoenix for the role of backup singer. Beef is revealed to the media at a press conference where all cameras and recording devices are strictly banned, as per Swan's policy. After days of isolation, the Phantom completes Faust, Swan having gotten him hooked on uppers in the process. Swan steals the completed cantata while ordering his minions to seal up the Phantom inside the recording studio with a brick wall. However, when the Phantom awakens that night and realizes he has been betrayed again, he manages to escape with deadly fury and kills Swan's guards. The Phantom then confronts Beef (in a comic allusion to the infamous shower scene in Psycho (1960)) and threatens to kill him if he performs. Beef tries to flee, but is stopped by Philbin outside the building, who suggests to Beef that this was all a drug-induced hallucination. Onstage, the glam-rock band The Undeads (the former Juicy Fruits/the Beach Bums), costumed to resemble the somnambulist from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), perform of the ultimate man, appearing to dismember audience members (actually planted actors with dummy limbs) and making a show of appearing to turn the parts into Beef, now costumed as a glitter-clad Frankenstein's monster. As Beef performs a completely rewritten glam-rock version of Winslow's song "Old Souls", hidden in the rafters, the Phantom strikes and electrocutes Beef with a lightning-bolt-shaped neon sign (to the great delight of the crowd). Horrified, Philbin orders Phoenix onstage as a replacement. Singing the slow true version of Winslow's music at last, Phoenix is an immediate sensation with the audience. As they continue to cheer for Beef outside as his dead body is loaded into an ambulance, Swan now realizes the potential of the situation. In Phoenix's dressing room, Swan arrives and seduces Phoenix after the show with promises of her future stardom. As she leaves, she is nearly overwhelmed by the zealous crowd, but is quickly spirited away by the Phantom. On the roof, the Phantom tells Phoenix his true identity and what Swan has done. He implores Phoenix to leave the Paradise so Swan won't destroy her like he has destroyed everything else. Fearing the Phantom, Phoenix does not believe him and escapes. At the Swanage, the Phantom secretly observes Swan and Phoenix locked in a tight embrace. Heartbroken, he commits suicide by stabbing himself through the heart with his Bowie knife. However, the Phantom awakens from death and sees Swan standing over him. Pulling the knife out, Swan tells the Phantom that he cannot die because he's locked to the blood contract he had signed earlier: The Phantom cannot die until Swan himself has died. With that knowledge, the Phantom attempts to stab Swan through the heart, but Swan is unharmed and merely pulls the knife away. Looking down at the Phantom, Swan hisses in an almost reptilian voice, "I'm under contract, too!" Rolling Stone announces the upcoming wedding between Swan and Phoenix during Faust's finale. While everyone prepares, the Phantom sneaks into Swan's private taping room to watch the tape containing the blood contract. Watching the tape, the Phantom then learns that Swan made a pact with the devil over 20 years ago (1953): Swan will remain youthful forever unless the videotaped recording of his contract is destroyed. Future photos, videos and recordings of Swan will age and fester in his place, explaining why he abhors being caught on film. The tape goes on to reveal footage of Winslow signing his contract with Swan and finally a new one Swan made with Phoenix when she was stoned, promising him "her voice" upon her death (presumably to finally overcome Swan's voice's wretched sound when recorded, as per his own contract). On a live television camera, the Phantom observes an assassin assembling a rifle and realizes Swan is planning to have Phoenix assassinated during the ceremony. The Phantom destroys most of the recordings by setting them on fire and heads off to the wedding between Swan and Phoenix. The wedding is in full swing onstage, with Philbin officiating and Swan wearing gloves and a silver mask of his own face to prevent being properly filmed. The Phantom manages to throw off the assassin's aim to stop him from hitting Phoenix, causing him to shoot and kill Philbin instead. With the tapes destroyed and Swan now mortal once again, the Phantom swings down onto the stage and rips off Swan's mask, finally exposing him as a monster on live television. Swan's face is now hideous, burning away like the tapes and contracts. Realizing what's happening, a crazed Swan gropes for Phoenix's throat, demanding she give him her voice, beginning to strangle her. The Phantom intervenes and stabs Swan repeatedly in the chest with the metal beak of a backup dancer's bird-shaped headpiece. The moment he does, his own fatal chest wound reopens. As he is dying, Swan is carried around by the audience, who are driven to the point of hysteria and join in stabbing him. The dying Winslow also removes his mask to reveal his own face, and cheered on by the crowd, crawls on the floor towards the shocked Phoenix. Just as he holds out a hand to her, Swan dies, allowing Winslow to die of his own wound. As Winslow succumbs, Phoenix finally recognizes him as the kind man she met in line at the Swanage. Phoenix rushes over and lies down next to him, crying and heartbroken as the audience raves. The closing credits feature a series of montages of the cast members, identifying each by name, commencing with the musical trio and concluding with Winslow/The Phantom. Most of the shots in these montages are from the movie, but there are also several from outtakes.

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Why brian de palma's phantom of the paradise is better than rocky horror.

Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise is a stylish horror musical that doesn’t get its due and is unjustly overshadowed by Rocky Horror’s success.

Phantom of the Paradise is one of the most striking films from the beginning of Brian De Palma’s career, yet it hasn’t gained the same acclaim as The Rocky Horror Picture Show even though it predated and surpassed the movie in many ways. Brian De Palma is a very talented auteur of a filmmaker and what he crafted with Phantom of the Paradise was truly unique for its time. The director took elements from musicals, gothic storytelling, absurdist comedies, and a satirical and prescient view of the recording industry and used them to transform the horror genre in exciting ways.

Phantom of the Paradise is an unconventional reinterpretation of classical horror narratives such as Faust, Phantom of the Opera, and even has connections to The Picture of Dorian Gray . A tortured songwriter, Winslow Leach (William Finley), gets his music stolen by a greedy record producer who uses it to turn a budding ingenue, Phoenix (Jessica Harper), into his latest puppet. Leach suffers a terrible accident that turns him into a disfigured reject who plots revenge against the man who made him like this.

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There’s a sophisticated and layered narrative that is told in Phantom of the Paradise, all of which is only strengthened by De Palma’s obsession with bloody giallo cinema . Every scene represents another way in which the director attempts to do something stylized with the visuals and scene composition. In contrast, The Rocky Horror Picture Show tells an entertaining story that emphasizes strange characters and ridiculous situations, but lacks the depth, artistry, and ambition of Phantom of the Paradise. For this and numerous other reasons, Phantom of the Paradise is the superior horror musical of the era, even though Rocky Horror Picture Show is an undisputed and enduring cult classic.

Brian De Palma has become known for his exceptional visuals that play with where the audience’s attention gets drawn. This is put on full display in Phantom of the Paradise through the director's use of split screen, uninterrupted tracking shots, and a wealth of tropes that are more evocative of Hitchcock’s filmography and foreign horror. In contrast, Rocky Horror has attractive art design, but the camerawork isn’t on Phantom of the Paradise’s level. Curiously, both films came out a year apart - in 1974 and 1975, respectively - and they both tackled comparable commentaries on subversive gender roles . Rocky Horror titillates with its ideas, but largely reduces them to camp, yet Phantom of the Paradise incorporates these themes into its larger narrative. It uses conformity, gender, and image to push its indictment of the recording industry and celebrity even further.

A lot of the attention generated around Rocky Horror comes down to its memorable music, which has helped the movie turn into a celebrated cult classic over time. However, Phantom of the Paradise’s music was composed by acclaimed Grammy and Academy Award winner Paul Williams, who also plays the film’s villain, Swan. Williams’ Phantom of the Paradise music hasn’t gained the same level of notoriety as Rocky Horror, but it’s easily at the same quality and is a strong reflection of Williams’ skills. Rocky Horror also contained memorable performances by actors like Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon, but Phantom of the Paradise notably introduced Jessica Harper, who would go on to star in Dario Argento’s Suspiria several years later. Phantom of the Paradise ’s hyperbolized style as well as the amount of talent it featured and introduced are all valuable reasons why it should be viewed with as much love, if not more, than The Rocky Horror Picture Show .

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Fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach finds himself double-crossed by the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both his music and the girl Winslow wants to sing it, Phoenix, for the grand opening of his rock palace, the Paradise. After Swan has Winslow sent to prison for trespassing, Winslow endures a freak accident that leaves him disfigured, after which he seeks revenge on both Swan and the Paradise.

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In Brian De Palma’s entire career, his 1974 musical horror film Phantom of the Paradise is perhaps the one work of art most difficult to categorize in any drawers, a film piece so puzzling, chaotic and uncanny it’s literally impossible to be forgotten. It may well be true that, upon its release, De Palma’s sixth feature film got butchered by the critics (with a few honorable exceptions, like that of Pauline Kael , who praised the director’s “original comic temperament, visual exaggeration and sophisticated slapstick comedy”), and it’s a simple fact it failed to meet 20th Century Fox’s box office expectations: Phantom of the Paradise was successful practically only in Paris and Winnipeg. The unorthodox mixture of genres, more or less obvious subtlety in the delivery of the material and the inability of the distributor to adequately and efficiently promote the picture due to its impossibility to wear a simple label of a horror or a musical proved simply too much for the audience in 1974. However, De Palma’s unwanted baby slowly started to attract and nurture a cult following, people usually cringing at the sight of films like The Towering Inferno , one of the greatest hits of late 1974. In the following years Phantom of the Paradise started receiving far more positive reviews, helping build the dominant opinion that the film’s contemporary audience and critics were unfair and somewhat blind to all the delights hiding in De Palma’s probably weirdest film to date. To what degree people loved the movie can be easily seen in the fact that, in 2005, the fans organized a festival called Phantompalooza, which still continues to occur every year or so. The fantastic Paul Williams , a renowned composer who not only created the Academy Award-nominated music for the movie but also starred in one of its two most important roles, watched its reputation grow with pride. When you love something that the rest of the world ignores, Williams stated, you become impassioned. Some people probably adored the film in all its mysterious glory as soon as they caught it in theaters. Others listened to their recommendation and helped spread the word. De Palma’s movie is now considered a cult favorite, with millions of devoted fans, with its own festival, with more than a few important cultural icons advocating its importance and brilliance. Guillermo del Toro, for instance, considers this “deranged, romantic, unique film with a perfect soundtrack” one of his “most beloved films ever.” The film was rejected and trashed, only to rise like a phoenix and cement its place in the collective minds of film lovers around the world.

In the narrative sense, Phantom of the Paradise ’s story should sound familiar to all of you with the experience of reading Goethe’s ‘Faust’ and Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray.’ A talented composer eager to produce beautiful music for his muse signs a contract with a highly successful but satanic record producer who builds and crushes careers as he pleases. It’s a romantic story of love and devotion, of artistic brilliance thwarted by an unscrupulous impresario whose influence on the music industry cannot be overstated. De Palma allegedly conceived the story upon hearing the Beatles song ‘A Day in the Life’ played in an elevator. Horrified and saddened by what he saw as the industry’s power to commercialize and thus mutilate such art for financial gain, De Palma connected this disappointment with his personal experience in the film business, where he continuously got rejected by studio heads when he approached them with his original ideas. The filmmaker first sold his script to producer Marty Ransohoff at Filmways, after which Ray Stark acquired it. De Palma then bought back the script with the help of producer Ed Pressman. A part of the financial construction of Phantom of the Paradise was covered by De Palma’s pay for Get to Know Your Rabbit, while real estate developer Gustave Berne aided with an additional $750,000. The film was ultimately sold to 20th Century Fox at the end of a bidding war, setting the record for an independent film with a two million dollar advance.

Shot during ten weeks of the 1973/1974 winter, Phantom of the Paradise met its box office demise, but still managed not only to acquire some hardcore fans who would go on to help develop its fan base, but also impress the critics with Paul Williams’ music, earning an unexpected Academy Awards nomination coupled with the same honor at the Golden Globes. With a genius cast comprised of Williams, De Palma’s long-time companion William Finley and Jessica Harper, with Williams’ fantastic music and great cinematography by Larry Pizer, edited by the masterful Paul Hirsch ( Star Wars , Mission: Impossible , Carrie , Blow Out ), written and directed by one of the best filmmakers of our lifetimes, Phantom of the Paradise is a picnic for our senses and solid proof of De Palma’s passion, range and versatility, a film that got its second chance to shine. “Don’t ever write something off as a failure too quickly,” said Williams. “You never know what is going to happen down the line.”

A monumentally important screenplay. Screenwriter must-read: Brian De Palma’s screenplay for Phantom of the Paradise [ PDF ]. (NOTE: For educational and research purposes only ). The DVD/Blu-ray of the film is available at Shout! Factory and other online retailers. Absolutely our highest recommendation.

THE MOVIE NO ONE SAW BUT EVERYONE LOVES

“It bombed everywhere but Paris and Winnipeg. It’s hard to say what was worse, the reviews or the grosses. Christ, it didn’t even matter that it opened on Halloween night, 40 years ago today. And, if you think about it, you can understand why. In 1974, rock movies just didn’t combine the Faust legend with horror, humor, action, and pathos. They also didn’t reference more films than a caffeinated Quentin Tarantino on a talk show. Still, though most papers bashed it with brickbats and people stayed away in droves, Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise is celebrating its anniversary in classic style. This past summer it had a spectacular sold-out showing at the theater where it debuted, and it was recently released and were inspired by it (and plucked Williams) for their Grammy-winning last album, Random Access Memories. This celluloid story of an immortal impresario, the deformed freak whose music he stole, and the girl both of them wanted, has undergone a strange metamorphosis. Phantom, which was never actually popular, has become legendary.” — Forty years later, how Phantom of the Paradise became legendary by Peter Gerstenzang

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The Swan Archives is a division of the Swan Foundation, the nonprofit wing of Swan Song Enterprises. Feel encouraged to check out what else they have in their store regarding this film: production notes, casting info, filming schedules, and so on.

  The Projection Booth ’s Mike White & “Mondo” Justin Bozung are joined by Ari the Principal Archivist at The Swan Archives as they dissect Brian De Palma’s rock and roll musical, Phantom of the Paradise .

Bonus interview with Gerrit Graham.

  For a certain group of rock musical fans, few films are MORE loved than Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise . How could anyone not love a film this daring, this odd, and this memorable? For the 12th edition of his phenomenal video series, “The Unloved,” Scout Tafoya checks into the Paradise , arguing that even this film’s cult classic status doesn’t give it the credit it deserved.

WHY DO DAFT PUNK WEAR HELMETS?

Legendary songwriter Paul Williams discusses his role as a Satanic record producer in the 1974 cult film Phantom of the Paradise , which inspired the electro-house duo to wear robot masks in the first place.

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  Brian De Palma discusses his process on visualizing the scene prior to shooting them, and how that process was especially true in Phantom of the Pardise .

  Phantom of the Paradise 40th Anniversary panel was moderated by Edgar Wright, Phantom fan and director of Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz , and The World’s End . The panel consisted of Paul Williams (Swan), Jessica Harper (Phoenix), Gerrit Graham (Beef), Peter Elbling (Harold Oblong), Jeffrey Comanor, and Film Editor Paul Hirsch.

  Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise . The source of the photos: The Swan Archives . Photographed by Randy Black, Paul Hirsch. All original photographs are copyright to their respective owners. Intended for editorial use only. All material for educational and noncommercial purposes only.

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Composer Winslow Leach (William Finley) is determined to seek revenge on Swan (Williams), an evil record tycoon who steals his pop cantana of the Faust legend to launch his enemy's palace as the mysterious Phantom of the Paradise and continues to plan his gruesome retaliation.

Describing Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise as an update of the classic Phantom of the Opera doesn't do justice to this demented movie. While De Palma's Hitchcock homages have sometimes led him into dead ends, this rock & roll remake seems to have liberated De Palma's imagination, and the result is weird and funny, with the scruffy underground spirit of the director's early pictures. The Phantom is one Winslow Leach (William Finley), a nerdy songwriter whose "pop cantata" on the subject of Faust is stolen by a freakish, Phil Spector-like rock impresario called Swan (Paul Williams). After getting his head caught in a vinyl-LP compressor, Leach is transformed into a masked creature, haunting Swan's music palace, the Paradise. De Palma proves how nimbly he can establish narrative rhythm: the story moves like a cannon shot, and the musical numbers (especially in the Alice Cooper-like Paradise sequences) are brilliantly cut. The movie seems to predict the Studio 54 scene, MTV, and punk rock--the last, especially, in the figure of Beef, a screeching singer played by the unhinged Gerrit Graham. The songs were written by Paul Williams, that diminutive '70s music icon (he cowrote the Barbra Streisand wet noodle " Evergreen "), and his performance is a reminder of his peculiar, self-spoofing presence: at one point, the preening Swan announces, "You know how I abhor perfection in anyone but myself." Comedy, musical, horror film, '70s artifact--this movie isn't quite definable, and that's what's wonderful about it. --Robert Horton

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.32 Ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 024543023777
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Brian De Palma
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2001
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Bill Scott, Edward R. Pressman, Gustave M. Berne, Jeffrey L. Hayes, Lynn Pressman-Raymond
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  • Jack Fisk's meticulous set designs create mesmerizing visuals in each film he works on.
  • Fisk's ability to repurpose existing sets and build on location is showcased in his work.
  • Fisk's designs help bring the director's vision to life and contribute to the overall aesthetic of the films.

Jack Fisk is a prolific and incredibly talented production designer who has built the sets for many iconic directors' films. A production designer is responsible for the overall look of a movie in the practical sense. While a cinematographer is responsible for positioning the camera and capturing the scene, a special effects supervisor for determining how visual computer effects integrate into the movie, and a director for bringing the film's vision together, it's the production designer (and often their deputy known as the "art director") who will take scenes from the script and recreate them on a set or on location, utilizing carpenters, artists, prop designers, and more.

Though visual effects are so important, production designers are not properly lauded. However, the work of artists like Jack Fisk is still highly sought after by any director hoping to make a visually stunning creation. His first credit as an art director on the movie Angels Hard as They Come (1971), and his talent was quickly recognized by director Terrence Malick whom he's worked with several times. Fisk's thoroughly researched set designs reward pausing his movies at any instant, allowing his meticulous details to be closely examined. From his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson to Martin Scorsese, each film Fisk works on has a mesmerizing look.

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Phantom of the paradise (1974), a rock opera from brian de palma..

Phantom of the Paradise is one of Brian De Palma's earlier movies and his first collaboration with Fisk. The movie, a rock musical comedy horror, is a confusing but fascinating look at the style De Palma was perfecting. Fisk showed his talent for working under a small budget and repurposing existing sets in the movie. As it takes place in a theater hall, Fisk combines many different theatrical elements for purposefully low-budget-looking sets, that culminate in the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari -inspired showpiece. Fisk's mix of horror and grandeur has always been a signature of his work, and it's plainly seen here.

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Paul thomas anderson's funny and odd cult picture..

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Genres Drama

In Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master , a World War II veteran, Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), falls in with a charismatic cult leader, Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), only to become disillusioned with the religion and its leader. The film takes place in drabby townhomes, bars, boats, and manors set in San Francisco, the East Coast, and England, and Fisk's designs make each location unique. The construction of the rooms where the cult meets are cavernous and wooden , much like the ships Freddie fought on and the one he met Dodd on. Their design is intimidating but also ridiculous with how sparse they are considering the supposed wealth of the cult.

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Fisk creates the star of the movie: the manor house..

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Mulholland Drive (2001)

David lynch's surreal and colorful mystery thriller., mulholland drive.

Release Date 2001-10-19

Cast Laura Elena Harring, Ann Miller, Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Mark Pellegrino

Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller

David Lynch movies often take place in real locations, but the plots are so psychedelic that these settings feel warped and dream-like. Mulholland Drive , for instance, takes place in Los Angeles, the title being a reference to the actual road in the Hollywood Hills. Fisk designs both the grim LA flophouses to represent the dark underside of the city and the flashy, bubble gum-like soundstages and mansions to represent the wealthy half. The backdrops are magical and brightly painted, and the interiors are delightfully retro , reminiscent of the 1950s. It's these colorful and starkly contrasted sets that help Lynch's surreal story feel plausible.

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Malick's gripping, contemporary war epic..

Another Malick collaboration, The Thin Red Line depicts US marines fighting in the Pacific during World War II. A philosophical, violent, and moving war epic, The Thin Red Line is one of the first movies to feel like a contemporary war picture. Fisk had the difficult duty of designing sets on location in the jungles of Australia where the movie was filmed , (via The ASC ). He and his crew built villages and camps, both undamaged and destroyed, that feel like they have been in the jungles for decades. Nothing looks out of place or intentional in the ramshackle army camps, and the destroyed villages and bunkers are appropriately depressing.

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A carefully crafted and expertly designed film about the jamestown colony..

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Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)

Martin scorsese's biographical tale about the murders of osage indians., killers of the flower moon.

Cast Cara Jade Myers, Jason Isbell, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, Louis Cancelmi, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott Shepherd, Jesse Plemons

Genres Drama, Crime, History

In Killers of the Flower Moon , Fisk's first collaboration with Martin Scorsese, Osage County, Oklahoma is recreated in vivid and beautiful detail. Scorsese's epic, winding, and disturbing Killers of the Flower Moon is filled with behind-the-scenes details , but what's on-screen is even more intricate thanks to Fisk's production design. He used personal insights and intense research to design the look of a film that collides ancient Osage beliefs and traditions with colonist and capitalistic enterprise . A prime example is Mollie Kyle's (Lily Gladstone) enormous but empty house. Fisk searched old court records to determine what her house would look like.

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The revenant (2015), fisk, dicaprio, and iñárritu had a difficult shoot., the revenant.

Release Date 2015-12-25

Cast Will Poulter, Paul Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson

Genres Drama, Adventure

The Revenant not only earned Leonardo DiCaprio his first Academy Award for Best Actor, but it also gave Fisk only his second Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design . There is no better example of Fisk's ability to build on location than in his work on the famously difficult shoot for The Revenant . The film required a fur trapper's village, an Old West town, and an Arikara village as part of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu's efforts to correctly replicate the 1800s Dakotas. Fisk's remarkably real set designs are only upstaged by his work building snowbanks and maintaining snowfalls that dominate the movie, presumably a Herculean task.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Fisk's incredible picture of capitalism and the american west., there will be blood.

Release Date 2007-12-26

Cast Dillon Freasier, Russell Harvard, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarn Hinds, Paul Dano, Daniel Day-Lewis

Genres Drama, Epic

Jack Fisk earned his first Academy Award nomination for his art direction on Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 epic There Will Be Blood . This sprawling Western follows Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he becomes the biggest oil magnate in America. There are jet-black oil rigs set against orange and blue skies, desolate oil towns that look like the wind could knock them over, and a monstrous mansion that appears to have come out of time just for the movie. Every surface is carefully designed and manages to both be of the early 20th century and timeless, adding to the almost mythical nature of the movie.

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  1. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

    1 Video 99+ Photos Comedy Drama Fantasy 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. Director Brian De Palma Writers Brian De Palma Louisa Rose Stars Paul Williams William Finley Jessica Harper

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    Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams. A naïve young singer-songwriter ( William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work.

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    What to know Critics Consensus Brian De Palma's subversive streak is on full display in Phantom of the Paradise, an ebullient rock opera that rhapsodizes creativity when it isn't seething with...

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    Welcome to the Phantom Paradise Fandom Status: Completed A male concubine climbs his way up in the imperial harem of Phantom Paradise, hiding a sinister motive of entering. In his plot against the royalty will he succeed and fulfill his promise to a demon, or will the empress survive and move on with her plans for her paradise in hell?

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    Synopsis Winslow Leach (William Finley) is an up-and-coming songwriter and composer who is seen by satanic record producer Swan (Paul Williams) during his performance as a back-up act to the nostalgia band The Juicy Fruits, whom Swan produces.

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