Phantom of the Paradise Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 8639

Average Rating: 2.5/4

# of Ratings: 21

Theatrical Release Date: 10/31/1974

Language: English

Genre: Musical, Horror

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Brian De Palma

Actors: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, Archie Hahn

Plot: Brian de Palma's wild "rock opera" (with songs by Paul Williams) combining elements of "The Phantom of the Opera" with "Faust" and satirical attacks on the glam rock era. Struggling songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) is plagiarized by producer-tycoon Swann (Williams), and survives an attempted murder in order to seek revenge as a phantom stalking Swann's rock palace -- the Paradise.

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3.5/4

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 10/14/2024

70s audiences really missed out sleeping on "Phantom of the Paradise, " the kookiest outlier in De Palma's staggering list of works for sure.

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