Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- Starring:
- Paul Williams, William Finley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Brian De Palma
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Phantom of the Paradise
"He sold his soul for rock-n-roll," read the tagline for Brian De Palma's satirical Phantom of the Opera for the '70s rock scene. After hearing Winslow Leach (William Finley) perform a song from his Faust rock opera, Phil Spector-ish impresario Swan (Paul Williams) decides that Winslow's opera would be the perfect debut attraction for his new rock palace, the Paradise. Swan steals the music and has Winslow imprisoned -- but not before Winslow meets aspiring songbird Phoenix (Jessica Harper). Jumping prison, Winslow breaks into Swan's Death Records factory to ruin the recordings, but a record press accident grossly disfigures him. Winslow then sneaks into the Paradise to sabotage Swan's show, disguising himself as the Phantom. Swan, however, cuts a deal with the Phantom to finish his cantata; he promises that Phoenix will sing it but then reneges, hiring prissy glam rocker Beef (Gerritt Graham). Determined to have Phoenix sing, the Phantom soon discovers just how far Swan will go to give the people what they want. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of Phantom of the Paradise
- Paul Williams - Swan
- Jessica Harper - Phoenix
- Gerritt Graham - Beef
- Janit Baldwin - Groupie
- Jeffrey Comaner - Singing Group
- William Shephard - Rock Freak
- Linda Larimer - Surfgirl
- Dennis Olivieri - Reporter
- Robin Mattson - Groupie
- Harold Oblong - Musician
- Gary Mallaber - Band
- Patrice Rohmer - Groupie
- Henry Calvert - Nightwatchman
- Jim Lovelett - Winslow's Double
- Mary Margaret Amato - Swan's Entourage
- William Finley - Winslow/The Phantom
- George Memmoli - Philbin
- Andrew Epper - Winslow's Double
- Ken Carpenter - Stagehand
- Cheryl Smith - Groupie
- Jennifer Ashley - Groupie
- Adam Wade - Reporter
- Susan Weiser-Finley - Dancer
- William Donovan - Reporter
- Archie Hahn III - Singing Group
- Judy Washington - Dancer
- Gene Gross - Warden
- Scott Lane - Reporter
- Keith Allison - Country and Western Singer
- Carol O'Leary - Betty Lou
- Director(s):
- Brian De Palma
- Writer(s):
- Brian De Palma
- Producer(s):
- Edward R. Pressman, Gustave Berne, Paul Lewis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Violence)
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