Phantom of the Paradise [Collector's Edition]

Director: Brian De Palma Brian De Palma

Overview

Combining rock & roll, horror, and the classic tale of Phantom of the Opera this musical makes fun of all three. The story centers on an aspiring rocker who sells his soul to find fame and ends up horribly disfigured and living in the bowels of a popular night club.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2014
UPC:	0826663151169
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	PG
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	1,798

Special Features

Disc 1 (Blu-Ray):; New audio commentary with Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, Archie Hahn, Peter Elbling And Jeffrey Comanor; New interviews with director Brian De Palma, Paul Williams and make-up effects artist Tom Burman; ; Disc 2 (DVD):; New interviews with producer Edward Pressman and drummer Gary Mallaber; Paradise Regained - documentary on the making of the film; Interview with Paul Williams moderated by Guillermo Del Toro; Interview with costume designer Rosanna Norton; Alternative takes; Swan Song outtake footage; Original theatrical trailer, TV and radio spots; Still gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Finley	Phantom
Paul Williams	Swan,Composer
Jessica Harper	Phoenix
George Memmoli	Philbin
Gerrit Graham	Beef
Jeffrey Comanor	The Juicy Fruits, The Beach Bums, The Undeads
Archie Hahn	The Juicy Fruits, The Beach Bums, The Undeads
Harold Oblong	The Juicy Fruits, The Beach Bums, The Undeads
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
Sarah 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-Finley	Dancer
Janet Savarino	Singing Twin,Singing Twin
Keith Allison	Country and Western Singer
Bobby Birkenfeld	Guy
Sandy Catton	Black Singer
William Donovan	Reporter
Scott Lane	Reporter
Dennis Olivieri	Reporter
Adam Wade	Reporter
Nancy Moses	Backup Singer
Diana Walden	Backup Singer
Sherri Adeline	Girl in Ticket Line
Carol O'Leary	Betty
Mary Bongfeld	Mini-Bopper
Coleen Crudden	Mini-Bopper
Bridgett Dunn	Mini-Bopper
William Shephard	Rock Freak
Rainbeaux Smith	Groupie,Groupie
Andy Epper	Winslow's Double
Jim Lovelett	Winslow's Double
Steven Richmond	Swan's Double
James Gambino	Swan's Double
Mary Amato	Swan's Entourage
Jennifer Ashley	Groupie
Gary Mallaber	Band
Robin Mattson	Groupie
Patrice Rohmer	Groupie
Archie Hahn III	Singing Group
George Aliceson Tipton	Composer

Technical Credits

Brian De Palma

Greg Auer	Special Effects
Gustave Berne	Executive Producer,Producer
Brian De Palma	Director,Screenwriter
Edward R. Pressman	Producer
Paul Lewis	Producer
Sylvia Fay	Casting
James Tanenbaum	Sound/Sound Designer
Al Gramaglia	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Referencing vintage horror, Alfred Hitchcock, and the '70s vogue for supernatural terror, Brian De Palma used his favorite genre to take aim at the sensation-seeking rock audience and the exploitative entertainment machine, skewering such '70s trends as '50s nostalgia and glam rock. With splitscreen effects, he underlines the cost of putting media reality before life, as fame becomes the ultimate Faustian bargain. That entertainment machine, however, failed De Palma, and Phantom of the Paradise flopped. But its clever cinephilia and over-the-top rock numbers have since acquired a cult following, though not on the level of another '70s glitter-horror fantasia, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).