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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, Winslow Leach (William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work.
Nov 1, 1974 · Phantom of the Paradise: Directed by Brian De Palma. With William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham. A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music.
Mar 25, 2013 · "Phantom of the Paradise" is basically a satirical glam rock update of "Phantom of The Opera" with a bit of "Faust" and "Dorian Gray" mixed in. Kind of the same way that "Rocky" is a glam rock spoof of Frankenstein, haunted house, and alien movies.
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.
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.
- (66)
- Musical, Comedy
- PG
Jul 21, 2014 · Check out the trailer for the iconic musical horror film from Brian De Palma. You can get the Blu-ray here: http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/phantom-parad...
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
