Phantom of the Paradise

Brian De Palma's satirical Phantom/Faust mash-up is coming to blu-ray:

http://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Paradise-Ultimate-Blu-ray-Williams/dp/B002O06Q3O/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1267072915&sr=8-5

Apparently this is the tricked-out, full bells and whistles release previously available on DVD in France.

R.

Okay, I have never seen this film. But Paul Williams is my Muppet-lyric writing hero. [Being the muppet geek that I am, he wrote some awesome lyrics for the original Muppet Movie, A Muppet Christmas Carol, and Letters to Santa.] I am kind of scared of seeing him as the Phantom? I mean, he's not that good lookin of a guy, but I guess his face gets pressed in a record machine?

Williams doesn't play the Phantom character (that's William Finley), but a Mephistopholes-like record producer named Swan. Yeah, I had a hard time picturing Paul Williams as the devil too, but he gives it a good go. The movie is worth seeing for the weird cheese of it all.

~LCD

Hi all newbie here!!! But I remember this movie I saw it about five years ago I remember it was on really late on night!! Its very cheesey!! Some moments are laugh out but its good for what it is........

its really very nice and fantastic post i was in need of tickets of this show and i got it here..

Just got the DVD of this movie in the mail today and am going to be watching it soon, will check back after viewing it!

Actor William Finley - who played the Phantom in this version - passed away on April 14.

So far, the only obituaries I've seen are in French. Here's one:


http://www.parismatch.com/Culture-Match/Cinema/Depeches/Deces-de-William-Finley-Phantom-of-the-Paradise-389666/

Here's an English obit. RIP William.

~LCD

Phantom of the Paradise will get it's US blu-ray release this August (which means another triple-dip for me since I already have the US dvd and french blu-ray releases):

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/05/details-on-the-upcoming-phantom-of-the-paradise-blu-ray/

R.