Rating: PG
Genre:
Musical
Release Date: 09/04/2001
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2/1
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
"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, All Movie Guide
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