Directed by:
Brian De PalmaScreenplay:
Brian De PalmaCinematography:
Larry PizerComposer:
Paul WilliamsCast:
William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, Janit Baldwin, Keith Allison, Robin Mattson, Janus Blythe, Archie Hahn (more)Plots(1)
Brian De Palma's glam rock version of the famous 'Phantom of the Opera' story stars singer-songwriter Paul Williams as Swan, a music business tycoon who steals the work of talented composer Winslow Leach (William Finley), along with his girlfriend Phoenix (Jessica Harper). Leach plans to get revenge, but his plans soon go horribly wrong and he ends up with a terrible facial disfigurement. Assuming a mask to hide his injuries and his identity, Leach's next move is to sign a pact with a Swan to write a rock opera version of 'Faust'. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
William Finley
USA
Best movies:
Dionysus in '69 (1970) (theatrical recording)
Blood Sisters (1972)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Paul Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
The Chase (1966)
Baby Driver (2017)
Jessica Harper
USA
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Minority Report (2002)
Taking Off (1971)
Gerrit Graham
USA
Best movies:
This Boy's Life (1993)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Chaotic Ana (2007)
George Memmoli
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Blue Collar (1978)
Janit Baldwin
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Prime Cut (1972)
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
Keith Allison
USA
Best movies:
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Sextette (1978)
Treasure of Pirate's Point (1999)
Robin Mattson
USA
Best movies:
Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Return to Macon County (1975)
Janus Blythe
Best movies:
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Eaten Alive (1976)
Archie Hahn
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Misery (1990)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Cheryl Smith
USA
Best movies:
Up in Smoke (1978)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Sara Ballantine
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Angelyne
Poland
Best movies:
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Homer & Eddie (1989)
Jennifer Ashley
USA
Best movies:
Partners (1982)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Rod Serling (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - narrator
Shelly Desai
India
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
For Love of the Game (1999)
Denial (1998)
Ken Carpenter
Best movies:
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Lost in Africa (1994)
Mary Margaret Amato
Best movies:
Cannery Row (1982)
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
Peter Elbling
UK
Best movies:
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
Demon Seed (1977)
Dennis Olivieri
USA
Best movies:
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Breezy (1973)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)