Summary
A gifted rock composer plots revenge after a devious record producer steals both his music and his girl.
Cast
William Finley
Winslow Leach / The Phantom
Paul Williams
Swan
Jessica Harper
Phoenix
George Memmoli
Philbin
Gerrit Graham
Beef
Archie Hahn
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Jeffrey Comanor
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Peter Elbling
The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads
Colin Cameron
Band
David Garland
Band
Gary Mallaber
Band
Art Munson
Band
Mary Margaret Amato
Swan's Entourage
Rand Bridges
Swan's Entourage
Jim Bohan
Swan's Entourage
Herb Pacheco
Assassin
Jennifer Ashley
Groupie
Janit Baldwin
Groupie
Janus Blythe
Groupie
Katherine Mastellos
Groupie
Robin Mattson
Groupie
Patrice Rohmer
Groupie
Cheryl Smith
Groupie
April Troy
Groupie
Walter Foster
Cop
Peter Harrell
Cop
Troy Haskins
Judge
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
Sara 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
Dancer
Janet Savarino
Singing Twin
Jean Savarino
Singing Twin
Keith Allison
Country & Western Singer
Bobby Birkenfeld
Guy
Sandy Catton
Black Singer
William Donovan
Reporter
Scott Edmund Lane
Reporter
Dennis Olivieri
Reporter
Adam Wade
Reporter
Nancy Moses
Back-Up Singer
Diana Walden
Back-Up Singer
Sherri Adeline
Girl in Ticket Line
Carol O'Leary
Betty Lou
Marty Bongfeldt
Mini-bopper
Coleen Crudden
Mini-bopper
Bridgett Dunn
Mini-bopper
William Shephard
Rock Freak
Angelyne
Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
Greg Bransom
Spectator (uncredited)
Shelly Desai
Dental Health Volunteer (uncredited)
Paul Hirsch
Paradise Audience Member (uncredited)
Rod Serling
Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Brian De Palma
Novel
Gaston Leroux
Writer
Louisa Rose
Reviews
Geronimo1967
September 20, 2024
7
William Finley as the eponymous character and Paul Williams as the duplicitous record producer "Swan" both ham up enjoyably in this update of the Gaston Leroux novel. "Finley" is writing a cantata, parts of which are overheard by the unscrupulous "Swan" who gets his sidekick "Philbin" (George Memmoli) to pinch the score. Next thing, auditions are ongoing and the poor old writer has been well and truly sidelined. He's determined to wreak his revenge, a determination amplified after an accident sees him hideously disfigured. With chaos ensuing all around, "Swan" decides to try and make a peace with his nemesis - but pretty soon it's clear that's never going to work and as the opening night of the rock club "The Paradise" looms ever closer, you have to wonder if you'd really want a ticket after all. It's good fun this film with some entertaining performances at the top, Jessica Harper holds her own as the feisty chanteuse "Phoenix" and there's just about enough menacing megalomania to prevent it descending into farce. It's quite easy to see how many subsequent films or concepts it may have spawned as it takes much from musical theatre and high drama and mingles them into something that's a sort of an hybrid of the "Man from U.N.C.L.E" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". Williams also wrote much of the of the original soundtrack with a few power ballads packed in to keep the pace moving along and it's worth sticking about for the credits. It has dated, but I still enjoyed it.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,300,000.00
Revenue:
$250,000.00
Keywords
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