Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) #2803 Viewing Date: 1-9-2009 Posting Date: 4-16-2009 Directed by Brian De Palma Featuring William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper Country: USA When his rock...
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Bill Warren wrote: The role of Beef was originally planned to be something rather Elvisoid, Thank heaven they didn't go for it, because if so, it would probably just be one more among the thousands...
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In the definite minority on this one. I like Paul Williams' music. I'm more favorable to De Palma's work than not. But... I much prefer Rocky Horror to this. I found only one song I liked (the most...
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I like Paul Williams' music. I'm more favorable to De Palma's work than not. I prefer Rocky Horror to this. But yet, I still think this film is a blast. I first saw it when I was in college at a late...
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We're pretty close on this, Clark. But boyoboy will I take Susan Sarandon over Jessica Harper any day of the week. Even in our mutual dotage. ... Reed
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I first saw this film and "Tommy" close together, so I'm even more likely to think of THAT one as a counterpart than Rocky Horror. One of my few complaints is that the only really comical song - if...
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We're pretty close on this, Clark. But boyoboy will I take Susan Sarandon over Jessica Harper any day of the week. Even in our mutual dotage. Dotage? I'm only 51, so I like to think of myself as still...
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Grant wrote: But thanks to that song, I've always wanted some philosophical person to ask me what life is all about, Carburetors, man. That's what life is all about!
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Dotage? I'm only 51, so I like to think of myself as still young enough to take both. Self-delusion is something of a hobby of mine. The dotage I was referring to is Ms. Sarandons and my own. Your...
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I love Phantom of the Paradise. The song played over the ending credits always gets stuck in my head for days. "If I could live my life half as worthlessly as you, I'm convinced that I'd wind up...
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I just saw it again today (I only watch it once a year), and it still works as well as ever. You mention Elton John as an inspiration for Winslow, but was he also an imitation of Paul Williams...
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KISS didn't catch on until their 4th album KISS ALIVE.So I would say it's a coincidence.
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I'm 99% sure that William Finley did all his own singing, as did Harper, Williams and The Juicy Fruits (Archie Hahn, Harold Oblong and Jeffrey Comanor). Only Gerrit Graham is dubbed in the film -- he...
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I never realized so many people did their own singing. When it comes to musicals, you start out thinking exactly that, then you hear right and left about someone being dubbed by someone else, so you...
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ByronOrlok wrote:I'm 99% sure that William Finley did all his own singing, as did Harper, Williams and The Juicy Fruits (Archie Hahn, Harold Oblong and Jeffrey Comanor). Only Gerrit Graham is dubbed...
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how about Arthur Brown influencing people from 1968? David
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Wow...i'm surprised how similar ALICE COOPERS makeup is to Browns.
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De Palma based the makeups on THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
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Bill Warren wrote: De Palma based the makeups on THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARIThat sounds right!The singers face has those Expressionist angles painted on.
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Dave Sindelar wrote:Furthermore, I like speculating on who might be the models for the various characters in the story; I suspect Swan is Phil Spector, the group The Juicy Fruits is Sha Na Na, and...
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