The Most DERANGED Film You've Never Seen

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • Welcome to Bear Bites! Today, since we are in the spooky month of October, I want to take a journey with you all to talk about one of my favorite cult movies of all time: Phantom of the Paradise. An homage, a musical, and strange beyond all reason...but what makes it so special?
    Credits:
    Writing & Voice Over: Nathan Murphy (Twitter: @theRealNRM)
    Editing: Isaac Thiel (@mintychip )
    Artwork: The Sketch Fox (Twitter: @TheSketchFox), Starmax (@starmax1000) & Blast - Forever ( @BlastForever )
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    Video Content:
    0:00 What is a Cult Film?
    2:00 Phantom of the Paradise Background
    4:13 Synopsis
    16:45 Analysis & Legacy
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Komentáře • 535

  • @funkytexan247
    @funkytexan247 Před 4 měsíci +200

    My fondest memory of meeting Paul Williams was when my father told him that he thoroughly enjoyed _Phantom of the Paradise._ To which Williams smiled, and said: ‘I’m so glad to meet the guy who saw my picture.’ I didn’t understand it then, as I was only 12, but I get it now! To say the least, _PotP_ is one of my all time favorite movies 👏👏👏

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 4 měsíci +6

      Beautiful! 🐻❤️

    • @tgiacin435
      @tgiacin435 Před 4 měsíci +7

      And that is the guy that wrote a lot of muppet songs

    • @rmhartman
      @rmhartman Před 4 měsíci +3

      ​@@tgiacin435 little known fact: he was actually a muppet himself.

    • @tgiacin435
      @tgiacin435 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@rmhartman I could believe it

    • @figglebop
      @figglebop Před 3 měsíci

      He wrote a lot of Carpenters songs too... and just a lot of well known songs in general. @@tgiacin435

  • @thielnineteen
    @thielnineteen Před 4 měsíci +145

    I was convinced that he was just cosplaying as Griffith from BERSERK until I heard that it was released in 1974. I'm glad you mentioned the influence there.

    • @joshuawargo6446
      @joshuawargo6446 Před 4 měsíci +7

      dude i LITERALLY just made that comment lol xD like WOW is the inspiration SO APARENT OMG!!

    • @thielnineteen
      @thielnineteen Před 4 měsíci +7

      I remember when mentioning BERSERK would barely get a response due to very few people knowing about it until the absolute atrocity that was the most recent CG riddled Anime adaption. I was surprised at just how many people also commented on the same thing as you and me! To anyone that still has no idea what it is, and can appreciate a story that is all together tragic, dark and gorgeous, I say to just go find the Manga and skip the anime for now. It is definitely worth the time required to go through it all.

    • @Upsideround
      @Upsideround Před 3 měsíci +8

      I saw the mask in the thumbnail and that's what brought me.

    • @StephenRansom47
      @StephenRansom47 Před 3 měsíci +2

      😂 No, NO! ☝️
      It’s the helmet of G-FORCE.
      “Tiny, activate The Flying Phoenix!”

    • @rabbit0664
      @rabbit0664 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@UpsideroundSame here

  • @lordpyromon
    @lordpyromon Před 7 měsíci +123

    Man, Griffith has had a weird life.

    • @LarsBlitzer
      @LarsBlitzer Před 4 měsíci +2

      I think he's Femto at that point.

    • @majestyzx9081
      @majestyzx9081 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​​​@@LarsBlitzerand at the end of the story, Guts & Casca are going to merge and form Akira Fudo, while Griffith regains his memories as Lucifer/Ryo Asuka.
      Secret Devilman series.
      Go Nagai got us again.

    • @NucleaRaptor
      @NucleaRaptor Před 4 měsíci +2

      Gotta hustle to bankroll the Hawks somehow.

    • @PARAMOUNTPHLOPYNATOR
      @PARAMOUNTPHLOPYNATOR Před 3 měsíci

      MAN . i thought that masked looked alot GRIFF LOL

  • @frankosborn3134
    @frankosborn3134 Před 4 měsíci +32

    6:23 The actors duck to go through the doorway, which is shorter to accommodate Paul Williams, who is listed as 5'2". It's a nice little touch that shows how much power Swan has.

  • @jenniferschillig3768
    @jenniferschillig3768 Před 4 měsíci +114

    Something worth pondering...Brian De Palma is friends with George Lucas (and even helped write a little of the opening crawl for Star Wars). It's not beyond the realm of possibility that Lucas might have looked at this film, with a disfigured, masked, deep-voiced tragic villain who's only able to speak because of a voice synthesizer, and who ended up this way because of the machinations of a far more evil villain, and thought, "I could work with this..."

    • @sawinfield6136
      @sawinfield6136 Před 4 měsíci +13

      That is a very interesting thought indeed.

    • @AlfYngve
      @AlfYngve Před 4 měsíci +5

      Whoa!

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Hey, that's something to consider.

    • @multivox
      @multivox Před 4 měsíci +7

      It's possible. But I don't think George came up with Vader's backstory until after "Star Wars" was released. Maybe 1978? IMHO, the best bet as to the inspiration for Darth Vader, at lease as far as character design goes, is Marvel Comic's Dr. Doom.

    • @md73737373
      @md73737373 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Inspiration can take more than one element...and put em together.

  • @juice8566
    @juice8566 Před 4 měsíci +65

    I've never watched a single one of your videos, but I clicked this one becasue PotP is my favorite movie. I was worried you were gonna be shitting on it, I'm so glad this video was made in appreciation!!

  • @PeepshowMenagerie
    @PeepshowMenagerie Před 7 měsíci +68

    Let's not forget Jessica Harper's even bigger cult favorite film SUSPIRIA. But, yes, this is an amazing and super influential film. The Juicy Fruits goth incarnation has been even said to influence goth bands like Bauhaus in the later 70s.

    • @LosHuxleys
      @LosHuxleys Před 5 měsíci +3

      Phantom Of The Paradise is better than Suspiria.

    • @ceolsvalin5744
      @ceolsvalin5744 Před 5 měsíci +4

      Don't forget Shock Treatment!

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@ceolsvalin5744 I love how Shock Treatment feels like it was made *thirty years* too early. At the time, it was borderline incomprehensible. Now it comes off like a parody of influencer culture and "personal brands." It's definitely not as good as Rocky, but it has its own charms. Plus more Jessica Harper!

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@LosHuxleys Suspiria is more remembered. It is one of the scariest movies I had the misfortune of watching. Even the tv spot for Suspiria was terrifying for me as a 5 year old.

  • @bobobabaman
    @bobobabaman Před 4 měsíci +53

    Omg this is what Griffith from berserk God hand form is based off of with that mask. Even how he was tortured is similar

  • @epobirs
    @epobirs Před 4 měsíci +18

    As a 70s kid, I saw this movie a LOT. Double features were still common and Phantom was kept as the B movie by one of our only two local theaters for a long, long time. So, when 'Jaws' came out and we were going to see it again and again, this often meant watching Phantom yet again. On my next birthday I got the soundtrack for Phantom and the movie of 'Tommy' by a request to my grandmother. That Paul Williams created all of those songs across genres in such a short time has always amazed me and I still enjoy them to this day.
    One thing I didn't realize then, being a kid who didn't know much about the dark side of the music business, was that the character of Swan was plainly based on Phil Spector. Decades before going on trial for murder, he was known to the public as a genius music producer but also well known within the creative community Brian De Palma was rising in as something of a lunatic and possibly dangerous.

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh Před 5 měsíci +27

    As one who grew up in Winnipeg during that amazing time, it was nothing shy of AMAZING to be able to meet and hug the man who gave us Winslow Leach. William autographed both parts of Faust for me (for some reason, it was released in two books) . I scotch taped the cover so it wouldn't fade.
    Next year, (2024 ) marks the movie's 50th anniversary, and Winnipeg (well duh!) is hosting an event to commemorate that mile stone. Sadly, the show sold out before I could get a ticket, but that's okay. I got to say THANK YOU to my first mentor and the cast got to bask in the love that was initially denied them.

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah, the film has its biggest cult following in Winnipeg. I wonder why?

    • @JohannaLeigh
      @JohannaLeigh Před 4 měsíci

      That, good fan, is a mystery which may never be solved. Just one of those wild things that I was glad to have been part of. I could offer theories, but those are a dollar a dozen.
      Being a Winnipeg kid, from back in that day, we just took to it. Maybe it had to do with feeling like the underdog, who triumphed over overwhelming odds. Who knows?
      Now, 50 years later (WOW!! REALLY?!?!? YUP. REALLY) We're celebrating Brian DePalma's dark horse. If you bet on this long shot at the races, you'd be singing all the way to the bank. 'WINSLOW'S CANTATA takes an astounding lead and wins the race! WHO would have thought it possible, folks?!" @@sjdrifter72

    • @AliciaNyblade
      @AliciaNyblade Před 12 dny

      You got to hug Winslow. I am so jealous! That's awesome!

  • @WinterSteele
    @WinterSteele Před 4 měsíci +23

    This is legitimately one of the best videos I've ever seen about "Phantom of the Paradise." You did your homework, lol.

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Thank you so much! That means a lot 🐻❤️

    • @karmelodion
      @karmelodion Před 4 měsíci

      Also, how about a Phantom remake with dolls, in the style of Winter Steele??

  • @Thenewbagman
    @Thenewbagman Před 5 měsíci +36

    The Juicy fruits in fact died in the car explosion....but they are under cotract, so...

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 5 měsíci +11

      I love that theory!

    • @epobirs
      @epobirs Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@BearBitesShow Consider that their next appearance is as 'The Undead'. With an obvious nod to Kiss, who were still a bit obscure at the time of production.

    • @Garch-the-Great
      @Garch-the-Great Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@epobirs Kiss were beyond obscure when this was filmed. Alice Cooper was the inspiration for The Undeads. They're ripping apart bodies on-stage like he allegedly ripped apart a chicken (that story was exaggerated, but it made him infamous at the time).

    • @epobirs
      @epobirs Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@Garch-the-Great No, I saw this movie in it's original theatrical run, as a ten year old. I knew who Kiss were then and immediately understood the reference. Their biggest albums were still ahead of them but they were already getting a lot of attention for their presentation.

    • @agriperma
      @agriperma Před 3 měsíci

      @@epobirs The could change their name to, "The beef jerky's"

  • @julienbraudel7109
    @julienbraudel7109 Před 5 měsíci +27

    This movie was actually well known in France (that is why Phoenix and Daft Punk were so fond of it), as he got the first prize at the Festival d'Avoriaz (cinéma fantastique). It was shown once a year on national french television during the 80s, after 10 pm, with excellent critics on TV programs magazines. Les français comprennent toujours tout avant les autres..

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 5 měsíci +3

      That’s pretty cool! Not surprising to say that the French have good taste in films 🐻❤️

    • @lavoielactee7179
      @lavoielactee7179 Před 3 měsíci +1

      It's also really popular in Japan (which is why it's so often referenced by anime and manga) to the point that at least one toy company released an officially licensed Phantom action figure, and even replicas of stuff like the Death Records* shipping boxes.
      *Something else worth noting about the film, originally the record label was called Swan Song (which makes a lot more sense) but Led Zeppelin had an actual record label with that name and threatened to sue, so the name was changed to Death Records in the film's dialogue via ADR and referred to by that name in the promo materials but, if you look close, the signs and branding in the film still use the Swan Song name because the changes weren't made until after filming.

  • @aliceinmansonland448
    @aliceinmansonland448 Před 4 měsíci +12

    I'll always remember the part about the metal teeth, the fact that the main baddie in Berserk has the same helmet was another "oh, that's COOL!" Moments.
    This was one of those video store rentals that I picked up because the main villain looked cool, didn't know it was a cult classic!

  • @duncantiv
    @duncantiv Před 4 měsíci +15

    This has been my favourite movie for about 45 years, hands down. I want the end theme, The Hell of It, played at my funeral.

  • @alanhouston5874
    @alanhouston5874 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Paul Williams even turned up in Smokey and the Bandit a box office juggernaut of its day

    • @epobirs
      @epobirs Před 4 měsíci +1

      More recently he had a brief but engaging role in 'Baby Driver'.

    • @gregsmith7949
      @gregsmith7949 Před 3 měsíci +1

      "Smokey" would have been the biggest movie of 1977 if not for an obscure film called Star Wars.

    • @GrosvnerMcaffrey
      @GrosvnerMcaffrey Před 2 měsíci

      Never forget he is Mamo

  • @rottenapple1761
    @rottenapple1761 Před 4 měsíci +14

    Back when I used Tumblr, I remember seeing stills of the film. So I watched it on a sketchy free website. After 1 watch, I bought a physical copy. It has completely rocked my world! Paul Williams quickly became one of my favorites. We're Instagram mutuals, something I'll never get over

  • @LordMoldoma
    @LordMoldoma Před 4 měsíci +8

    I'm glad Femto cleaned up his act and finally made that movie he kept saying he was gonna make. Good on him.

  • @paulc.288
    @paulc.288 Před 4 měsíci +9

    My mom made my brother and his friend take me to see this film in the theater (I was 8 years old) I wasn't old enough to catch the humor, all I saw were the horrific elements, and so the film scared the 💩 outta me. Fast forward to 2008: This film is now one of my all time favorite movies, I'm a die hard horror fanatic, and I got to see Paul Williams live. I had him sign my PotP DVD in red ink, "Trust me... Swan"... (If you had the soundtrack album, you'd get it.)

  • @scottrap
    @scottrap Před 4 měsíci +7

    Originally, the record company mentioned in the film was called Swan Song but Led Zeppelin did a cease-and-desist

  • @gloriadignazio2515
    @gloriadignazio2515 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Winnipeg is having a 50 Anniversary celebration! November 2nd, 2024! Trust me... Phantompalooza

  • @kurwaburwa
    @kurwaburwa Před 7 měsíci +11

    I don't know how this ended up on my recommended but I sure am glad it did. I almost fell out of my chair when i saw you only have 360 subs... Keep doing you and, this channel is gonna blow up soon enough!

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🐻❤️

  • @Kyntteri
    @Kyntteri Před 2 měsíci +1

    I saw this first decades ago, it stayed in the dark corners of my brain, like it was just a strange dream I had. Not many movies can do that. Thanks for refreshing it.

  • @swiftfoxmark2
    @swiftfoxmark2 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I've heard that Swan was a stand-in for Phil Spectre. This movie really called it on that front.

  • @michaelfrench8222
    @michaelfrench8222 Před 7 měsíci +11

    I saw this on late night tv a couple years back, the shower scene grabbed my attention and I couldn't look away. It really is a memorable film.

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 7 měsíci +2

      It just sticks in your head. It’s so awesome

  • @misschris325
    @misschris325 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I don't watch movies anymore. Considering I went to school for cinema, worked at a movie rental, and spent most of my free time watching films, it's still a bit surprising. It is what it is. When other film fanatics found out I cherished movies like: Forbidden Zone, El Topo, Street Trash, The Loved One, Population 1, most assumed I've seen this one- I never had. Considering I don't have free time to watch a full-length films at this time, this is the next best thing. Thank you! It was on my list for some time❤

  • @pffawg9999
    @pffawg9999 Před 4 měsíci +16

    Hill I will absolutely die on: Phantom of the Paradise is the absolute BEST version of the Phantom of the Opera that has ever been put to film.

    • @buckgulick3968
      @buckgulick3968 Před 3 měsíci +2

      One can certainly make the argument. Excellent film!

    • @thebarbaryghostsf
      @thebarbaryghostsf Před 3 měsíci +1

      completely agreed. One of the nicest things about it, is that the Phantom isn't portrayed as some desperate incel edgelord.

  • @BrickTelevision
    @BrickTelevision Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'm from Winnipeg and the following for this movie here is actually insane, huge watch parties for it every year with live bands and the whole deal. This year they've got the surviving cast making an appearance as well. One of my favorite musicals.

  • @lordrib
    @lordrib Před 4 měsíci +4

    One of my favorite films of all time. No exaggeration. I couldn't count how many times I've watched it since I first saw it as a kid. I was born 4 years after this came out but my Mom loved it and we rented it on Beta (lol), when I was around ten years old and I thought it was brilliant. The prison sequence always kills me. Sometimes I load it up on my PC just to skip through the flick just to listen to the musical numbers... and to this day I constantly catch myself hearing THE HELL OF IT in my head out of nowhere. Williams, Harper and Finley give it their all, and it shows, but I think Gerrit Graham as Beef often steals the scenes. :)

  • @josefkrenshaw179
    @josefkrenshaw179 Před 4 měsíci +5

    For me, Every film Jessica Harper has been in is interesting from "Suspiria" to "Inserts".

  • @Rudystone1970
    @Rudystone1970 Před 7 měsíci +12

    I’ve seen this movie countless times and I own the soundtrack.Both great pieces of art.

    • @Rudystone1970
      @Rudystone1970 Před 7 měsíci +2

      And I live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.

  • @CR41489
    @CR41489 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thourourghly enjoyed your look at one of my very favorite films. I saw it when it opened on October 31st, 1974, I was only nine but I loved it. Some might say it opened on November 1st, but I believe I saw it on Halloween.
    One of De Palma’s best films and easily one of my favorite soundtracks. The Hell Of It is one of the greatest tracks… EVER! I’m so glad you love it like everyone who’s posted here. Great job! 👍

  • @kayborg6461
    @kayborg6461 Před 4 měsíci +5

    A dark dark film in so much color!

  • @Bagelboy615
    @Bagelboy615 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Saw this decades ago at the theater. I think it was a Weird Wednesday special showing at Alamo Drafthouse. Either way, the music has been stuck in my head growing up since.

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Goodbye Eddie Goodbye has been in my head daily

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane21 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I love story driven songs like "Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye" from this movie's Juicy Fruits.

  • @dr_popcorn
    @dr_popcorn Před 3 měsíci +2

    First of all, this is a really good analysis and now I want to find a Bluray of this.
    Second of all, you deserve way more subscribers.

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Thank you on both ends! Hopefully we will get there 🐻❤️

  • @MaxOakland
    @MaxOakland Před 3 měsíci +2

    This movie *looks* amazing. The aesthetic is top notch. The costumes, the colors, the photography. I can believe I never heard of it before

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I love the emphasis on the looks lol
      For sure though for sure 🐻❤️

    • @MaxOakland
      @MaxOakland Před 3 měsíci +2

      It's what really stood out to me! Plus I haven't watched it so I didn't get to hear any of the music yet @@BearBitesShow

  • @markcorl2022
    @markcorl2022 Před 3 měsíci

    I still remember, at nine-years-old, seeing this film twice in the theater back in ‘74. It was like nothing I had ever seen before and I fell in love with it. Especially Paul Williams songs. I played the vinyl soundtrack so many times, I think I wore it out.
    For so many years this film was just forgotten and wasn’t available to watch on any format. It’s so great that this masterpiece has received the attention it deserves, including a magnificent remastered transfer on Blu-ray.

  • @lostpony4885
    @lostpony4885 Před 7 měsíci +7

    That mask is soo cool

  • @neilmackenzie4394
    @neilmackenzie4394 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I saw the film at a cinema palace in Toronto, in 1974. It was spot on to my lifestyle at that time.
    I still play the CD now and then. Jessica Harpers' song about how old souls live forever still touches me.

  • @DeuceSchnozzle
    @DeuceSchnozzle Před 4 měsíci +3

    I loved this film. I saw it when it opened. It influenced me greatly. I never saw Rocky Horror until about 11 years later, and whenever someone would bring up that movie I would say "yeah, but have you ever seen Phantom of the Paradise?"
    You had the story of Faust, the Phantom of the Opera, Dorian Gray all wrapped up together. I have the soundtrack on my phone, that''s how much I love this movie.
    As a side note, I wonder how much the music (especially Faust (I was not myself last night - Winslow version) influenced Jim Steinman? It's very similar to Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler and Air Supply tunes he wrote years later.

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Jessica Harper had such a strange 'typecasting.' In all three of the movies she's best-known for, she's a wide-eyed ingenue artist who almost gets destroyed by the dark side of her art. (The other two being Susperia and Shock Treatment.) It's an oddly-specific career.
    But yeah, this movie is tons of fun. Definitely a must-see for cult movie fans.

  • @sharkgurl13
    @sharkgurl13 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I got this movie on dvd 2 years ago, for my 33rd birthday. One of my favorite movies of all time

  • @ChristyAbbey
    @ChristyAbbey Před 3 měsíci +2

    The Hell of It is still in my top 20 songs.

  • @CWIllustration
    @CWIllustration Před 4 měsíci +4

    Nice thoughtful review. My girlfriend (later my wife) loved Paul Williams' lyrics and music. We got to see it in an out of the way art film theater in Baltimore.
    It always surprised me that PotP predates the Rocky Horror Picture Show

    • @Erni3K
      @Erni3K Před 4 měsíci +1

      I saw the two of them on a doublebill when RHPS was released. Rocky was fun, but Phantom lives in my heart. Winslow Lives!

  • @rickhites8127
    @rickhites8127 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Saw this as a midnight movie in the 70's

  • @larry6360
    @larry6360 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I was one of the 10 people who saw it in movie theaters. Loved it then, love it now. Lost count how many times I've watched it just like Rocky Horror. DePalma most definitely has a style all his own for this one. Paul Williams provided the soundtrack for a large chunk of the 70s. He has an unmistakable sound to his music. The film Bugsy Malone, with a very young Jodie Foster, was kinda the same story. Wasn't a big hit, but the music by Williams is definitely going to stick with you. Tom Sawyer is another example. Great video. ✌️

  • @danielthomas3057
    @danielthomas3057 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Saw Phantom of the paradise at a drive in theatre in 1974 with friends. Have it on DVD and watch it once in awhile. Great movie.

  • @Lowemsaber
    @Lowemsaber Před 3 měsíci +1

    I remember watching this for the first time when I was around 15. Though there aren't that many horror musicals (I think there are about six I can think of off the top of my head), this one tops the list as my all time favorite. The combination of both Williams' and Harper's vocal talents along with Williams' masterful songwriting is just amazing. Tacking on the directorial genius of De Palma is just icing on a superbly surreal cake that I would happily eat up any time I get it served to me. Awesome work on this video.

  • @zombiechicken7114
    @zombiechicken7114 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I saw and loved this one time when i was quite young, and for years, i could not remember its name or find out about it till the internet rescued me!! It holds a special place in my heart!! Thank you for raising awareness of it!!

  • @ronaldsantosjapan
    @ronaldsantosjapan Před 3 měsíci +2

    Well, it was big in Japan.
    The first Lupin the Third movie modeled the character Mamu after The Swan after all.

  • @Kol_0oo
    @Kol_0oo Před 3 měsíci

    Had this on VHS as a child I watched it every over and over, we didn’t have cable it’s really comforting to watch and I still fall asleep to it sometimes as an adult.

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh Před 5 měsíci +5

    Casualty count.... 1 injury (security guard at Sing Sing.) I don't think he was killed but dang! Who thought you could knock a guy unconscious with a transistor radio. Beef.... char broiled. And the lighting guy....Winslow put his light out permanently.
    Some phans wondered why Winslow would kill an innocent lighting tech, but then you have to remember...this kid has been messed over the the last time, AND by someone he once trusted. Trust betrayed is a powerful motivator for some scary consequences.
    You pondered if Phoenix would continue on with her career, even after all the insanity of that 'Wedding' ..... I'm not so sure. Putting myself in her place, I think I'd be catatonic for a while after.

  • @dananichols349
    @dananichols349 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I first saw this movie when I was in about sixth grade. While it was wild and memorable, I didn't get too, too many of the references. Twenty years later I came across it at a video store. I got the references now, and loved it even more!
    Still one of my favorites. And I heartily recommend it to as many people as possible.

  • @kevincurley3913
    @kevincurley3913 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I remember staying up late and sneaking down stairs. After my parents were asleep and watching this on HBO when we first got cable in the late 70's. Loved it. Thanks,that fun video.

  • @moretea512
    @moretea512 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Been a favorite for a long time. Although Jessica Harper gets to sing more in the Rocky Horror sequel "Shock Treatment"

  • @AlejandroDiazadiaz201
    @AlejandroDiazadiaz201 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I remember this movie....freaked me the hell out.
    And nice to see the Berserk shout out!

  • @sentientvoid666
    @sentientvoid666 Před 3 měsíci +1

    As soon as I saw this, I just HAD to hear what you had to say about it. Seen this as a child and as you can imagine, it left an impression on me. In a good way. It likely contributed in no small way to my life long obsession with bizzare cult films. If you even remotely are interested in weird movies, this is a MUST SEE!

  • @jonothanthrace1530
    @jonothanthrace1530 Před 4 měsíci +4

    3:21 Mr. Williams also played The Penguin in BTAS!

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Oh I dropped the ball on that one. Good catch! 🐻❤️

    • @jayanxiety
      @jayanxiety Před 4 měsíci +1

      Perfect casting if you ask me!

    • @jonothanthrace1530
      @jonothanthrace1530 Před 4 měsíci

      @@jayanxietyI would love for WB to make a live-action movie starring PW as an elderly Penguin, perhaps in the businessman/informant role he has in some stories.

    • @jayanxiety
      @jayanxiety Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@jonothanthrace1530 Possibly a cameo in the rumored "Penguin" movie would certainly give a nod to the highly-influencial Animated Series!

  • @TheDrewjameson
    @TheDrewjameson Před 4 měsíci +2

    I love the way you verbed Cask of Amontillado!

  • @JHess
    @JHess Před 3 měsíci +1

    so glad you enjoyed it! it's a much better film than people might think and totally underrated. one of my favorite movies!

  • @MatthewOfLondon
    @MatthewOfLondon Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thank you Bear for this incredible heads-up!!❤🐻❤🐻❤

  • @HighStrangeDrifter
    @HighStrangeDrifter Před 4 měsíci +2

    I watched this movie looking out the back window of a station wagon while my parents watched something else in the front seat at a Drive-In. So I got all of the visuals and none of the music. On subsequent viewings, I came to really appreciate it. It would make a great Broadway musical (as would Streets Of Fire, btw) and on a side note, I think Phoenix has a degree from the Elaine Benes School Of Dance.

  • @bobfitzpatrick8952
    @bobfitzpatrick8952 Před 3 měsíci +1

    This is amazing. I remember seeing the advertising for this as a kid, but my sister talked me out of seeing it. I never knew what this film was about all these years. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BatJoe12
    @BatJoe12 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Looks like Griffith's helmet from Berserk too!

  • @chileanzombie42
    @chileanzombie42 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I saw this when I was little and never knew the name.

    • @BearBitesShow
      @BearBitesShow  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I’ve heard this from a few people and I can’t imagine watching this as a little kid lol

  • @The_Keh27
    @The_Keh27 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Received this on DVD years ago and immediately became a fave!

  • @joeynelson1609
    @joeynelson1609 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I watched a double feature of The Phantom of the Paradise & Street of No Return at The Roxy in SF...very...very high.

  • @jonathanmulondo9206
    @jonathanmulondo9206 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Honestly one of my favorite Phantom of the Opera adaptations

  • @NateB1976
    @NateB1976 Před 3 měsíci

    I was a kid in the 80’s teen in the 90’s. I had completely forgotten about this movie until I just saw it pop up in my recommendations. I use to see this on TV on the weekends when I was a kid and always tried to watch it but never really knew what the heck was going on exactly because I never caught it from the beginning. I always watched it wherever it was in the film because it was pretty crazy and had to do with music. It eventually just faded away in my memories until now. I’m definitely going to buy this on dvd and finally give it a go from beginning to end. Thanks : )

  • @MadameZai
    @MadameZai Před 4 měsíci +1

    The moment I discovered this movie a few years ago I fell in love with it. Everything about it was just perfect, definitely one of my all time favorite musicals.

  • @user-fu6bi1jv4g
    @user-fu6bi1jv4g Před 2 měsíci

    I saw PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE at the theatre when it was first released, and was totally gobsmacked! I’ve owned the VHS tape, I still have the DVD and the CD soundtrack. I’ve written about it in Scary Monsters magazine. For decades, I’ve said that if ROCKY HORROR didn’t exist, PHANTOM would have taken on a different life and filled the void. The look of the film, the sets, the colour scheme, the costumes (especially the mask!), the script, everything comes together in a way that films rarely do these days. Then, there’s the music: The best thing about the film is that Paul Williams wrote the music, and the worst thing about it is that Paul Williams wrote the music. Make of that what you will.

  • @BlackburnBigdragon
    @BlackburnBigdragon Před 3 měsíci

    Fun fact. That giant modular synthesizer in the background, that they have the Phantom playing, is a real, and very famous Moog synthesizer called the TONTO. It was used by a LOT of very famous artists.

  • @Jstkillntime
    @Jstkillntime Před 3 měsíci +1

    I first saw it as part of a double feature at an all night theatre in Toronto '76/'77 along with the Rocky Horror Picture show. I have loved this movie since that first viewing and have told anyone and everyone I have met about it. Just a great movie.

  • @mizquitl
    @mizquitl Před 3 měsíci

    There have been a few movies that left my mother in utter confusion and this is one of them. We got this on VHS from the Video Shop and she started questioning my sanity after about 10 minutes. I was about 15 at the time maybe but I still remember this to be a wild ride. It is time for a rewatch.

  • @STRYDENT
    @STRYDENT Před 3 měsíci +1

    Paul Williams was also the voice of the Penguin in Batman the Animated Series.

  • @CHRISMED2
    @CHRISMED2 Před 4 měsíci +1

    this movie is so awesome, I totally forgot about it. I need to buy this on bluray and track down the soundtrack

  • @sawinfield6136
    @sawinfield6136 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I saw it when it opened, it played a double bill with RHPS, which had come out like a year earlier. Loved them both then, love them both now! My teenhood

  • @PeBoVision
    @PeBoVision Před 4 měsíci +1

    Phantom of the Paradise has been among my top 3 favourite movies of all time (along with Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" and Hal Ashby's "Being There" (Peter Sellers greatest performance)) since I attended the local preniere. 50 years after its release (geez I'm old), I've lost count of how many times I've seen it, but I know the lyrics of all the (wonderful) songs by heart.
    Frankenfurter's got nothing on Swan.
    You should have allowed the audio for "I'm under contract too". (and did you actually use "That's the hell of it" in your summary ? Well done!)

  • @EricLinstone
    @EricLinstone Před 3 měsíci +1

    Paul Williams is also the voice the Penguin from Batman the Animated Series!
    I remember watching cable TV with my buddy one night and he was flipping through the channels and Phantom of the Paradise was on. There was a shot of the contract and my buddy goes, "It's Swan, dude!" It made me crack up that I still laugh about it years later. 😆

  • @Thesketchfox
    @Thesketchfox Před 8 měsíci +2

    really great video, it was a great watch

  • @msdork61
    @msdork61 Před 3 měsíci

    The one and only time I’ve seen this film was in the theater when it came out. It’s time for a long overdue reviewing. Thanks for this!

  • @gwendt63
    @gwendt63 Před 4 měsíci

    The composing room that Swan keeps Winslow in is none other than the control room of TONTO, the original Moog synthesizer studio where Stevie Wonder recorded hundreds of songs, including "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life".

  • @simplehutch69
    @simplehutch69 Před 3 měsíci +1

    saw this movie at 5 or 6 on what was called Star Channel in 75ish.
    both my parents were musicians and i have been writing and performing since a teen.
    i always loved this movie and have had several copies.
    maybe at 10 i realized the Faust touch but as horror fan at a very young age connected it to opera.
    great movie!! great video!!

  • @Jawesome1Shazam
    @Jawesome1Shazam Před 3 měsíci +1

    Brian De Palma's bigger films overshadow his magnum opus: Blow Out, which is another ridiculous film. Then Raisin Caine.

  • @MrTwotimess
    @MrTwotimess Před 3 měsíci +1

    I've still got the soundtrack LP. Paul Williams has so much talent!

  • @ueno1
    @ueno1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I saw this film in its original release. I can confirm that theater was a lonely place that night. But hey, I liked it!

  • @plastilina2010
    @plastilina2010 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I saw this movie on my local tv station, it was one of the movies you see and want to change the channel but for some reason or another you keep watching. Thank you for the analysis, I had no idea that de Palma was behind this. Keep up the good work.

  • @trash-heap3989
    @trash-heap3989 Před 3 měsíci

    Great review! Thorough with a good start to paint a picture for cult movies, and I could really tell the love the film and tried to do this wonderful and wonderfully mad movie justice.
    A great crazy take on the Phantom of the Opera story.

  • @joshuawargo6446
    @joshuawargo6446 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Ok after video. Subbed. AMAZING video analysis. KEEP UP THE AMAZING work !

  • @blackwingrose
    @blackwingrose Před 2 měsíci

    I grew up loving this film thanks to my mom. It's such an amazing mix of true beauty and pathos, and utter cheesy camp. Perfection!

  • @MichaelBradley1967
    @MichaelBradley1967 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of many strange movies on my shelf, in blu ray form. Right next to Phantom Of The Opera with Robert Englund.

  • @rabidy
    @rabidy Před 4 měsíci

    one of my favorite movies! great video! subscribed!

  • @maximusprime3459
    @maximusprime3459 Před 4 měsíci

    I remember staying up late once to catch this on Turner Classic Movies but it was on so late that I fell asleep about 10 minutes into it

  • @damediamonds8495
    @damediamonds8495 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I saw the last part of this movie when I was a kid. I came in on the wedding scene and had no idea what the hell was going on. I haven’t thought about this movie since the 80s.

  • @Scotter1971
    @Scotter1971 Před 16 dny +1

    4:08 the best way to watch!

  • @straker454
    @straker454 Před 4 měsíci

    I ADORE this film. It's not just the price one pays but also a commentary on the entertainment industry. With all the recent revelations about film producers and Hollywood and the stories of people trying to get into the music industry, I find this story to be a somewhat surrealist version of what some people go through to exist as entertainers in the industry itself. It's very poignant really. For many people there's Rocky Horror, but for me, this film IS my Rocky Horror. There's so much to discuss about this film, i could start a podcast about just this film alone.

  • @LSUfan
    @LSUfan Před 3 měsíci +1

    Very nice video. Thank you.

  • @jclbb96012
    @jclbb96012 Před 2 měsíci +1

    PotP is one of my fave movie musicals of all time i hope more and more ppl see it as time goes on

  • @venomdust1
    @venomdust1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I was only eight when the movie came out but somehow I got album . Fell in love with the music a few years later it came on HBO I think . Watched it and then fell in love movie . What struck me the most was the opening dialog.
    When Philbin complains about losing the court case against a singer Swan ask. “ what do you want me to do ?”
    Philbin says “break her”. Swan ends the conversation after Philbin says “she is on top of the charts”
    By saying “ that’s today Philbin today tomorrow she is nothing” .
    That says a lot about fame just because you are famous today does not mean you will be there tomorrow.