I have been showing movies in my backyard on a 20ft screen for the several years. I've always tried showing movies that my audience never seen before. I picked Phantom Of The Paradise hoping none of the 25 people had never seen it before. At the end of the movie none of them had ever seen or heard of it before and they all loved it and still talk about it. I first saw it in 1974 in a theatre with a childhood friend and have loved it ever since.
Okay, that neon lighting bolt scene scared the shit out of me as a child, what was my mom doing taking me to see this? God bless her because this movie is one of the best to ever do it, musical horror. Extra props to Depalma and the whole cast, bravo!
that’s what i’m sayin!!! i love this movie ever since i was a kid and im from winnipeg too and will be attending the 50th anniversary at the burton cummings theatre
I would have loved seeing it in a theater, but I recently got the shout factory bluray and have a very nice plasma HD monitor so was able to enjoy it the other day and any time I want now. I've told so many people about this film, many who took my advice loved it.
I saw it on TV like 8 years after the release when I was a kid. Blew my mind even if I didn't understand some stuff. Year after year I learned more bit by bit and it becomes a favorite of mine.
I love the golden ones that restore classic movies, such as Dr. Sapirstein. My husband has been assisting in restoring Harold Lloyd's old silents. It's truly a labor of love!
Awesome movie, great music soundtrack. Released in 1974 (50 years ago). I was 10 years old, I had to wait 5 years to watch it. (PG 15). I own the remastered version. Long live William Finley. R.I.P. (Septmeber 20, 1940) (April 14, 2012). God bless all the remaining cast members for such a great job performing on this movie.
Because ultimately it's a loose adaptation of Phantom Of The Opera. It could have been done in 1974.... But not after 1986. Lloyd Webber's classic musical basically locked out any other adaptation from being made.
iirc there _was_ one in the works back in 1989, adapted by Jim Steinman, but it got scrapped mid-development. The original Paul Williams score was replaced entirely and there was a lot of crap shoehorned in, including Total Eclipse Of The Heart. I can see why it got canned. And it's a shame because this masterpiece deserves so much better. What the hell is Phantom without Faust? Madphantom and Dylan, I don't know if either of you are still planning on adapting this thing... but if you're gonna do it, i trust you youngins to DO IT RIGHT!
I grew up in Winnipeg. I was younger than a kid should be to really have caught the wave of this film. I first watched the film when I was nine years old. 1976. A year before Star Wars came out. Rocky Horror Picture show was playing in Winnipeg nightly becoming a cult Classic. My older brother of two years reluctantly took me with his friends to watch this film in the theatre. I sat two seats back on the bus from my brother so he could be cool with his buddies. Just me and a bus seat watching my older brother being cool and involved with his friends. I had to sit a few rows behind them in the theatre. Just me in a seat at the theatre. I’m glad to have sat alone. This film was incredible. For a kid my age? It pushed every boundary. The story pulled me in and the music left me in disbelief. My brothers and his friends were horsing around for the entire film. That movie got me deep. It was the perfect blend of theatrics and music with a story I could follow. Horrific and lovely. Musical and moving. I always think of this emotional experience. Star Wars came out the next year. It was amazing. It was fun and riveting and all that. But phantom of the Paradise for a nine year old kid?
After the lawsuit against De Palma for using "Swan song", the film had to be cut so that the mentions in the shots would disappear or remain unnoticed. The color was also varied to hide the forced inclusion of Death Records. This 2015 version recovers the cropped shots and the original color palette with which this film was going to be released.
They should release an r version, which contains the aftermath when we see Winslow’s face come out of the disc pressing machine after being crushed, and so on
I agree. All the examples of the Theatrical Release look the best, and when it shifts to the "Original Color Corrected" the skin tones are bloody, and the high contrast with the brightness level leaves many crucial detail in the dark.
3:01 is there any footage where the podium doesn't have the white insert? It's the biggest standout in terms of a mistake when watching the movie, in my opinion.
The problem was they were using the name "Swan song" which was the label name Led Zeppelin used. So basically they edited out a lot of scenes which used the name, though did leave it in in some scenes.
That footage would be the restored version of the film but it's been denied to be released. I believe the airport scene is only one where the original negatives were ruined with the overlay . . .
@@xceg yep, i spoke to ari kahan, the biggest phantom fan. without him we wouldn't have any of the blurays, nor the deleted scenes to go on them. the original negatives were sadly trashed.
If you have the original footage and would like the swan song etc logos back in I have been doing this for over 20 years and would gladly take this on to make it more solid. Saw this in the theatre when I was 4 and it has left a deep seeded impression on me.
J'aime se petit foutraque. Ca humanise le film. A la première diffusion c'était un peu bizarre. Mais le fond est tellement réussi. Que l'on oublie un peu la forme. Les filmd actuellement, font le contraire. Vite vu, vite consommé, vite oublié. Les reprises de Carrie sont à peine regardable à cause de cela (beaucoup de sur enchères). J'aimerais que o'on fasse une reprise de Phantom of Paradis (des têtes coupées...). 🙏🏾
Awesome film in many ways! Ever wonder IF the list of famous artists and creators at 1:35 really did sell their souls? And this film is hinting at it" lol
I downloaded this to a USB stick using your directions, but when I play it on my Samsung TV it seems like the voices are about a half second off from the actor's lips. Not sure if that's just how it is, my TV, or what. Anyway, great work, I loved the color saturation, despite what someone said below. The only thing that could have been better was the Swan box overlaid while they're at the airport, it could have been a little less squarish and fit in the original lines better (maybe a little less white). But that is nitpick, I can't complain for the obvious untold hours you spent restoring it, making it available, and keeping it up on your website.
Swan Song. Jimmy page Moghul Lol! So lit! So spot on and way ahead of its damn time! Funny how people are getting bored of the crap coming out now and how the cult classics are only Growing better with age.. like good wine. Not vinegar like the punk capitalistic crap coming out now.. music AND film wise.
Quiero ver la peli es imposible me tira sólo música ace tiempo la vi cuando era jóven, me encantó he intentado volver a verla pero no me deja no sé porque si podeis subir la lo agradeceré gracias un saludo
I get here by searching for a one specific movie. The man/dude with some weird bird-like helmet/mask playing a keyboard or it was tech pipe organ - bcs sound was sth like pipe organ choirs in a cave in the jungle ! He something like play schemes to stop few adventurers in the same jungle. Does it sounds familiar to anyone ?
C'était juste un constat. Les critiques américaines l'ont démonté pour cela. Il est resté plus de 20 ans à l'affiche à Paris. Dans cette salle, il diffuse encore the Horror picture show🙏🏾
@@thepuppethead1188 Exactly! The film didn't "predict" anything - it only proves that the industry has _never_ stopped being horrible, never stopped deteriorating, not for one second.
I have been showing movies in my backyard on a 20ft screen for the several years. I've always tried showing movies that my audience never seen before. I picked Phantom Of The Paradise hoping none of the 25 people had never seen it before. At the end of the movie none of them had ever seen or heard of it before and they all loved it and still talk about it.
I first saw it in 1974 in a theatre with a childhood friend and have loved it ever since.
Did you show The Omega Man" or another music film before Spinal Tap called "Bad News"?
This use to play on MTV, surprised they missed it
My mother-in-law showed it to me a few years back and it instantly became one of my favorite films. Everyone I've shown it to has also loved it.
Okay, that neon lighting bolt scene scared the shit out of me as a child, what was my mom doing taking me to see this? God bless her because this movie is one of the best to ever do it, musical horror. Extra props to Depalma and the whole cast, bravo!
this is one of the Best movies ever made and the soundtrack was a head of its time
that’s what i’m sayin!!! i love this movie ever since i was a kid and im from winnipeg too and will be attending the 50th anniversary at the burton cummings theatre
❤ Paull Williams awesome song writer.
I saw it at the theater when it came out in 1974 Loved it so much I went back 4 times more that week and brought all my friends!
Me, too! I bought the record album that same week.
Do you live in Winnipeg?
I'm pretty sure my bro and I told our folks we were seeing something else. Amazing experience.
I would have loved seeing it in a theater, but I recently got the shout factory bluray and have a very nice plasma HD monitor so was able to enjoy it the other day and any time I want now.
I've told so many people about this film, many who took my advice loved it.
I saw it on TV like 8 years after the release when I was a kid. Blew my mind even if I didn't understand some stuff. Year after year I learned more bit by bit and it becomes a favorite of mine.
I love the golden ones that restore classic movies, such as Dr. Sapirstein. My husband has been assisting in restoring Harold Lloyd's old silents. It's truly a labor of love!
I know literally nothing about restoring films, but I would love to learn and help you out in any way I can
Awesome movie, great music soundtrack. Released in 1974 (50 years ago). I was 10 years old, I had to wait 5 years to watch it. (PG 15). I own the remastered version. Long live William Finley. R.I.P. (Septmeber 20, 1940) (April 14, 2012). God bless all the remaining cast members for such a great job performing on this movie.
Man those songs were great
I never thought i would find another movie as cool as Rocky Horror until i found this one!
Both movies are masterpieces.
This is better than Rocky Horror. Better film, better music.
Rocky Horror stole the "Frankenstein" lab bit from this movie, this was filmed first.
@@necromayathough this was filmed first. ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was a stage show before this was filmed. So it didn't actually steal from this
@@Stickitupyourtwat TECHNICALLY both films stole the lab bit from the original Frankenstein film.
Why in the hell has no one made a Broadway musical of this movie!
Because ultimately it's a loose adaptation of Phantom Of The Opera. It could have been done in 1974.... But not after 1986. Lloyd Webber's classic musical basically locked out any other adaptation from being made.
I'm planning to!
I had a concept of it awhile ago, I’m trying to see how much rights would cost for me to have the script to the film.
iirc there _was_ one in the works back in 1989, adapted by Jim Steinman, but it got scrapped mid-development. The original Paul Williams score was replaced entirely and there was a lot of crap shoehorned in, including Total Eclipse Of The Heart. I can see why it got canned. And it's a shame because this masterpiece deserves so much better. What the hell is Phantom without Faust?
Madphantom and Dylan, I don't know if either of you are still planning on adapting this thing... but if you're gonna do it, i trust you youngins to DO IT RIGHT!
One of my very favourite films and much underrated/forgotten. Rad
I grew up in Winnipeg. I was younger than a kid should be to really have caught the wave of this film. I first watched the film when I was nine years old. 1976. A year before Star Wars came out. Rocky Horror Picture show was playing in Winnipeg nightly becoming a cult Classic. My older brother of two years reluctantly took me with his friends to watch this film in the theatre. I sat two seats back on the bus from my brother so he could be cool with his buddies. Just me and a bus seat watching my older brother being cool and involved with his friends.
I had to sit a few rows behind them in the theatre. Just me in a seat at the theatre.
I’m glad to have sat alone. This film was incredible. For a kid my age? It pushed every boundary. The story pulled me in and the music left me in disbelief.
My brothers and his friends were horsing around for the entire film.
That movie got me deep. It was the perfect blend of theatrics and music with a story I could follow. Horrific and lovely. Musical and moving.
I always think of this emotional experience.
Star Wars came out the next year.
It was amazing. It was fun and riveting and all that. But phantom of the Paradise for a nine year old kid?
I was a young kid when it came out ND loved it ever since...
Brilliant, even after all these years.
Glad they restored it. It was such a fun movie to watch, back in the day!
Un clásico insuperable.👍🏼🇺🇸👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
*SWAN SONG*
LIFE AT LAST!
Great movie, Great music.
An awesome genius - a masterpiece rock movie.
This is wonderful - thank you!
Omg, i saw this movie 6 times , still love it ..
I really love this movie I saw it on Encore back in like 1997 and I can't believe that so many people enjoy it as much as I do
Such a great film but the color-corrected version looks over-saturated.
Yeah...Winslow looks like a Oompa Loompa.
I could watch this move another 20 times and still enjoy it as much as I did the first time I saw it (please tell me I'm not the only one) :P
I've seen it probably 50 times. As long as you enjoy it, keep watching it :-)
Bonjour d'Auroville🙏🏾
Environ 80 fois.
Je voulais juste écouter la bande son. Et à chaque fois, je regardais le film en entier.
Fantasma del paraíso 1974 hoy su música es fresca, es como si no pasara el tiempo, y la balada de Jessica Harper un encanto.
Fantastic!!
Record Press face-crushing scene needs to go back in!
Happy 50th Anniversary To Phantom Of The Paradise
Will you ever re-do this? The extra footage is INCREDIBLY choppy, and blood red!
Thank you! Love the movie and the extended music score to The Hell of it!
Una obra maestra de los musicales!
After the lawsuit against De Palma for using "Swan song", the film had to be cut so that the mentions in the shots would disappear or remain unnoticed. The color was also varied to hide the forced inclusion of Death Records. This 2015 version recovers the cropped shots and the original color palette with which this film was going to be released.
They should release an r version, which contains the aftermath when we see Winslow’s face come out of the disc pressing machine after being crushed, and so on
ThePersianTenor We definitely need that one scene restored into the picture
Heck yeah
www.swanarchives.org/video/FlexVideoPopup.asp?file=ReEdit_DeletedPressed&width=480&height=270&Full=1 The original footage.
I have an Original LP. And here in LA was impossible to get before 2000. I was the first to get the CD and DVD from Canada.
Carburetors man, that's what life is all about.
Excellent rien n'a dire !!!!
Color corrected? Magenta is so boosted this looks like my grandfather television... :/
Malfehzan - Perhaps, but I love it!!
I thought so too. I produce corporate video, which means I grade and colour-correct footage all the time.
I agree. All the examples of the Theatrical Release look the best, and when it shifts to the "Original Color Corrected" the skin tones are bloody, and the high contrast with the brightness level leaves many crucial detail in the dark.
😂😂😂😂😂
La mejor canción del mundo ❤️
3:01 is there any footage where the podium doesn't have the white insert? It's the biggest standout in terms of a mistake when watching the movie, in my opinion.
The problem was they were using the name "Swan song" which was the label name Led Zeppelin used. So basically they edited out a lot of scenes which used the name, though did leave it in in some scenes.
That footage would be the restored version of the film but it's been denied to be released. I believe the airport scene is only one where the original negatives were ruined with the overlay . . .
@@xceg yep, i spoke to ari kahan, the biggest phantom fan. without him we wouldn't have any of the blurays, nor the deleted scenes to go on them. the original negatives were sadly trashed.
Love this film
We need the swan song cut on a nice 4K release if Arrow videos ever do a re-release
I Luv this film!!
If you have the original footage and would like the swan song etc logos back in I have been doing this for over 20 years and would gladly take this on to make it more solid. Saw this in the theatre when I was 4 and it has left a deep seeded impression on me.
Merci🍺🙏🏾
SUPER WONDERFUL!!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!! EPIC!!! GOLD!!!!
I just love this movie, my daugther give me a special t-shirt whit a super quality print on it.
J'aime se petit foutraque. Ca humanise le film.
A la première diffusion c'était un peu bizarre.
Mais le fond est tellement réussi. Que l'on oublie un peu la forme.
Les filmd actuellement, font le contraire. Vite vu, vite consommé, vite oublié.
Les reprises de Carrie sont à peine regardable à cause de cela (beaucoup de sur enchères).
J'aimerais que o'on fasse une reprise de Phantom of Paradis (des têtes coupées...).
🙏🏾
I wish this song ended on a part two.
This is great
Awesome film in many ways! Ever wonder IF the list of famous artists and creators at 1:35 really did sell their souls? And this film is hinting at it" lol
Oui🌀😈😇🙏🏾
Where would I be able to find the original footage prior to color correction?
The original footage isn't available. However, short bits of it are in the bonus features of the BD edition of the film by Shout/Scream Factory
@@DoctorSapirstein He means your cut, but without your colour correction
I downloaded this to a USB stick using your directions, but when I play it on my Samsung TV it seems like the voices are about a half second off from the actor's lips. Not sure if that's just how it is, my TV, or what. Anyway, great work, I loved the color saturation, despite what someone said below. The only thing that could have been better was the Swan box overlaid while they're at the airport, it could have been a little less squarish and fit in the original lines better (maybe a little less white). But that is nitpick, I can't complain for the obvious untold hours you spent restoring it, making it available, and keeping it up on your website.
I've probably watched the original 2x and yours 2x, and listened to every music segment on UA-cam about 30x each.
Swan Song. Jimmy page Moghul Lol! So lit! So spot on and way ahead of its damn time! Funny how people are getting bored of the crap coming out now and how the cult classics are only Growing better with age.. like good wine. Not vinegar like the punk capitalistic crap coming out now.. music AND film wise.
Where can I get the 1080p version?
Quiero ver la peli es imposible me tira sólo música ace tiempo la vi cuando era jóven, me encantó he intentado volver a verla pero no me deja no sé porque si podeis subir la lo agradeceré gracias un saludo
I get here by searching for a one specific movie. The man/dude with some weird bird-like helmet/mask playing a keyboard or it was tech pipe organ - bcs sound was sth like pipe organ choirs in a cave in the jungle ! He something like play schemes to stop few adventurers in the same jungle.
Does it sounds familiar to anyone ?
Love this movie! 40 years ago it predicted the horrible state of music.
C'était juste un constat.
Les critiques américaines l'ont démonté pour cela.
Il est resté plus de 20 ans à l'affiche à Paris.
Dans cette salle, il diffuse encore the Horror picture show🙏🏾
I wonder if someday, this man can do the director's cut of The Pirates of Penzance, that is also produced by Edward R. Pressman.
i wonder why winslow looks so mad in the restored version? his face is beet red
"Alice Cooper", "David Geffen", "Peter Fonda"😂
Ando buscando, cuando él entra donde están las máquinas que hacen los discos, y se desfigura el rostro
Donde se puede ver?? Estos fenicios tarifaron todas las películas como si fueran sus dueñis, seguro no pagan nada a sus productores..
Neat.
Anyone else here originally from Winnipeg?
Yeah man!
Sounds like, "The Muppet Show" music.
I can’t find the download link.
Good film
es un actor de lo lindo me gusta mucho
Quiero ver la película ponganla
es mi actor que quiero más en el mindo
Sognami.
Ma quanto mi ami
Love this movie! 40 years ago it predicted the horrible state of music.
as if there wasn't horrible music 40 years ago
@@thepuppethead1188 Exactly! The film didn't "predict" anything - it only proves that the industry has _never_ stopped being horrible, never stopped deteriorating, not for one second.
Prior to Dimebag's death, the only thing not done represented in the movie was a murder on stage, and now that can be included.
Regardes le dessin animé dans Daft Punk.
Sans les exagérations, ils sont dans le vrai.