The Most DERANGED Film You've Never Seen

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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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  • @funkytexan247
    @funkytexan2474 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

    Beautiful! 🐻❤️

  • @tgiacin435

    @tgiacin435

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @rmhartman

    @rmhartman

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @tgiacin435

    @tgiacin435

    4 ай бұрын

    @@rmhartman I could believe it

  • @figglebop

    @figglebop

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @thielnineteen
    @thielnineteen4 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @thielnineteen

    @thielnineteen

    4 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @StephenRansom47

    @StephenRansom47

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @rabbit0664

    @rabbit0664

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@UpsideroundSame here

  • @frankosborn3134
    @frankosborn31344 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @lordpyromon
    @lordpyromon8 ай бұрын

    Man, Griffith has had a weird life.

  • @LarsBlitzer

    @LarsBlitzer

    4 ай бұрын

    I think he's Femto at that point.

  • @majestyzx9081

    @majestyzx9081

    4 ай бұрын

    ​​​@@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

    4 ай бұрын

    Gotta hustle to bankroll the Hawks somehow.

  • @PARAMOUNTPHLOPYNATOR

    @PARAMOUNTPHLOPYNATOR

    3 ай бұрын

    MAN . i thought that masked looked alot GRIFF LOL

  • @jenniferschillig3768
    @jenniferschillig37684 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

    That is a very interesting thought indeed.

  • @AlfYngve

    @AlfYngve

    4 ай бұрын

    Whoa!

  • @sjdrifter72

    @sjdrifter72

    4 ай бұрын

    Hey, that's something to consider.

  • @multivox

    @multivox

    4 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @juice8566
    @juice85664 ай бұрын

    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!!

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    I love this movie! 🐻❤️

  • @epobirs
    @epobirs4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @PeepshowMenagerie
    @PeepshowMenagerie7 ай бұрын

    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

    5 ай бұрын

    Phantom Of The Paradise is better than Suspiria.

  • @ceolsvalin5744

    @ceolsvalin5744

    5 ай бұрын

    Don't forget Shock Treatment!

  • @jasonblalock4429

    @jasonblalock4429

    4 ай бұрын

    @@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

    4 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh5 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @JohannaLeigh

    @JohannaLeigh

    4 ай бұрын

    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

    15 күн бұрын

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

  • @bobobabaman
    @bobobabaman4 ай бұрын

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

  • @daniellewillis2767

    @daniellewillis2767

    4 ай бұрын

    That helmet shows up every damn where

  • @deevee666

    @deevee666

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s the only reason I clicked.

  • @Thenewbagman
    @Thenewbagman5 ай бұрын

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

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    5 ай бұрын

    I love that theory!

  • @epobirs

    @epobirs

    4 ай бұрын

    @@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

    4 ай бұрын

    @@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

    3 ай бұрын

    @@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

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @julienbraudel7109
    @julienbraudel71095 ай бұрын

    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

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @lavoielactee7179

    @lavoielactee7179

    3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @WinterSteele
    @WinterSteele4 ай бұрын

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

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! That means a lot 🐻❤️

  • @karmelodion

    @karmelodion

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @duncantiv
    @duncantiv4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @aliceinmansonland448
    @aliceinmansonland4484 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @paulc.288
    @paulc.2884 ай бұрын

    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
    @scottrap4 ай бұрын

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

  • @rottenapple1761
    @rottenapple17614 ай бұрын

    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

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    WHAT A FLEX! 🐻❤️

  • @alanhouston5874
    @alanhouston58744 ай бұрын

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

  • @epobirs

    @epobirs

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @gregsmith7949

    @gregsmith7949

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @GrosvnerMcaffrey

    @GrosvnerMcaffrey

    2 ай бұрын

    Never forget he is Mamo

  • @gloriadignazio2515
    @gloriadignazio25155 ай бұрын

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

  • @LordMoldoma
    @LordMoldoma4 ай бұрын

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

  • @kurwaburwa
    @kurwaburwa7 ай бұрын

    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

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @michaelfrench8222
    @michaelfrench82227 ай бұрын

    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

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @swiftfoxmark2
    @swiftfoxmark24 ай бұрын

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

  • @pffawg9999
    @pffawg99994 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

    One can certainly make the argument. Excellent film!

  • @thebarbaryghostsf

    @thebarbaryghostsf

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @lordrib
    @lordrib4 ай бұрын

    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. :)

  • @Rudystone1970
    @Rudystone19707 ай бұрын

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

  • @Rudystone1970

    @Rudystone1970

    7 ай бұрын

    And I live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.

  • @josefkrenshaw179
    @josefkrenshaw1794 ай бұрын

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

  • @BrickTelevision
    @BrickTelevision4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane214 ай бұрын

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

  • @CR41489
    @CR414894 ай бұрын

    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! 👍

  • @Lowemsaber
    @Lowemsaber4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @kayborg6461
    @kayborg64615 ай бұрын

    A dark dark film in so much color!

  • @Kyntteri
    @Kyntteri2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewOfLondon
    @MatthewOfLondon4 ай бұрын

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

  • @dr_popcorn
    @dr_popcorn3 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @Bagelboy615
    @Bagelboy6157 ай бұрын

    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

    7 ай бұрын

    Goodbye Eddie Goodbye has been in my head daily

  • @neilmackenzie4394
    @neilmackenzie43943 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @joshuawargo6446
    @joshuawargo64464 ай бұрын

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

  • @DeuceSchnozzle
    @DeuceSchnozzle4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @markcorl2022
    @markcorl20223 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @JHess
    @JHess3 ай бұрын

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

  • @trash-heap3989
    @trash-heap39893 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @misschris325
    @misschris3253 ай бұрын

    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❤

  • @Thesketchfox
    @Thesketchfox8 ай бұрын

    really great video, it was a great watch

  • @zombiechicken7114
    @zombiechicken71144 ай бұрын

    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!!

  • @danielthomas3057
    @danielthomas30574 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @lostpony4885
    @lostpony48857 ай бұрын

    That mask is soo cool

  • @rabidy
    @rabidy4 ай бұрын

    one of my favorite movies! great video! subscribed!

  • @bobfitzpatrick8952
    @bobfitzpatrick89523 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock44294 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @MadameZai
    @MadameZai4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @plastilina2010
    @plastilina20104 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @CWIllustration
    @CWIllustration4 ай бұрын

    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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @kevincurley3913
    @kevincurley39134 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @coreyhiggins3475
    @coreyhiggins34754 ай бұрын

    New to your channel bear bites. Keep going! Your review was bigger than many of the larger pages!

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 🐻❤️

  • @occularmalice
    @occularmalice4 ай бұрын

    I love this film, it's my guilty pleasure and one of my favorites. Awesome commentary on it. Looking forward to more like this. Subscribed!

  • @sentientvoid666
    @sentientvoid6664 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @MaxOakland
    @MaxOakland3 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @MaxOakland

    @MaxOakland

    3 ай бұрын

    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

  • @TheDrewjameson
    @TheDrewjameson4 ай бұрын

    I love the way you verbed Cask of Amontillado!

  • @ahoksure
    @ahoksure4 ай бұрын

    New favorite channel time!

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🐻❤️

  • @jonathanmulondo9206
    @jonathanmulondo92064 ай бұрын

    Honestly one of my favorite Phantom of the Opera adaptations

  • @sharkgurl13
    @sharkgurl133 ай бұрын

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

  • @msdork61
    @msdork613 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @moretea512
    @moretea5124 ай бұрын

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

  • @LSUfan
    @LSUfan3 ай бұрын

    Very nice video. Thank you.

  • @rickhites8127
    @rickhites81274 ай бұрын

    Saw this as a midnight movie in the 70's

  • @amityislandchum
    @amityislandchum4 ай бұрын

    I've never heard of your channel before; I've never heard of this movie before; yet somehow I found your video about this movie and now I'm convinced I need to watch it. This sounds WAY better than The Phantom of the Opera.

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

    Welcome to the channel and enjoy the movie! It’s fantastic! 🐻❤️

  • @PeBoVision
    @PeBoVision4 ай бұрын

    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!)

  • @NateB1976
    @NateB19763 ай бұрын

    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 : )

  • @wangson
    @wangson4 ай бұрын

    Fascinating!

  • @ChristyAbbey
    @ChristyAbbey3 ай бұрын

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

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @sawinfield6136
    @sawinfield61364 ай бұрын

    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

  • @AlejandroDiazadiaz201
    @AlejandroDiazadiaz2014 ай бұрын

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

  • @buckgulick3968
    @buckgulick39683 ай бұрын

    Remember seeing it in the cinema when it 1st came out! Loved it then and still enjoy it. Had a decent soundtrack too. Spot on review. Color me subscribed.

  • @CrashTestPilot
    @CrashTestPilot7 ай бұрын

    I've always LOVED this move!!

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s so good!

  • @HighStrangeDrifter
    @HighStrangeDrifter4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @dananichols349
    @dananichols3493 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @larry6360
    @larry63604 ай бұрын

    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. ✌️

  • @Kol_0oo
    @Kol_0oo3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @chileanzombie42
    @chileanzombie427 ай бұрын

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

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @lexmedved
    @lexmedved4 ай бұрын

    i saw it when it came out. worth the watch and seemingly a perfect edit.

  • @Allan_aka_RocKITEman
    @Allan_aka_RocKITEman4 ай бұрын

    Great video...👍

  • @jonothanthrace1530
    @jonothanthrace15304 ай бұрын

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

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @jayanxiety

    @jayanxiety

    4 ай бұрын

    Perfect casting if you ask me!

  • @jonothanthrace1530

    @jonothanthrace1530

    4 ай бұрын

    @@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

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @The_Keh27
    @The_Keh274 ай бұрын

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

  • @agalgonzalez
    @agalgonzalez3 ай бұрын

    The bear graphics are great!

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Marci (TheSketchFox) did an amazing job with them

  • @clanbob
    @clanbob4 ай бұрын

    Never heard of this movie. Never seen your channel. This got me to watch the film. Like. And sub. Great work.

  • @ronaldsantosjapan
    @ronaldsantosjapan3 ай бұрын

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

  • @martinperry5072
    @martinperry50722 ай бұрын

    I'm surprised the video mention Winnipeg. Kudos!!!

  • @venomdust1
    @venomdust14 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @fmphotooffice5513
    @fmphotooffice55133 ай бұрын

    Your great tribute has been up for a while. I can't be the first to mention (ironically?) Paul Williams today is president and chairman of ASCAP, big shot among big shots. ...an amazing career.

  • @maximusprime3459
    @maximusprime34594 ай бұрын

    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

  • @sheldonwheaton881
    @sheldonwheaton8814 ай бұрын

    Saw it in the theater, getting in on disc soon!

  • @davidschreiber7694
    @davidschreiber76948 ай бұрын

    I watched two minutes of this video then instantly went to watch the movie (I have herd of it though Edgar Wright loving it) and I found it to be amazing

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s a fantastic film!

  • @drew9719
    @drew97193 ай бұрын

    A “MOVIE U NEVER WATCHED” that i actually watched! Interesting video, yes i hope you do all those other movies! (Rocky, blade runner, donnie darko)

  • @BearBitesShow

    @BearBitesShow

    3 ай бұрын

    Just a title convention but I’m glad you watched it! Next one on the docket is a really really bad musical 🐻❤️

  • @raindancer6111
    @raindancer61114 ай бұрын

    I saw this when it was released in the UK. Thought it was great. Nice to see it getting some acknowledgement.

  • @arthurtinsley6449
    @arthurtinsley64494 ай бұрын

    This Movie was one the weird an coolest Movies I Ever Watched, It really make's you wander, but its only a Movie

  • @Jstkillntime
    @Jstkillntime3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Upsideround
    @Upsideround4 ай бұрын

    Great work. I'll sub to that!

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