I'm so glad you put PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE on this list. Would have been so disappointed if you hadn't. It's one of my top favorite cult films. And, I regret being able to say that I actually got to see this when it was first in the cinema. Not because I didn't like the movie, obviously, or the songs, which were excellent. It's just that admitting to that seriously carbon dates me.
I still remember the day I saw Argento's Phantom. My fandom transformed from intense to absolute zero to absolute loathing in the span of a movie. On another note, the '89 Phantom is my favorite rendition that is a direct adaptation. It's like a mix of 80's horror extremes and Hammer that doesn't ignore the seedier nature of the source material. Plus, Joel Schoelen...hubba, hubba. As for non-direct adaptations...could it be anything but Phantom of the Paradise? So much love for that movie. Still a super relevant take on the dehumanizing and predatory nature of the music industry. Also, Jessica Harper...hubba, hubba.
Not the most useful comment here, but.... I often put on your videos to watch & rewatch before bed. Love the sound quality, the background ambient music and your cadence. Not too mention the content itself! Thanks for your hard work!
One of my fave musicals, I played the part of Christine's boyfriend 20 years ago lol. Also Julian Sands what a sad and strange death that guy had, why go hiking alone in the snow at 50+ in a dangerous area
I first saw Phantom of the Paradise a couple months ago, but I went in expecting it to be about a mall slasher. My surprise and confusion actually benefited the movie. Overall I think it was a better version of what Cannon's The Apple tried do in the early 80s.
High Key Phantom of the Paradise is my favorite movie and I find it better than every other version of Opera. Also important to note that it inspired both Berserk and Daft Punk!!
Oh sweet! I have a pair of little stories dealing with two of the movies. For one Phantom of Death was among several horror movies one of my fraternity brothers gave me towards the end of my senior year in college. I always had an interesting affection for it. Also earlier that same year, I came home from college one weekend and due to bad weather I couldn't head back to campus until Monday afternoon. As a result of that (and the fact that school was cancelled due to that weather) my niece and nephew stayed the night with me and we watched some movies. Now usually it was my niece who would fall asleep first and my nephew who'd stay awake. It was flip flopped this time, with my nephew conking out and my niece lively and up late. The Robert Englund Phantom of the Opera came on I think Cinemax or Showtime or something. My niece absolutely loved it and talked about it for months afterwards. She was super excited when her eighth grade teacher announced they were going to watch Phantom of the Opera in class....only she didn't know how many adaptations there had been of the story and was a bit disappointed when it was the Gerard Butler one. And hey Phantom of the Paradise, one of my favorite movies. Discovered that one the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school. A few years later, when I was in college, my parents got me a DVD player for Christmas and by sheer happenstance that was one of the movies they picked up. They had no clue how much I loved that movie. Sometimes it all just falls into place.
I'm glad you covered the Robert Englund. The only thing I remember about that version was the box art. It's one of the video rentals burned into my memory
It would be an interesting discussion over how many of these were inspired by the Universal version and how many were inspired by the ALW version. On another note, every time I'm reminded of Phantom of the Paradise, I start thinking about a version of the Phantom story with music by Styx, called... Phantom of the Paradise Theater.
great video as PotO is one of my favorite stories and movies. I must admit when you talked about THE PHANTOM LOVER from 1995, you did not mention that it is one of many remakes of another Asian Phantom ripoff called SONG AT MIDNIGHT from 1937 which was the first time the acid to the face was used to cause the disfigurement. the story is similar: a traveling show troupe decide to perform in an old abandoned opera house, the Phantom teaches the male lead, but it takes a turn as he looks like The Phantom before he was disfigured and uses him to communicate to his love who thinks he has returned from the dead. There are five other remakes of this film, besides the LOVER film and is considered an iconic Asian tale. I believe the 1937 OG (pun intended) is available on TH-cam with proper subtitles. I have seen it and highly suggest it. Also I have the 1983 and 89 "Freddy PHANTOM" (as it is often referred to as) as well as PotP (Paradise) on VHS. All are great in their own ways. As always, great job another smash hit.
In Phantom of the Paradise... the owners of the Paradise needed a group to play there they should have tried Styx. I hear they are regularly "Rockin the Paradise".
16:03 The insanely familiar guy from “The Phonphanotm”, aside from his myriad appearances in literally* everything, was also in the 2004 Joel Schumacher Phantom of the Opera. *not literally
I believe I remember you mentioning Popcorn on your channel before but I always get reminded of PoTO from that movie. Not exactly but it has a couple of things.
Phantom of the Paradise is my favorite phantom of the Opera "clone". I'm a big Brian de palma fan as well as Gerrit Graham. My number 1 favorite clone would have to be Popcorn with Jill schoelen from the Robert England phantom and Tom villard.
And thanks to a certain Josh Spiegel, Morgan Fairchild now has to go into hiding because there's and angry woman named Christy out to end her existence 😂
Not a knock off but there's an animated adaption of Phantom from the 1980s that is almost perfectly book accurate except it still makes Christine a brown eyed brunette with 20/20 vision when in the novel she's a nearsighted blue eyed blonde.
I've seen three of them Phantom Of The Mall, Phantom Of Hollywood and Phantom Of The Paradise all quite good. Phantom Of The Mall gives up none other than The Most Interesting Man In The World himself Jonathan Goldsmith. Now on to find The Phantom Of The Opera (1989)
I haven't seen it in a long time, but POPCORN seems like it could have fit into this. I also have to admit that I love Argento's Phantom. It's so delightfully batshit.
depends. watching the videos usually takes the longest. i usually write while watching and doing research. shooting each episode only takes around an hour each, but then editing usually takes a full day. i can usually complete a full episode in about 3-4 days from start to finish.
I mean, wouldn't surprise me Miura actually modeled Griffith's helmet and design off of the Phantom of the Paradise, considering he liked American movies. Like, some of the demons were inspired off of the cenobites from Hellraiser, and Guts's mechanical hand was directly inspired by Ash's from Army of Darkness.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:01 *🎭 Introduction to Phantom of the Opera Ripoffs and Clones* - Setting the stage for exploring various adaptations and rip-offs of "The Phantom of the Opera", - Mentioning the overlooked status of the Phantom among Universal Monsters, - Discussing the fairness of considering adaptations as knockoffs or alternate versions of the source material. 01:12 *🎬 Reviewing Dario Argento's "Phantom of the Opera" (1998)* - Analysis of Dario Argento's unique take on "Phantom of the Opera", - Description of the plot, characters, and notable deviations from the original story, - Discussion on the film's reception and its impact on Argento's career. 03:58 *🎥 Exploring "Phantom of the Ritz" (1988)* - Overview of "Phantom of the Ritz" as a lesser-known adaptation, - Description of the plot, characters, and setting, - Comparison with other adaptations and its reception. 07:27 *🎬 Unpacking "Phantom of Death" (1987)* - Examination of "Phantom of Death" as a loose adaptation of "Phantom of the Opera", - Description of the plot, characters, and thematic elements, - Insight into the film's production, including its origins and reception. 10:23 *🎥 Reviewing "Phantom of Hollywood" (1974)* - Analysis of "Phantom of Hollywood" as an adaptation set in the movie industry, - Description of the plot, characters, and notable elements, - Comparison with traditional adaptations of "The Phantom of the Opera". 13:09 *🎭 Exploring "Phantom of the Theater" (2016)* - Overview of "Phantom of the Theater" as a modern Chinese adaptation, - Description of the plot, characters, and unique elements, - Comparison with other adaptations and its reception. 15:14 *🎬 Reviewing "The Phantom of the Opera" (1983)* - Examination of the 1983 adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera", - Description of the plot, characters, and deviations from the original story, - Analysis of the film's production and its impact on the Phantom legacy. 17:31 *🎥 Unpacking "The Phantom Lover" (1995)* - Analysis of "The Phantom Lover" as a Chinese adaptation with Leslie Cheung, - Description of the plot, characters, and thematic elements, - Insight into the film's production and its place in the Phantom cinematic universe. 20:17 *🎭 Exploring "The Phantom of the Opera" (1989)* - Overview of the 1989 horror-oriented adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera", - Description of the plot, characters, and modern-day setting, - Comparison with other adaptations and its unique elements. 20:31 *🎭 Phantom of the Opera 1989 Ripoff* - Discussion of the 1989 film "Phantom of the Opera" featuring Robert Englund. - Robert Englund's involvement and the attempt to turn it into a horror franchise, - Changes made to the original script and its subsequent adaptation into "Dance Macabre". 23:52 *🛍️ Phantom of the Maul: Eric's Revenge* - Overview of the 1989 film "Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge". - Introduction of characters and plot elements including the mysterious figure, Melody, and Eric's vendetta. - Details about different versions of the film and its director. 26:24 *🎶 Phantom of the Paradise: Musical Twist* - Synopsis of the 1974 film "Phantom of the Paradise". - Introduction of Swan, Winslow Leach, and the central conflict surrounding stolen music. - Discussion of the film's reception and nominations for music awards. Made with HARPA AI
These are all remakes not rip offs or clones the first film is in 1910,second film is 1925 the 3rd film is 1943,in 1962 Hammer and so on afterwards is retelling the same story The Phantom Of Paradise is a musical horror comedy.
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I was surprised Phantom of the Megaplex didn't appear on the list.
Phantom of the Paradise is one of my favorite Horror Musicals! I am glad you included it!
I'm so glad you put PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE on this list. Would have been so disappointed if you hadn't. It's one of my top favorite cult films. And, I regret being able to say that I actually got to see this when it was first in the cinema. Not because I didn't like the movie, obviously, or the songs, which were excellent. It's just that admitting to that seriously carbon dates me.
I still remember the day I saw Argento's Phantom. My fandom transformed from intense to absolute zero to absolute loathing in the span of a movie. On another note, the '89 Phantom is my favorite rendition that is a direct adaptation. It's like a mix of 80's horror extremes and Hammer that doesn't ignore the seedier nature of the source material. Plus, Joel Schoelen...hubba, hubba. As for non-direct adaptations...could it be anything but Phantom of the Paradise? So much love for that movie. Still a super relevant take on the dehumanizing and predatory nature of the music industry. Also, Jessica Harper...hubba, hubba.
Not the most useful comment here, but....
I often put on your videos to watch & rewatch before bed. Love the sound quality, the background ambient music and your cadence. Not too mention the content itself! Thanks for your hard work!
that is a very useful and appreciated comment!
I love the Robert England Phantom. When I met him about 10 years ago I asked him about the sequel that was supposed to be, and he was so sweet
One of my fave musicals, I played the part of Christine's boyfriend 20 years ago lol.
Also Julian Sands what a sad and strange death that guy had, why go hiking alone in the snow at 50+ in a dangerous area
One of my favs came on the small screen in Highlander Season 1 “ the beast below” which was kinda a mash between hunchback & phantom.
For some reason, now I need a Jack the Ripper ripoffs and clones list
i have notes about doing that but it’s not the schedule as of yet.
I first saw Phantom of the Paradise a couple months ago, but I went in expecting it to be about a mall slasher. My surprise and confusion actually benefited the movie. Overall I think it was a better version of what Cannon's The Apple tried do in the early 80s.
High Key Phantom of the Paradise is my favorite movie and I find it better than every other version of Opera. Also important to note that it inspired both Berserk and Daft Punk!!
I fell in love with that movie the instant I saw it! I watched this list just waiting for it 😊
@teristone2714 it's so good! For me thar movie is such a staple that I didn't even consider that it'd show up on a ripoff list!!!
Oh sweet! I have a pair of little stories dealing with two of the movies.
For one Phantom of Death was among several horror movies one of my fraternity brothers gave me towards the end of my senior year in college. I always had an interesting affection for it.
Also earlier that same year, I came home from college one weekend and due to bad weather I couldn't head back to campus until Monday afternoon. As a result of that (and the fact that school was cancelled due to that weather) my niece and nephew stayed the night with me and we watched some movies.
Now usually it was my niece who would fall asleep first and my nephew who'd stay awake. It was flip flopped this time, with my nephew conking out and my niece lively and up late. The Robert Englund Phantom of the Opera came on I think Cinemax or Showtime or something.
My niece absolutely loved it and talked about it for months afterwards. She was super excited when her eighth grade teacher announced they were going to watch Phantom of the Opera in class....only she didn't know how many adaptations there had been of the story and was a bit disappointed when it was the Gerard Butler one.
And hey Phantom of the Paradise, one of my favorite movies. Discovered that one the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school. A few years later, when I was in college, my parents got me a DVD player for Christmas and by sheer happenstance that was one of the movies they picked up. They had no clue how much I loved that movie. Sometimes it all just falls into place.
I'm glad you covered the Robert Englund. The only thing I remember about that version was the box art. It's one of the video rentals burned into my memory
It would be an interesting discussion over how many of these were inspired by the Universal version and how many were inspired by the ALW version.
On another note, every time I'm reminded of Phantom of the Paradise, I start thinking about a version of the Phantom story with music by Styx, called... Phantom of the Paradise Theater.
I adore Phantom of the Paradise. I wish Paul Williams would do a stage production of it.
Paul Williams was the voice of the Penguin on Batman the Animated Series.
I just rediscovered phantom of the Paradise recently and I'm absolutely loving the soundtrack! Pretty solid movie!
I thought you were going to play put em on the Ritz song for a second 😆
great video as PotO is one of my favorite stories and movies. I must admit when you talked about THE PHANTOM LOVER from 1995, you did not mention that it is one of many remakes of another Asian Phantom ripoff called SONG AT MIDNIGHT from 1937 which was the first time the acid to the face was used to cause the disfigurement. the story is similar: a traveling show troupe decide to perform in an old abandoned opera house, the Phantom teaches the male lead, but it takes a turn as he looks like The Phantom before he was disfigured and uses him to communicate to his love who thinks he has returned from the dead. There are five other remakes of this film, besides the LOVER film and is considered an iconic Asian tale. I believe the 1937 OG (pun intended) is available on TH-cam with proper subtitles. I have seen it and highly suggest it. Also I have the 1983 and 89 "Freddy PHANTOM" (as it is often referred to as) as well as PotP (Paradise) on VHS. All are great in their own ways. As always, great job another smash hit.
somewhat surprised you didnt include Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park.
That was Josh being kind to us
In Phantom of the Paradise... the owners of the Paradise needed a group to play there they should have tried Styx. I hear they are regularly "Rockin the Paradise".
16:03 I remember him best as the local constable in The Lair of the White Worm (1988).
Nice a Logan's run refference.
16:03 The insanely familiar guy from “The Phonphanotm”, aside from his myriad appearances in literally* everything, was also in the 2004 Joel Schumacher Phantom of the Opera.
*not literally
You forgot the 2 first Rip-off, The Climax (1944) with Boris Karloff & Hangover Square (1945) with George Sanders
I honestly expected to see The Climax on here. Maybe if there's a follow-up list someday.
every time I hear that organ riff I think Mr Crowley is going to play lol
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film wasn't included? I has The Phantom as the main villain.
The plot isn’t ripping off the phantom
I believe I remember you mentioning Popcorn on your channel before but I always get reminded of PoTO from that movie. Not exactly but it has a couple of things.
i had that on my list of considerations for this video, but it didn't make the final roster!
@@movietimelines Nice! Maybe for the next time of a Phantom inspired outlier list.
25:35 Ha! That's Mac's dad!
I was watching Unanswered Questions and this popped up.
Surprised not to see 1991's Popcorn on this list
Phantom of the Paradise is my favorite phantom of the Opera "clone". I'm a big Brian de palma fan as well as Gerrit Graham. My number 1 favorite clone would have to be Popcorn with Jill schoelen from the Robert England phantom and Tom villard.
And thanks to a certain Josh Spiegel, Morgan Fairchild now has to go into hiding because there's and angry woman named Christy out to end her existence 😂
THE PHONPHANOTM
The Phantom Of Hollywood is even more interesting considering what ended up happening to the original Phantom Of The Opera set not too long ago....
Honorable mention for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park"?
Remember when Disney had their own knockoff called Phantom of the Megaplex?
Honorable mention: Gremlins 2
I’m surprised Popcorn wasnt included, the other Jill Schoelen Phantom movie
Did anyone else notice how much The Phantom from Phantom of the Paradise looks like he inspired Femto from Berserk?
Hope the phantom of the megaplex is on here so strange even for Disney
You've missed Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, where the rock band KISS was in a t.v. movie, in the 70's
What's the T-shirt?
It strikes me - was the Dario Argento one what Tim Burton was paying homage to in his Penguin origin story for Batman Returns?
Not a knock off but there's an animated adaption of Phantom from the 1980s that is almost perfectly book accurate except it still makes Christine a brown eyed brunette with 20/20 vision when in the novel she's a nearsighted blue eyed blonde.
I've seen three of them Phantom Of The Mall, Phantom Of Hollywood and Phantom Of The Paradise all quite good. Phantom Of The Mall gives up none other than The Most Interesting Man In The World himself Jonathan Goldsmith. Now on to find The Phantom Of The Opera (1989)
I haven't seen it in a long time, but POPCORN seems like it could have fit into this.
I also have to admit that I love Argento's Phantom. It's so delightfully batshit.
Legit that’s the only Argento movie that I’ve seen
Then I recommend you should go to tube and watch some
Is that a Weird Arby's Guy shirt? That's awesome if so
There's a Disney Channel original movie called Phantom of the multiplex
I have to wonder, Josh, how long it takes to put together one of these videos--not including the hours of watching them.
depends. watching the videos usually takes the longest. i usually write while watching and doing research. shooting each episode only takes around an hour each, but then editing usually takes a full day. i can usually complete a full episode in about 3-4 days from start to finish.
I'm glad Phantom Of The Paradise made #1 - great film....
I just noticed the onyx shirt
HAA: I’m number 3 to comment… this is a new “timeline” for me😊😊😊😊😊
28:47 Any Berserk fans out there think that helmet looks a lot like Griffith’s, or is it just me?
I mean, wouldn't surprise me Miura actually modeled Griffith's helmet and design off of the Phantom of the Paradise, considering he liked American movies.
Like, some of the demons were inspired off of the cenobites from Hellraiser, and Guts's mechanical hand was directly inspired by Ash's from Army of Darkness.
cant believe you left out phantom of the megaplex😆
No mention of Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park? That one is a bit of a stretch and a bit insane.
No KISS Versus the Phantom of the Park?
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:01 *🎭 Introduction to Phantom of the Opera Ripoffs and Clones*
- Setting the stage for exploring various adaptations and rip-offs of "The Phantom of the Opera",
- Mentioning the overlooked status of the Phantom among Universal Monsters,
- Discussing the fairness of considering adaptations as knockoffs or alternate versions of the source material.
01:12 *🎬 Reviewing Dario Argento's "Phantom of the Opera" (1998)*
- Analysis of Dario Argento's unique take on "Phantom of the Opera",
- Description of the plot, characters, and notable deviations from the original story,
- Discussion on the film's reception and its impact on Argento's career.
03:58 *🎥 Exploring "Phantom of the Ritz" (1988)*
- Overview of "Phantom of the Ritz" as a lesser-known adaptation,
- Description of the plot, characters, and setting,
- Comparison with other adaptations and its reception.
07:27 *🎬 Unpacking "Phantom of Death" (1987)*
- Examination of "Phantom of Death" as a loose adaptation of "Phantom of the Opera",
- Description of the plot, characters, and thematic elements,
- Insight into the film's production, including its origins and reception.
10:23 *🎥 Reviewing "Phantom of Hollywood" (1974)*
- Analysis of "Phantom of Hollywood" as an adaptation set in the movie industry,
- Description of the plot, characters, and notable elements,
- Comparison with traditional adaptations of "The Phantom of the Opera".
13:09 *🎭 Exploring "Phantom of the Theater" (2016)*
- Overview of "Phantom of the Theater" as a modern Chinese adaptation,
- Description of the plot, characters, and unique elements,
- Comparison with other adaptations and its reception.
15:14 *🎬 Reviewing "The Phantom of the Opera" (1983)*
- Examination of the 1983 adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera",
- Description of the plot, characters, and deviations from the original story,
- Analysis of the film's production and its impact on the Phantom legacy.
17:31 *🎥 Unpacking "The Phantom Lover" (1995)*
- Analysis of "The Phantom Lover" as a Chinese adaptation with Leslie Cheung,
- Description of the plot, characters, and thematic elements,
- Insight into the film's production and its place in the Phantom cinematic universe.
20:17 *🎭 Exploring "The Phantom of the Opera" (1989)*
- Overview of the 1989 horror-oriented adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera",
- Description of the plot, characters, and modern-day setting,
- Comparison with other adaptations and its unique elements.
20:31 *🎭 Phantom of the Opera 1989 Ripoff*
- Discussion of the 1989 film "Phantom of the Opera" featuring Robert Englund.
- Robert Englund's involvement and the attempt to turn it into a horror franchise,
- Changes made to the original script and its subsequent adaptation into "Dance Macabre".
23:52 *🛍️ Phantom of the Maul: Eric's Revenge*
- Overview of the 1989 film "Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge".
- Introduction of characters and plot elements including the mysterious figure, Melody, and Eric's vendetta.
- Details about different versions of the film and its director.
26:24 *🎶 Phantom of the Paradise: Musical Twist*
- Synopsis of the 1974 film "Phantom of the Paradise".
- Introduction of Swan, Winslow Leach, and the central conflict surrounding stolen music.
- Discussion of the film's reception and nominations for music awards.
Made with HARPA AI
Honorable mention: Repo, A Genetic Opera
Pheeenixz!
don't crush that dwarf hand me the pliers firesign theater album
Phantom of the Megaplex a made for tv movie by Disney for the Disney channel
Mickey rooney was the scariest part
I've seen none of these
11:53 this is a tv movie forget it
11:50 final destination did it better
Holy f…
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These are all remakes not rip offs or clones the first film is in 1910,second film is 1925 the 3rd film is 1943,in 1962 Hammer and so on afterwards is retelling the same story The Phantom Of Paradise is a musical horror comedy.
this is addressed in the video's intro.
don't crush that dwarf hand me the pliers firesign theater album