Phantom of the Paradise
Movie • 1974 • Comedy
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In this rock opera hybrid of Phantom of the Opera and Faust, fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach finds himself double-crossed by the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both his music and the girl Leach wants to sing it, Phoenix, for the grand opening of his rock palace, The Paradise. After Swan sends Leach to prison for trespassing, Leach endures a freak accident which leaves him disfigured and plans his revenge on both Swan and The Paradise, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise.
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It depends on what is meant as "brutalized", but just two minutes into the movie a woman in an audience is sexually assaulted by a musician while he is performing on stage and emphasis is put on the fact that she is very upset by it and runs from the room as soon as it is over. Women are treated like this throughout the film nominally to set up the fact that certain characters and supposed to be bad guys.
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A character plans to have his fiance assassinated the moment they're officially married
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It depends on how you define the trauma the characters go through. The primary character who is 'abused' (goes through bad things as a result of somebody else s******g him over) does become agressive and frightening, but never hurts or abuses anybody other than the people who hurt him.
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Is someone stalked?
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Not full-on stalked, but followed around, obsessed over, and creepily stared at from afar a few times
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There are no children in the movie at all
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Is there addiction?
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Yes, but it isn't a major plot point
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Heavy drug use by several characters throughout the film. More or less unskippable
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Is there a dead animal?
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A company logo is the outline of a dead animal, but there are no real animals -alive or dead- in the movie.
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Assault
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There are a few brief shots of women being groped + A shot where a man climbs on top of a woman without her consent, but we dont see what happens and she is shown leaving the room they were in a few seconds later
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Is rape mentioned?
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its not mentioned but coercive sex is a core plot point
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Is someone drugged?
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winslow is given pills to keep working
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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with a plunger
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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the other comment on this is unhinged and wrong. the scene is a reference to psycho. it's played for comedy. he starts with a knife and uses a plunger to silence him. you really need to think about how YOU view gay men if you think that's what the scene is about
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Bodily Harm
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Is there body horror?
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I'd say so, Winslow's disfigurement being the main one, and then in the second half of the movie there's some stuff about someone's body being put into a supernatural state without their consent or knowledge.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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There is no finger or toe mutilation, but it is worth noting that someone's finger is pricked to draw blood.
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Is someone burned alive?
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There are 2 cases of deaths involving fire, but it's arguable whether what caused the fire killed them first or not (explosion + electric shock)
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Is there a hanging?
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An "audience member" (dummy) is hung as part of the production in the movie
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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No, but a character does intend to use a straight razor on themselves at one point
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Is someone buried alive?
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Well, someone gets "entombed"--trapped in a room with the door bricked up and left to die. He escapes, though.
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Are any hands damaged?
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fingers are pricked but beyond that theyre fine
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Is someone choked?
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Multiple characters are choked or grabbed at the throat at various points. Nobody is choked to death, most characrers only being choked for a short period of time. The longest choking is in the final scene of the movie. Also, as this is a 70s movie, the choking doesn't always look very intense or real.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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No, but at least two tense scenes are filmed on/include steep stairs.
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Is someone stabbed?
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winslow stabs himself and swan
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Character is choked
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Not to death but a character's face is partially crushed, leaving them very disfigured.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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A character is drugged and passes out as a result.
In a very short sequence an incredibly minor character is hit in the head and presumably passes out/dies.
In a very short sequence an incredibly minor character is hit in the head and presumably passes out/dies.
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Is there decapitation?
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there is fake decapitation of a mannequin during the paradise's opening premier
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Is someone tortured?
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It could be argued that the sheer amount of suffering (teeth pulling, burning, shooting) the main character experiences could constitute torture
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Teeth are removed offscreen
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Is there eye mutilation?
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After getting their head crushed in a record press, a characters eye gets mutilated, though its only shown towards the end
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Does a head get squashed?
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The head gets stuck in a machine and squashed but at the time of the incident, there isn't carnage to be seen
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Death
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[SPOILERS] winslow and swan both die at the end
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Family
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A character's crush is seen sleeping with another man, and they react very poorly to it. They are not officially in a relationship, though.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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A character is briefly whisked away onto a rooftop against their will; they scream for help and struggle. It is brief and they are ok.
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Fear
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a character intends to kill himself with a razor then pricks his finger instead
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Is someone possessed?
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Unclear. One main character is insinuated to be somewhat under control by a supernatural force, if only by contract, but sometimes has a different voice, possibly to show that he's being "influenced", if not fully possessed.
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Is there a shower scene?
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There is a direct homage to Psycho's shower scene.
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Are there mannequins?
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mannequins are used in a show and are cut up
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Are there ghosts?
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No, but one of the characters in the movie believes that the main character is in fact a ghost.
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Are there jump scares?
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There's one scene where a mirror door closes to reveal a phantom. Slow enough to not be a jump scare but something to be mindful of
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Does someone spit?
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There's a close-up shot of the main character's mouth as he tests his mechanical voice, and saliva is shown.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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This movie was made decades before 9/11 happened
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Law Enforcement
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There are cops briefly but they are not shown in a positive light
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Is there incarceration?
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winslow is put in prison and abused by the system
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Something essential to the antagonist of the movie gets destroyed in a fire.
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Medical
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no, but someone is electrocuted to death
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Are needles/syringes used?
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There are no needles or syringes, but a character prick's anothers finger and there is visible blood.
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Mental Health
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The opening song is about a suicide and a main character attempts suicide and later dies of the injuries. Another character plans to film his suicide before changing his mind
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As mentioned a few times, a character tries to attempt but doesn't go through with it
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A few shots of characters stabbing themselves.
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Is there misophonia?
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Security alarms, loud breathing, steps
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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A character records a suicide attempt but ultimately doesn't go through with it.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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This movie is definitely a bit fantastical and over the top. I'd argue it could be described as "unhinged"
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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i would say the way winslow feels about himself is dysmorphic
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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It could be perceived that one or more of the main characters are mentally ill, and they are violent at times
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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A character is (briefly) stuck in a record press. The recording room where the main character spends a majority of his time (and is briefly trapped in) is fairly small, but not too bad.
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Noxious
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Shaky cam is used at least twice for scenes to show intensity and desperation, but not for most of the movie
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Some homophobic rhetoric as well as the occasional swear word
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Does a baby cry?
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No babies or children in the film at all
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Character looks directly at the camera in at least one scene.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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A large character is called "tubbo" and "bones"
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A man disguises himself as a woman to infiltrate a building. The disguise consists only of a dress, and he shows no discomfort.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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No canonically lgbt people die, but one flamboyant character who is practically a bunch of gay stereotypes stacked in a trenchcoat does die. Again, the character is very stereotypical but never confirmed to be any particular sexuality or gender.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Adding this comment to mention the only black people featured prominently in the film are two corrupt cops and three female singers. The female singers are not credited properly in the credits, listed as "Sandy Catton and friends".
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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An antagonist character casually uses the word "fag". There are also scenes that use stereotypical gay-coding for humour.
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Is there hate speech?
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A character casually uses a racist slur for East Asian people early on.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Main character wears a dress to sneak into a mansion
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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A producer is intimate with women much younger than him. Another man talks about how he taught a young starlet "who to ****" to get ahead in the business
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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primary antagonist is a devil with contracts
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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many women are objectified as a statement about how the industry treats them. but, yknow, also for your viewing pleasure. so take that with a grain of salt.
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Is there BDSM?
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no but some of the stage outfits are kinky
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Is there sexual content?
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No nudity on screen but it is discussed and characters are shown in sexual situations
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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no, but winslow is constantly derided for being emotional
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Bittersweet; a lot more bitter than sweet.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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No crash, yes explosion
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Characters get stabbed and draw blood, but its not very gruesome
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Is there gun violence?
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A character is shot at one point
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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There is, however, an explosion via a car bomb.
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Does someone drown?
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A character leaps into the East River and is presumed to have drowned, but they did not. Extremely brief.
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