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Phantom of the Opera: The Motion Picture is 1989 film based on Gaston Leroux's novel and was directed by Dwight H. Little

Synopsis

A newer gorier version of the classic 1910 Gaston Leroux tale, has Nightmare on Elm St's Robert Englund playing the Phantom. Christine Day is a young broadway singer in New York City. She is auditioning for a show, and comes across an old piece of music written nearly 100 years before by an unknown musician name Erik Destler. Destler it seems had made a pact with the devil so the world would love his music, the catch was Erik's face would be left horribly disfigured forever. Once Christine sings his music she is transported from Present time (1989) to the past roughly around 1881, where she is now the star in the London Opera House. there she is coached by a mysterious "Phantom" who will do anything to make his protege a star, even if it means murder. Christine soon finds out that her teacher is in fact Destler.

Cast

Erik Destler, aka The Phantom of the Opera: Robert Englund
Christine Day: Jill Schoelen

Richard Dutton: Alex Hyde-White

Barton: Bill Nighy

Carlotta: Stephanie Lawrence

Inspector Hawkins: Terence Harvey

Davies: Nathan Lewis

Harrison: Peter Clapham

Meg (New York): Molly Shannon

Meg (London): Emma Rawson

Mott: Mark Ryan

The Rat Catcher: Yehuda Efroni

Joseph Buquet: Terence Beesley

Elise: Ray Jewers

Roland: Robin Hunter

Sarah: Virginia Fiol

Esther: Cathy Murphy

Bartender: Andre Thornton Grimes

Maddie: Jaclyn Mendoza

The Devil: John Ghavan

House Mother: Ottilia Borbáth

Maitre D': Lajos Dobák

Cardplayers:

:Mickey Epps :László Szili *Workmen': :Patrick Burke :Jonathan Linsley :Tommy Wright :László Baranyi''

Changes

In the book Erik wore a black mask that covered his face. In this film he makes masks stitched together out of the flesh of his victims.
Carlotta dies in the film while she survives the book.
Christine's last name in the book is Daae not Day.
No falling chandelier.
The original story takes place entirely in the Paris Opera House, not New York or London.

Reviews

When the film came out all the reviews were less than enthusiastic, and many Phantom fans have never watched the movie. Some Phantom fans, however, are quite fond of the movie and how it does not downplay Erik's violent side as many other adaptations do.

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