Directed by Brian De Palma Written by Brian De Palma   Louisa Rose   Cast William Finley ... Winslow / The Phantom Paul Williams ... Swan Jessica Harper ... Phoenix Gerrit Graham ... Beef George Memmoli ... Philbin Archie Hahn ... The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads Jeffrey Comanor ... The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads Peter Elbling ... The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads (as Harold Oblong) Colin Cameron ... Band David Garland ... Band Gary Mallaber ... Band Art Munson ... Band Mary Margaret Amato ... Swan's Entourage Rand Bridges ... Swan's Entourage Jim Bohan ... Swan's Entourage Herb Pacheco ... Assassin Jennifer Ashley ... Groupie Janit Baldwin ... Groupie Janus Blythe ... Groupie (as Janis Eve Lynn) Katherine Mastellos ... Groupie Robin Mattson ... Groupie Patrice Rohmer ... Groupie Cheryl Smith ... Groupie April Troy ... Groupie Walter Foster ... Cop Peter Harrell ... Cop Troy Haskins ... Judge Gene Gross ... Warden Henry Calvert ... Nightwatchman Ken Carpenter ... Stagehand Sam Forney ... Stagehand Leslie Brewer ... Surfgirl Celia Derr ... Surfgirl Linda Larimer ... Surfgirl Roseanne Romine ... Surfgirl Nydia Amagas ... Dancer Sara Ballantine ... Dancer Kristi Bird ... Dancer Cathy Buttner ... Dancer Linda Cox ... Dancer Jane DeFord ... Dancer Bibi Hansen ... Dancer Robin Jeep ... Dancer Deen Summers ... Dancer Judy Washington ... Dancer Susan Weiser-Finley ... Dancer (as Susan Weiser) Janet Savarino ... Singing Twin Jean Savarino ... Singing Twin Keith Allison ... Country & Western Singer Bobby Birkenfeld ... Guy Sandy Catton ... Black Singers (as Sandy Catton & friends) William Donovan ... Reporter Scott Edmund Lane ... Reporter (as Scott Lane) Dennis Olivieri ... Reporter Adam Wade ... Reporter Nancy Moses ... Back-Up Singer Diana Walden ... Back-Up Singer Sherri Adeline ... Girl in Ticket Line Carol O'Leary ... Betty Lou Marty Bongfeldt ... Mini-bopper (as Marty Bongfeld) Coleen Crudden ... Mini-bopper Bridgett Dunn ... Mini-bopper William Shephard ... Rock Freak Uncredited Cast Angelyne ... Auditioning Singer Greg Bransom ... Spectator Shelly Desai ... Dental Health Volunteer #1 Paul Hirsch ... Paradise Audience Member Ray Kennedy ... Beef (singing voice) Arthur Krauss ... Extra Rod Serling ... Introductory Narrator (voice) Produced by Michael Arciaga   Gustave M. Berne   Jeffrey L. Hayes   Paul Lewis   Edward R. Pressman   Lynn Pressman-Raymond   Bill Scott   Original Music by Paul Williams

Additional Info Premiere: November 01, 1974 DVD Release: September 04, 2001 Blu-ray Release: August 05, 2014 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Harbor Productions Pressman-Williams Enterprises Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1974) (USA) (theatrical) CBS/Fox   (1993) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) CBS/Fox Video   (1988) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (1985) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Key Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Scream Factory   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.3 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,530 / 20,902 Site Ranking #3,526 Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (2018) #3,527 The Crow: City Of Angels (1996) #3,528 Rabid (1977) #3,529 Battle Royale II (2003) #3,530 Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) #3,531 Death Race 3: Inferno (2013) #3,532 Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) #3,533 Body Snatchers (1993) #3,534 The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019)