Acquired some time at some place. Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (TV Movie 1978. Why, the form of an android copy of Gene Simmons, of course, complete with the ability to breathe flame (this is not something added to the android. It is inept and goofy and stupid and very poorly made. RYM's Least Favorite Film Project: 1978 Film Polls/Games. The first was Adam Rifkin's Detroit Rock City in 1999, but that was mostly about a group of obsessed KISS fans; the band appears briefly at the end in a live performance (though they do provide a commentary on the DVD).
In case you were wondering if the extroardinarily poor actors cuddling at the front of the rollercoaster were going to be our protagonists, I am here to tell you that you are correct (well, secondary protagonists; we all know who the important characters here are). Devereaux is pleased enough to have a willing audience to show his extra-realistic androids, complete with totally human-feeling skin, but Melissa gets bored soon enough and goes back to her silly "wanting her fiance back" schtick. Incidentally, I love the idea of the Phantom as a creator of automatons (which Leroux himself touches on in the Persian's drive-by summary of Erik's past) and wish more versions used it. KISS, a rock band made up of superheroes, battles an evil inventor who has plans for destruction at a California amusement park. … What happened was after the postproduction on that film, they realized that the problem he had with that one line, there was more imperfections. This movie could have worked as a cartoon, or as a KISS movie about, I dunno, a concert. Elliott Mason (Kid At Gate, currently working as an actor and writer). Expertly Vetted Sellers. An original and Rare "Rolled" UK Quad poster for this 1978 Gordon Hessler rock 'n' roll music horror science fiction also known as KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. Devereaux is the mad genius behind the park, the creator of most of its rides and attractions and a general all-around Genius Who Wishes You Would All Stop Disturbing His Work type. Sanctions Policy - Our House Rules. Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:51 pm. But for every Hard Day's Night, there's a Can't Stop the Music or From Justin to Kelly.
We have only just begun. All Posters, whether Framed or Unframed, feature a White Border & Black Keyline around the image. Superhero rock group KISS battles an evil inventor of animatronic attractions who plans to destroy Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, CA. Anthony Zerbe (Abner Devereaux). That just happened, folks. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on RYM. Also hilarious are the park security guards, who are seriously concerned about this phenomenon (oh, god - what if the eight-year-olds get out of hand, you guys? Audio commentary featuring crew members. Any chance you might, you know, burn it on DVD or Blu Ray for us physical media lovers might be able to obtain? KISS 'Attack of the Phantoms' Poster 1978 | Band & Concert Posters. But while Studio 666 may have underperformed at the box office, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park was essentially disowned by KISS after the Hanna-Barbera-produced feature aired once on NBC in October 1978.
I suppose they didn't want to confuse the audience. This policy applies to anyone that uses our Services, regardless of their location. He is shooting little symbols inside a box with a laser. Kiss attack of the phantoms full movie. You guys do know that once your park is a success you can hire other people to work in it besides just the two of you and your corps of deeply ineffective security guards, right? And "Yeah, rip and destroy! " I've put the word out. 2001 A Space Odyssey. Yet they are just sitting on it, looking seriously miffed by the entire situation. British Quad Lady Sings the Blues.
Best Comicbook / Superhero Films Film. The story revolves around KISS playing a series of gigs at the Magic Mountain amusement park (now Six Flags, but they never address the park by its name in the movie) simply because the park needs more guests and the owners think the hottest band in the world will bring 'em in. Kiss attack of the phantoms poster. This cut also features instrumental versions of KISS songs replacing the solo songs from the European theater version. The apex of this phenomenon is still one of the earliest efforts: 1964's A Hard Day's Night. Re-Cut: as "Attack of the Phantoms".
A movie that is way more fun to pretend that it is actually fun to watch, than to actually watch. Those opening credits... Kiss in attack of the phantom pain. - killerkris. An entire audience in halter tops and t-shirts is entranced by the hypnotizing lyrics of the bogus robot band, chanting along to "Rip and Destroy" (actually the Kiss standard "Hotter Than Hell" with new lyrics) until the real Kiss arrives just in time to defeat their look-alike foes with fight choreography worthy of the old Adam West "Batman" series. A comic book sequel, KISS: Return of the Phantom followed in 2003 from Dark Horse comics. Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:18 pm.
Why he is giving her a pass I have no idea, since he apparently couldn't care less about her, nor do I know why he thinks she won't just get that confiscated immediately. They have a massive cult following of fans as well as a pretty vociferous opposing faction of people who hate them, which is understandable: a group of guys who look like this really can't help but be polarizing. Original Movie Poster. Jukebox Musical: The soundtrack consists mainly of old KISS songs, with some stock 70s action music mixed in.
And speaking of remaining shows, I hope you're ready for another one: here they come, with "I Stole Your Love", which goes on for what feels like eternity while I contemplate the cutouts in the sides of Simmons' pants and consider that contemporary female artists aren't that daring about showing some thigh. To which KISS replies totally straight-facedly, "They do. On the plus side, there are two alternate versions of their hits that I haven't heard elsewhere: Criss and Stanley do an acoustic version of the ballad "Beth" (while Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley stand around very awkwardly) and near the end of the movie the evil robot KISS performs "Rip and Destroy, " which is just "Hotter Than Hell" with different lyrics. Now THIS is what I'm talking about! Reviews and Ratings.
We can fill in the gaps, I guess, by assuming that KISS outed his secret misbehavior to Richards, who then ran down there with security (perhaps suddenly realizing that the guy he FIRED has been here ALL WEEK in the SECRET LAB HE PAYS FOR). Last updated on Mar 18, 2022. "An incredibly bad and stupid film about KISS having a concert in an amusement park, with a mad scientist trying to replace them by replicas to thereby wage his revenge on the amusement park owner. Dubbed clumsily over them, but the band is, nevertheless, deeply concerned. It was panned by fans and the band themselves upon release. "I embrace it like an ugly child, " Stanley now tells The Hollywood Reporter (Feb. 25) of the film, released under the alternate titles Attack of the Phantoms and KISS Phantoms in parts of Europe. Vote down content which breaks the rules. Posts offering bootleg, pirate, or illegal items, or links to those items, will be deleted.
Reviewer:Rippy Longstocking. Possible Participants/Suggestions: - Paul Stanley. Man of a Thousand Aces. It's as if someone found a living Chinese New Year parade dragon and asked it to act in a movie. Oddly enough, my copy of the movie proclaims it as KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park on the cover, but flashes the title Attack of the Phantoms on the title screen instead.
See also Ballroom Blitz. All footage is included, but I believe the pace is much better. He can even use them to eavesdrop (! The basic premise of the film is that KISS has been engaged to perform a few concerts at the Magic Mountain amusement park in California, but that a dastardly Phantom, working from the shadows, is going to destroy the place unless they stop him. The poster is now in excellent condition. All of the others are terrible. Except for two awkwardly staged fight scenes -- one with silver-suited wolf/dog-headed robots and one with the Evil Robot Usses version of the band -- their superpowers are used primarily to thing. Power Echoes: All of the Demon's dialog is overlaid with a reverb/distortion effect. It's really not comparable to the original Erik's problems, since he was most likely both physically disfigured and mentally ill, but when I think of what the prosthetics might have looked like for a deformity in this film, I realize that what I should really be doing is calling Hessler up and thanking him for his restraint. Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:30 pm. Sam's fugue-state as he wanders around assisting Devereaux and obeying his every whim recalls Christine's behavior when under Erik's hypnosis, though, like most things in this film, it's really just saying a passing hello.
God's grace replaced all those flames. Your sweet loving wipes away my care (2x). I ain't chained to all their money and their worldly misery. What once was cut with sorrow is now laced with manic misery. Brings back memories of being a kid again. 61 - I'm The Only Hell Mama Ever Raised. Mitchell Tenpenny – Mama Raised the Hell Out of Me Lyrics | Lyrics. Bet that it's any lonely man's dream. You could bet that's where we'd be. We'll have a bully-fine time and if you got a party girl won't you bring her. And I'm buckin blastin, straight mashin. On every mountain I've stood, down every alley I've crawled. Gives me sugar and stirs it up.
Mama raised a hellraiser why cry. Tonight his prayer is different, and the tears flow from his eyes. Forever faithful and true. But even I need a love that's tender. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder.
The gunsmoke clouds he couldn't dodge, they'd come to hang him high. It would take to have her here. I need your love to save me.
The wind is in from Africa. Give me some real songs, I need those real songs. 16 - I'd Rather Have A Bottle In Front Of Me Than A Frontal Lobotomy. Paranoia strikes deep. Bibulous providers of jest. Is this the path we're gonna walk. I'm not who you wanted me to be, and that's okay. I got none to blame for this life of shame – you've got to understand. Words sometimes cannot express the way we truly feel. I need a place to stand. The only hell mama ever raised. I need a melody simple. Ain't I ain't got time to be late. It's been said many times before.
So while Prince Charming is holding you tonight. Where the grass grew taller and the weeds grew wild. Low on money, high on livin', it ain't a castle but it sure beats prison. Yeah I'd been here so many times before. You're the answer to my prayers.
Lord I wanna be like one of those steps. AddJesus Take My Hand. We're gonna turn this ship around, we're gonna turn this ship around. Pulse to pulse, wave to wave. When they ran out of money, the store would run a tab for the workers, which would indebt them to the store.
91 - I Got In At 2 With A 10 And Woke Up At 10 With A 2. You'll find greater peace of mind. 46 - I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You. Best friends and lovers, two become one. Til my spirit leaves this lowly ship and I finally journey home. AddGet Yer Boots On. Momma raised the hell out of me. But I didn't really mind them ripping off all of that fish because one more day and it really would have been a mess in there... 8 - I Changed Her Oil, She Changed My Life. Ones that make me sing along every night. I have to) take this trip alone, there's nothing I can do.
Why don't you give me some time? Now I've made my bed with the dirty and obscene. You're probably wondering how I'm gonna make it. To the bloodshed at Calvary. 'Til death do us part. I didn't know about Your compassion. You'll find me in the stars that shine at night. Let's have another round for the bright red devil. Not to trust the bitch from the prostitutes, was taught lessons. Mama raised the hell outta me lyrics full. He can end battles, He can end wars. So if you're feeling lonely and you need your one and only. But tonight I was gonna get wild as a rebel yell. I can't trust anything I see.
Used to be you would supply my need, but now you lie to me.