The Phantom of the Opera (miniseries) The Phantom of the Opera (miniseries) The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 American two-part television miniseries directed by Tony Richardson and stars Charles Dance in the title role. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book from his unproduced stage musical "Phantom", which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel. The Phantom of the Opera is a disfigured musician named Erik who lives below the Opéra Garnier in Paris. He has a large part in managing each performance through his friend Gerard Carriere. The Phantom's life changes when Carriere is dismissed and the opera hires a new manager, Choleti.
Phantom of the Paradise movie which they saw together more than 20 times was "Phantom of the Paradise", Brian De Palma's 1974 rock musical, based loosely around "Phantom of the Opera" (both this and "Electroma" feature 'a hero with a black leather outfit and a helmet')." The electrocution scene in "Romeo's Distress" was created in tribute to Beef's death on stage. Phantom of the Paradise Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American musical rock opera horror comedy film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and scored by and starring Paul Williams. In the film, a disfigured composer writes his music for a