Announced last year as being in the works, Scream Factory has revealed today that their deluxe 2-disc Blu-ray for Brian De Palma’s classic Phantom of the Paradise will be available later this year on August 5. In addition, they’ve revealed the gargantuan amount of bonus features that you’ll find on the release including:
DISC ONE (BLU-RAY):
- High-Definition transfer of the film
- NEW Audio Commentary with Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham and the Juicy Fruits (Archie Hahn, Jeffrey Comanor and Harold Oblong aka Peter Eibling)
- NEW Audio Commentary with Production Designer Jack Fisk
- NEW Interview with director Brian DePalma (36 minutes)
- NEW Interview with Paul Williams talking about the music of PHANTOM (30 minutes)
- NEW Interview with Make-up Effects wizard Tom Burman discussing the Phantom Helmet
DISC TWO (DVD):
- Paradise Regained – documentary on the making of the film featuring director Brian DePalma, Producer Edward R. Pressman, William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham and more… (50 minutes)
- Interview with Paul Williams moderated by Guillermo Del Toro (72 minutes)
- Interview with costume designer Rosanna Norton (10 minutes)NEW Interview with producer Edward R. Pressman (15 minutes)
- NEW Interview with drummer Gary Mallaber (15 minutes)
- NEW Alvin’s Art and Technique – a look at the neon poster (15 minutes)
- NEW Phantom of the Paradise Biography by Gerrit Graham – 1974 Publicity Sheet written by and read by Graham (8 minutes)
- Alternate Takes (40 minutes)
- Swan Song Outtake Footage (10 minutes)
- Radio Spots
- TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, Score and Adaptation, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score – Motion Picture, Phantom of the Paradise is the Faustian tale of Swan, (Paul Williams, who also wrote the acclaimed score) an evil record tycoon who is tormented by the disfigured composer Winslow Leach (William Finley) he once wronged. Also starring Jessica Harper and Gerrit Graham, Phantom of the Paradise is a hilarious send-up of the glam rock era that is pure entertainment from beginning to end.
