WARNING!: As always, this page may be extremely spoiler heavy... If you didn't want to know, then don't blame me that you looked!
I have tried very very hard to keep out anything to explicit in this section, and none of the screen shots show scenes of explicit sexual acts. However if you have a history being offended by sex and sexually them ed films, you may want to make the choice to stay away from this section. I consider these films an important sub genre in the land of Phantom movies, and I simply refuse to leave them out.
Yes, yes, here they are. The dark, scary world of Phantom of The Opera inspired pornography. There really are a shocking number of these, but I do hope I haven't missed any. I truthfully haven't seen to many of them yet, as they have proven to be extremely hard to find. There will be no buyers guide for this section... If you want em' you got to find em' on your own!
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(1989) Phantom X
More Information at: IMDB
Cast: Aja, Jamie Gillis, Shana McMulloh, Mike Horner, Niki Knights and Ron Jeremy. Dir: Paul Thomas Wri: Neil Wexler
*Before I begin, I apologize for the quality of the screen shots below. This movie wouldn't play on my computer, so I couldn't take nicer pictures. That pause symbol is just awful, but I hope at least getting to take a peak at this movie will make up for some of that.
Anyway.
...I love this one.
I'm sure that very few people will agree with me but, for an X rated version of Phantom, this really isn't such a bad movie! It makes a fairly admirably attempt to follow the original material, and though it cops out at the end, I dare say I actually found my self enjoying this one as something resembling an actual retelling of The Phantom of The Opera. It of course, goes much farther with the explicit sex far more than something like the Dario Argento movie did, so keep that in mind if that stuff grosses you out or anything.
We start off our Journey with Ron Jeremy playing a Leroux type reporter, (He does kinda look like Leroux actually...) Who tells us the the strangest case he ever had to work on was the case of The Phantom of The Opera.
We are then introduced to our Carlotta like character and her lover. After she babbles on for a few minuets about a disturbing letter she received from the Phantom, and how upset she is about, 'that young upstart from the chorus who is evidently trying to usurp her role as diva, the two have sex. Watching on the entire time is our Phantom, who while enjoying the show, takes the opportunity to drug the wine of the two lovers.
Drugged and unable to perform, our Christine Like Character triumphs on the stage. This Christine (Named Nina here) is not a very nice gal at all. She's cocky and bitchy, and even Erik describes her a cruel at one point. She is blamed for the drugging, (though doesn't really get into any trouble.) and there is ever a cute little scene where she and Carlotta come to blows. After a stern talking to from the management, Nina and her lover start to go at it together. When they are done and the guy has left, The Phantom speaks to Nina from behind the wall, (and she doesn't even have her pants back on yet, hahah) and tells her that this is the night that he is going to taker her to his world.
She thinks this is pretty darn cool. Before I go on, I just want to say that I really and truly love the voice of the guy who pl ayes the Phantom here (Whose name is actually Jamie Gillis.) He doesn't sing or anything, but he really dose have a great speaking voice that somehow fits the role rather well. Other wise he's a cheese ball. Anyway, Erik basically just steps into her room via some stairs, and she's like, 'Oh, your face."... Over all she doesn't appear to excited or surprised. Once they are down in his lair, Christine walks around the place looking more amused than anything else. She says, "So your The Phantom... Why do you live like this?" He explains that he lives there because he loves music and is a musician, and that he once loved another young singer, but that woman had cheated on him and thrown acid in his face. She asks him again to take off the mask and he replies, " The mask has become my face. I want you to learn to see it as such... Search it as such... caress it as such." She then asks him what his name is and he replies simply, "Erik." Then of course, the two of them start to have sex. Now I know I just got done a little bit ago praising this guys speaking voice, but of my god does he make the funniest sounds while having sex. It sounds like Butthead... Not a very kinky sound.
When they are done, Nina starts to lament about how tonight she will be just another nobody off of the stage. Erik assures her that although she will not get to sing tonight, her career is well underway and that people will soon only want her. But still, Nina begs and moans that tonight she absolutely must sing. When he says that tonight it is just impossible, she asks him if he loves her. Of course he replies yes to this. Once she's hear that, she tells him that if so, he'll find a way to shut the other one up for the night so that she can sing again. Erik then simply asks, "How can you ask me this? You want me to kill for you?" She says of course not and that she just wants him to find another way. " He says its to much to ask, and that he's not a monster. Then of course, she pulls out the big guns sand tells him that if he does this for her, she will never again sleep with another man.... And the stupid son of a bitch buys it. And so, Erik kidnaps the surrogate Cartolla, and takes her down to the lair. Nina triumphs again on the stage, and Ron Jeremy is kind enough to tell us that she has basically just screwed poor Erik over. (Though not in the way I'm sure he was hoping.) When the performance is over, Nina and her lover end up at the party of a rich patron, who is one of the most cracked out actresses I have ever seen. And of course you guessed it, they have sex.
And then something really strange happens. While we watch Nina and this lady get it on, the omnipotent voice of Ron Jeremy is heard, and narrates for us what is going on in the lair. This is what he tells us:
"Down in his lair, the Phantom exalted in Nina's triumph. Expressing his joy in the best way he knew how: Through his music. Maria was stunned by the passion of his playing. Although his faulty phrasing and technique made her realize why he had never attained fame or greatness. As both composer and pre former he was mediocre."
.... But.... we hear all this information while we watch these two women have sex. Its pretty surreal. So basically he's a dud Phantom. Oh well. I just cant get over that they would do that entire scene without actually showing it! Next we are back in the lair, (For real this time.) Where Maria and Erik are now getting it on. Apparently even if Maria thinks Erik's music is mediocre, she still wants his hot Phantom body pretty bad. She says stuff like, "Its me you've always wanted! ME!" And he's just like, "Lick lower!" Soon after all this craziness, is the masquerade ball. I couldn't get a good picture of him, but one guy is actually at the masked ball dresses up as The Phantom of The Opera, which was kind of a cute touch. Erik does show up in a pretty hilarious costume that makes him looks like something out of a very very crappy heavy metal video from the 80's. The masked ball quickly turns into an orgy... No big surprises there, right? Erik sees that Nina is messing around with other guys and is upset. He's considerate enough to let everyone finish doing their thing before he kidnaps Nina. Erik then decided it would be a good idea to just let Nina and Maria kill one another as they already hate each other. He pretenders to play the violin as they wrestle weakly and pathetically.
But, Ron Jeremy and the fake Raoul are hot on the trail, and soon arrive at the lair themselves. Nina and Maria are far to weak to actually kill each other, and Erik basically makes the decision to adopt both of them because he is so amused. ( It IS very amusing after all.) But then! Ron Jeremy enters the lair and draws a gun on Erik! The girls plead with him not to shoot, (Shouting, "He's suffered enough!") but Erik basically just walks into the gun apparently wanting Ron to shoot him.
Once he's dead, the funniest dialogue in the world begins. Nina unmasks Erik, and low in behold--
"My God! He's not scared at all!"
"He's handsom...And we killed him!"
And so, this tragic tale ends.
This was probably the very first adult version of The Phantom of The Opera, and is quite possibly the very best of them all. While its certainly no high budget affair, and the hilariously bad acting, crappy sets, and tongue and cheek conclusion aside, its really just a lot of fun to laugh along with. As much as I love the novel, I've never been a staunch Leroux purist, and I love these versions that both honor and take the piss out of the whole thing at the same time. Come to this one with a sense of humor, and ye shall leave the experience a very amused camper.
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(1989) Phantom of The Cabaret #1
Dir: Henri Pachard Cast: Bionca, Barbara Dare, Jamie Gillis
More Information at: IMDB
Haven't seen it yet, so can't really comment. Will put up review and photos as soon as I can nab a copy.
The only thing I do know is that this movie actually again stars Jamie Gillis, from Phantom X, though I'm not sure if he actually plays The Phantom again.
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(1989) Phantom of The Cabaret #2
Dir: Henri Pacherd Cast: Jamie Gillis, Randy Spears, Sharon Spears
More Information at IMDB
Again, haven't seen it yet, and will be sure to put up more info as soon as I find it. In the mean time, feast your eyes and glut your soul on the ugliest Phantom of The Opera mask known to man! swear to god my parents used to have a couch that looked just like that when I was a kid. Believe it or not, this is yet again Jamie Gillis from both Phantom X, and Phantom of The Cabaret 1! Looks like he made something of a career out of playing X-rated Phantoms!
How sad is it that one of the only Phantom movies to have an actual sequel was a porno?
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(1997) The Phantom Lover
More Information at IMDB and at http://www.iafd.com/title.asp?title=Phantom+Lover&year=1997
The following review was writen by Nightcat (Thanks Nightcat!):
Phantom lover was, erm, interesting. The main thing is that they rip off the lines from the ALW musical. But the 'Phantom' is just an over-sexed director trapped there to chase anything that moves. No mask or anything. He is kind of ugly though. The girls are ugly too which is a bad thing. :)
If you like XXX you might still enjoy it, but be warned, this is the worst acting in a porno ever. Half the sex scenes look forced and this dude has got a small package and lousy aim. But the DVD lets you jump to a scene. Which might be the credits since you'll be falling asleep in parts, LOL!
Speshial thanks to Nightcat, Doctor Kiss and Falluke-Elskeren!
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(1997) Phantom of the Montague Stage
More Information at: IMDB
Doesn't this one look fun? I want this one. Once again here is one that I have yet to see. This has proven to be one the rarer ones so looking forward to finding it some day.
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(1998) Phantom. Also known as Il Phantom Fantasma
Dir: by Joe D'Amato(!). From In-X-Cess Studios. (This is the one with the Chaney footage.) David Perry plays The Phantom. Starring Eva Henger as Christine.
More Information at: IMDB
This is an Italian movie, and everything takes place in Venice. Our Phantom was once a famous violinist who has since disappeared. Before he went missing, his music had been stolen, and he had been disfigured. I'm not going to go through this one scene for scene, its just to painful to watch all the way through more than once.
The best part about this movie is that it actual footage from the Chaney version makes an appearance here! In one such sequence, Eva Henger is in front of about 4 to 6 screens all playing the unmasking scene... And she's making this face like, "Thinking about Lon Chaney is hard!"
Joe D'Amato is a legendary director of horror, exploitation and erotic films, many of which, such as Anthropophagous and the Emanuelle movies, are personal favorites of mine. The man has made a truly outstanding number of films over his long and seasoned career, and he is someone that I have great respect for. However 'Phantom' is unfortunately is not one of his best. The best thing I can say for it, is that is is pretty amazing seeing footage from the Chaney classes, spliced into an X rated movie! The plot, (If there is one.) is pretty hard to relate back to you folks...
My favorite part of this movie is towards the end when a about 5 or 6 men dresses up as the Phantom show up! Its almost exactly like that part on the 1959 Mexican Tin Tan version of Phantom, where we also get a scene with multiple Phantoms, who all dance and sing in a happy musical number... While our gaggle of Phantoms certainly don't sing in this D'Amato version, they do do something equally amusing as a group.
.... But I've said to much.
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(2005) Phantom of The Porn Set
What the hell ever happened to this movie?! Filming for this definitely happened more than a year ago, but since then I haven't heard a thing. Maybe it never came out after all. If so, I may just have to stick this one in the unmade section at some point. Until then, hopefully some new information on this one will turn up at some point.
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(2006)Phantom of The Orgasm
The following review was writen by Nightcat:
I swear to God it is the wierdest porn ever. A very male Phantom with a tenor sining voice turns into a woman when the clothes come off. I was like WTF? The freebie showed a dude. He's in the film, he just turns into a girl when the clothes come off. Also, have you ever seen a porn where the can do everything else but kiss each other? It was like being hit with cold water, considering how in love they were supposed to be.
Speshial thanks to Nightcat!
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(2007) Phantom
Dir: Leo Botelho
More Information at: IMDB
Introducing out newest member to The Phantom of The Opera adult film family, the very first gay porn with a Phantom theme ever! Strangely enough, I think they actually disfigured him for a few seconds in this version. The Phantom only actually appears in one scene.
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(2007) Phantom of Lust
Dir: Christian Ferrero
Bran spankin new gay Phantom porno. Hot off the matress.
Special thanks to Nightcat for this finding!
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