Horror
A young man named Eric apparently dies in a suspicious house fire after saving his girlfriend, Melody. One year later, a new mall is constructed atop where Eric's house once stood, where a shadowy, uninvited guest is preying on the mall's crooked developers.
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Derek Rydall
Eric Matthews
Kari Whitman
Melody Austin
Rob Estes
Peter Baldwin
Pauly Shore
Buzz
Morgan Fairchild
Mayor Karen Wilton
Ken Foree
Acardi
Kelly Rutherford
Salesgirl
Jonathan Goldsmith
Harv Posner
Kimber Sissons
Suzie
Gregory Scott Cummins
Christopher Volker
Tom Fridley
Justin
John Walter Davis
Devon
Gary McGurk
Mr. Webster
Dante D'Andre
Piano Man
Terrence Evans
Security Guard
Jake Jacobs
Reporter #1
Dick Hancock
Reporter #2
Brinke Stevens
Girl in Dressing Room (uncredited)
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**_Phantom of the Opera set at an American mall in the ’80s_**
A new mall is opening in the San Fernando Valley, but it has dubious beginnings, which might explain the mysterious psycho lurking its nether regions (Derek Rydall). Morgan Fairchild plays the mayor while Jonathan Goldsmith is on hand as the greedy mall owner; Pauly Shore appears as an employee and Rob Estes a reporter.
“Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge” (1989) takes the milieu of "Chopping Mall" (1986) and inserts the Phantom of the Opera story with bits of De Palma’s “Phantom of the Paradise” (1974). It’s comic booky 80’s horror with almost a (cheesy) superhero approach, although things turn insane in the last act.
Kari Whitman is a highlight on the feminine front as protagonist Melody while Kimber Sissons is on hand as statuesque Suzie. Of course, Morgan is her usual striking self.
The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot at Promenade Mall in Woodland Hills (also used in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") and Sherman Oaks Galleria with studio stuff done in Valencia, all in the Los Angeles area.
GRADE: B-/C+
Wuchak16 Apr, 2023
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