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Fanedit Name: Brian DePalma's Phantom, the Swan Song Edit
Faneditor Name: Dr. Sapirstein
Original Movie Title: Phantom of the Paradise
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Fanedit Type: Extended Edition
Original Release Date: 1974
Fanedit Release Date: October 2008
Original Running Time: 91 minutes
Fanedit Running Time: 92 minutes
Time Added: 1 minutes
Brief Synopsis:
This restores all the uncut original scenes, as well as the âSwan Songâ logos as they were meant to be seen before the film had to be optically modified right before its release due to a lawsuit with Led Zeppelin.
Intention:
My goal was to restore all the uncut original scenes, as well as the âSwan Songâ logos as they were meant to be seen before the film had to be optically modified right before its release due to a lawsuit with Led Zeppelin (all the âSwan Songâ logos throughout the film had to be replaced with the infamous âdead birdâ one, and some scenes had to be trimmed or deleted). The original film material seemed to be lost forever, until the owner of the amazing Swan Archive website acquired some of the original 35mm camera negatives, had them digitized and previewed some of the footage on his website. Thanks to his generosity, I was able to re-edit the film the way it was meant to be seen, and to reinsert the original âPHANTOMâ title, as well as the missing gore shot of Winslow escaping the warehouse. Note that despite the digital corrections used, the quality between the film and the extended/unseen bits greatly varies: the newly added parts arenât perfect due to the sourceâs quality (10fps .flv files). Therefore, this version of âPhantomâ is mostly recommended for completists and fans of this amazing film. I hope youâll enjoy it!
Cuts and Additions:
00:01:42 â Original âBRIAN DEPALMAâS PHANTOMâ title restored in place of the âPhantom Of The Paradiseâ one.
00:03:06 â Extended shot of Winslow in front of the Majestic with âSwan Songâ title.
00:11:56 â Swan Song title reinserted on the transitory âDeath Recordsâ logo.
00:12:10 â Extended shot of Winslow meeting the greasers in the Hallway leading to Swanâs office (mute scene).
00:12:58 â Building plaque at the door of Swanâs building corrected with the original âSwan Song Enterpriseâ plaque.
00:24:49 â Missing gore shot of Winslowâs face reinserted along with his escape from the warehouse (bad audio).
00:45:54 â Aerodrome scene: All the âDead Birdâ logos have been replaced with the original âSwan Songâ logos (shaky at times due to the forced zoom-in).
+ ALL THE WAY THROUGH: I have replaced the DVD audio mix with the original audio mix from the original US Laserdisc (re-synched and remastered), which is more dynamic and truer to the filmâs original version.
00:03:06 â Extended shot of Winslow in front of the Majestic with âSwan Songâ title.
00:11:56 â Swan Song title reinserted on the transitory âDeath Recordsâ logo.
00:12:10 â Extended shot of Winslow meeting the greasers in the Hallway leading to Swanâs office (mute scene).
00:12:58 â Building plaque at the door of Swanâs building corrected with the original âSwan Song Enterpriseâ plaque.
00:24:49 â Missing gore shot of Winslowâs face reinserted along with his escape from the warehouse (bad audio).
00:45:54 â Aerodrome scene: All the âDead Birdâ logos have been replaced with the original âSwan Songâ logos (shaky at times due to the forced zoom-in).
+ ALL THE WAY THROUGH: I have replaced the DVD audio mix with the original audio mix from the original US Laserdisc (re-synched and remastered), which is more dynamic and truer to the filmâs original version.
Release Information
NTSC DVD-5
Special Features
- 35 minutes of unseen footage & alternate takes [mute] taken from the 35mm camera negatives that were recently discovered and shared by the amazing Swan Archive website.
- 4 TV spots.
- Animated menu.
