The Bombastic Trash of Joel Schumacher’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Full of hot aria.

After kicking off December with a look at the vastly underseen 2019 gem I See You (listen), we’re heading to Paris to check in with a very, very angry Phantom in Joel Schumacher‘s 2004 adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical The Phantom of the Opera.

In The Phantom of the Opera, young soprano Christine Daaé (Emmy Rossum) becomes the obsession of a brooding and disfigured Phantom (Gerard Butler) who lives under the Paris Opera House. When Christine falls for her old friend Raoul (Patrick Wilson), the Phantom hatches a plan to ensure that Christine will never leave his side, ready to murder anyone who gets in his way.

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Episode 312: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Prepare yourself for bloat and bombast because we’re discussing Joel Schumacher‘s 2004 adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s The Phantom of the Opera for its 20th anniversary! Tagging in for the conversation is queer musician Bartees Strange, who provides some much needed musical insight on the film.

Join us as we try to figure out why this movie doesn’t sing (sorry) the way it should. It’s a constant war of style vs. substance, with a lot of visuals that look great….but mean nothing. Adding insult to injury is the perplexing decision to cast non-singer Gerard Butler as the Phantom, who makes some questionable decisions regarding the villain’s characterization.

Plus: Emmy Rossum’s breakout role, Patrick Wilson’s Lord Farquad haircut, reprise after reprise after reprise, golden arm candelabra holders and a runaway chandelier.

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Cross out The Phantom of the Opera!

Coming up on Wednesday: We’re heading back to the world of hagsploitation and psycho biddies in Robert Aldrich’s Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), starring Bette Davis!

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