It was also in theaters the same time as Tommy.Still, Rocky Horror is the better-known movie. Both films opened poorly, and Fox even tried to revive them as a double bill, but they ended up as Cult Classics via widely divergent paths. Anticipating that it would be a huge hit, Fox greenlighted Rocky Horror as its follow-up. Phantom was independently produced, then sold to 20th Century Fox. From the beginning, it's been something of a fraternal twin with The Rocky Horror Picture Show.It was never filmed because the "Upholstery"/car bomb sequence took longer to make than was expected, forcing De Palma to get rid of another scene to stay on schedule and budget. Deleted Scene: Beef's funeral, which was where "The Hell of It" was originally going to be performed.Harold was played by Peter Elbing, but this still counts as he went by the stage name Harold Oblong at the time (And was credited as such for this project.) The Danza: Archie and Jeffrey (two members of Swan's band) are played by Archie Hahn and Jeffrey Comanor.Creator's Oddball: Brian De Palma's only musical, and the moments of Slapstick are very out-of-character for his work.Colbert Bump: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk are huge fans, and even fulfilled a lifelong dream of theirs by collaborating with Paul Williams on the album Random Access Memories, thus raising public awareness of the film significantly and helping to introduce a new generation to it.Boyle was unavailable, Graham took the role of Beef and Finley ultimately took the role of Winslow Leach. Williams turned down the role not only because he did not feel physically well or menacing for the role, but he did not want to use the role as a slam against the recording industry. The studio considered casting Paul Williams as Winslow Leach, Graham as Swan and Peter Boyle as Beef. Cast the Runner-Up: Gerrit Graham has talked about the infamous "musical chairs" casting, where William Finley almost wound up with no role to play.After a better-planned re-marketing, it eventually found a modest-sized audience and managed to just barely break even, before gaining Cult Classic status. Box Office Bomb: On a budget of between $1 and 1.5 million, it opened poorly and disappeared from theaters quickly.
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