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Special Prize | 1974 | Brian De
Best DVD extra | 2014 | Paul
Best DVD Single Disc | 2007 | Brian De
1975 | Brian De
Best Music Scoring Original Song Score andor Adaptation | 1975 | Paul
Best Original Score Motion Picture | 1975 | Paul
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | 1975 | Brian De
Best Horror Film | 1976
Best Dramatic Presentation | 1975 | Brian De
Best Film | 1974 | Brian De
Budget 1,300,000 USD
Box Office Collection 250,000 USD
According to William Finley, the record press in which his character Winslow Leach was disfigured was in a real pressing plant (it was an injection-molding press at an Ideal Toy Company plant). He was worried about whether the machine would be safe, and the crew assured him it was. The press was fitted with foam pads (which resemble the casting molds in the press) and there were chocks put in the center to stop it from closing completely. Unfortunately, the machine was powerful enough to crush the chocks that it gradually kept closing. It was Finley's speed and timing that saved him from being seriously hurt, as he got his head out just in time. His scream in the scene was, in fact, not acting.
When Swan (Paul Williams) is adjusting Winslow Leach's (William Finley) voice, the singer is not Finley but Williams. This makes it a little in-joke when Swan announces that the voice is "perfect".
The single-edit, "time bomb in the car trunk" sequence is an homage to Orson Welles' famous opening for Touch of Evil (1958).
In an interview with the New York Times, the two members of Daft Punk cite this as "our favorite film, the foundation for a lot of what we're about artistically", and claim to have seen it over 20 times. Paul Williams, who composed the music of the film and played Swan, appeared on Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories.
At several key points in the film - especially during the Swanage audition and "orgy" sequences - the singing and character voice work is provided by Betty Buckley. She originally auditioned for a role in the film and was not cast, but director Brian De Palma called on her because of her skill with ADR and voice work. He would call upon her again to do double-duty, when he finally did cast her as the gym teacher, Miss Collins, in his next film Carrie (1976).
"The Phantom: [to Beef] Never sing my music again. Not here, not anywhere. Do you understand? Never again. My music is for Phoenix. Only she can sing it. Anyone else who tries, dies!"
"Swan: Saturday, November 19, 1953. Today, I have decided to kill myself. And being the greatest showman of my time, I'm recording live for the Swan archives. Why? It's simple, I'm getting old. I can't bear it. To see this beautiful face ravaged by the forces of time. If I can't be young forever, I'd rather end it all - now!"
