Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (also known as Attack of the Phantoms in Europe and Kiss Phantoms in Italy) is a 1978 American television film starring American hard rock band Kiss and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The movie's plot revolves around Kiss, who use their superpowers to battle an evil inventor (Abner Devereaux, played by Anthony Zerbe) and to save a California amusement park from destruction.
| Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park | |
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Cover of the film's 1988 VHS release | |
| Genre | Fantasy Horror Music |
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| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
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| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Joseph Barbera |
| Producers | Terry Morse, Jr. |
| Production locations | Santa Clarita, California Six Flags Magic Mountain - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California |
| Cinematography | Robert Caramico |
| Editor | Peter E. Berger |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Budget | $3 million (US) |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 28, 1978 |
NBC aired the film at the height of Kiss's popularity in the United States. Due to the film's poor acting and semi-comedic script, most Kiss fans disliked the film. Despite the film's poor quality, it has attained cult film status. Most members of Kiss despised the film for making them appear buffoonish, despite Ace Frehley enjoying the production of the film. For years after its airing, no one who worked for the group was permitted to mention the film in their presence.