Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)

Original title

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Directed by

Gordon Hessler

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, speculative fiction film, music-themed film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A band of rock musician superheroes use their powers to stop an evil inventor from destroying a California amusement park. The film features the band Kiss and was produced by Hanna-Barbera.

goofycampylightheartedsillylow-budgetnostalgicquirkycomedic

What happens

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 evil inventor Abner Devereaux (Anthony Zerbe) and to save a California amusement park from destruction. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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