Product Details

• Actors: Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Anthony Zerbe
• Directors: Gordon Hessler
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cheezy Flicks Entertainment
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009MK9XC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,001 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The dynamic rock group KISS makes its first feature film debut in this spine-tingling mystery that matches KISS's extraordinary powers against a mad scientist. KISS is scheduled for a sell-out concert at Southern California's Magic Mountain amusement park when park-goers begin to vanish without a trace. KISS use their extraordinary powers to find and destroy the diabolical plans of the mad scientist and his army or robots. Features a KISS performance and stunning visual effects. Also known as Attack of the Phantoms and KISS in Attack of the Phantoms.

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ah, nostalgia..., October 11, 2006

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Daiku "We do not stop playing because we grow... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park (1978) (DVD)

Okay, it's hokey. Yeah, the special effects blow, even for the timeframe when it was originally made. Okay, I'm not even what is considered a member of KISS Army.

When I was a little kid, though, at a Halloween Party having just bypassed the obviously non-productive way of bobbing for apples by simply shoving my entire head in the bucket, pinning an apple to the bottom and winning the damned bobbing kudos; well, I was fairly soaked and removed from the garage while somebody tried to dry me off.

What were the adults doing? They were watching this film. I was too young to be into any form of music, I had no idea who these guys were, but they were cool. I spent the remainder of the party slipping in to watch bits and pieces of it before being sent back out only to repeat the cycle.

I mainly remember liking Peter Kriss's make-up and his singing of "Beth". A few years later I was into music and got Destroyer, and in adulthood they put the movie on to VHS format so I could see the whole thing. I had the slight cringe one sometimes gets when viewing a movie as an adult that you thought was incredibly awesome as a child, but I couldn't let it go.

It's a pure nostalgia thing. Adding to the nostalgia is the filming location at Magic Mountain, home of the most awesome rollercoasters ever, though it would be a long time before I really went there. Magic Mountain, now owned by Six Flags, is shutting down at the end of 2006, so now there's double nostalgia involvement.

Regardless, it's just plain fun - good music, a mythical like approach to the characters of KISS, a plot to take over the world, and really horrible production and effects that you let slide because of the 'to hell with it, let's have fun' mindset this was made in.

It's not for people who don't like at least a little KISS, nor for those who hate gaping plot holes and lousy special effects; but as a time capsule of oddly more innocent times despite the fact that the heroes did things like barf blood and growl, it's a wonderful thing.

25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Should have known, a bootleg., July 5, 2005

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Jason L. Baucom "frodisman" (Sunrise, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (DVD)

Well I received my copy of this bootleg and I can't believe Amazon allowed this. The DVD cover is phony, the disk is store bought. The audio is awful and the video is just ok.

I should have known. Hopefully this will eventually be remastered even though the movie is not that great. But it is KISS!

Not happy guys.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must-have for die-hard KISS fans!, January 12, 2009

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Kate Biggerstaff (Nowra, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (DVD)

This low budget Hannah Barbara film is a must have for die-hard KISS fans (I stress the die-hard bit!). Storyline is on par with cerca 1970s Doctor Who episodes. Great on-stage music footage of KISS though, and you get to see them "acting". Thay are superheros, each with their own unique power. Very funny and great for kids to watch. I loved it when I was a kid, and I love it now!