History Film / ThePhantomOfTheOpera1989

* AdaptationNameChange: Raoul de Chagny is renamed Richard Dutton.

[[caption-width-right:260:''One, two, Phantom's coming for you...'']]

* TruerToTheText: Shocking, we know. Aside from the time travel, the deal with the Devil and the flaying/harvesting of skin, this film is actually pretty faithful to the original novel in many respects. It features a ''lot'' of details that have often been left out of the various adaptations over the years, such as Erik playing the violin for Christine at Monsieur Daae's grave; the punjab lasso; the rat catcher; Erik having a black mask rather than a WhiteMaskOfDoom like most adaptations; constant references to Gounod's version of Faust and Christine being cast as the lead role of Marguerite. This line especially is used from the original novel:

A 1989 adaptation of ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', starring Creator/RobertEnglund and Creator/JillSchoelen, and directed by Dwight H. Little [[note]](''Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers'', ''Film/MarkedForDeath'', ''Film/{{Tekken}}'' and ''Film/FreeWilly2TheAdventureHome'')[[/note]].

* SwordCane: Erik has [[WhipItGood a whip]] which has a hidden knife in its handle.

A 1989 adaptation of ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', starring Creator/RobertEnglund and Jill Schoelen, and directed by Dwight H. Little [[note]](''Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers'', ''Film/MarkedForDeath'', ''Film/{{Tekken}}'' and ''Film/FreeWilly2TheAdventureHome'')[[/note]].

** [[spoiler: Richard, the Raoul equivalent, actually gets killed off by Erik.]]

* MurderTheHypothenuse: Erik unsurprisingly attempts this on Richard. [[spoiler: and unlike in the vast majority of versions, succeeds.]]

* AllJustADream: In the beginning, Christine is knocked out by a large sandbag, which sends her back in time a couple of centuries. After supposedly defeating Erik, she wakes up in present-day and everyone is clamoring over her accident. [[spoiler:[[OrWasItADream Then it is shown]] that the director of the play happens to be Erik. He later takes her to his apartment and reveals himself to her. He also confirms that the "dream" Christine had was real and they are bound to each other for eternity.]]

-->Pray for them who giveth their immortal soul unto Satan... For each is damned to relive that wretched life... through all times.

-->'''Erik:''' You're ... suspended!

--> "This is either a wedding march or a funeral mass. You decide."

-->-- '''Erik'''

* TruerToTheText:
** Shocking, we know. Aside from the time travel, the deal with the devil and the flaying/harvesting of skin, this film is actually pretty faithful to the original novel in many respects. It features a ''lot'' of details that have often been left out of the various adaptations over the years, such as Erik playing the violin for Christine at Monsieur Daae's grave, the punjab lasso and the rat catcher. This line especially is used from the original novel.
--> "This is either a wedding march or a funeral mass. You decide."
** Another example is the Phantom having a Black Mask as in the novel, rather than a WhiteMaskOfDoom from most adaptations.

* TruerToTheText: Shocking, we know. Aside from the time travel, the deal with the devil and the flaying/harvesting of skin, this film is actually pretty faithful to the original novel in many respects. It features a ''lot'' of details that have often been left out of the various adaptations over the years, such as Erik playing the violin for Christine at Monsieur Daae's grave, the punjab lasso and the rat catcher. This line especially is used from the original novel.

[[caption-width-right:260:''One, two, Phantom's coming for you..'']]