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Phantom of the Megaplex

  • TV Movie
  • 2000
  • TV-G
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.2K
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Taylor Handley, Jacob Smith, and Caitlin Wachs in Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
ActionComedyFamilyMystery

A young man working at a cinema on a special premiere night discovers that the films being shown are full of strange and eerie occurrences.A young man working at a cinema on a special premiere night discovers that the films being shown are full of strange and eerie occurrences.A young man working at a cinema on a special premiere night discovers that the films being shown are full of strange and eerie occurrences.

  • Director
    • Blair Treu
  • Writer
    • Stu Krieger
  • Stars
    • Taylor Handley
    • Corinne Bohrer
    • Caitlin Wachs
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blair Treu
    • Writer
      • Stu Krieger
    • Stars
      • Taylor Handley
      • Corinne Bohrer
      • Caitlin Wachs
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Taylor Handley
    Taylor Handley
    • Pete Riley
    Corinne Bohrer
    Corinne Bohrer
    • Julie Riley
    Caitlin Wachs
    Caitlin Wachs
    • Karen Riley
    Jacob Smith
    Jacob Smith
    • Brian Riley
    Rich Hutchman
    Rich Hutchman
    • Shawn MacGibbon
    John Novak
    John Novak
    • George
    Colin Fox
    Colin Fox
    • Nedermayer
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Movie Mason
    Ricky Mabe
    Ricky Mabe
    • Ricky
    Julia Chantrey
    Julia Chantrey
    • Terri
    Joanne Boland
    Joanne Boland
    • Hillary
    J.J. Stocker
    • Mark
    Lisa Ng
    • Lacy
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Merle
    Heather Bertram
    • Caitlin
    Jennifer Bertram
    • Lisa
    Jeff Berg
    Jeff Berg
    • Donny
    Daniel DeSanto
    Daniel DeSanto
    • Zeke
    • (as Daniel De Santo)
    • Director
      • Blair Treu
    • Writer
      • Stu Krieger
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews22

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    7RosanaBotafogo

    Cliché and Weak...

    Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighborhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theater will play host to the premiere of a major motion picture, with a number of Hollywood celebrities in attendance. However, when the big night comes, Pete has to contend with disappearing staff, malfunctioning equipment, and a broken popcorn machine.

    An incredible potential wasted, a ghostly legend, metalanguage, some good captivating characters, a promising premise, however the production skidded in the silly teen mixed childish nonsense, 90% of the film takes place in the haunted cinema, a plate full wasted with little children eating popcorn and solving adult problems, boring, blocked script, and not very fun... Cliché and Weak...
    osmosiss1912

    I love this movie!!

    This movie was a great movie. No poor acting. Not a cheap movie. Great for every one! ********** of **********!!!! The best disney movie ever. Who is the bad man? is it Kyle? Movie Mason? Or someone else? u should watch this movie if u like mystery u like this movie.
    7Computer_Dad_86

    Really enjoyed this

    I watched this as a grown adult and strangely found this to be very enjoyable. Likeable characters, good plot, and I really enjoyed the setting of a movie theater itself. A great fun family movie.
    hollywoodgirl-1

    One of My Favorite Disney Movies

    I really enjoyed this movie back when it came out and am so sad that Disney insists on making new movies every month while completely forgetting their classic older ones, which are much more enjoyable than the new cheesy ones. The plot is simple enough: A big movieplex is playing home to a huge Hollywood premier. They are still showing films (a little odd) right up until the second of the premier, but someone (a mysterious phantom...) is thwarting everything and causing general mayhem. Who is this phantom? Why is he doing this? A cute film that is predictable but plays out well, the characters are good and relatable to everyone. This film seems to have really captured what it is like working in a theater, which I am now thinking twice about doing. I loved the contemporary take on Phantom of the Opera as well. I wish they would show this more on Disney, it really is a great movie for everyone of all ages. The footage from the original Phantom movie was a nice touch.
    flamingangel882

    Not too bad, but still kinda bad

    This movie was OK actually. The premise is actually very stupid I thought, but they throw in little bits of humor that make the movie bearable. Or maybe it's just me and my sense of humor (which is kind of odd I must admit), but I found some parts hysterical. Like when Pete is eating the cereal and his mom says to him, "Slow down, no one's gonna steal your wooly mammoth meat." Haha. Anyway, if your sense of humor is kind of out-of-whack like mine, you'd probably like some parts of this movie. If not, well, you'd probably hate it.

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    • Trivia
      When Movie Mason (Mickey Rooney) tells Karen and Bryan that there's always magic at the movies, he says "And we all learn there's no place like home." This is a nod to Rooney's long-term friendship and partnership with Judy Garland, who coined this phrase in The Wizard of Oz (1939), whom he accompanied to the premiere of that movie, and with whom he starred in many films.
    • Goofs
      Among everything that Sean caused to malfunction, it's never explained how Sean was able to manipulate the film reels/computer system to cause the projection to go haywire on the one movie and the lights to malfunction on the other. As Merle stated, he couldn't find anything wrong when he was examining the issue with "Cut to Black" but only that everything was on a computer nowadays.
    • Quotes

      Movie Mason: When we arrive in this world, magic is all around us. You simply have to see a baby discover a butterfly or a toddler splash in the bath for the first time. Yet, as the years pass, simple pleasures aren't quite so simple to find. Myths and legends fall away. Santa's secrets are revealed. Card tricks lose their fascination. True wonder is hard to come by. But there's always... magic at the movies. Pirate ships, bicycles that fly, angels earn their wings, beautiful women marry handsome men, and we all learn there's no place like home. To destroy that magic, to shatter those moments, to me is a sin so grave it would almost be incomprehensible! If there truly is a phantom, my friends, I assure you it most definitely is not me.

    • Connections
      Featured in Making of Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Non-Stop Hip Hop
      Written and performed by Mike Dowdle (as Michael Dowdle)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El fantasma del megacine
    • Filming locations
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Grossbart Barnett Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD
      • 4:3

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