I was front row center I was 9 and in some slow motion freeze frames you can see me as ACE ! We had to agree we were giving up any money to appear in the movie ! But it was a great show ! But they kept stopping it to film it again so we got to hear some songs 3 or 4 times ! I still have my ticket encased in glass ! From the show !
As someone who still watches KISS Meets The Phantom on a regular basis, I found this to be one of the most fascinating pieces I've ever watched. This was captivating stuff!
@@matts.3514 Well, I have the “original” VHS version that I downloaded to my laptop ages ago (honestly don’t remember from where). I also have the Attack Of The Phantoms version that is on the KISS Kissology DVD from 1991. KISS Meets The Phantom was also released on Laserdisc in 1986, and I somehow ended up with a copy of that downloaded to my laptop as well.
I remember going to the store with my Mother the Night this was on TV. I kept saying to her... we have to be home in time to see the kiss movie mom! LOL and she kept her word. We were home in time to see it. And it was absolutely awesome. Thank you for making this video. And to my mother who is in heaven above.. thank you Mom I love you
We are a select few kids today just don’t understand how important it was to watch this on the tv that night ! We didn’t have TiVo and we couldn’t record it ! So you missed it you were the odd ball at school the next day when everyone was talking about it ! I was actually at magic mountain and was there in the movie I was 11 and had ace make up on and if you stop it you can see me and the lord let me be forever immortal in the best movie ever made ! We had to agree to get no money for appearances we got to hear each song like 4 times cause they would have to keep stopping and starting I still have my ticket from the event encased in 3 inch Mylar case ! We have to stick together you rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻!
I remember the night this first aired. My whole family was in the living room watching T.V. and it was my night to do the dishes, they made me do dishes as they all watched the movie. I was 8 years old and really upset because I remember commercials with KISS and buying the gum card packs, but not sure how much music I heard by them other than the commercials. A couple years later when I was about 11 , I was a big KISS fan and owned a few of there albums thanks to my mother who knew someone who DJ'd and he would give away his older records. I did later see this movie on TV finally in like 1981. It's a classic, but after watching it like 50 times as a kid, I will probably never watch it again 😆 oh, I remember vaguely going to Magic Mountain when I was like 4 or 5 a couple of times. Too bad my parents wanted us to move to the east coast. Could have seen KISS Live at MM at 8 years old! yeah right 🙄
I was at that concert. I got the tickets from a radio station at the time called KMET 94.7 which I believe is called the WAVE today I saw Quiet Riot at the Showcase Theater back in the early to mid 80's This brings back some fond memories
@@BillyBongwaters I don't remember them giving away a guitar other than the one Paul smashed on stage and threw into the crowd. KMET was it, and yes it is now the WAVE. Yeah I saw Quiet Riot at the Showcase as well
Holy crap I was there to I was like 3 rows back in ace make up I was 12 damn that was a great night the only thing sucked was they kept stopping for filming ! You rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻!
So well done Sean. You did this the justice it deserved. I think your having to do the parking lot scene over later at night gave this a feel like in the show with the people coming in at dusk. Kiss fan myself all the way back from the mid 70s. You did the KISS ARMY proud. Thank You.
I, Matthew Heaton, was there when they made Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park with my two friends Shannon Hersh and John Knowles. We’re in the live concert scenes with the girls on our shoulders with the Kiss banner being held up. We were Kiss Army. My entire room in Calabasas was solid Kiss posters. We won best costumes Calabasas High School Halloween dance dressed as Kiss etc etc You can catch our picture tangentially in the magazine that commemorated the concert part of the movie. I still love the original 1970’s Kiss. Later in the 1990’s in my electric guitar playing in rock bands, Bob Kulick (if you know his story from Kiss; his brother being Bruce Kulick of Kiss) helped produce our MrMeaner album we made (not the UK Mr Meaner) in 1995/1996. It was privately produced by Ed Lenhart our singer. Ed recently made CD’s and you can catch him on you tube. I’ve recently been playing guitar with The Legend Contiuum on SoundCloud. Anyways it all started (for me) with a love of Kiss back in the 1970’s. We were there!
I was coming home from San Francisco with my dad,..it’s about 7pm ish,.we’re passing magic mountain and there is KISS playing!..We were tripping!..at that point I already had seen KISS 1976 at Anaheim Stadium and then 1977 The Forum,.so I wanted more!..I still love the movie!..Classic.X
I had been a KISS fan for about 6 months when this movie aired. My 8 year old eyes were GLUED to the TV. It was a magical time. "Rock n Rollers don't bathe" fave song...Let Me Go Rock and Roll...Alive!
I've wanted to go to this park and find these locations ever since 1978...I never realized the Jazz Odyssey portion of Spinal Tap was filmed there, but as soon as y'all walked in there, before Tap was mentioned, I recognized it...awesome!
Oh man....I've been searching for Kiss Meets the Phantom of the park film locations for a long time, and you did it Sean and Scott!!. Really appreciate it and glad you were the one to do it. Here in Australia, it was released as "Kiss in attack of the Phantoms" and it was shown in Theaters in 1979. I used to visit Magic Mountain quite a bit when I was a kid..we had it in Australia back in the day. By the way, your A Nightmare On Elm Street film locations video was the best bar none!!
Thank you so very much for making this episode. I loved you your video in the Howling dvd but this gave me the magic fleeings and honestly I want to go to magic mountain and just walk around like you guys did and I live in Canada. This movie got me hooked on rock and roll. I knew a kid in my grade 6 class in the mid 90's and he had his dad's kiss t shirt on of the now famous solo album's. And I had no idea who or what they were and I said why are you wearing a kideo t shirt for and he said it not kideo it's Kiss. I said who's Kiss. He said come over to me place and I'll let you watch the movie my dad recorded off the tv years ago. So I went over to his house to watch it and this was before they did MTV unplugged. because I remember that come out afterwards and then the famous 96/97 reunion tour. So we watched Wwf wrestling and then he put on kiss meets the phantom of the park. And that note that plays just before rock and roll all night plays in the intro I was hooked. The whole movie I loved it and still do to this day. When I hear people say that it shit I say no it's not look at Godzilla movie's vintage one's if you love that you have to love this. Look at the incredible Hulk 70's tv show if you love that then you have to love this. And and other tv show of the 70's then you have to love this movie. And never forget that this was a made for tv movie. Now I know that kiss would fire people back in the day for talking about this movie. And Gene and Paul still think it shit but I got news for them this movie is on the same level as the universal monster movie's if you love those you have to love this as well. Because next to movies that are made now as people would say those movies are shit. And they don't hold up. And yes when I was done watching this movie I believed that kiss were superheroes. Like I said this movie is magic.
Thank you, thank you! This was awesome. The time and effort to do this…something that many would not get a chance to do…is appreciated. The showcase theatre piece was great…with the Stryper picture! And finding Devereaux’s Lair…classic. Great stuff…I felt like I was there with you guys. Great storytelling….pictures from your youth….just an all around great job. Thanks! Very cool channel….Subscribed!!!
@@malfuncsean Sean, it's really "not" impossible unless you got the "SNIP". You would be in your 70's when you had a Grandchild if you act swiftly on reproduction and your child reproduces in the next 20 years. I'd be very proud of you! HAAAA
Absolutely incredible episode! It makes me really want to visit that park. I have been a lifetime KISS fan since 1980 when I was eight years old, and was given KISS Alive II as a gift by an older friend. I first saw KISS Meets The Phantom as a rerun on Chicago's channel 2 around 1983. But going back to the beginning. I ended up a lifetime KISS fan who's seen the band live in concert 26 times between 1984-2019, met them once in 1995, seen the original reunited KISS 6 times between 1996-2000 and I became a performing metal musician because of KISS(and Ozzy/Sabbath). My entire house is full of KISS and metal as well as horror memorabilia and toys and films. I own about 6 different versions of KISS Meets The Phantom on DVD and VHS. I must have seen it over a hundred times. Excellent episode. I love all KISS line ups and related bands. I'm also a bootleg collector. Im also a fan of this movie, and Spinal Tap, as well as Roller Coaster, Zapped, and National Lampoons Family Vacation. I'm am an avid amusement park fan, especially Great America in IL. where I live near Chicago.
I was 11, when Phantom came out. We were camping, in Northern Wisconsin and I was so happy that my grandparents had a little black and white television in their motorhome (because we didn't have one in our 'piggyback' camper. I recorded the audio on a little Sears cassette recorder. Unfortunately, the batteries slowly died, as the movie went on. So, when I played it back, the audio got faster and faster. At one point in the movie Ace scoffs at something, with a single "Ah!" and I distinctly remember it sounding like one of the Chipmunks.
Cool to see this! I fell in love with KISS through this movie when I was five and our neighbour copied his tape of it and gave me for my birthday. =) Happy times... Best song right off the top of my head? "I stole your love". I'm also a HUGE Vacation fan and did not know that Walley World was there too!
Hey Sean, Jim from WITCH here. I was there that night when filming began, Epic night! It was obvious the band was breaking up right before our eyes. Ace was so high he missed getting up on the risers during the finale, when everyone in the band was 30 feet up, Ace was still standing there on the ground floor shaking his head. Peter left after about a half hour. (Paul explained that he had to fly back to NY for some reason, I mean what could be more important than shooting a movie that would make you have to leave!! The looks he got from the band especially Paul was palpable! During different takes Gene sat down on the front of the stage dangling his legs off the stage and talking with us in the crowd! P.S., I still have the WARRIORS Tee you gave me at our show and cherish it! (favorite movie of all time) C-YA!
Great job man, I enjoyed it . You solved the mystery of the pool location which was a nice touch also . Remember ..those aren’t polls..they are carrots .
Cool video. I’m a huge Kiss fan and I lived in LA for a while, and I wanted to go to Magic Mountain to see were KISS Meets the Phantom was filmed, we drove up there on a Monday from LA and the goddamn park was closed. I felt like Clark Griswold.
Sean, Scott, just so much appreciate this look back at this unique movie!! When Kiss ruled the planet!! I remember just being enthralled, especially with Gene Simmons, so cool that Kiss was actually in TV!! Thanks for the detailed tour!!🙏🏽🎸🎃☠️🤘🏻
I didn't know what to expect when I clicked on the thumbnail but I'm sure glad I did. This was an absolutely well-documented video. Great attention to detail too!
I absolutely loved this video. I also watched “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” that same night in 1978 and loved it. Awesome that you also showed stuff from “Rollercoaster” and “Zapped” too. Really enjoyable video. Thank you for making it.
Fantastic research, obviously from a true lifelong KISS fan. Even as a 15 year old hardcore 70s rock music maniac, the KISS movie storyline seemed hokey to me but it was the concert sequences, the music and hearing the band members actually speak that made this movie cool. I watched it the night it was broadcast in '78 on a 10" colour TV with some friends. Now Sean, if you can just get Mr. Scott-on-Tape to do a RUSH band locations video in his own hometown of Toronto, that would mean the world to his fans here in Ontario, Canada.
Very cool. I was just a stagehand for Ace Frehley in New York and it was awesome. He had his smoking Guitar, the one that lights up and he still is such a great showman. Cool to see this after I just saw Ace couple weeks ago.
"There's not enough soap and water in the world to get someone else's vomit off of you..." HAHAHAHA! Definitely the quote of the video. Thanks so much for putting this together. I have been hoping someone would do this for a while and haven't found anything beyond a cursory, 5 min video showing the parking lot. I have been a KISS fan since 1975. I did manage to drive through the parking lot there, and see the area where the stage was setup, when I was on vacation in 2017. Thanks again for a great video! For the record, my fav KISS tune: "Black Diamond"
Great work on many levels, also interesting to hear all the other films that have links to this location. In the late 80's I went to this theme park but never realized it was the location for the Kiss film. The monorail thats no longer there was something I really enjoyed on my visit so many years ago. I also remember that the CA state tax was never included on any prices so that always confused me as someone visiting from overseas.
Great nostalgic video guys, and magic mountain itself is such a great American Icon for theme parks. The film Kiss meets the Phantom was actually showing at the movie theaters in Australia back in 1980 -1981 possible even earlier ? I recall Dad taking me and one of the trailers before the feature was ‘Sure know something’ video !
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Magic Mountain (in the 80's). Not so much anymore, but I still love any videos having to do with it's past. One small correction in this video...The Enterprise ride (aka Reactor before it closed) was actually located next to Himalaya (aka Flash and Atom Smasher) between where that ride was and Batman the Ride. They removed it when they built Batman in '94 using the area for it's queue. My dad took me on Enterprise when I was little. Thought I was gonna die (at least that's what my parents told me I said). The ride ended up one of my favorites. I never really listened to KISS much except what was played on the radio (Rock & Roll all Night and Beth come to mind). Anyways, great video. Thanks for doing it.
Great reference to the movie " Roller Coaster"..loved that flick..remember in theaters, it was in " senseround", or something like that, you were in first person view and I think the seat even vibrated in parts..
What a great video! If I lived on the west coast, this is something I would immediately do. Living on the east coast, I've done similar things in NYC like finding the loft on 23rd Street and going to Electric Lady Studios and the Hotel Diplomat. Your video is so well done and such a pleasure to watch! Thank you so much for doing this!
Thanks so much for this! I was there at that concert as an eleven year old KISS fan. I was lucky to win tickets from the coolest local AM radio station at the time, "TenQ". Such a once in a lifetime experience!...unless they add a concert in the Six Flags Magic Mountain parking lot to the End of the Road Tour, which now that I think of it might not be a bad idea! Paul? Gene?
When we were "Kids" my best friend & I use to day dream about going to Magic Mtn. & find all the Movie Locations. This Video really means a lot to me. Thanks so much for taking the time. If my friends little sister was still Alive she would love it as well. Her Favorite movies were This & the little mermaid lol Those were better time ❤️ My Favorite KISS Song is Goin' Blind 🔥🤘🔥
Hey Sean, I was at the panel you hosted for Halloween 3 at Son of Monsterpalooza last month, and almost raised my hand to ask you and Tommy Lee Wallace: Is there any link between KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and Season of the Witch? In both films you have a crazed/obsessed old man/evil wizard in his lair who builds evil robot versions of the heroes (KISS / Ellie Grimbridge) and uses mind control-type devices (Sam / The Masks) to do his bidding to destroy the world. I know there is next to no chance that they are related, but it's fun to think about how two of my favorite things (KISS/Horror) may have indirectly intersected in these two films. They have such a similar funky vibe, I love them both. Plus they are both perfect time capsules of when they were made. Thanks for the great videos!
Fantastic job of bringing me back to that great era! I was lucky enough to win two pairs of tickets for the concert filming from KTNQ in Los Angeles. Very thorough and humorous tour and I really enjoyed it! What really blew my mind was your mention of Stryper and the photo of you with Robert Sweet. I was the other dude in the photo. Now how crazy is that?! Just another fan of rock's greatest era. I've subscribed and I look forward to seeing more. Thanks! Rock
Say what??!!! I think you might have been friends with who ever I went to that show with. Message on Instagram @malfuncsean and I’ll send you a copy of the photo if you want it.
I was there for the filming. I was 11 years old and won tix on the radio. My whole family went. Life changing event! There’s one orange balloon in the crowd and that was me.. No kidding! They handed it to me randomly as we were walking in. I still have my ticket stub and parking pass.
Fantastic! Have only been to magic mountain twice in my lifetime, 1982 and 1992, and I have never seen the film but I really want to watch it now. Some friends of mine who have seen it were telling me about it a couple of months back. Thanks so much for this Sean.
Hey, Awesome Job doing this Vid, Love it. I watched the movie on tv from indiana. I Would Have Love To Have Been There Too. I Was 18 at the Time. Thanks For Sharing This. Kiss Rules.😀😃☺️💜
Tickled to learn you are also a fan of the movie “Rollercoaster”, as am I. I have a framed movie poster on the wall of my apartment. Was an extra in that movie at the park in Norfolk, Virginia, that was in the opening scene. And it was the film that introduced me to Sparks, who I FINALLY got to see in concert earlier this year. I do remember watching this KISS TV movie when it first aired. I thought it was epic! This is a great video, Sean. Thanks!
Thanks for bringing back old memories of magic mountain. I remember all the OG rides. At 14 years my cuz and I picked up on 2 babes and I got to second base on the jet stream. Seen Bow wow wow and Lords of the new church at showcase theatre in 80’s
Fun video Sean! I was there at the concert. I was 11 yrs old and won the tickets on a radio station called 10Q. I still have the ticket stub but not the parking ticket. You can tell the real tickets from the one in KISSOLOGY by the serrated bottom edge. Cheers!
This is awesome man. Glad that you really looked at the details and gave a lot of time at each location. I especially liked your coverage of the Samurai stage, KISS's house, Devereux's Lair, and the Legend of Black Ace. You did a great thing here. Filling peoples hearts with joy and bringing back the hope from a time long gone by. Thank you!!!!!
I was front row center I was 9 and in some slow motion freeze frames you can see me as ACE ! We had to agree we were giving up any money to appear in the movie ! But it was a great show ! But they kept stopping it to film it again so we got to hear some songs 3 or 4 times ! I still have my ticket encased in glass ! From the show !
As someone who still watches KISS Meets The Phantom on a regular basis, I found this to be one of the most fascinating pieces I've ever watched. This was captivating stuff!
Me too! Awesome episode!!!;
How are you even able to watch it? You must have an old ass tape or something. I cannot find a way to watch even online.
@@matts.3514 Well, I have the “original” VHS version that I downloaded to my laptop ages ago (honestly don’t remember from where). I also have the Attack Of The Phantoms version that is on the KISS Kissology DVD from 1991. KISS Meets The Phantom was also released on Laserdisc in 1986, and I somehow ended up with a copy of that downloaded to my laptop as well.
Saaaaame here!!! This is the video I have needed!! I wanted the best, I got the best!!!!!
Totally!
I remember going to the store with my Mother the Night this was on TV. I kept saying to her... we have to be home in time to see the kiss movie mom! LOL and she kept her word. We were home in time to see it. And it was absolutely awesome. Thank you for making this video. And to my mother who is in heaven above.. thank you Mom I love you
So you're basically the real Peter Griffin. Except your Mom is superior to Lois cause she made him miss Kiss Saves Santa to shop for presents.
That's Awsome !
We are a select few kids today just don’t understand how important it was to watch this on the tv that night ! We didn’t have TiVo and we couldn’t record it ! So you missed it you were the odd ball at school the next day when everyone was talking about it ! I was actually at magic mountain and was there in the movie I was 11 and had ace make up on and if you stop it you can see me and the lord let me be forever immortal in the best movie ever made ! We had to agree to get no money for appearances we got to hear each song like 4 times cause they would have to keep stopping and starting I still have my ticket from the event encased in 3 inch Mylar case ! We have to stick together you rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻!
I remember the night this first aired. My whole family was in the living room watching T.V. and it was my night to do the dishes, they made me do dishes as they all watched the movie. I was 8 years old and really upset because I remember commercials with KISS and buying the gum card packs, but not sure how much music I heard by them other than the commercials. A couple years later when I was about 11 , I was a big KISS fan and owned a few of there albums thanks to my mother who knew someone who DJ'd and he would give away his older records. I did later see this movie on TV finally in like 1981. It's a classic, but after watching it like 50 times as a kid, I will probably never watch it again 😆 oh, I remember vaguely going to Magic Mountain when I was like 4 or 5 a couple of times. Too bad my parents wanted us to move to the east coast. Could have seen KISS Live at MM at 8 years old! yeah right 🙄
This is soooo cool. I was 12 when this movie aired in 78. I loved it.
I was at that concert. I got the tickets from a radio station at the time called KMET 94.7 which I believe is called the WAVE today
I saw Quiet Riot at the Showcase Theater back in the early to mid 80's
This brings back some fond memories
Hey do you remember if anyone gave away a guitar at the concert??? thanks
@@BillyBongwaters I don't remember them giving away a guitar other than the one Paul smashed on stage and threw into the crowd. KMET was it, and yes it is now the WAVE.
Yeah I saw Quiet Riot at the Showcase as well
This movie was my childhood. I grew up in a KISS family so it was a classic.
I did not know that Zapped was filmed there too. You learn something new everyday. Now that film was a classic!!
I won tickets off KMET and was at the concert scene. It was the 2nd time I saw KISS, first was at the LA Forum in 77 with Cheap Trick.
I was at the Forum Concert also as a 14 year old teen.
Kiss alive 2 was made that night
Holy crap I was there to I was like 3 rows back in ace make up I was 12 damn that was a great night the only thing sucked was they kept stopping for filming ! You rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻!
Wonderful work!! This is a KISS fans dream. Thank you for your work!!
Love you guys! Malfuncsean -Grimms & Scott on Tape!🤘🤘
😚🎉😍🤩👍🏼😘💖💗😆☺️😻😊💐😺🤣🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤💗💖💘
So well done Sean. You did this the justice it deserved. I think your having to do the parking lot scene over later at night gave this a feel like in the show with the people coming in at dusk. Kiss fan myself all the way back from the mid 70s. You did the KISS ARMY proud. Thank You.
It’s funny you say that because that is exactly what I said when we were doing it. The lighting is perfect now!
@@malfuncsean Exactly, it was purrrfect.
One of the finest videos for a KISS nerd. Thank you so much. No detail is too small. Loved it.
Thank you for helping me relieve my childhood....I was 9yrs old when the movie came out....KISS will always have a special place in my heart
I, Matthew Heaton, was there when they made Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park with my two friends Shannon Hersh and John Knowles. We’re in the live concert scenes with the girls on our shoulders with the Kiss banner being held up. We were Kiss Army. My entire room in Calabasas was solid Kiss posters. We won best costumes Calabasas High School Halloween dance dressed as Kiss etc etc You can catch our picture tangentially in the magazine that commemorated the concert part of the movie. I still love the original 1970’s Kiss. Later in the 1990’s in my electric guitar playing in rock bands, Bob Kulick (if you know his story from Kiss; his brother being Bruce Kulick of Kiss) helped produce our MrMeaner album we made (not the UK Mr Meaner) in 1995/1996. It was privately produced by Ed Lenhart our singer. Ed recently made CD’s and you can catch him on you tube. I’ve recently been playing guitar with The Legend Contiuum on SoundCloud. Anyways it all started (for me) with a love of Kiss back in the 1970’s. We were there!
This is the best thing I've ever seen on RUclips. I was there at the KISS concert in Magic Mountain parking lot as a kid. Life changing.
Awesome fan-work. Being a die-hard KISS fan, I totally appreciate this video. Thank you, Sean Clark🤘🏻
I was coming home from San Francisco with my dad,..it’s about 7pm ish,.we’re passing magic mountain and there is KISS playing!..We were tripping!..at that point I already had seen KISS 1976 at Anaheim Stadium and then 1977 The Forum,.so I wanted more!..I still love the movie!..Classic.X
I had been a KISS fan for about 6 months when this movie aired. My 8 year old eyes were GLUED to the TV. It was a magical time. "Rock n Rollers don't bathe" fave song...Let Me Go Rock and Roll...Alive!
Fascinating. I grew up a Kiss fan and I love Kiss meets the Phantom. Thank you for this.
STELLAR episode, as a KISS fan this was a treat. Thank you so much!!! Great job!
That was the best 45 minutes of my entire day
I've wanted to go to this park and find these locations ever since 1978...I never realized the Jazz Odyssey portion of Spinal Tap was filmed there, but as soon as y'all walked in there, before Tap was mentioned, I recognized it...awesome!
Incredible detective work. I've seen this movie several dozen times. You're looking for someone but it's not Kiss! Solid work guys!
Yes!!! Not even exaggerating when I say that I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid! Thank you!
Oh I can think of several people you've made very happy with this video, me included!🤘🏼
Amen to that
Oh man....I've been searching for Kiss Meets the Phantom of the park film locations for a long time, and you did it Sean and Scott!!. Really appreciate it and glad you were the one to do it. Here in Australia, it was released as "Kiss in attack of the Phantoms" and it was shown in Theaters in 1979. I used to visit Magic Mountain quite a bit when I was a kid..we had it in Australia back in the day. By the way, your A Nightmare On Elm Street film locations video was the best bar none!!
Thank you so very much for making this episode. I loved you your video in the Howling dvd but this gave me the magic fleeings and honestly I want to go to magic mountain and just walk around like you guys did and I live in Canada. This movie got me hooked on rock and roll. I knew a kid in my grade 6 class in the mid 90's and he had his dad's kiss t shirt on of the now famous solo album's. And I had no idea who or what they were and I said why are you wearing a kideo t shirt for and he said it not kideo it's Kiss. I said who's Kiss. He said come over to me place and I'll let you watch the movie my dad recorded off the tv years ago. So I went over to his house to watch it and this was before they did MTV unplugged. because I remember that come out afterwards and then the famous 96/97 reunion tour. So we watched Wwf wrestling and then he put on kiss meets the phantom of the park. And that note that plays just before rock and roll all night plays in the intro I was hooked. The whole movie I loved it and still do to this day. When I hear people say that it shit I say no it's not look at Godzilla movie's vintage one's if you love that you have to love this. Look at the incredible Hulk 70's tv show if you love that then you have to love this. And and other tv show of the 70's then you have to love this movie. And never forget that this was a made for tv movie. Now I know that kiss would fire people back in the day for talking about this movie. And Gene and Paul still think it shit but I got news for them this movie is on the same level as the universal monster movie's if you love those you have to love this as well. Because next to movies that are made now as people would say those movies are shit. And they don't hold up. And yes when I was done watching this movie I believed that kiss were superheroes. Like I said this movie is magic.
Hearing the excitement in your voice when you figure out the location for Devereaux's lair.... man, you just get it. I know that feeling well 👍
Thank you, thank you! This was awesome. The time and effort to do this…something that many would not get a chance to do…is appreciated. The showcase theatre piece was great…with the Stryper picture! And finding Devereaux’s Lair…classic. Great stuff…I felt like I was there with you guys. Great storytelling….pictures from your youth….just an all around great job. Thanks!
Very cool channel….Subscribed!!!
It was cool to see you two grandpas reliving your golden years of the rock and roll music. 😆
I'll never be a grandpa. It's impossible.
@@malfuncsean I was only effing with ya bro. I was born in 1974.
@@ToddEWalnuts I knew it was a joke.
@@malfuncsean Sean, it's really "not" impossible unless you got the "SNIP". You would be in your 70's when you had a Grandchild if you act swiftly on reproduction and your child reproduces in the next 20 years. I'd be very proud of you! HAAAA
@@intertubicular Impossible only because I’m not having a kid hence no grandkid. But yes I get what you are saying it’s technically possible.
This is the best filming locations video on RUclips! You both did so well to find these iconic locations after 44yrs of obscurity.
Thank you.
Absolutely incredible episode! It makes me really want to visit that park. I have been a lifetime KISS fan since 1980 when I was eight years old, and was given KISS Alive II as a gift by an older friend. I first saw KISS Meets The Phantom as a rerun on Chicago's channel 2 around 1983. But going back to the beginning. I ended up a lifetime KISS fan who's seen the band live in concert 26 times between 1984-2019, met them once in 1995, seen the original reunited KISS 6 times between 1996-2000 and I became a performing metal musician because of KISS(and Ozzy/Sabbath). My entire house is full of KISS and metal as well as horror memorabilia and toys and films. I own about 6 different versions of KISS Meets The Phantom on DVD and VHS. I must have seen it over a hundred times. Excellent episode. I love all KISS line ups and related bands. I'm also a bootleg collector. Im also a fan of this movie, and Spinal Tap, as well as Roller Coaster, Zapped, and National Lampoons Family Vacation. I'm am an avid amusement park fan, especially Great America in IL. where I live near Chicago.
Sounds like Magic Mountain is a MUST visit for you.
I was 11, when Phantom came out. We were camping, in Northern Wisconsin and I was so happy that my grandparents had a little black and white television in their motorhome (because we didn't have one in our 'piggyback' camper.
I recorded the audio on a little Sears cassette recorder. Unfortunately, the batteries slowly died, as the movie went on. So, when I played it back, the audio got faster and faster. At one point in the movie Ace scoffs at something, with a single "Ah!" and I distinctly remember it sounding like one of the Chipmunks.
As a long time KISS fan I LOVE the film & seeing the spots today in person was cool....Well done malfunsean
This was really cool. Thanks for your work making this video!
So awesome that you found the location of Devereaux’s lair! Man, I definitely want to go here to see these locations for myself!
I’ve been waiting for this one 🤘🏻 hoping we get a proper Blu-ray release of both cuts one day.
I love almost all the movies and TV shows filmed at Magic Mountain. From Encino Man to Step by Step
Love your videos! I wasn’t even born yet when this was filmed!🤘🤘
😍👏👏🎃love this! Glad Scott could make it. The collabs are the freakin best for me !!
“What do you compute space ace?” It was awesome!
Cool to see this! I fell in love with KISS through this movie when I was five and our neighbour copied his tape of it and gave me for my birthday. =) Happy times... Best song right off the top of my head? "I stole your love". I'm also a HUGE Vacation fan and did not know that Walley World was there too!
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park is such a guilty pleasure for me..
I can definitely appreciate your enthusiasm showing the filming locations..
Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been waiting a long time for someone to make this.
Hey Sean, Jim from WITCH here. I was there that night when filming began, Epic night! It was obvious the band was breaking up right before our eyes. Ace was so high he missed getting up on the risers during the finale, when everyone in the band was 30 feet up, Ace was still standing there on the ground floor shaking his head. Peter left after about a half hour. (Paul explained that he had to fly back to NY for some reason, I mean what could be more important than shooting a movie that would make you have to leave!! The looks he got from the band especially Paul was palpable! During different takes Gene sat down on the front of the stage dangling his legs off the stage and talking with us in the crowd!
P.S., I still have the WARRIORS Tee you gave me at our show and cherish it! (favorite movie of all time) C-YA!
Good to hear from you man. Send me a DM on Facebook or IG. I’d like to catch up.
Great job man, I enjoyed it . You solved the mystery of the pool location which was a nice touch also . Remember ..those aren’t polls..they are carrots .
Paul H. gets the credit for finding that spot.
@@malfuncsean Hi Sean,Did you know that they also filmed an Episode Of Wonder Woman here too?
@@mikeg5872 I heard but haven’t seen it.
Thank you so much for doing this! This NEEDED to be done. Awesome job too!
Cool video. I’m a huge Kiss fan and I lived in LA for a while, and I wanted to go to Magic Mountain to see were KISS Meets the Phantom was filmed, we drove up there on a Monday from LA and the goddamn park was closed. I felt like Clark Griswold.
Sean, Scott, just so much appreciate this look back at this unique movie!! When Kiss ruled the planet!! I remember just being enthralled, especially with Gene Simmons, so cool that Kiss was actually in TV!! Thanks for the detailed tour!!🙏🏽🎸🎃☠️🤘🏻
Hail to the KING…Another great video. My OG filming location guy. Thank you for the years of entertainment.
I didn't know what to expect when I clicked on the thumbnail but I'm sure glad I did. This was an absolutely well-documented video. Great attention to detail too!
I absolutely loved this video. I also watched “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” that same night in 1978 and loved it. Awesome that you also showed stuff from “Rollercoaster” and “Zapped” too. Really enjoyable video. Thank you for making it.
Fantastic research, obviously from a true lifelong KISS fan. Even as a 15 year old hardcore 70s rock music maniac, the KISS movie storyline seemed hokey to me but it was the concert sequences, the music and hearing the band members actually speak that made this movie cool. I watched it the night it was broadcast in '78 on a 10" colour TV with some friends.
Now Sean, if you can just get Mr. Scott-on-Tape to do a RUSH band locations video in his own hometown of Toronto, that would mean the world to his fans here in Ontario, Canada.
A new HHG episode always makes for a good day, especially this one for this lifelong KISS fan.
Oh man, greatest episode ever 😢 took me way back ❤
Thank you. That meant a lot to my 51 year old brain
I have this movie on repeat when I need to think of great memories
It's like the perfect drug
This movie was probably my first experience with a "It s so bad it's good!" movie. Owned a VHS of it at some point.
Another day, another location episode that's not Nightmare on Elm Street part 2, Russler is going to gut you like a fish.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for doing this! Great job! Still remember seeing the movie the night it premiered.
I do miss the Magic Pagoda. There is not much of pictures online. I would stay in it a long time.
Nothing could ever be cooler than this movie
Very cool. I was just a stagehand for Ace Frehley in New York and it was awesome. He had his smoking Guitar, the one that lights up and he still is such a great showman. Cool to see this after I just saw Ace couple weeks ago.
thank you for taking me back to a good time in my life I have missed you i would love to have the thumbs up................
"There's not enough soap and water in the world to get someone else's vomit off of you..." HAHAHAHA! Definitely the quote of the video. Thanks so much for putting this together. I have been hoping someone would do this for a while and haven't found anything beyond a cursory, 5 min video showing the parking lot. I have been a KISS fan since 1975. I did manage to drive through the parking lot there, and see the area where the stage was setup, when I was on vacation in 2017. Thanks again for a great video! For the record, my fav KISS tune: "Black Diamond"
Great work on many levels, also interesting to hear all the other films that have links to this location. In the late 80's I went to this theme park but never realized it was the location for the Kiss film. The monorail thats no longer there was something I really enjoyed on my visit so many years ago. I also remember that the CA state tax was never included on any prices so that always confused me as someone visiting from overseas.
This is rad! Been waiting awhile for someone to do this. Thanks!
This is so great. Such a fun watch for those of us of a similar age and saw this movie on TV as kids. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video !! Thanks for making this and for the effort and fantastic results.
Great nostalgic video guys, and magic mountain itself is such a great American Icon for theme parks. The film Kiss meets the Phantom was actually showing at the movie theaters in Australia back in 1980 -1981 possible even earlier ? I recall Dad taking me and one of the trailers before the feature was ‘Sure know something’ video !
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Magic Mountain (in the 80's). Not so much anymore, but I still love any videos having to do with it's past. One small correction in this video...The Enterprise ride (aka Reactor before it closed) was actually located next to Himalaya (aka Flash and Atom Smasher) between where that ride was and Batman the Ride. They removed it when they built Batman in '94 using the area for it's queue. My dad took me on Enterprise when I was little. Thought I was gonna die (at least that's what my parents told me I said). The ride ended up one of my favorites. I never really listened to KISS much except what was played on the radio (Rock & Roll all Night and Beth come to mind). Anyways, great video. Thanks for doing it.
That was great. Glad you guys did this. Awesome
Great reference to the movie " Roller Coaster"..loved that flick..remember in theaters, it was in " senseround", or something like that, you were in first person view and I think the seat even vibrated in parts..
What a great video! If I lived on the west coast, this is something I would immediately do. Living on the east coast, I've done similar things in NYC like finding the loft on 23rd Street and going to Electric Lady Studios and the Hotel Diplomat. Your video is so well done and such a pleasure to watch! Thank you so much for doing this!
Awesome..Can't wait for the SNDN locations video too!
This was spectacular fellas - I also saw Stryper on that date!
Thanks so much for this! I was there at that concert as an eleven year old KISS fan. I was lucky to win tickets from the coolest local AM radio station at the time, "TenQ". Such a once in a lifetime experience!...unless they add a concert in the Six Flags Magic Mountain parking lot to the End of the Road Tour, which now that I think of it might not be a bad idea! Paul? Gene?
Awesome 🤘 I’ve been listening to KISS all day at work and now I come home to this 👌
When we were "Kids" my best friend & I use to day dream about going to Magic Mtn. & find all the Movie Locations. This Video really means a lot to me. Thanks so much for taking the time. If my friends little sister was still Alive she would love it as well. Her Favorite movies were This & the little mermaid lol
Those were better time ❤️
My Favorite KISS Song is Goin' Blind 🔥🤘🔥
Good favorite songs.....my fav has to be Detroit Rock City or I Stole Your Love. Thanks for sharing this great video
Just the intro alone is entertaining AF!
DUDE ! This is AWESOME ! Thank you so much.
Hey Sean, I was at the panel you hosted for Halloween 3 at Son of Monsterpalooza last month, and almost raised my hand to ask you and Tommy Lee Wallace:
Is there any link between KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and Season of the Witch? In both films you have a crazed/obsessed old man/evil wizard in his lair who builds evil robot versions of the heroes (KISS / Ellie Grimbridge) and uses mind control-type devices (Sam / The Masks) to do his bidding to destroy the world.
I know there is next to no chance that they are related, but it's fun to think about how two of my favorite things (KISS/Horror) may have indirectly intersected in these two films. They have such a similar funky vibe, I love them both. Plus they are both perfect time capsules of when they were made.
Thanks for the great videos!
Fantastic job of bringing me back to that great era! I was lucky enough to win two pairs of tickets for the concert filming from KTNQ in Los Angeles. Very thorough and humorous tour and I really enjoyed it! What really blew my mind was your mention of Stryper and the photo of you with Robert Sweet. I was the other dude in the photo. Now how crazy is that?! Just another fan of rock's greatest era. I've subscribed and I look forward to seeing more. Thanks! Rock
Say what??!!! I think you might have been friends with who ever I went to that show with. Message on Instagram @malfuncsean and I’ll send you a copy of the photo if you want it.
As a location scout I gotta say you killed it! Nice job
I was there for the filming. I was 11 years old and won tix on the radio. My whole family went. Life changing event! There’s one orange balloon in the crowd and that was me.. No kidding! They handed it to me randomly as we were walking in. I still have my ticket stub and parking pass.
Oh my God, I see it
Fantastic! Have only been to magic mountain twice in my lifetime, 1982 and 1992, and I have never seen the film but I really want to watch it now. Some friends of mine who have seen it were telling me about it a couple of months back. Thanks so much for this Sean.
Love amusement park old footage vids and new location vids . So Fkn cool!!
Hey, Awesome Job doing this Vid, Love it. I watched the movie on tv from indiana. I Would Have Love To Have Been There Too. I Was 18 at the Time. Thanks For Sharing This. Kiss Rules.😀😃☺️💜
This is fantastic man. Kiss army!
Awesome content thanks for your time to do this video
Tickled to learn you are also a fan of the movie “Rollercoaster”, as am I. I have a framed movie poster on the wall of my apartment. Was an extra in that movie at the park in Norfolk, Virginia, that was in the opening scene. And it was the film that introduced me to Sparks, who I FINALLY got to see in concert earlier this year.
I do remember watching this KISS TV movie when it first aired. I thought it was epic! This is a great video, Sean. Thanks!
That's awesome. I've always wanted to visit that park too because of Rollercoaster.
Awesome. Just awesome. This movie changed my life over 40 years ago. You did a fantastic job, made me very happy. Cheers from Germany!
Man this is a total blast! I just found your channel from Jason Greene's IG post. Being a big Kiss/horror fan, this is amazing!
OMG!!! This was my intro to Kiss...badass you did this!!
I was there for the second night concert. It was amazing!!
Thanks bro that was so awesome you did this for us alot of great memories. I've a been a huge KISS Fan since I was in sixth grade..........👍👍👍
Great job. It’s amazing how you got the shots dead on. Also never knew the security guy stunt man was also black Ace.
Thanks for bringing back old memories of magic mountain. I remember all the OG rides. At 14 years my cuz and I picked up on 2 babes and I got to second base on the jet stream. Seen Bow wow wow and Lords of the new church at showcase theatre in 80’s
This is really great stuff! Thank you for the time and effort.
Fun video Sean! I was there at the concert. I was 11 yrs old and won the tickets on a radio station called 10Q. I still have the ticket stub but not the parking ticket. You can tell the real tickets from the one in KISSOLOGY by the serrated bottom edge. Cheers!
I own a real unused concert ticket myself.
This is awesome man. Glad that you really looked at the details and gave a lot of time at each location. I especially liked your coverage of the Samurai stage, KISS's house, Devereux's Lair, and the Legend of Black Ace. You did a great thing here. Filling peoples hearts with joy and bringing back the hope from a time long gone by. Thank you!!!!!