KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Year: 1978

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Gordon Hessler

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Rock band KISS confronts mad scientist Abner Devereaux, who has developed a method to clone humans into robotic minions in his amusement‑park laboratory. He plans to unleash the army during a KISS concert, using the show as a worldwide broadcast. The band must employ their unique powers to foil his diabolical scheme.

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1

Tension Builds at Magic Mountain

Abner Devereaux, the park's engineer, resents that Kiss's looming concert is stealing the spotlight from his animatronic attractions. Calvin Richards, the park owner, explains the concert will bring in needed revenue to offset ongoing quality-control problems. The rivalry sets the stage for a dangerous clash between ambition and entertainment.

Magic Mountain
2

Sam's Disappearance and Park Sabotage

Melissa grows worried when her boyfriend Sam Farrell, a park employee and Devereaux's assistant, goes missing. Three punks sabotage a ride, and Devereaux is blamed for the incident. Tensions mount as the search for Sam begins and suspicion falls on Devereaux.

Magic Mountain
3

Mind Control Revealed

Melissa visits Devereaux's underground laboratory, the last place Sam was seen. He initially denies seeing Sam, but after Melissa leaves, Devereaux reveals that Sam is under mind-control via a neck device. The park's facade reveals a dangerous hidden agenda.

Underground laboratory
4

Punishment and Revenge

The three saboteurs enter the Chamber of Thrills and fall into traps Devereaux had prepared. Meanwhile, Richards fires Devereaux for his erratic behavior and disregard for guest safety. Devereaux swears revenge on Richards, the park, and Kiss.

Chamber of Thrills
5

Kiss Concert and a Robotic Threat

Shortly after Kiss's first concert, Devereaux attempts to discredit them by unleashing a robotic copy of Gene Simmons to wreak havoc on the park. Security guards and guests scramble as alarms sound around the rides. The incident forces park officials to respond, while public questions about responsibility swirl.

Magic Mountain
6

Investigation and Apology

The band is questioned the next day, but no action is taken against them. Park officials, including Richards, apologize to Kiss and pardon Gene of sabotage. The episode underscores Devereaux's manipulation of events and the fragile trust the public places in the park.

Park
7

Melissa Seeks Help and the Tracking Pass

Melissa enlists Kiss's help to find Sam, unaware that the security pass she received from Devereaux is actually a tracking device. She becomes entangled in the band's world and the mystery of Devereaux's experiments. The search for Sam intertwines with the resilience of Kiss and its talismans.

Band's Lair
8

Plan to Rob the Talismans

Devereaux has Sam break into the band's lair to steal the talismans, but the plan is foiled by a force field protecting the talismans' case. The setback sharpens Devereaux's fixation on controlling Kiss and the park's power. Tensions rise as technology and mystic talismans collide.

Band's Lair
9

Infiltration and Theft

Kiss sneak into the park to confront Devereaux and fend off his animatronic white monkeys. Meanwhile, Sam steals the talismans and delivers them to Devereaux, strengthening his hold. Devereaux neutralizes Kiss with a ray gun and imprisons them in the underground lab.

Magic Mountain Park
10

Copies and the Plan to Ruin the Show

Devereaux sends robotic Kiss copies in place of the real band to ruin the concert. The imposters sow chaos as the real Kiss scrambles to recover their bearings and the talismans. The tension peaks with the show hanging in the balance.

Underground Laboratory
11

Kiss Regains Powers and Faces the Impostors

The real Kiss retrieves the talismans, regaining their powers just in time to confront the imposters and reclaim the stage. They battle the robotic copies and drive them off, restoring the concert's energy. The crowd's cheers mark the turning point against Devereaux's machinations.

Stage
12

Final Confrontation and Devereaux's Downfall

After the show, Kiss, Melissa, and Richards confront Devereaux in the underground laboratory. He stands frozen in a catatonic state, seemingly defeated. Paul Stanley removes the mind-control device from Sam's neck, returning him to normal. Richards laments that Devereaux created Kiss to destroy Kiss—and in the end, it destroyed him.

Underground Laboratory

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