Phantom of the Megaplex

Infobox Film
name =The Phantom of the Megaplex
imdb_id = 0266850
producer = Joan Barnett
Jack Grossbart
Stu Krieger
Christopher Morgan
director = Blair Treu
writer = Stu Krieger
starring = Mickey Rooney
Taylor Handley
Corinne Bohrer
Jacob Smith
Caitlin Wachs
music = Bill Elliott
cinematography = Derek Rogers
editing = Martin Nicholson
distributor = The Disney Channel
released = November 10, 2000
runtime = 89 min.
language = English

"The Phantom of the Megaplex" is a Disney Channel Original Movie, produced by the Disney Channel and originally aired in 2000. With a title and concept very loosely based on "The Phantom of the Opera", and described by one critic as a "blend of laughs and thrills for the family," the film concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, "Midnight Mayhem". The central character, played by Taylor Handley, is Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater. He has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and a broken popcorn machine, among other headaches. He investigates to see if the troubles are coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom."

The senior manager of the theater is played by Rich Hutchman, and Ricky Mabe, Julia Chantrey, Joanne Boland, J.J. Stocker, and Lisa Ng appear as other employees of the theater. Caitlin Wachs and Jacob Smith play the central character's younger siblings, and Heather and Jennifer Bertram appear as his girlfriend and her friend.

Cast

* Taylor Handley as Pete Riley, 17-year-old assistant manager of the theater
* Jacob Smith (actor) as Bryan Riley, Pete's 12-year-old brother
* Caitlin Wachs as Karen Riley, Pete's 13-year-old sister
* Corinne Bohrer as Mrs. Riley, Pete's mother
* Mickey Rooney as Movie Mason, elderly movie fan
* Rich Hutchman as Shawn MacGibbon, theater manager
* Colin Fox as George Nedermeyer, owner of the theater
* Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Tory Hicks
* Carlo Rota as Tyler Jesseman
* Eric Hempsall as Lamonica, new manager
* Ricky Mabe as Ricky "Rules", theater worker
* Julia Chantrey as "Scary" Terri, theater worker
* Joanne Boland as Hilary "Honey", theater worker
* J.J. Stocker as "Question" Mark, theater worker
* Lisa Ng as "Racy" Lacy, theater worker
* Joe Pingue as Merle, theater cameraman
* Heather Bertram as Caitlin, Pete's girlfriend
* Jennifer Bertram as Lisa, Caitlin's best friend
* Jeff Berg as Donny, Pete's rival

External links

* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=224782 "All Movie Guide" entry for "Phantom of the Megaplex"]