Making the Phantom's Disfigurement - (Film) [HD]

This is a video clip which shows Gerard Butler from the 2004 film Phantom of the Opera, having the Phantom's disfigurement and distortion being made with lots of make-up!

[@elrose3223]

Is it weird I find the Phantom insanely attractive?

[@casserola4096]

Nope, well if it is, I'm standing right there with ya 😂

[@elrose3223]

Sophaswim 0.o thank god for that.

[@TheDolly08]

Bella Rose no it's not weird he's extremely sexy and attractive 😁😁😁😁

[@MyRomeojuliet]

No, in fact the majority (which includes me) seem to prefer the Phantom to Raoul. The Phantom is definitely sexier, especially with Gerard in the role.

[@josephst.george7841]

Bella Rose he's not supposed to be, it's like Brad Pitt playing Quasimodo and getting rid of the hump for better posture.

[@emagneticfield]

The character of Erik the phantom is like a diamond with many facets. Each actor who plays the role draws out the parts of Erik they can relate to. One isn't better than another just different. I love the book best of all.

[@zoe9690]

Nice way of putting it

[@la_esmeralda444]

100% true!

[@emilyneman5610]

I agree ☝️

[@AmbrosiaDreamWeaver]

Which one?!? I have 'Phantom', by Susan Kay! It's EXCELLENT!

[@christinewells-leddon9287]

Well said!

[@AnnLiOz]

I read a mag interview he did years ago just after the film came out &he said he hated not just having the makeup on because it was SO uncomfortable, but because when he was in full makeup shooting the scenes he was actually UPSET by the looks & reactions he received from those working on the set - even though it wasnt real. It made him realise I think how terrible it was for someone to have any kind of deformity, &he really got upset by it personally as well to be looked at like that.

[@kirak1561]

What did they say?

[@missporty100]

I for one think (without seeing the whole movie or being a gerard butler fan) that making the scars much less frightfully in this movie showed the cruel nature of the people back then and their easy judgment made based on the pshysical appeareance. You don't have to be totally disfigured to be watched different in society, you just need to have sometimes a little scar an bang! Everything changes. For this adaptation they did well in my opinion. For THIS adaptation which is very good in it's way.

[@youtubingjaguar5082]

Wow. Great job in pointing out how even a relatively minor distortion could result in fear, shame, and loathing for someone like the Phantom. ;)

[@thehistoadian]

People back then didn't have a "cruel nature"... There are good and bad people of every time period.

[@BloodyBay]

Now I'm wondering how well the movie would have worked out if the Phantom had had a _Scottish_ accent. :D

[@WTH828]

still would have been sexy lol

[@Keyda3star.]

She'd definitely have kept the ring haha

[@eyb0sswelcometothericefiel752]

Everyone alive have some kind of accent though.

[@loukasmallios5811]

I think that he had an accent accident

[@zoe9690]

I would like to see that

[@loveballetmuch]

1:33 Oh, he's so cute! Hahaha

[@HearseBoy]

Ikr i was expecting to see a clip of one of them forgeting a line

[@MajorZeldork]

People complain that the makeup wasn't gruesome enough or he wasn't "that disfigured", but you guys have to remember that this movie took place in the late 1800's. What may seem not that big of a deal to us may have been a HUGE deal to them.

[@joekaput747]

Let's remember the elephant man actually existed. And the movie make-up still wasn't quite enough to match.

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

Inora Faolan He has basically a really bad sun burn Would he be ostricized or joked at for that back in the 1800s? Depending on the area, and his backgrounds, yes Sent to a freak circus and make people faint because of his face? Fuck no

[@joekaput747]

The makeup Ramin wore for the 25th anniversary was probably the most realistic, strangely enough

[@gojoubabee]

Counterpoint: In the book, erik is described as having no nose or lips, and having a skeletal face that was so horrifying to look at that even the daroga couldn’t bear to look at him. The phantom needs to look gruesome because it drives the plot. It is where his pain comes from - having a face so horrible that no one, not even his mother - could bear to look at him, let alone love him.

[@kmichael9787]

Lon Chaney's looked better

[@didumaki36]

this disfigurement wasn't that bad!!!!! that man had so many emotions in his soul, and so much talent inside him...despite he'd faced so much misery in his life, and he'd never known how it feels someone to care about you, he was able to love and care...so for all that he deserved to be with Christine without a doubt!

[@la_esmeralda444]

If you read the novel, you'll see it's *much worse* than in the musical. His face looks like a skull, he has pale/yellow skin, deep eyes and skinny body. That's what makes him so beautiful and special.

[@shab_nak]

@@la_esmeralda444 true. this film was the one that introduced me to POTO, and i loved many moments from it, but his face... i was so disappointed even without reading a book yet. i understand how they maybe wanted him to look more attractive for female audience, but there is a way to make him attractive _and_ canonically accurate (and a lot if artists will tell you just exactly that lmao). and even with that, he doesn't have to be attractive. the whole point of the Phantom is that his voice and his personality are charming and his love is pure in the end, and this is why readers loved his character. Butler can play good, and i really loved him in this film (tho there were moments in his Phantom's behaviour i didn't agree with), but to hear someone say that he felt uncomfortable with this kind of a simple sun burn?.. am i not getting something, or i just have very low standarts for man's appearances? :D

[@crushedheart567]

HOW IS HE CONSIDERED UGLY?!

[@estefanybosques-6844]

he doesn't look ugly he still looks fine xD

[@jahfariane2315]

well you in the book it wasn't just the side of his face.... it was the entire face.

[@zoe9690]

Because you can't make gerard butler ugly it is practically impossible 😂

[@kooperthrockmorton7869]

I dont think its that he's ugly. I think it is that he is disfigured.

[@andanangelskiss]

Even with the deformity he still looks pretty handsome. He has NEVER looked ugly. And I'm not just saying that cause he's my favorite actor. XD

[@KittenLovens420]

Wow I can't believe I just realized that this is gerard butler just had to face palm my self really super hard. ♥

[@JenniSammy]

This makeup to me looks more believable than the stage makeup, but I love both :)

[@julia_new]

me too but it's less scary

[@icanliveforever1243]

Interesting, because the stage makeup was based off real medical cases where as the movie makeup was complete fantasy.

[@nancyrojo4243]

I Can Live Forever I think they mean that the stage makeup looks cartoonish (which it does), whereas the movie makeup looks realistic

[@scobitronmcscobie9965]

The stage make up has to be like it is. The disfigurement needs to be seen right at the back of the theatre.

[@WTH828]

The sexiest phantom!!!

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

He is supposed to be hideous!!

[@SashManjul]

1:36 still hot -douse a cute face- awhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ManForToday]

Yeah maybe the disfigurement could of been better but I don't really think the 25th anniversary is acted better, may be sung better on the Phantoms half but, Gerard's voice suits it more for me, its more mysterious and sexy, and easier to connect with him more than Ramin. I think, the overall emotional drive of the film is displayed better than that of the play. Both great, but the movie does it for me more.

[@brainybunny13]

Thank you. I so aggressive with you on this. Also I really like the pacing in the movie. In the stage musical everything seemed so fast, where as in the movie the characters had some time for their emotions to fully sink in and act accordingly to the situations they all were put in. It was just fantastic.

[@aimeekirwan8778]

I absolutely love ❤️❤️❤️ the phantom of the opera ❤️❤️❤️

[@staykingdom9713]

me too, it's wonderful

[@eviejennings3499]

it is my favorite movie I watch it every day

[@mrssalina]

I regard Gerard Butler's Phantom to be the sexiest thing there has ever been!

[@mai-tn6kd]

"the darkness of the music of the night"

[@myideagarden6524]

phantom of the opera is my LIFEEEE

[@mai-tn6kd]

+My Idea Garden SAMEEEEEEE I LOVE IT

[@71crm]

I'm glad Gerry was such a good sport about the makeup. Most actors hate being made up! In fact the hatred felt between Lon Chaney Jr and makeup man Jack Pierce was LEGENDARY!

[@multihappydayz]

Girls. I just want to tell you, that in the books he looks nothing like he does in the movie. He has like three hairs on his head, his face is unrecognizable... I mean, if you saw him on the street, you wouldn't automatically think, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND ARTSY PERSON!. no, truthfully, although I do like this version of phantom. Sincerely, to everyone who read the book

[@taleoftwowolves74]

Honestly, whether its the stage plays horrific corpse face or the movies warped features, I think both work because they exemplify how, first of all, Erik allows himself to become as monsterous as he appears and secondly, it shows the cruelty of people. That no matter how talented and extrordinary Erik was, even half his face being warped was enough for people to scorn him and demonize him

[@ingridmay66]

True, in the 19th century, it was a big deal to them. Any type of deformity and you'd be called a freak. Every adaptation is different - that does not mean that it is bad. It is not important how disfigured he is, it is how disfigured he feels which is what leads him down a dark path. His own mother and society made him feel like an ugly, worthless person.

[@bayuhh]

that pout at 1:33

[@lauravokey3193]

That sense always make cry when Christine brings back the phantom’s ring and then he sings Christine I love you

[@kellibreann4614]

I'm sorry I know one side of his face looks scary from his past but that is what makes him so beautiful. The phantom is beautifully broken and needs beauty to heal him. If i were Christine I would of stayed with Phantom.

[@Eva-mp4se]

1:35 oh my gosh this smile is cute and weird! Weird because we see the phantom smiling happily! XD I love it! It is so cute!!!! XD

[@ryna6937]

at age 6 i feel in love with POTO and Gerard, 6 years later im here again and still love POTO...i need a life.....

[@777superfreak]

man i love his voice just in general!!!!!!!

[@Twilighter614]

I think when they do the eyebrow makeup, it makes him go from good looking to super hot. . .

[@elisabethhorne4978]

maybe they could have made it a little more gruesome, but I'm my opinion (and I'm sure not everyone will agree) I think that the disfigurement didn't need to be really terrible, it was also the fact that no matter what he looked like under the mask, people didn't want him and didn't like him, and so maybe that made him think his disfigurement is a lot worse than what it actually is.

[@la_esmeralda444]

I hate how poor this "deformity" is, but bruh, Gerard Butler was so great as Erik! His acting and his voice fited completely to Erik, and he's such a good gentle fellow! The 2004 movie is magnificent, althought they missed the deformity.

[@MusicalWorld5]

Watch the 25th Anniversary Concert with Ramin Karimloo! You won't be disappointed with the disfigurement ;) (plus it's sung/acted and generally better than the movie in every way)

[@ThePage98]

pause at 1:32 and put your hand over the left part of his face. HES STARING INTO ME SOUL!

[@diebelle15]

So much for the effort that you see him just about 30 minutes without a mask. So much effort every day!

[@sukygill1]

you are the best phantom played ever mr buttler, you make this character so.....

[@Dragonrider1227]

actually, the whole "burned as a child" thing depends on what version you go by. I've never read the book, but I don't think that's part of it. I still think they got cheap on the disfigurement. Probably because they went through all this trouble getting a "young, sexy" phantom and couldn't bear to ugly up that pretty face. Have you seen the original disfigurement from the play? Or Lon Chaney's face? THAT is something to hid in a mask

[@pine9949]

It would have been interesting if they'd gone for a full face deformity for this movie, given that the half-mask is used in the musical only because a full mask wouldn't work with the stage microphones. It would tie in with the logo and make it something 'different' than what's seen on stage. Though given they went with the vague sunburn look here, I don't think they would be ballsy enough to go full-face ugly. It also suffers because Gerard's Phantom has the droopy eye socket with the mask off but in all the scenes where he's wearing a mask, his undereye area looks fine, and there's no hint the mask is anything more than a fashion accessory. At least during the stage version, you still see hints of the deformity with the mask on, especially with the mouth and bloated lips. It reminds you of what's under the mask, and ups the visual suspense until you see the full reveal.

[@missporty100]

The book is the book, and will always be the original, nothing will change that. I don't know why people seek perfection. I for one love when they make some changes in on-screen adaptations. It shows a "what if..." side that you never thought about and explores new depths. Just sayin'!

[@camarorders4097]

I LOVE gerard butler!!

[@kaleighb.6751]

His EYES!!!

[@anaflaviapincernopouza9218]

The original make-up for the 1925`s Lon Chaney Sr.`s "Phantom of The Opera"' will be always more haunting and heart-breaking nowadays than the make-up of the last version of the "Phantom of the Opera"' for me...If you could watch the original Unmasking Scene several times, you can feel the fear and the fierceness of those facial and body expressions saying everything that need to be said without using any words !

[@lianasoares8052]

1:35 SO CUTE! ⏱⏰🕰⌚️

[@keizelcestona7155]

i love him

[@MusicalWorld5]

I agree it was wrong to be so mean. However the fact you said 'we didn't realise he is disfigured' says it all. The centre of the Phantom's character is his disfigurement, it's the reason he is a Phantom! That's what angers me most, that the movie/gerard butler fans don't realise this, it's the point of the movie!

[@ninoparsadanishvili2236]

gerry you are my angel of music... i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@ziegogoboy]

There's a penny arcade comic about the movie Beastly that also applies to this, where the "deformed" guy says he's tormented, and she replies "I love you, even though you're so cool and rad."

[@multihappydayz]

My thoughts on Ramin is, He has a pretty face, and he sings okay, but I see the phantom singing more like Ben or deeper like Gerards. Ramin isn't a favorite, but he isn't bad.

[@spiderlover678]

People are saying this makeup doesn't look as "intense" as the stage versions. Well...yeah. Stage makeup HAS to be intense so that even people up in the nosebleed section can see it. In film that's not the case.

[@supermichael9857]

1:37 We hate it too man. We hate it too.

[@XIIIKHRoxas]

jesus christine how could you be horrified of that face!? its gorgeous!

[@charlenest.pierre]

That was the script!

[@birdyad9688]

So he did have makeup on! (Like eyebrows, mascara, blush, contour, etc)

[@lucypenvellyn9175]

the fact that even though this is supposed to be fake, and yet happens in real life, is so... disturbing. ':(

[@ellieuzunova329]

Gerry made a remarkable Phantom. Attractive, despite scars.

[@troygarza4289]

I'm surprised Joel Schumacher said that was disfigured enough, when he directed Batman Forever which gave us a cool looking Two-Face.

[@anthonyvillegas5073]

Gosh I have a crush on the phantom haha 😍😘

[@be-qw3nn]

“But I hated it.” Lol me too but he wore it greatly.

[@LittleSouth0fSanity]

Lets not forget also that the makers of the film wanted the Phantom's deformity as, and I quote from what Gerard said, 'repulsive yet human'. If they had a similar deformity from the musical.. which granted is more impressive.. then personaly I don't think it would of been as believable.

[@anneshields2010]

OMG I’m in love with the phantom the make up is cool and he still looks good if I seen him unmasked like that I’d give him a kiss on that side before kissing him on the mouth and say to me your just perfect

[@fashionluvable]

Its crazy how Gerard Butler in general & him as the phantom, there like 2 completely different people and looks, he played the phantom so well,you wouldin't even recognize that Gerry played the phantom,cuz Gerry is like this chill funny guy, and as the phantom he is like this evil,and mysterious man. I dont know why but he looks better as the phantom for some reason, too bad that phantom character isin't real, still Gerry is very handsome & good looking,but Gosh when he stransforms...HOT

[@WhiteTiger950]

I think this is a grand movie, but I think the deformity should have been worse, after all it was supposedly so bad that his own mother could not bear to look at him. However to fit it under that half mask, I understand there's only so much they can do.

[@Raidoven]

I wished that the make-up could have looked more gruesome too, it made Erik seem like a whiny bitch for blaming everything on his face when it really isn't that bad. However, I do like how that may be the tragedy in itself: He spent his life focusing on something that isn't that big of a deal and wasted his chance at happiness. It adds weight to Christine's line: "This haunted face Holds no horror for me now. It's in your soul That the true distortion lie" So in the movie, she's basically saying "You ain't that ugly, but you are pretty fucked up mane"

[@Medusa0999]

The Phantom is ugly on the outside and the inside as Christine said; "This haunted face holds no horror for me now ... It's in your soul that the true distortion lies". As much as we love the Phantom, he is not a nice person and Christine is so much better off without him.

[@celestialangel61]

My personal opinion is that this version of the phantom's disfigurment is better for the film. It's way less severe than it is in the musical, and I personaly like it that way.

[@shmeeden]

@aniva26 It's a wig. You can see him adjusting it during "Seal my Fate" -- and a spare wig on a stand in the background, too -- and then Christine pulls it off during "The Point of No Return".

[@devilscry03]

Listen, why be so mean and shoot this person down for no reason. For thinking someone is attractive? I think the Phantom is hot! lol . His look, his voice his personality and the romance behind his character make him sexy. .and I dont have a twilight name. So I would keep your "facts" to yourself. Oh and thanx tips, we didn't realize he is disfigured. I dont care if he isn't meant to be hot, I find him attractive. :)

[@mr.underhill7072]

No Gerard Butler (the phantom) is actually attractive. He is scottish, YAY SO AM I!!!

[@darkrainbowgacha932]

But Gerard Butler is soooo beautiful! He can't be considered ugly! Not even with a disfigurement!😍🥰

[@chameleon3859]

Is it weird he sings like a English person and he really talks like a Scottish man. So hot😍😂

[@piitaanyre3082]

Le plus beau film que j'ai jamais vue. ❤️

[@mikenike123454]

The thing that pisses me off about this disfigurement is how they really do build up this big reveal scene. When I was watching the movie, I was anxious and a little creeped out to see what was behind that mask. They just kept building it up and making this big deal about his face and how ugly it is and what do we get? A slightly crooked nose, a missing eyebrow, and a sunburn

[@TwistandSh0ut]

ugh ugh ugh. I wish this movie never existed. I'll be sticking to the 25th anniversary DVD.

[@gbv009]

well, Christine is lucky to have a phantom like him :">

[@daynacooper1163]

Best movie ever the phantom and Christine were soulmates

[@jerm5]

I think she was being sarcastic when she said, "Thanks, we didn't realise he is disfigured." You know what angers me most? Stage fans who think all movie fans "just don't get the point of the story." You're basically saying, "If you like the movie, you're an idiot." Condescending much?

[@lukegreen5341]

Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera The Movie. Thanks Mate. X

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

The key point into making the Phantom is to make him look disfigured and deformed. Not like he has a bad sunburn. Hollywood has got it all wrong!!

[@thereefshark]

"Disfigurement is central which is why for the movie we made it look like a mild sunburn instead of a horrific disfigurement. " Seriously: That was a huge cop out by the film. When the stage show's make-up is more frightening you're doing it wrong

[@monkeymanisons]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO, not a slightly severe case of sun burn! Truly he is a monster.

[@babygerl99]

the eye thing is cool disturbing and weirdd but still cool amazing how he does that by himself

[@MedusaNaut]

love this video! where did you get the behind the scenes video clip. it's so cool how they technically change his whole face. so awesome.

[@loulie1997]

does anyone else see that christine didn't choose raoul because he was better looking BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A CRAZY STALKING MURDERER! I mean I absolutely believe that the phantom deserved sympathy and love, which he should have been given in the first place but people act like there's nothing wrong with the phantom and that raoul is the bad guy...

[@Railer61]

THIS....IS....OPERA!!!!!

[@0BustyStClaire0]

HE'S SO PRETTY.

[@maureenpitts1365]

GERARD BUTLER IS STILL HANDSOME EVEN IF HE WAS THE PHANTOM

[@mackelliotschaefer]

They make him even scarier for the stage version. His lip is bubbled and he gas a deep hole in his face

[@jerm5]

It's not his fault he's too gorgeous. Personally, I blame the director.

[@Airickk2021]

When ever i hear his voice, i think of Hiccup's father on How I Train Your Dragon...

[@XxMissNoNamexX]

I was really disappointed with the prosthetic they used for his disfigurement. It looks like a healed burn rather than a hideous genetic deformity. I mean the Phantom is supposed to be just horrendous on that side of his face. The "First test" makeup looked good, his eye was drooping and his nose melted into his face.

[@sonofaballer96]

I only seen a few songs on YT and I know the voices were better than the voices in the movie. But I love the effects and the sort of reality in the movie that you can't put in a play. I also think the characters in the movie looked better, especially Christine.

[@SilverStarGames88]

I dont know how Christine could pass Erik up in this movie he is perfect, romantic and has a beautiful voice, I'm a phantom fan, Raoul is evil >_

[@HappyWeirdo3]

thats a burn... 0.0 the stage show's make up is epic!

[@astoriaanne]

So a lot of work went into the makeup for the phantom, yet you don't see it so well when he is down in his lair.

[@BoyKagome]

The deformity should be worse, in novels it caused people to fall back screaming like they weren't even seeing a human being. This looks like he got splashed after leaning his face too close to the fryer.

[@christinedaae1986]

That is a genius reworking of that song! Here's a cross country-themed version- As I run up that hill, this is what I see All the girls in spandex are strain' at me I got passion in my spikes and I ain't afraid to show it, show it, show it, show it I'm speedy and I know it

[@CookieCreamCrumble]

i might be wrong but i thought that was the point, thats it is a disfigurement but its not really that bad and the phantom just builds it up in his head aswell that hes a monster, which he is but for physco issues not physical issues

[@CaptainHooksGirl]

Sorry for the late reply, but I think I read that there was a hidden string that somehow attached to the lower part of his eye. Pulling down on the string made his eye do that weird thing he just demonstrated. (I even heard the other cast members would pick on him by coming up and pulling on the string - which was very uncomfortable!) Hope this helps!

[@multihappydayz]

Who was your first to hear? If you don't mind me asking. And I agree on crawford, he is kind of sentimental for me, since he's an older phantom and everything.

[@daynacooper1163]

He was the best phantom ever he really should have played the phantom on broadway

[@MarvNARK]

No😊😊

[@billandmonicaschleicher9018]

@@MarvNARK i agree with u

[@Crystl22]

I just noticed that if he ever goes bald he will still look great. The shape of his head is perfect! Is there anything about this guy I don't love? I don't think so!

[@infamisrascel]

LOL, 1:36 cracks me up!!! yes, im commenting on lots of you vids ~evil laugh~ i swear im not stalking.... thanks for posting these, your awsome

[@gags24601]

When the movie came out i was expecting to see make up like the original make up seen in the musical and when it came on the screen i was disappointed that it did not scare me like the original make up did when i saw it as a child