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Film: Phantom of the Megaplex

"The Phantom of the Megaplex strikes again!"

A 2000 Disney Channel comedy film. Very loosely based on The Phantom of the Opera, the story concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem. Pete Riley, the seventeen year old assistant manager of the theater has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and a broken popcorn machine! He investigates the troubles to find out if it's all a coincidence or the result of sabotage by a mysterious "phantom". Not to mention the antics of his younger siblings.

The movie provides examples of:

Actor Allusion: Unbelievably, Mickey freakin' Rooney as Movie Mason! He even gets the chance to sing!
Affectionate Parody: Of movies in general.
Bizarrchitecture: The Megaplex.
Building of Adventure: Again, the Megaplex.
Cassandra Truth: Nobody will listen to Bryan about the Phantom, at first.
Catch Phrase: "The Phantom of the Megaplex strikes again!"
Deadpan Snarker: Pete.
Deus ex Machina: The sword.
Dramatic Unmask
Evil Laugh: The Phantom indulges in this a lot.
Elaborate Underground Base: Move Mason has one dedicated to old moives.
Genre Savvy: Bryan as well as Movie Mason.
He Who Must Not Be Seen: The Phantom.
Motor Mouth: "Racy" Lacy, the theater worker, known for being super fast in the talking department.
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Offscreen Teleportation: The Phantom has a knack for appearing and disappearing at will.
Pastiche
Scooby-Doo Hoax
Show Within a Show: Lot's of the movies playing at the Megaplex.
Shout Out: to The Phantom of the Opera.
Title Drop: Happens thanks to Pete's brother Bryan.
Villainous Breakdown
White Mask of Doom: Of course!