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.

Tropes used in Phantom of the Megaplex include:

• 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.
• Nightmare Fetishist: Terry, a.k.a. "Scary Terry", who enjoys recapping disturbing urban legends to anyone in earshot. Of course, it turns out that Terry herself is capable of being scared.
• 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!