The Rocky Horror Picture Show (DVD)

...to an old castle up the road for help and a telephone. The door is opened by a very strange looking butler (Richard O Brien) and things then take a change to the very bizarre…. It is almost 30 years ago in 1975 when the Rocky Horror picture show first hit the big screen and last Saturday it came no 16 in a Channel 4 poll of the most sexy on screen moments. When it first came out it was voted the worst film ever in a poll so why, 30 years on is it ...
...transsexual fun! The plot continues with Brad and Janet (B&J Hmmm?) arriving at the castle on a very special night, Dr Frank N Furter a transvestite from the planet transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania is conducting an experiment, to make him a man (with blonde hair and a tan) called Rocky and that night, the experiment was to reach its climax. What follows is a complete sexual farce with the main characters bed hopping and discovering some ...

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...as Frank N Furter. The crowd was wild, the dresses were phenomenal, that bloke from Corrie (the one who did those crap windows ads) was the narrator! The only trouble was... I hadn't a clue what the hell was going on! I was lucky enough to see RHPS on TV a couple of months later (with a pre-amble from Mark Lamarr about how uncomfortable he was with the idea that thousands of men in womens underwear were sitting looking at him at that moment!) - ...
...missed in the theatre, and loved it. When I saw the 25th Anniversary DVD I had to have it - but I didnt realise what a treat I was in for! The basic storyline - Brad and Janet, a clean cut, all american couple, get engaged and drive off to share the news with their friend and college professor, Dr Scott, in whose science exam they met. They get lost in the woods, their tyre blows out, and they are forced to find a phone... the only building for ...

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...old and yet I find the issues it creates are as relevant today as they were in the early 1970’s. It is a stereotyped science fiction movie, portrayed in a format, which is very ‘tongue in cheek’. ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ combines comic humour with a classic Gothic horror story, Frankenstein: Gothic meets the twenty-second century! In a fifties sci-fi film genre. **History** ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ ...
...(Crystal Maze) created this play, the book, music and lyrics and Michael White produced the theatre production. It 'something any ten-year old could enjoy,' (Richard O’Brien). ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ took a mere eighteen months for it to be made into a great motion picture. It is like a fairy tail ending for a struggling play, when Lou Adler and Michael White decided to invest in the musical production for 20th Century-Fox in 1973. ...

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At the late night, double feature picture show, you might bump into a tall dark man in a basque. We’re talking about a film that has made many a rational human being shout random sections of script, just for the sheer pleasure of doing so. The musical on which the film is based opened June 1973 at the Royal Court's upstairs experimental Theatre. It took Richard O’ Brien six months to write… music and all! Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) ...
...School and embody Americana to the point that they’d make Britney green with envy. But, I would like if I may to take you on a strange journey, far outside the safeness of Denton. While visiting their ex tutor and friend Dr Everett Scott, the couple unfortunately have a blow out in the front left hand tyre… In the velvet darkness of the blackest night, they happen to reach a castle. A castle that holds more than a few secrets… That ...

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The first time I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show was a real let-down. This was in 1975, after having had my fill of The Rocky Horror Show in the King’s Road Theatre. Goodness knows, I had seen the stage show so many times and knew every nuance of every actor, from Tim Curry and Meatloaf, to Little Nell, and, of course Richard O’Brien himself. As each actor changed (the stage show ran and ran) so did the performances. Little did ...
...We would dine at the trendy Borsch & Tears if we had time before the show, and scoff Donner Kebabs on the way home, often rubbing shoulders with the cast and crew. On the final night in the King’s Road, Richard O’Brian threw a party. Johnny Rotten wore his Suzuki Sweater inside out (ooh – the little rebel) and we all had a fine time. Stage props, including the ushers’ transparent masks, Rocky’s black knickers, suspender ...

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...see it at once!!! The best way is still to go to the cinema or to the stage production, but a close second is this DVD release. I am talking about the 25th Anniversary double dvd boxset. You can find opinions of the film elsewhere on Ciao, suffice to say it is the strangest thing you will ever watch, but I think there is something in it to appeal to everyone. The story of the young couple Brad Majors and Janet Weiss (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon) ...
...am sure!!! Once in the house, on the premise of using a phone, they try to avoid being ‘changed’ by the strangeness contained within; including Dr Frank N Furter (Tim Curry), Riff Raff (Richard O’Brien – also the writer) and many other strange yet intriguing characters. This Boxset is a tribute to the twisted cult horror/sci-fi/musical/b movie that is Rocky Horror. The first disk contains two versions of the film, a UK version ...

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...about an alien transvestite building the perfect man while playing strange sex games with his visitors, sounds like an interesting start for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is this film all of the above and more, but it stars a brilliant cast - Susan Sarandon (playing Janet) Barry Bostwick (playing Brad), Meat Loaf (playing Eddie), Charles Gray (who is the narrator), Richard O'Brien (the butler Riff-Raff) and, of course, the supreme ...
...A major part of the movie's appeal is audience participation from dressing up like the characters (I'm not telling you which one I dress up as!), singing along, using props and responding to lines in the film. While you can't recreate this experience at home (although I try) this film is enormously good fun. It loses a lot of its charm when you watch it alone. But that just means you'll have to get your pals joining in! Tim Curry is brilliant; from ...

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I never really understood the appeal of this film until I heard the music and watched the film. Yes, I know that sounds faintly loopy – but you know what I mean. You hear people talking about it. You read things saying how good it is. But you just think to yourself – “Well it’s not really MY Sort of film”. Well, my advice to you – if you feel the same way as I did – forget it. Watch this film and prepare ...
...creation from the occasionally warped mind of Richard O’Brien (yes he of Crystal Maze fame) should be required watching. It’s wacky, it’s crazy, it’s mad, it’s fun, it’s fruity, it’s FANTASTIC! This really is a cult movie in the grandest sense. Tim Curry, of course, completely steals the show in his suspenders and with his vampishly outrangeous performance. Richard O'Brien wrote the brilliant score including ...

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...fruity, it's FANG-tastic - It's the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! To be truthful, it took me a few years to understand what all the fuss was about with this film. A bunch of weirdos and cross-dressers prancing about did not seem to hold much appeal to me then. But it seemed that every party or disco at the time would go absolutely crazy mental when 'Time Warp' ws played. In fact it is still a guaranteed floor filler at any party night to this day. So ...
...about it, this creation from the occasionally warped mind of Richard O'Brien (he of Crystal Maze fame) is required watching. It's legion of fans still organise special events to celebrate the film, characters and in fact anything to do with it. Last year at 'Filmstock' - a Film festival held in Luton - they had an evening Open Air showing of the film. People dressed up, really got into the spirit of things and the Town Centre overflowed with fans ...

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...watching this oddball movie for the first time, and I must confess that I just didn’t get it. I did get the inkling that there was something going on that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. So I watched it again, and thought it was very amusing. Then again, and then it hit me. This film is a masterpiece. How it evaded me for so long I’ll never now. Perhaps with it being a musical I was distracted by thoughts of Julie Andrews charging ...
...manages to be side-splittingly funny the whole time, and is a visual and musical treat. The costumes and sets are fantastic, from the brooding gothic arena of the castle, to the sparse, minimalist sci-fi style of the lab. The whole thing is wonderful to watch, even if the special effects do now look dated. In fact, I think this improves the whole thing by increasing the incredible campness of the whole thing to new and dizzying heights. The music ...

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...Hints On How To Get The Full Theatre Experience In Your Living Room AKA What The Fuss Is All About AKA Just get on and rewrite the damned op please!! (Yep, am rewriting this my very first op here!! RIP Old Op, May You Rest In Tiny Little Pieces!!) A BRIEF INTRODUCTION “It was great when it all began, I was a regular Frankie fan” Transvestites? Aliens? French maids? Tap-dancing freakazoids? All-American kids on night out they would ...
...musical! It's also one of the best films ever made! I first discovered this fabulously warped (or should that be Time Warped?!!) movie at the tender age of fourteen when I sneakily stayed up all night to watch it on the telly! I fell in love with it then and I adore it still! In fact, my infatuation with all things Frankie gathered pace at uni where I, along with about 10 close friends, used to traipse into Central London every Saturday night for ...

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...it." What is the Rocky Horror Picture Show? Let’s start at the beginning! In 1973, Richard O'Brien, a New Zealand-born Londoner (now known for The Crystal Maze amongst other things), named wrote The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This was a play like none other. It opened at London's Royal Court Theatre later that year. It was an immediate success. Then, producer Lou Adler bought the play and moved it to the Roxy in Los Angeles where it also did ...
...The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the movie. He hired Jim Sharman to direct it. It took eight weeks to make and cost $1 million. Before it was released however, the play was moved to Broadway where it flopped completely and closed within weeks. Because of this the film was poorly rated and played almost nowhere. What is Rocky Horror about, anyway? It is actually a very complicated movie. The basic plot centres around geek Brad Majors (played by Barry ...

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...it." What is the Rocky Horror Picture Show? Let’s start at the beginning! In 1973, Richard O'Brien, a New Zealand-born Londoner (now known for The Crystal Maze amongst other things), named wrote The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This was a play like none other. It opened at London's Royal Court Theatre later that year. It was an immediate success. Then, producer Lou Adler bought the play and moved it to the Roxy in Los Angeles where it also did ...
...The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the movie. He hired Jim Sharman to direct it. It took eight weeks to make and cost $1 million. Before it was released however, the play was moved to Broadway where it flopped completely and closed within weeks. Because of this the film was poorly rated and played almost nowhere. What is Rocky Horror about, anyway? It is actually a very complicated movie. The basic plot centres around geek Brad Majors (played by Barry ...

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...music. It tells the story of recently engaged Brad Majors and Janet Weiss whose car breaks down in the middle of no where. They call upon the home of sweet transvestite Dr. Frank 'N' Furter for help, and are invited to witness the unveiling of his latest creation Rocky Horror. However not everything goes to plan... "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", adapted from the original stage play by Richard O'Brien, is recognized as a movie which encourages ...
...toast and sing along with the songs. So what's the attraction? I myself am a big fan of this movie and have experienced it both in the theater as well as at home on video. I think it's a combination of Richard O'Brien's clever writing, as well as the atmosphere when seeing it with an audience at the theatre, that draws people time and again. But the superb performances from each of the cast are also sure to appeal to the audience. Who could fail ...

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What the can I say about this film that hasn't been said before? Nothing really but hell, its so good I'm gonna say it all again!! My first thoughts were "Horror? No thanks" and I really wasn't going to watch it. Then I was told that it was a musical and thought "God no. I hated 'The sound of music' and every other musical I've ever seen". So what makes this musical different from all the other muscials I've seen. The songs are fantastic and have ...
...alive with the sound of music'. What the hell was that all about? But with Rockcy horror all of the songs are great, and fit in with the film. This film is so good that I have lost count of the amount of times I've watched it. And I've even had Rocky Horror show themed sleepovers. It just brings people together and its guaranteed to make you sing and dance along. And the actors. Oh they're so fab. Susan Sarandon is now well known as a dramatic ...

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