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Rocky Horror Picture Show
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by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Sales Rank: 33373
Price: $12.98
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If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is <I>The Rocky Horror Picture</I> all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator), and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania." <p> Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York theater to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing, and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in theaters shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm, and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, <I>Rocky Horror</I> loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie theater performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. <I>--Jenny Brown</I>
Viewer Reviews
Okay, I'm writing about a movie that has become a part of my life in more ways than one for the better part of the past 16 years!
As a performer in two of the role-playing casts in the Boston area (check www.teseracte.com), I've had my share of experiences through Rocky Horror. Most of them good, and needless to say I got exposed to a lot more about life and other things than I'd ever imagined!
What makes people go back again and again? A lot of things, but the fact that this film and the theaters that run it are the one place for many that they can go and be accepted for who they are, and without reservations. Usually.
The film itself is the offshoot of the successful London production, and while it did not translate to the screen immediately, it found its way.
It's really just not the same watching it at home (if that's all you've ever done, you're still a virgin!). The send up of a long line of bad horror, sci-fi and other flicks that Richard O'Brien was raised on in the 50's were the catalyst, and they've led to a phenomena that cannot be accurately explained.
All I can say is, no matter how bad a film it may seem, it is a classic and a great work to us.
Don't Dream It, Be It!
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