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Features: DVD, Sensormatic
Editor's Note
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a magical phenomenon unlike anything ever before seen onscreen. Borrowing largely from cinema's horror conventions, the film begins as an innocent young couple is stranded at the home of a mad scientist who is building the perfect man. The castle is filled with a most bizarre group of characters who worship their master, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played magnificently by the fabulously sexy Tim Curry, in leather jacket, pearls, fishnet stockings, and heavy makeup. Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) are forced to examine their own sexuality as the voluptuous doctor releases the hidden desires in each of them.Based on the stage musical by Richard O'Brien (who also appears in the film as Riff Raff), the film comes alive with unforgettable song-and-dance numbers that have come to represent the sexual liberation of the 1970s. The outstanding costuming and makeup, the terrific acting by a group of relative unknowns (Curry, O'Brien, Bostwick, Sarandon, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Meat Loaf), and the memorable songs ("Time Warp," "Sweet Transvestite") help make THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW one of the most bizarrely entertaining and satisfying musicals ever made.
Plot Summary
This campy cult classic is the most popular midnight movie of all time. A corn-fed all-American couple stumbles onto a creepy castle one night when their car breaks down, entering a world they never dreamed existed. The castle turns out to be inhabited by a collection of kinky Transylvanian freaks led by a mad bisexual transvestite; Tim Curry's sensational entrance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter is a marvel to behold. The film gained notoriety as the most successful midnight movie ever, in which hundreds of cult fans show up in costume and act out scenes from the movie in the theater.
| Features | Region 1 | | Note: Disc one contains the original American version or the new U.K. version which contains the "Superheroes" musical sequence. | | Keep Case - Sensormatic | | Special Edition | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Disc 1: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW | | Single Side - Dual Layer | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Dolby Digital Mono - English | | THX Mastered Audio | | Additional Release Material:
| Audio Commentary:
| 1. Richard O'Brien - Co-Writer/Star, Patricia Quinn - Star | | 2. Full-Length Audience Participation | | Interactive Features:
| Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Multiple Angles: Multi-View Theatre Experience - View Scenes from Theatrical Interaction | | Pop-Ups:
| 1. Participation Prompter | | DVD-ROM Features:
| Riff Raff's Story Lab | | DVD-ROM Games: Rocky Horror Trivia Challenge | | Rocky Horror Video Jukebox | | Screensavers |
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| | Disc 2: Supplementary Material | | Additional Release Material:
| Alternate Scenes: Closing Credits | | Alternate Ending: Misprint Ending | | Trailers: Two Original Theatrical Trailers | | Production Interviews: VH1 Celebrity Interviews | | Deleted Scenes:
| 1. "Once in a While" | | 2. "Superheroes" | | Featurette:
| 1. "Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show" | | 2. Excerpts from VH1's "BEHIND THE MUSIC" and "WHERE ARE THEY NOW" Featuring Interviews With Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, and Meatloaf Aday. | | 3. VH1 "Pop-Up Video" of "Hot Patootie!" | | Outtakes:
| 1. "The Time Warp" | | 2. "Brad & Janet Undressed" | | 3. "Janet's Seduction" | | 4. "Floor Show Preparations" | | Interactive Features:
| Interactive Menus | | Sing-Alongs:
| 1. "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" | | 2. "Sweet Transvestite" | | Text/Photo Galleries:
| Stills/Photos | | DVD-ROM Features:
| Riff Raff's Story Lab | | DVD-ROM Games: Rocky Horror Trivia Challenge | | Rocky Horror Video Jukebox | | Screensavers |
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 9/11/2007 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1975 | | Catalog ID: 2000575 | | UPC: 00024543005759 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey."----The Criminologist (Charles Gray) | | "Let's do the time warp again."----Cast | | "I see you shiver with an--tic--i............pation."----Dr. Frank--N--Furter (Tim Curry) to Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) and Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) | | "In just seven days, I can make you a man."----Dr. Frank--N--Furter to Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood) | | "Don't dream it. Be it."----Dr. Frank--N--Furter | | "I'm just a sweet tranvestite from transsexual Transylvania."----Dr. Frank--N--Furter | | "Dammit, Janet."----Brad Majors to Janet Weiss | | "Toucha toucha toucha touch me, I wanna be dirty."----Janet to Rocky Horror | | "Give yourself over to absolute pleasure."----Dr. Frank--N--Furter |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...This cultural phenom plays surprisingly well at home..." 11/06/1990 p.3DTotal Film
"...[With] quotable B-movie dialogue, sassy visual flair, some ridiculously catchy musical numbers and a killer performance from Tim Curry..." 04/01/2001 p.108 |
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