The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 science-fiction horror-comedy film by 20th Century Fox produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. This scenario was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien, who is also a member of the cast. The film is based on the 1973 music stage production of The Rocky Horror Show, with music, books and lyrics by O'Brien. Production was a parody tribute to science fiction and horror film B in the 1930s to the early 1970s. Together with O'Brien, movie stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick and narrated by Charles Gray with cast of the original Royal Court Theater, Roxy Theater, and Belasco Theater production.
The story centers on a young couple whose car broke down in the rain near the castle where they searched the phone for help. The castle or country house is occupied by strangers with elaborate costumes that celebrate the annual service. They find the head of the house is Dr. Frank N. Furter, a mad scientist who is actually a foreign transvestite who created a muscle man living in his laboratory. The couple were seduced separately by mad scientists and finally released by the maids who took the reins.
The film is taken in the United Kingdom at Bray Studios and is located in an old country estate called Oakley Court, which is famous for its earlier use by Hammer Film Productions. A number of props and set pieces were reused from Hammer's horror film. Although the film is a parody and reward for many kitsch science fiction and horror films, costume designer Sue Blane has not done any research for her design. Blane stated that the costumes of the film have directly influenced the development of punk rock fashion trends such as torn fishnets and colored hair.
Although largely critical of early releases, it soon became known as a midnight film when audiences began participating with the film at the Waverly Theater in New York City in 1976. The audience returned to the cinema often and talked back to the screen and began dressing as characters, spawning similar performance groups across the United States. At about the same time, costume fans at King's Court Theater in Pittsburgh began performing alongside movies. These "shadow players" mimic the actions on the screen above and behind them, while lip-syncing their character line. Still in a limited release four decades after the premiere, it is the longest theatrical release in film history. It is often shown close to Halloween. Today, the film has a large international cult followers. It was chosen for preservation at the National Film Registry of the United States by the Library of Congress in 2005.
The film's creative team also produced Shock Treatment in 1981, an independent feature using Brad and Janet characters and featuring some of the same players.
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Plot
A criminologist tells the story of the new pair of Brad Majors and Janet Weiss who found themselves lost and with a flat tire on a cold and rainy night in late November, somewhere near Denton, Ohio. Looking for the phone, the couple walked to the nearby castle where they found a group of strange and weird people who held the Annual Transylvanian Convention. They were soon swept into the world of Dr. Frank N. Furter, a "self-proclaimed transvestite transsexual" transvestite. The convention attendees also included Riff Raff's maid, his sister Magenta, and a groupie named Columbia.
In his laboratory, Frank claims to have discovered "the secret to life itself". His creation, Rocky, was revived. The next celebration was immediately interrupted by Eddie (a former introduction, both former lover Frank and Columbia, as well as a partial brain donor to Rocky) who rides out of a deep freeze on a motorcycle. Eddie then proceeded to seduce Columbia, get a Transylvanians dance and sing and intrigue Brad and Janet. When Rocky begins to dance and enjoy the show, Frank is jealous of killing Eddie with a choice. Columbia shouted in horror, devastated by Eddie's death. Frank justified killing Eddie as a "grace murder" to Rocky and they went to the bridal suite.
Brad and Janet are shown to separate the bedrooms, where each is visited and teased by Frank, who plays Brad (when visiting Janet) and later as Janet (when visiting Brad). Janet, annoyed and emotional, wanders to find Brad, whom she finds, through television monitors, is in bed with Frank. He then finds Rocky, curled up in his birth tank, hiding from Riff Raff, who has tortured him. While treating his injuries, Janet became familiar with Rocky, as Magenta and Columbia saw from their room monitors.
After discovering that his creation was lost, Frank returned to the lab with Brad and Riff Raff, where Frank knew that the intruder had entered the building. High school science teacher Brad and Janet, Dr. Everett Scott, has come looking for his niece, Eddie. Frank suspected that Dr. Scott investigates UFOs for the government. After knowing Brad and Janet's relationship with Dr. Scott, Frank suspects they work for him. Frank, Dr. Scott, Brad, and Riff Raff then find Janet and Rocky together under the covers in Rocky's birth tank, irritating Frank and Brad. Magenta interrupts her reunion by ringing a large gong and declares that dinner has been prepared.
Rocky and the guests shared an uncomfortable dinner, which they soon realized had been prepared from the mutilated remains of Eddie. Janet ran screaming into Rocky's arms, provoking Frank to chase her through the hall. Janet, Brad, Dr. Scott, Rocky, and Columbia meet in Frank's laboratory, where Frank catches them with Medusa Transducer, turning them into bare statues. After putting on a cabaret costume, Frank "freed" them, and they performed live cabaret performances, complete with RKO towers and swimming pools, with Frank as the leader.
Riffs Raff and Magenta disrupt the show, revealing themselves and Frank becoming the aliens of the Transsexual planet in the Transylvanian galaxy. They staged a coup and announced plans to return to their home planet. In the process, they killed Columbia and Frank, who had "failed the mission". The furious Rocky, very resistant to Raff Raffy's raygun effect, collects Frank in his arms, climbs to the top of the tower, and plunges into his death in the bottom pool. Riff Raff and Magenta let go of Brad, Janet, and Dr. Scott, then departed by picking up the castle itself. The victims were then allowed to crawl on the ground, and the narrator concluded that the human race is equivalent to the insects crawling on the planet's surface, "lost in time, and lost in space... and means".
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Cast
- The Curry team as Dr. Frank N. Furter, a scientist
- Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, a heroine
- Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors, a hero
- Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff, an artisan
- Patricia Quinn as Magenta, a domestic
- Nell Campbell as Columbia, groupie (credited as Little Nell)
- Jonathan Adams as Dr. Everett V. Scott, a rival scientist
- Peter Hinwood as Rocky Horror, a creation
- Meat Loaf as Eddie, a former postman
- Charles Gray as Criminologist, expert
- Jeremy Newson as Ralph Hapschatt
- Hilary Farr as Betty Munroe (credited as Hilary Labow)
Production
Concepts and development
Richard O'Brien lived as an unemployed actor in London in the early 1970s. He wrote most of The Rocky Horror Show during one winter just to occupy himself. Since his youth, O'Brien loves science fiction and horror movies. He wants to combine elements of unintentional humor from horror B movies, extraordinary dialogue from schlock-horror, Steve Reeves muscle films, and rock and roll music into the musical. O'Brien composed and wrote dramas with a background of the glam era that had manifested itself throughout popular British culture in the 1970s. Letting the concept materialize, O'Brien stated "glam rock allows me to be myself".
O'Brien showed part of the unfinished script to Australian director Jim Sharman, who decided to direct him to a small upstairs experimental space at Royal Court Theater, Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, which was used as a project space for new jobs.. O'Brien appeared briefly at Andrew Lloyd Webber Jesus Christ Superstar , directed by Sharman, and the two also worked together at Sam Shepard The Unseen Hand . Sharman will bring in production designer Brian Thomson. The original creative team was then rounded up by costume designer Sue Blane, music director Richard Hartley, and stage producer Michael White, who was brought in to produce. As the musical enters the exercise, the title of work, They Come from Denton High , is changed just before the preview of Sharman's suggestion to The Rocky Horror Show .
After airing at the Royal Court Theater with sixty small seats, it quickly moved to a larger place in London, moving into the 230-seat Chelsea Classic Cinema on Kings Road on August 14, 1973, before finding a 500-seat semi-permanent house King's Road Theater from 3 November 1973, runs for six years. This musical made its US debut in Los Angeles in 1974 before it was played in New York City as well as other cities. Producer and owner of Ode Records Lou Adler attended London production in the winter of 1973, escorted by friend Britt Ekland. He immediately decided to buy US theater rights. Its production will be staged at its Roxy Theater in L.A. In 1975, The Rocky Horror Show aired on Broadway at the 1,000 seat Belasco Theater.
Filming and location
The film was filmed at Bray Studios and Oakley Court, a rural house near Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, and at Elstree Studios for post-production, from October 21 to December 19, 1974. Oakley Court, built in 1857 in Victorian Gothic style, is known for a number of Hammer movies. Many shooting locations took place there, though by then the manor was not in good condition. Most of the players come from the original stage production of London, including Tim Curry, who has decided that Dr. Frank N. Furter should speak like the Queen of England, very fancy. Fox insisted on casting two Brad and Janet characters with American actors Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon. Filming takes place during the fall, which makes the condition worse. During the filming, Sarandon fell ill with pneumonia. Filming of laboratory scenes and character creation took place on October 30, 1974.
This film is a parody and appreciation for many science fiction and horror films from the 1930s to the 1970s. Film production retains many aspects of the stage version such as production and music design, but adds a new scene that is not featured in the original stage play. The plot, setting, and style of this movie echo the films of Hammer Horror, which has their own recognizable style (as is the Universal Studios horror film). The originally proposed opening sequence contains clips of various films mentioned in the lyrics, as well as some of the first sequences taken in black and white, but these are considered too expensive and removed.
Costume, makeup, and props
In the production stage, the actors generally make up their own makeup; However, for the film, the producer chose Pierre La Roche, who was previously a make-up artist for Mick Jagger and David Bowie, to redesign the make-up for each character. Production stills were taken by rock photographer Mick Rock, who has published a number of books from his work. In Rocky Horror; From Concept to Cult , designer Sue Blane discussed the effects of Rocky Horror on the punk style of music. "[It was] a big part of the build-up [to punk]." He stated that the torn stockings of torn, glitter, and colored hair were directly caused by Rocky Horror .
Some of the costumes of the film were originally used in stage production. The props and set pieces are reused from the old Hammer Horror and other production. The tanks and puppets used for the birth of Rocky originally appeared in the The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). This reference to previous production, in addition to cutting costs, increases the film cult status.
Costume designer Sue Blane was not interested in working for the film until she became aware that Curry, an old friend, was committed to the project. Curry and Blane have worked together at Glasgow's Citizens Theater in the production of The Maids , which Curry has been wearing a female corset. Blane arranged for the theater to lend his corset from another production for Rocky Horror. Blane admits that he has not done research to design it, has never seen a science fiction movie, and is well aware that his costume for Brad and Janet is probably a generalization.
"When I designed Rocky, I never saw any science fiction or comic books, one just automatically knows what space looks like, in the same way intuitively know how Americans dress.I have never been to the United States, but I have this.A fixed idea of ​​how people look in. Americans wear polyester so that their clothes will not fade, and their pants are too short.Because they are very interested in sports, white socks and white T-shirts play an integral role in Sure only, since doing Rocky I have been to the United States and admit it is a bit of a generalization, but my idea works perfectly for Brad and Janet. "
The budget for the movie costume is US $ 1,600, much larger than the stage production budget, but it must double the costumes to make the movie expensive. For filming, the corset for the finale should be duplicated for the pool scene, with one drying version while the other is worn on the set. While many of the costumes are exact replicas of stage production, other costumes are still new for filming, such as the Columbia Gold-cut swallow coat and the top hat and Magenta auxiliary uniform.
Blane was amazed by his recreation and design understanding by fans. When he first heard that people were dressed up, he thought it would be tacky, but was surprised to see the depth that the fans went to re-create the design. Rocky Horror fan Mina Credeur, who designed the costume and appeared as Columbia for the Houston show group, stated that "the best part is when everyone goes with a big smile on their face", noting that there is "some sort of kitschiness and campiness that seems to be blinking on you ". The film is still playing in many theatrical locations and Rocky Horror costumes are often made for Halloween, although it takes a lot of time and effort to make it.
Title sequence
The movie begins with the screen fading into black and oversized, lips of unaburned women overdubbed with male voices, setting the androgini theme to be repeated as the movie unfolds. The opening scene and the song, "Science Fiction/Double Features", consists of the lips of Patricia Quinn (who appeared in later films as a Magenta character (other than the latter, appearing as 'Trixie' the Usherette in the original London production singing song)), but has an actor vocal and Rocky Horror creator, Richard O'Brien (who appears as a sister of Magenta Riff Raff). The lyrics refer to science fiction and horror films from the past and lists of several movie titles from the 1930s through the 1970s, including Earth Day Stand Still , Flash Gordon , << i> The Invisible Man , King Kong , It Comes from Outer Space , Doctor X , Forbidden Planet i>, Tarantula , The Day of the Triffids , Satan Curse , and When Worlds Collide . Lorelei Shark's lipsless lips are featured on posters and other merchandises for the movie, with the tagline "A Different Set of Jaws", a spoof of posters for the Jaws movie (also released in 1975).
Music
Soundtrack was released in 1975 by Ode Records and produced by Richard Hartley. The album peaked at No. 49 on Billboards 200 in 1978. The album reached No. 1. 12 on the Australian album chart and No. 11 on the New Zealand album chart. The album is described as "the definitive version of Rocky Horror score ."
Release
The film opened in Britain at the Rialto Theater in London August 14, 1975 and in the United States on September 26 at UA Westwood in Los Angeles, California. It does it well in that location, but not elsewhere. Before the success of the midnight movie screening, the film was withdrawn from its eight opening cities due to a very small audience, and the opening plans of New York City on Halloween night were canceled. Fox re-released the movie around the campuses on a double bill with a parody of another rock movie, Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, but once again he attracted a small audience.
With Pink Flamingos (1972) and Reefer Madness (1936) making money in a national midnight show, a Fox executive, Tim Deegan, was able to talk the distributor to a midnight screening, starting in New York City on April Fool in 1976. The cult follows soon after the movie begins at midnight at the Waverly Theater in New York City, then spreads to other districts in NYC, and to Uniondale, LI Rocky Horror not only found in big cities but across the United States where many participants will get free if they come in costume. The western divisions of the film release include U.A. Movies in Fresno and Merced, Cinema J. in Sacramento, California, and Covell in Modesto. In New Orleans, an early organized performance group was active with liberation there as well as in cities like Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago (in Theater Biography). Soon almost every movie screening was accompanied by a live fan.
This film is regarded as the longest release in film history. It was never withdrawn by 20th Century Fox from its original 1975 release, and continued to play in theaters.
Home media
The Super 8 version of the selected scene from the movie was available. In 1983, Ode Records released the "Rocky Horror Picture Show, Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation Album" , recorded on 8th Street Playhouse. The recording consisted of a standard movie and call-back audio from the audience.
The home video release was made available in 1987 in the UK. In the US, films (including documentary footage and extras) were released on VHS in 1990, retailing for $ 89.95 and having a US premiere on Fox Broadcasting Company, including audience participation edited into the film, on October 25, 1993.
The film was released on DVD in 2000 for the 25th anniversary of the film. The Blu-ray 35th Birthday Edition was released in the United States on October 19, 2010. This disc includes 7.1 newly created surround sound mix, mix of original theater mono sound, and 4K/2K image transfer from the original negative camera. In addition, new content featuring karaoke and fan performance is also included.
Reception, reaction and inheritance
Critical reception
The Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert noted that when it was first released, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was ignored by almost everyone, including future fanatics that would eventually count hundreds of times they see it ". He considers it more as a "long-running social phenomenon" rather than a movie, rated 2.5 out of 4 stars. Bill Henkin notes that Variety thinks that the "little revelry" of the film seems to work hard, and also mentions that John Wasserman, San Francisco Chronicle who liked stage performances in London, found the film "lacking charm and dramatic impact". Newsweek called the film "bland, devoid of plot and useless" in 1978.
Review the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes rated the movie 80% based on 41 reviews. A number of contemporary critics find it interesting and fun because of its strange and strange qualities; The BBC summarizes: "For those who are willing to experiment with something a little different, a little outrà ©  ©, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has a lot to offer". The New York Times calls it a "bizarre low budget/classical/cultural performances" and assumes the songs featured in the film are "interesting". Geoff Andrew of Time Out noticed that "a row of songs that could be delivered gave him momentum, the great dark-faced narrator held it together, and ran in a black lingerie handling almost anything else," rated it 4th 5 stars. Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader on the other hand considers intelligence to be "too weak to defend the movie" and thinks that "all songs sound the same".
In 2005, the film was chosen to be stored on the National Film List of the United States by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically."
The cult phenomenon
Origin of New York City
The Rocky Horror Picture Show helps shape the transition state of the cult film from art-house to grind-house style. The film developed a cult in 1976 at the Waverly Theater in New York, which evolved into a standard ritual. According to J. Hoberman, author of Midnight Movies, after five months of running in the middle of the night when the line began to be yelled at by the audience. Louis Farese Jr., a normally quiet teacher, when he saw the character, Janet, put a newspaper on her head to protect herself from the rain, shouting, "Buy an umbrella, cheap whore base." Initially Louis and other Rocky Horror pioneers, including Amy Lazarus, Theresa Krakauska, and Bill O'Brian, did this to cheer each other, each week trying to come up with something new to make each other laugh. This was quickly understood by other theater audiences and thus initiated a self-proclaimed "point of contact" that became standard practice and repeated almost every word on every view. Performance groups are central to Rocky Horror movies due to some of the New York City fanatics. New York City actor originally run by former school teacher and stand-up comics Sal Piro and his friend Dori Hartley. Hartley who plays Dr. Frank N. Furter, is one of several players, including Will Kohler as Brad Majors, Nora Poses as Janet, and Lilias Piro as Magenta in a flexible rotation player. The audience's performances are written down and actively minimized improvisation, being conformist in a manner similar to the suppressed character.
On Halloween in 1976, people attended costumes and talked back to the screen, and by mid 1978, Rocky Horror was playing at over 50 locations on Friday and Saturday at midnight. Newsletters are published by local performance groups, and fans gather for the Rocky Horror service. By the end of 1979, there were performances twice a week in more than 230 theaters. The National Fan Club was founded in 1977 and later joined the International Fan Club. The Transylvanian fan publication printed a number of issues, and a semi-regular poster magazine was published as well as an official magazine.
Los Angeles, Hollywood
The Los Angeles regional show group originated in 1977 at Fox Theater, where Michael Wolfson won a contest similar to Frank N. Furter, and won another at the Tiffany Theater on Sunset Boulevard. The Wolfson group finally performed in all areas of L.A. which is screened in Rocky Horror movie theaters, including Balboa Theater in Balboa, The Cove in Hermosa Beach, and The Sands at Glendale. He was invited to perform at the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Arizona.
At the Tiffany Theater, the performers have full-fledged theater cooperation; local players enter early and at no cost. Frank's fan of playing for this theater is a transgender player, D. Garret Gafford, who quit his job in 1978 and tried to raise funds for gender reassignment while spending the weekend performing at Tiffany. Right now, live action of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is available to attend at various locations in Los Angeles, usually Saturday night at Midnight.
San Francisco
In 1978 San Francisco, Rocky Horror moved from its previous location to the Strand Theater located near the Tenderloin on Market Street. The performing group there, the Double Feature/Celluloid Jam, was the first to act and do almost the entire movie, unlike the New York players at the time. The Strand cast was collected from former members of the early Berkeley group, disbanded for lack of enthusiastic management. Frank N. Furter was described by Marni Scofidio, who, in 1979, attracted many older players from Berkeley. Other members include Mishell Erickson and his twin sister Denise Erickson as Columbia and Magenta, Kathy Dolan as Janet, and Linda "Lou" Woods as Riff Raff. The Strand Group appeared at two major science fiction conventions in Los Angeles and San Francisco, was offered a place at The Mabuhay, a local punk club, and performed for Argentine children's television.
Fans follow
Rocky Horror is one of the last few remaining rituals associated with carnival. The annual Rocky Horror service is held in various locations within a few days. Tucson, Arizona has hosted several times, including 1999 with "El Fishnet Fiesta", and "Queens of the Desert" held in 2006. Vera Dika writes that for fans, Rocky Horror is ritualistic. and is comparable to a religious event, with a compulsive and repetitive cycle of returning and re-watching a movie every weekend. The call of the audience is similar to the response at the church during mass. Many theater groups exist throughout the United States that produce shadow shows where actors play every part of the film in full costume and props when movies are screened on the cinema. The show is usually once a week or once a month on Saturday midnight.
The film has a global following and remains popular. Subcultures like Rocky Horror also find places on the Internet. Script audience participation for many cities is available for download on the Internet. The Internet has a number of Rocky Horror fan-run websites with various quizzes and information specializing in different content that allows fans to participate at a unique level.
Cultural influence
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been featured on a number of feature films and other television series for years. Episodes from The Simpsons , The Venture Bros. , The Boondocks , Glee , The Drew Carey Show , That's the 70s Show , and American Dad! Rocky Horror Floodlight , as well as movies like Team Vice , Halloween II (2009), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower . The 1980 Fame film features an audience that tells their callback line to the screen and dances Time Warp, a dance of stage and movie shows, which has become a novelty dance at parties.
"The Rocky Horror Glee Show" aired on October 26, 2010, as part of the second season of the TV series Glee , which recreated some scenes from the movie, including credit opening. It featured Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf in a cameo role.
The "Bisexual People Speak Out" (1991), an anthology edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Ka'ahumanu which is one of the seminal books in the history of the modern bisexual rights movement.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show remains a good cultural phenomenon in the United States and UK Film participants are often the people on the outskirts of society who find connections and communities on screenings even though this movie attracts fans from different backgrounds all around the world.
Comments and jokes shouted by the audience can also be seen in the "riffing" of horrific movies at Mystery Science Theater 3000 and its spinoff RiffTrax and Cinematic Titanic . It has also been featured in theatrical performances by the players, reacting to the film shown.
Teknik
Frank N. Furter, Magenta and Riff Raff are all 'aliens' and thus can not enter into the boundaries of race, sex, sexual orientation, class or physical ability, thus making them free of the social norms of the moment. This can also be observed when Brad and Janet completely lose their clothing and their socio-cultural context upon entering the world of Frank N. Furter; powerless to empower the audience. It created the freedom to explore and expose opinions from the context of the 1970s in the relative security of the microcosm of the Frank N. Furter castle. In addition, and most importantly, it allows the audience, who may also feel 'alien' in their own world, to be a part of it.
Sequel
In 1981, Sharman reunited with O'Brien to perform Shock Treatment, a stand-alone feature that was not a direct sequel to the original film. The film reunites Brad and Janet characters and was originally created and written to depict characters filmed in normal settings until production changes to work around the Guild Screen Actor strike. Production will eventually mean a full film taken entirely in the sound stage and deliberately integrating it into the storyline. The Shock Treatment has the following sect but is not as strong as the first film, and is a commercial failure in a small part because major players Curry, Sarandon and Bostwick do not return.
Ten years later, O'Brien wrote another script that was intended as a direct sequel to the cult classic called Revenge of the Old Queen. Producer Michael White hopes to start working on production and describes the script as "in the same style as the others." It has a reflection of the past in it. " Although the script has not been published, pirated copies can be read on the Internet. The script is currently owned by Fox, which produces two original films. Most project-related individuals, including O'Brien, agree that the film may never be created, due to the failure of Shock Treatment and the aging of the players.
In 2014, it was announced that O'Brien will produce Shock Treatment for the theater stage. Production will premiere at King's Head theater in Islington, London in England in spring 2015.
Remake
On April 10, 2015, it was announced that the Fox Broadcasting Company will air the modern concept of the movie, titled The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Make Warp Time Again . On October 22, 2015, it was announced that Dr. Frank N. Furter will be played by actress Laverne Cox. Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice played the role of Brad and Janet, with Reeve Carney as Riff Raff and Staz Nair singer/model as Rocky. Adam Lambert plays Eddie. Tim Curry, who plays Dr. Frank N. Furter in the film, describes the Criminologist. On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Broadway veteran Annaleigh Ashford will play Columbia. On 5 February 2016, Ben Vereen joined the cast as Dr. Everett von Scott.
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