The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a British Musical film carried out by Jim Sharman, left on the screens in 1975.

Synopsis

One night of storm, two promised in marriage young people, Brad and Janet, break down from car on a deserted road in full shift. They find refuge in a worrying castle, populated at the very least strange characters. However, this introduction worthy of a film of Série B is only one first impression…

Around film

the Rocky Horror Picture Show is the film adaptation of the Musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show of Richard O' Brien, which plays the character of Rif Raff in film.

the film had only little success at the time of its exit into the room in 1975. It was thus confined in New York with the meetings of minuits, in order to be shown a profit. Gradually, a hard noyeau of fan will be established, being given return every saturday evenings to see the film, sometimes even grimés like the characters. Gradually, the spectators are reflected to dance and sing on the musics of film… The phenomenon will develop until the RHPS atteingne the statute of Film worship.

projections (daily in the whole world) take the true forms ritual ones with scenic interpretation in parallel of projection: with London and Paris, one still finds cinemas which project film in front of a conquered room: each one brings its accessories to play the action during projection. One brings rice, a water pistol, confettis… It is also frequent that a troop of amateurs rejoue the scenes of film on line. In addition, of the alternate lines of dialogs were imagined and can be inserted between the counterparts of the characters, giving them a completely different, often comic direction or with sexual connotation.

the film is characterized by its environment very “rock'n'roll” which forms a homage shifted to films of horror, science fiction and with the rock'n'roll. It is characterized by its pieces become worships ( The Time Warp , Sweet Transvestite …) its provocative side (it is about only film of the time of the Glam rock'n'roll which dares sexual ambiguity), and of the outstanding compositions of actors (in particular that of Tim Curry in the role of extravagant Frank-N-Furter).

the made film of many references in its songs to actors of the Years 1930 to 50 and to films of Science fiction of Series B, in particular in the song of introduction (Science Fiction/Double Feature) :

the term double feature refers to the double-programs, the meetings during which two films were projettés, a “large film” and a “film B”;
Michael Disavows and the day when the ground stopped ( The Day the Earth Stood Still )
Flash Gordon
Claude Rains and the invisible Man
Fay Wray and King Kong
It Came from Outer Space
Doctor X
Anne Francis and prohibited Planet
Leo G. Carroll and Tarantula!
Janette Scott and The Day off the Triffids
Dana Andrews
George Stake (realizer)
the Shock of the worlds (When Worlds Collide)
Triffides
the company RKO Pictures
the singer of rock' roll Buddy Holly

The Rocky Horror Picture Show contains also allusions to other films, like Doctor Folamour of Stanley Kubrick (German accent and wheel chair of Dr. Scott, which cannot be prevented from making safety hitlérien).

Data sheet

Title: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Realizer: Jim Sharman
Scenario: Richard O' Brien and Jim Sharman, according to the part The Rocky Horror Show of Richard O' Brien
Production: Michael White for 20th Century Fox
Music: Richard O' Brien (music drawn from the part)
Some additional musics
Photography: Peter Suschitsky
Decorations: Brian Thomson
Costumes: Sweats Blane
Montage: Graeme Clifford
Film British
Lasted: 101 minutes (1. 41)
Format: Colors (Eastmancolor) - 1,33:1
Kind: musical comedy burlesque and fantastic
Coming out date: 1975 Public
informed (Adult at the time of the film exit)

Distribution

Tim Curry: Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Susan Sarandon: Janet Weiss
Barry Bostwick: Brad Majors
Richard O' Brien: Rif Raff
Meatus Loaf: Eddie
Peter Hinwood: Rocky
Nell Campbell: Columbia
Patricia Quinn: Magenta
Jonathan Adams: Dr. Everett V. Scott
Charles Gray: the narrator

See too

Official site of the fan club of the film
One of the most complete sites on the film
ROCKY HORROR The one and only Rocky Horror Photo Book by Mick Rock'n'roll
The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Internet Movie Database
Site of the Parisian cinema where is projected film since 1982

The Irrational Masters - the troop which plays Paris during the projection of Friday
The Sweet Transvestites - the troop which plays during projection of Saturday and fan official club French

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