The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Director:

Jim Sharman

Writers:

Richard O'Brien (original musical play)
Jim Sharman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

25 Years Of Absolute Pleasure! (2000 25th Anniversary Tagline)

Plot:

A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Transvestite | Transylvania | Time Warp | Alien

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist
Susan Sarandon	...	Janet Weiss - A Heroine
Barry Bostwick	...	Brad Majors - A Hero
Richard O'Brien	...	Riff Raff - A Handyman
Patricia Quinn	...	Magenta - A Domestic
Nell Campbell	...	Columbia - A Groupie (as Little Nell)
Jonathan Adams	...	Dr. Everett V. Scott - A Rival Scientist
Peter Hinwood	...	Rocky Horror - A Creation
Meat Loaf	...	Eddie - Ex Delivery Boy (as Meatloaf)
Charles Gray	...	The Criminologist - An Expert
Jeremy Newson	...	Ralph Hapschatt
Hilary Labow	...	Betty Munroe Hapschatt
Perry Bedden	...	The Transylvanians
Christopher Biggins	...	The Transylvanians
Gaye Brown	...	The Transylvanians

Also Known As:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Die Rocky Horror Picture Show (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Festival Rocky de Terror (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
Orgía de horror y locura (Argentina) [es]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Finland) [fi]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Italy) [it]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (France) [fr]

Runtime:

100 min | USA:98 min (edited version)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Chace Surround (Remix for video release) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Certification:

UK:12 (re-rating) (1991) | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:X (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | New Zealand:M (re-rating) | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-14 | France:-12 | India:A | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (re-rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1998)

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

When we see the castle at the start, the camera zooms in onto a crystal dome on top of the castle. This would appear to be the same dome used in Richard O'Brien's series "The Crystal Maze" (1990).

Goofs:

Continuity: Hors d'ouevres tray during "Time Warp".

Quotes:

Columbia: My God! I can't stand any more of this! First you spurn me for Eddie, and then you throw him off like an old overcoat for Rocky! You chew people up and then you spit them out again... I loved you... do you hear me? I loved you! And what did it get me? Yeah, I'll tell you: a big nothing. You're like a sponge. You take, take, take, and drain others of their love and emotion. Yeah, well, I've had enough You're gonna choose between me and Rocky, so named after the rocks in his head!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: Saucy Songs (#8.8)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?

Let's do the timewarp again (and again, and again!)

I absolutely adore this film, it's so mad, glitzy, camp and crazy that I never tire of it. Granted it's not for everyone, and you need a sense of humour and fun to fully appreciate it, but one you get into it, it's just perfect. The songs are timeless, the cast is sublime and the whole film is in a class of it's own. One thing I do love is the way the film doesn't take itself too seriously, it sends up all those cheesy science fiction films and musicals of the past and never stops for breath. Of course, the film's main draw is the outstanding Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter. His performance is dazzling and I doubt he'll ever be able to top this. Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick are excellent in thankless roles, and the rest of the supporting cast (Patricia Quinn and Little Nell especially) are all perfect in their different and crazy roles. It's always puzzled me how the film hasn't managed to date, it still looks and sounds as fresh as ever. I'm sure I'm not the only one surprised by the ending too! Rocky Horror is perfect for a fun and sultry night in, so whip out your fishnets and do the timewarp. Go on, you know you want to, your not fooling anyone!