The Rocky Horror picture show [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Lou Adler-Michael White production ; directed by Jim Sharman ; produced by Michael White.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 2005102 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentPublication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Screenplay by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien ; original musical play, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien ; musical direction and arrangements by Richard Hartley ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | MUSIC Rocky ho | Available | 33111006607507 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they seek refuge in a towering castle nearby. Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers dressed in outfits from some sort of interplanetary thrift shop. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet. With assistants Columbia (Nell Campbell) and Magenta (Patricia Quinn) looking on, Frank unveils his latest creation -- a figure wrapped in gauze and submerged in a tank full of liquid. With the addition of colored dyes and some assistance from the weather, Frank brings to life a blonde young beefcake wearing nothing but skimpy shorts, who launches into song in his first minute of life. Just when Brad and Janet think things couldn't get any stranger, a biker (Meat Loaf) bursts onto the scene to reclaim Columbia, his ex-girlfriend. When Frank kills the biker, it's clear that Brad and Janet will be guests for the night, and that they may be next on Frank's list -- whether for murder or carnal delights is uncertain. And just what is that mystery meat they're eating for dinner, anyway? In addition to playing Riff Raff, O'Brien wrote the catchy songs, with John Barry and Richard Hartley composing the score. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
Bonus features: view the original cut or the new edition with musical sequence "Superheroes" edited back in; commentary by Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn; view audience reactions and performers in front of the screen at certain points throughout the film; introduction from RHPS fan club president Sal Piro; participation prompter; DVD-ROM games.
English 5.1 surround, English mono.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975.
Screenplay by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien ; original musical play, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien ; musical direction and arrangements by Richard Hartley ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky.
Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick.
A mixture of fantastical rock opera and horror movie spoof. A couple of ordinary kids have car trouble one dark and rainy night and knock on the door of a looming gothic mansion. They are stunned to learn that they have stumbled into an ongoing convention of kinky characters, hosted by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad scientist from the planet Transsexual.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD; Dolby digital.
English dialogue with subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.