Absolute Facts About . First written as a small stage production by an out- of- work actor who wanted to pay homage to the B movies he loved, the film version flopped at the box office when it premiered in 1. Then, as midnight showings continued, its following grew, and grew, and grew. People don’t just watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show—they live it, complete with costumes, props, and very vulgar audience participation. Four decades later, it remains the quintessential cult classic. So, to celebrate four decades of Absolute Pleasure, here are 1. IT BEGAN AS A WAY TO KEEP AN UNEMPLOYED ACTOR BUSY. What would eventually become The Rocky Horror Show, and later The Rocky Horror Picture Show, began as a way for Richard O’Brien “to spend winter evenings” when he wasn’t working as an actor. O’Brien poured his love of science fiction and horror films into the initial Rocky Horror songs, and eventually he showed the material to director Jim Sharman while they were working on a play together. Sharman took a liking to it, and convinced London’s Royal Court theater to give him a few weeks in the venue’s tiny Upstairs theater to stage a production. It played for only a few dozen people a night, but eventually grew a following. Not bad for something that started as the equivalent “doing the crossword puzzle” for O’Brien. RICHARD O’BRIEN ORIGINALLY WANTED TO PLAY EDDIE. As the production took shape, O’Brien knew he wanted to co- star as the motorcycle- riding Eddie, a role that ultimately went to Meat Loaf. Sharman, though, saw O’Brien in the role of the mysterious handyman, Riff Raff, and O’Brien respected and trusted his director enough that he agreed. COLUMBIA AND MAGENTA WERE ORIGINALLY ONE CHARACTER. As the stage play began casting, Sharman was hoping his friend, pop star Marianne Faithfull, would play Frank N. Furter’s female counterpart, but Little Nell had already been cast in the production. So Sharman and O’Brien reworked the role into two parts: Magenta and Columbia. When the time came to cast Magenta, Faithfull was already off on a tour of India, so Patricia Quinn was cast. Quinn took the role, despite having almost no lines, just so she could sing the lead song: “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” which she called “the best song I’ve ever heard.”4. LITTLE NELL WAS CAST FOR HER TAP DANCING SKILLS ALONE.“Little Nell” Campbell had a rather interesting audition for the role of Columbia. At the time the stage production was getting underway, she was working as a soda jerk in London. Jim Sharman heard that she would perform tap dances while serving ice cream, and took some collaborators to see her. She danced for them, and won the role. FURTER ORIGINALLY HAD A GERMAN ACCENT. Taking a cue from the character’s name, Tim Curry began the stage production of The Rocky Horror Show by playing Frank N. Furter as German. Then, one day, he heard a woman on a bus speaking with a particularly posh accent and decided, “Yes, he should sound like the Queen.”6. Quinn wasn’t happy, but she did get a small consolation: The iconic lips that sing the song in the opening credits are hers. THE DIRECTOR AGREED TO A SMALLER BUDGET IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL CAST. According to Sharman, 2. Century Fox offered him “a reasonable budget” if he would cast “currently fashionable rock stars” in the lead roles for The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s.Sharman lobbied instead to keep the original stage cast (with some exceptions, like the addition of Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon), and instead got a “modest budget” and a very tight shooting schedule. Sharman now calls the decision “crucial” to the film’s cult success. Then: One of Susan Sarandon's earliest roles was in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' as Janet Weiss. She and her fiance Brad stumble upon the mysterious castle and get. The Winnipesaukee Playhouse Professional Company Presents The Rocky Horror Show By Richard O’Brien Let’s Do the Time Warp Again! The show that launched the movie. Full cast and crew for the film, company credits, external reviews, plot summary, memorable quotes and merchandising links. The Official website for Richard O'Brien's ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Now playing theatres accross the UK. More dates to be announced. QUEERIOS is the performing cast of the Austin Rocky Horror Picture Show, presented at the Alamo Drafthouse Village theater EVERY. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. MUCH OF THE FILM’S LOOK WAS INSPIRED BY AN ACTUAL ROTTING MANSION. While preparing to shoot the film, set designer Brian Thomson kept hearing about “the old house” near Bray Studios outside of London. When he finally got to see the house, a 1. Oakley Court, he realized it was exactly what they needed for the film, in part because its owners had essentially left it to rot (they wanted to demolish it, but it was designated as a historic site).“The minute we saw it, we realized that this gave us the basis for the whole look of the movie,” Thomson said. Because of its proximity to Bray Studios, the house has also appeared in a number of other films, including several from the legendary Hammer Studios line of horror movies. It has since been restored, and is now a hotel. A LARGE PORTION OF THE FILM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN BLACK AND WHITE. While conceiving of the film’s overall look, Sharman, Thomson, and company originally decided that the film’s opening act should be shot entirely in black and white, and that the first color in the movie should be Frank N. Furter’s red lips when he appeared on the elevator. The idea was that Brad and Janet were living in a bland world, and when they met Furter they would be shown something much more colorful. Ultimately, the studio rejected the idea. THE REVEAL OF EDDIE’S BODY GENUINELY SHOCKED THE CAST. For the iconic dinner party scene, in which Furter reveals that his guests have been dining on Eddie, Sharman elected to tell only Tim Curry—who had to pull away the tablecloth to reveal Eddie’s corpse—what the surprise of the scene was. He wanted the rest of the cast to be genuinely shocked. A CARDBOARD MODEL WAS USED TO MAKE THE HOUSE FLY. For the climactic scene in which Riff Raff and Magenta launch Furter’s house back to Transylvania, Thomson originally began constructing an elaborate model of the house. In the end, though, there wasn’t enough time or money to produce a full- scale model for the moment, so a cardboard cutout of the house was used. As Thomson later pointed out, you can still actually see the real house in the background of the shot. THE FILM’S FAMOUS AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION WAS INSPIRED, IN PART, BY BOREDOM. The Rocky Horror Picture Show was a flop when it was originally released in 1. Brian Thomson first witnessed this phenomenon at New York’s Waverly Theater in 1. We thought it was pretty boring, and we thought if we yelled back . TIM CURRY WAS ONCE KICKED OUT OF A SCREENING FOR BEING AN “IMPOSTOR.”As the film’s cult following grew, Tim Curry was living in New York, just down the street from the Waverly Theater, so he often witnessed fans going to midnight showings in costume. Intrigued, he called the theater, told them who he was, and asked if he could attend. The theater initially didn’t believe him, until he actually showed up one night.“Finally I showed up, and they sort of believed me and took me in,” Curry later told NPR. While fans were delighted by Curry’s presence, the theater staff still wasn’t convinced, and an usher grabbed him, called him an “impostor,” and threw him out. Curry then took out his passport to prove he was the real deal, but declined to go back into the theater after the staff apologized. PRINCESS DIANA WAS A FAN. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has many famous fans (Meat Loaf and Tim Curry actually met Elvis Presley at a Los Angeles performance of the stage production), but perhaps none more impressive than Diana, Princess of Wales. Once, while doing a theater performance in Austria, Curry was informed that the Princess wanted to meet him. When they met, she told him that the film “quite completed my education,” apparently flashing a “wicked smile” as she did so. Additional Source: The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (3/5) Movie CLIP - Sweet Transvestite (1. HDThe Rocky Horror Picture Show movie clips: http: //j. MQZTASBUY THE MOVIE: i. Tunes - http: //apple. KHcsuj. Google Play - http: //bit. H5g. Vr. OFox Digital HD - http: //bit. FWT4. Zf. Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http: //bit. CLIP DESCRIPTION: Dr. Furter (Tim Curry) introduces himself and invites Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) to his lab. FILM DESCRIPTION: 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. 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. CREDITS: TM & . 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