ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - DVD BOXSET NEW

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a magical phenomenon unlike anything ever before seen onscreen. Borrowing largely from cinema's horror conventions, the film begins as an innocent young couple is stranded at the home of a mad scientist who is building the perfect man. The castle is filled with a most bizarre group of characters who worship their master, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played magnificently by the fabulously sexy Tim Curry, in leather jacket, pearls, fishnet stockings, and heavy makeup. Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) are forced to examine their own sexuality as the voluptuous doctor releases the hidden desires in each of them.

Based on the stage musical by Richard O'Brien (who also appears in the film as Riff Raff), the film comes alive with unforgettable song-and-dance numbers that have come to represent the sexual liberation of the 1970s. The outstanding costuming and makeup, the terrific acting by a group of relative unknowns (Curry, O'Brien, Bostwick, Sarandon, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Meat Loaf), and the memorable songs ("Time Warp," "Sweet Transvestite") help make THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW one of the most bizarrely entertaining and satisfying musicals ever made.

Rating: R (MPAA)

Rating Reason: n/a

Runtime: 100 minutes

DVD Code: Region 1 US, CA

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Color: Color

2-Disc Set; 25th Anniversary Special Edition; Sensormatic

Rating: DVD Features:

Notes: Disc one contains the original American version or the new U.K. version which contains the "Superheroes" musical sequence.

Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint
Disc One: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Letterboxed - Anamorphic 1.66
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
THX Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Richard O'Brien - Co-Writer/Star, Patricia Quinn - Star
2. Full-Length Audience Participation
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Multiple Angles - 1. Multi-View Theatre Experience - View Scenes from Theatrical Interaction
Pop-Ups - 1. Participation Prompter
DVD-ROM Features:
DVD-ROM Game - 1. Rocky Horror Trivia Challenge
Screensavers
Riff Raff's Story Lab
Rocky Horror Video Jukebox
Disc Two: Supplementary Material
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Ending - 1. Misprint Ending
Alternate Scenes - 1. Closing Credits
Trailers - 1. Two Original Theatrical Trailers
Deleted Scenes - 1. "Once in a While"
2. "Superheroes"
Outtakes - 1. "The Time Warp"
2. "Brad & Janet Undressed"
3. "Janet's Seduction"
4. "Floor Show Preparations"
Production Interviews - 1. VH1 Celebrity Interviews
Featurettes - 1. "Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show"
2. Excerpts from VH1's "BEHIND THE MUSIC" and "WHERE ARE THEY NOW" Featuring Interviews With Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, and Meatloaf Aday.
3. VH1 "Pop-Up Video" of "Hot Patootie!"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Sing-Alongs - 1. "Toucha Toucha Touch Me"
2. "Sweet Transvestite"
DVD-ROM Features:
DVD-ROM Game - 1. Rocky Horror Trivia Challenge
Screensavers
Riff Raff's Story Lab
Rocky Horror Video Jukebox

Jim Sharman

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a magical phenomenon unlike anything ever before seen onscreen. Borrowing largely from cinema's horror conventions, the film begins as an innocent young couple is stranded at the home of a mad scientist who is building the perfect man. The castle is filled with a most bizarre group of characters who worship their master, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played magnificently by the fabulously sexy Tim Curry, in leather jacket, pearls, fishnet stockings, and heavy makeup. Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) are forced to examine their own sexuality as the voluptuous doctor releases the hidden desires in each of them.

Based on the stage musical by Richard O'Brien (who also appears in the film as Riff Raff), the film comes alive with unforgettable song-and-dance numbers that have come to represent the sexual liberation of the 1970s. The outstanding costuming and makeup, the terrific acting by a group of relative unknowns (Curry, O'Brien, Bostwick, Sarandon, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Meat Loaf), and the memorable songs ("Time Warp," "Sweet Transvestite") help make THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW one of the most bizarrely entertaining and satisfying musicals ever made.
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This campy cult classic is the most popular midnight movie of all time. A corn-fed all-American couple stumbles onto a creepy castle one night when their car breaks down, entering a world they never dreamed existed. The castle turns out to be inhabited by a collection of kinky Transylvanian freaks led by a mad bisexual transvestite; Tim Curry's sensational entrance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter is a marvel to behold. The film gained notoriety as the most successful midnight movie ever, in which hundreds of cult fans show up in costume and act out scenes from the movie in the theater.
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Theatrical Release: September 26, 1975.

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW premiered at the Westwood Theatre in Los Angeles on September 26, 1975. The initial release of the film took in less than $300,000.

The film's first official midnight showing was on April 1, 1976, at the Waverly in Greenwich Village. Tickets were three dollars.

Shooting of the film began in London on October 21, 1974, scheduled for six weeks. The shoot lasted 10 weeks.

The musical THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW opened at the 62-seat Royal Court Studio Theatre on June 19, 1973; the cast included Nell Campbell (Columbia), Patricia Quinn (Magenta), and Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. On Halloween night, it moved to the 500-seat Kings Road Theatre. It was a smash hit, drawing the likes of Vincent Price and David Bowie. When the show moved to the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles in early 1974, Curry stayed with the cast. In L.A. the parts of Eddie and Dr. Scott were played by an aspiring actor-singer named Marvin Lee Aday, also known as Meat Loaf. Attendees in L.A. included Keith Moon, Carole King (dressed as Magenta), and Elvis Presley.

The movie was not released on video until November 8, 1990.

The film cost slightly more than $1 million to make.

The film had grossed more than $150 million in midnight showings by August 1990. It bombed at the box office when it first opened.

Playwright-composer Richard O'Brien was inspired by the androgynous glam rock movement as well as ads for women's lingerie.

O'Brien's original working title was THEY CAME FROM DENTON HIGH.

In February 1996, Susan Sarandon was awarded Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club award for her performance in the film.

The year 1978 saw the number of prints of the movie showing across the country go from 35 to 202.

Longtime fan club president Sal Piro first saw the film in 1976 with his friend Marc Shaiman; Shaiman went on to write the music for SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT. As of summer 2000, Piro had seen ROCKY HORROR more than 2,000 times; he also wrote the books CREATURES OF THE NIGHT: THE ROCKY HORROR EXPERIENCE, ROCKY HORRO