| Edition |
25th Anniversary ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation (1.66:1); Dolby digital (5.1 surround, mono.). |
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Access to DVD-ROM special features requires PC with DVD-ROM drive, Windows 95 or higher operating system, and installation of (included) PC Friendly interactive software; access to weblinks also requires an internet connection; will not work on a CD-ROM drive. |
| Cast |
Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood, Meatloaf, Charles Gray. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; original musical play, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien ; dances staged by David Toguri ; film and music editor, Graeme Clifford ; musical direction and arrangements by Richard Hartley ; incidental music by Richard Hartley. |
| Note |
Includes US and UK versions. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R ; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Feature -- Disc 2. Supplemental. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary; multi-view theatre experience; participation prompter; audience participation. DVD-ROM features: Masochistic trivia challenge, Riff Raff's story lab; Rocky Horror video jukebox; screensaver. Disc 2: Deleted musical scenes; outtakes; Rocky on VH1 (excerpts from "Behind the music" and "Where are they now"); alternate credit ending; documentary: Rocky Horror double feature video show; theatrical trailers; sing-a-along; misprint ending; photo gallery. |
| Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry in 2005 by the Library of Congress ; Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (USA), in 1980. |
| Language |
In English (5.1 or mono) with optional English or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
O'Brien, Richard, 1942- -- Film adaptations.
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Horror films -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
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Cross-dressers -- Drama.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Sex -- Drama.
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Bisexuality -- Drama.
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Congresses and conventions -- Drama.
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O'Brien, Richard, 1942- (OCoLC)fst00359839
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Bisexuality. (OCoLC)fst00833344
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Congresses and conventions. (OCoLC)fst00875219
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Extraterrestrial beings. (OCoLC)fst01742248
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst00960370
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Sex. (OCoLC)fst01114160
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Transvestites. (OCoLC)fst01155473
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Rock films.
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Horror films.
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Fantasy films.
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Comedy films.
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Science fiction films.
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Mad scientist films.
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Parody films.
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Low budget films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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National Film Registry.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fantasy films. (OCoLC)fst01710304
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst01710373
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Low budget films. (OCoLC)fst01710449
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Mad scientist films. (OCoLC)fst01710377
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Parodies, imitations, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423840
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Parody films. (OCoLC)fst01710431
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Rock films. (OCoLC)fst01726273
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Science fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710407
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Sharman, Jim, 1945- Screenwriter. Director.
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O'Brien, Richard, 1942- Screenwriter. Lyricist. Actor.
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White, Michael, 1936-2016. Producer.
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Adler, Lou, 1933- Producer.
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Curry, Tim. Actor.
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Sarandon, Susan, 1946- Actor.
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Bostwick, Barry. Actor.
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Quinn, Patricia, 1944- Actor.
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Little Nell. Actor.
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Adams, Jonathan, 1931-2005. Actor.
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Hinwood, Peter. Actor.
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Gray, Charles D., 1928-2000. Actor.
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Meat Loaf (Vocalist), 1947- Actor.
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Toguri, David. Choreographer.
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Hartley, Richard. Composer.
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Suschitzky, Peter. Cinematographer.
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Clifford, Graeme, 1942- Film editor.
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O'Brien, Richard, 1942-
Rocky Horror show.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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VH1 (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Behind the music (Television program)
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Where are they now?
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| Standard No. |
024543005759 |
| Music No. |
2000574 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
