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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) (first released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 1975) is a cult-science fiction-comedy-horror musical film directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. The film was based on O'Brien's long-running stage production The Rocky Horror Show. After an unexceptional first run, the movie went on to become a runaway smash that continues to be shown on weekends in many cinemas (usually at midnight).[1] Fans often attend viewings dressed as characters from the film and respond ritualistically to certain events by throwing food, using props, yelling jokes, dancing, and cheering.

Fond (or not so fond) reaction to the campness and controversial topics featured in the film have arguably overshadowed the film's other achievements, for example Richard O'Brien's skill at writing a variety of memorable songs from bouncy pop songs ('Damnit Janet', for example, perfectly suits the farce of the scene), to ballads (eg. I'm coming home). The film is essentially a retelling of any number of horror films where some innocents are compelled to enter a strange old mansion. There are also overt references to Frankenstein, with Rocky being the doomed creation of the doctor 'Frank 'n' furter' from his laboratory experimentation, the twist being that Rocky is a beautiful blond man rather than a disfigured creature. Rocky is later killed by Riff Raff's raygun as Rocky carries Dr' F's body up a replica of the RKO tower. There are even classical allusions in the film (Rocky is transformed into a Grecian-style sculpture by his maker). The hedonistic 'Frank 'n'furter' and partygoers hint at the decadence of the 1970s but it is the 1950s that is shot through this film like lettering in a stick of rock: eg. the rock and roll of Meatloaf's leather-clad biker character 'Cousin Eddie', the way that Dr Scott hints at the Communist 'witch-hunts' of the 1950s, the way that, as if it is only just post-war, several characters seem to have Germanic origins that they try to disguise. The 'Floor Show' also sounds like a quaint 1950s affair and Denton, where the film begins, seems like a white picket-fenced 1950s idyll (the funereal-looking Transylvanians busying themselves about the church wedding suggest that all is not well in the garden, though).

The film stars Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Curry. "Little" Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Peter Hinwood, Jonathan Adams, Charles Gray, and Richard O'Brien are featured in supporting roles, while British character actor Christopher Biggins appears in the chorus. Meat Loaf (then almost unknown as a singer - having recorded one obscure album with a fellow cast member from the musical Hair and being part-way through production of his iconic album, Bat Out of Hell) makes a brief appearance for one song. Curry, O'Brien, Quinn, Campbell and Adams were in the original cast of the play, and Meat Loaf joined them when the show originally went to the United States at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles.

In 2005, The United States National Film Preservation Board added The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the National Film Registry.

Spoiler Waring (For those who don't how to stop reading!)

After a pair of lips (The red lips singing against a black background in the opening song are actually Patricia Quinn's (Magenta), though the song is dubbed over by Richard O'Brien; the sequence was inspired by a painting of a pair of lips in the sky by Man Ray) sing the opening song (Science Fiction, Double Feature), the story begins with straitlaced couple Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) musically pledging their engagement after attending the wedding of their friends, the Hapschatts, at which Janet catches the bouquet (Dammit Janet). Brad and Janet decide to pay a visit to Dr. Everett Scott (Jonathan Adams), their academic mentor and the man who introduced them to each other.

In the next scene, a criminologist (Charles Gray) begins to narrate the story, revealing that the churchwardens are not who they appear to be and will meet with Brad and Janet later on, concluding with the ominous statement that it would be a night Brad and Janet "were going to remember for a very long time." The Criminologist continues the narration at intervals throughout the film, a play on the faux-documentary style of many 1950s and '60s sci-fi movies.

While driving through the rain to Dr. Scott's residence, Brad and Janet are passed by several mysterious motorcyclists. Their car gets a flat tire and, since their spare tire is also flat, they must walk back to a remote castle in the woods in hopes of finding a telephone with which to call for help (Over at the Frankenstein Place). Upon their arrival at the sinister castle they are welcomed by handyman Riff-Raff (Richard O'Brien) and domestic servant Magenta (Patricia Quinn), and are whisked into a hallucinogenic dance sequence called (The Time Warp), the movie's trademark song.

The Time Warp is described by Brad as 'folk dancing,' but the folk at the party are not typical. They are gaudily and androgynously dressed Transylvanians, who have come to Frank's castle for a party/convention, and to witness a new breakthrough in biochemical research which Frank is about to reveal.

Brad and Janet are then introduced to Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), owner of the castle and host of the party, who describes himself as a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania (Sweet Transvestite). (Later it is revealed that Frank, Riff-Raff and Magenta are in reality aliens from the planet Transsexual, in the galaxy of Transylvania.) Meanwhile, Magenta and the tap-dancing Columbia (Frank's groupie) strip Brad and Janet of their wet clothes, leaving them in their simple white underwear. Immediately, Frank takes a sexual interest in both of them, touching them and making suggestive remarks.


In a dramatically staged scene lifted from any given Frankenstein movie, Frank animates a body (modelled after Charles Atlas) he has created, an attractive strongman/playmate he names Rocky. Rocky (Peter Hinwood) is initially shell-shocked by his return to life (Sword of Damocles) and frantically attempts to escape, but at length he calms down.

Frank forgives him and shows him off to the assembled Transylvanians (I Can Make You A Man), but is interrupted when Eddie (Meat Loaf) emerges from a deep freeze storage vault on his motorcycle. Eddie is an 'ex-delivery-boy', with a long scar across his forehead, from a radical surgery wherein Frank stole half his brain to fill Rocky's head. Eddie, who is also Columbia's lover, rides his WWII-era motorcycle around the lab, chasing the Transylvanians, while singing the song Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?). Frank, in a combination of jealous rage and annoyance at Eddie's disruptive behavior, murders Eddie with an ice pick. Frank explains to an upset Rocky that it was a mercy killing, flatters Rocky's physique, and in (I Can Make You a Man: Reprise) Frank and Rocky perform a mock bridal procession to a specially-prepared boudoir. Frank leaps on Rocky as the curtains closes.

Later that night, Frank appears to Janet in the guise of Brad; Janet quickly discovers the ruse but after a token protest eagerly accepts his sexual advances.

Meanwhile Riff and Magenta, irritated by Frank's distraction with Rocky, Brad and Janet, amuse themselves by watching the seductions on TV monitors and by teasing and tormenting Rocky. When Riff thrusts a burning candelabra in his face Rocky flees outside into the still-pouring rain as Riff and Magenta -- who are allegedly brother and sister -- engage in some very suggestive actions. Rocky, dirty and injured, goes back to his birth-tank to cower.

When he's finished with Janet, Frank appears to Brad in the guise of Janet; Brad's response is a mirror of (the real) Janet's. (The dialogue in both scenes is nearly identical [1].) During Brad and Frank's tryst, Riff interjects via TV monitor to mention two bits of news: Rocky has escaped, and there is a stranger on the castle grounds. In a deleted scene, Brad (with Frank asleep in his bed) repudiates Frank's advances and rededicates himself to Janet and his love for her, although she cannot hear this (Once in a While).

Post-coitus Janet wanders the castle, coming to the laboratory. First, she sees the surveillance of Brad in bed with Frank, then she discovers miserable Rocky crying in his tank. She decides to act upon the sexual feelings Frank awakened within her (and the anger Brad's cheating sparked), and seduces Rocky (Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me). Their lovemaking is in turn gleefully spied on by Magenta and Columbia via monitor.

Next, Brad, Frank and Riff arrive at the lab, Frank whipping Riff in anger for 'losing' Rocky. Frank sees the surveillance of the stranger and Brad recognises the man as one Dr. Everett Scott, his old science teacher. Frank does not believe this is a coincidence and accuses Brad of a conspiracy. Dr. Scott enters the building, and Frank uses a magnetic device to bring him to the lab, where he is forced to burst through the wall due to a set-design error. (The entire laboratory set was constructed with access only via an elevator/lift before the team realized that Dr. Scott would need to reach it extremely quickly in a wheelchair, and that there was no door.)

During the ensuing dialogue we learn that Dr. Scott is Eddie's uncle, and Brad learns that Janet is intimate with Rocky. ("Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" "Unh?" "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" "Unh?"). During the very awkward formal dinner that follows, Dr. Scott explains that he has come in search of Eddie. Dr. Scott is then revealed to be a German-accented Government scientist studying UFOs and space travel technology for the FBI, which has led him to inquire into Frank's origins and activities. Frank, perturbed by this discovery and annoyed at Dr. Scott's continued mention of Eddie (referring to this as a "tender subject"), yanks the tablecloth away to reveal Eddie's dismembered body. His guests are horrified to find that Eddie was in fact their main course. (Interestingly, the actors' reactions to the coffin-table's corpse are genuine as the set-piece was kept secret.)

Columbia, who had been in love with both Eddie and Frank, is understandably upset at the sight of Eddie's corpse and the shank of Eddie-meat they had been devouring, and turns on Frank. Frank tries to seize Janet (Planet Schmanet Janet) and a chase scene ensues with all the main characters dashing about the castle. They eventually end up in the laboratory where Frank uses the "Medusa Ray" to turn them into statues (You're a Hot Dog). We learn that Frank might send our heroes to another planet but it's not explained at all because dialogue/lyrics were cut from the movie.

Frank then dresses the statues in feather boas, lingerie, high heels and makeup and positions them carefully on a large stage. He then initiates the floor show, during which the characters are released from their suspended situation one by one to sing and dance in a cabaret act (Rose Tint My World / Wild and Untamed Thing) featuring Frank as the star. At the conclusion of the floor show, the characters plunge into a huge swimming pool where, with running makeup and sodden satin, all begin caressing and kissing each other (Don't Dream It, Be It).

In the midst of this orgy, Magenta and Riff arrive dressed in outlandish outfits and hairdos (Magenta's resembles that of Bride of Frankenstein) and announce that they are assuming control of 'the mission' and will be returning the castle back to Transsexual, Transylvania. Frank receives this with a melodramatic ballad (I'm Going Home), but Riff says that only he and Magenta are returning - Frank is to be executed for dereliction of duty. As Riff is about to fire, Columbia screams; Riff kills her with his ray gun, then turns it on Frank. A distraught Rocky, in a scene reminiscent of King Kong, carries Frank's body to the top of a small artificial RKO Radio tower. Riff shoots Rocky several times but Rocky's innate strength keeps death at bay. He dies as the RKO tower can't hold the weight and collapses, plunging them both into the swimming pool. Riff and Magenta cause the castle to blast off, taking them back to Transsexual (where they will once again freely dance The Time Warp). Brad, Janet, and Dr. Scott are released from the spell of the castle by Riff and Magenta, left lying in an empty field where the castle once stood (Super Heroes).

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has taken in over $139 million in box office receipts since its release, which makes it the highest grossing movie to have never played in more than 1,000 movie theatres at the same time. The length of its run in cinemas (weekly for over 30 years) combined with its considerable total box office gross is unparalleled by any other film.[2] The original budget for the movie was a tight $1 million. While filming, the crew went over budget, adding to the initial financial failure of the film. Many of the actors earned very little from the movie, both at its initial release and after it became popular.

The Museum Lichtspiele in Munich, Germany has been screening the movie without interruption since September 19th, 1975, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. The theater has a dedicated screening room decorated in the style of the movie. The Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has the longest running United States engagement, having shown the movie since January, 1978. The Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon, has the second longest running United States engagement and the longest continually-running showing, having shown it almost every Saturday night/Sunday morning at midnight since 1978. The Naro Cinema in Norfolk, Virginia has the third-longest running engagement in the United States and the fourth-longest in the world, having shown the movie continually since spring 1978. The theater currently shows it the second and fourth Friday of every month, in addition to Halloween. The Garland Theater in Spokane, Washington shows it at least twice a month as well as on Halloween.

Taken at face value, the film could be considered ground-breaking for its frank (albeit comical) depiction of subjects such as transvestism, homosexuality, cannibalism, voyeurism, adultery, and even incest. In addition, the scripting and design displays the writers' knowledge of the history of cinema even beyond the horror and science fiction film genres; for example, there are references to films as diverse as What's Up, Doc?, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Rope, and Triumph of the Will. Nevertheless, the film did not do well initially when released. One reason was probably poor choice of theater placement, with the studio booking the film in socially conservative towns such as Santa Barbara, California.

Despite its initial luke-warm critical and commercial reception, the film developed a cult following, becoming a midnight hit at the Waverly Theatre in New York City.[3] People began shouting responses to the characters' statements on the screen. These mostly include melodramatic abuse of the characters or actors, vulgar sex jokes, puns, or pop culture references.

Other audience participation includes dancing the Time Warp, throwing toast, water, toilet paper, hot dogs, underwear, and rice at the appropriate points in the movie (many theatres forbid throwing things that are difficult to clean up, such as confetti or buttered toast). Fans often attend shows dressed up as the characters, while an onstage "shadowcast" will act out the movie in front of the screen. At the now defunct Key Theater in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., the theatre manager would ride his motorcycle down the aisle during Meat Loaf's/Eddie's song, "Hot Patootie." Audience members also use newspapers to cover their heads and squirt guns for rain during the "Over at the Frankenstein Place" musical sequence, and use noise makers during the scene in which Rocky is unveiled. The whole phenomenon got a boost in 1980, with the release of the movie Fame, in which some characters attend a screening of Rocky Horror at the Eighth Street Playhouse. At times, the management of the theatres were as much a fan as the audience; for example, one could gain free entry by wearing one's underwear on the outside.

The cast has had very varied responses to the film's cult following. Sarandon, for instance, speaks of the film and its fans with affection, while Hinwood (who played Rocky) is reportedly mortified by his association with the film and has never acted or modeled since. Meat Loaf is somewhat ambivalent about it (saying that he regrets showing the crack of his behind in his one scene) while Curry has claimed that he got so tired of the film's fans throwing themselves at him that he deliberately gained weight and became "chubby and plain". Recently, however, Curry has grown more affectionate toward the film.[citation needed] Barry Bostwick later gained fame playing the mayor of New York City on the hit ABC series Spin City. Quinn is one of the more devoted cast members, having participated in the DVD audio commentary and fan conventions, along with Richard O'Brien.

People who have never seen the show are called "virgins". Often, before the movie starts, a "virgin hunt" is conducted, where the virgins are brought down to the front of the theatre and "have their cherries popped" or participate in ceremonial "virgin auctions". These often include faking orgasms, eating cherries, having a lipstick "v" put on their foreheads, popping balloons between their thighs, dry humping, spanking with a paddle, and condoms.
Those who attend the show frequently are referred to as regulars, Rocky "Whore-ers" (an obvious pun on the show's title), or "sluts".
Those who have seen the film on video or DVD, but not "live" (those who do not attend the live performance), are called masturbators (comparing a theater viewing of the film versus at home to comparing sex to masturbation).

What were ad lib responses from the audience are now, in a few locales, as tightly scripted as any screenplay. Audience members who provide "incorrect" or poorly timed responses may find themselves angrily shouted down just as if they were being disruptive in a normal movie. However, creative new lines are usually applauded and even added to the local repertoire.

There have been audience participation albums recorded and scripts published. However, most fans feel that it is preferable for responses to grow organically from the local culture. For example, the audience members in Salt Lake City have utilized frequent references to the Mormon church and Brigham Young University. In most locales, new responses are regularly added to the canon (for example the introduction of references to South Park character Timmy at times when the paraplegic Dr. Scott is in a scene). Additionally, in some areas, the AP lines take note of current events (for example, the use of the name of a recent famous deceased in the line "SHOW ME NAME", when Riff-Raff opens the coffin at the beginning of the Time Warp).

Some arthouse cinemas will have a tradition of regularly playing the film on a particular date, especially Halloween. While the film — and associated live cast performances — are less popular than in its heyday, regular weekend showings can still be found in select American and Canadian cities.

In cinemas where the film plays on a regular or semi-regular basis, groups of fans have formed casts. These casts act out the movie on a stage or on the floor in front of the movie scene. While some casts are very laid back, others have become very strict. Many casts require auditions to join in which a prospective member must show that he or she can perform the movie from memory without looking at the screen. Among Rocky Horror casts there is a perpetual quest for "screen-accuracy", meaning that everything from costumes to props to the motions that actors make on stage match the movie exactly. Costume designer Sue Blane's original designs for the film are recreated by fans in great detail. Costumes range from the very simple to extremely elaborate. Fans can be very serious about their recreations and take great pride in entering costume contests at conventions and debating various techniques and materials used to build them.

31 years after the film's original release, Lima, Peru celebrated its first "audience participation" show. The venue was "El Cinematografo de Barranco", an independent arthouse theater in one of the most bohemian districts of Lima.

Largest showing ever: over 8,000 fans at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2005, featuring Long Beach cast Midnight Insanity, a troupe performing weekly since 1988, currently at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

The 25th Anniversary DVD includes a list of suggestions for audience participation.

Asshole and Slut: When the audience hears "Janet Weiss" the audience yells, "Slut!" and when the audience hears "Brad Majors" the audience yells, "Asshole!"
Rice: At the beginning of the film is the wedding of Ralph Hapschatt and Betty Munroe. As the newlyweds exit the church, viewers throw rice along with the on-screen wedding guests. During a stage performance, when the name Hapschatt is spoken, they scream out "half-shit!".
Newspapers: When Brad and Janet are caught in the storm, Janet covers her head with a newspaper. At this point, viewers do the same thing with their newspapers. The newspaper seen is The Plain Dealer, a Cleveland newspaper. Many theaters in and around Cleveland have call backs referring to this integrated into their repertoire.[citation needed]
As Brad is going through a polite introduction ceremony, along the lines of "I'm Brad and you are..." audience members will shout out "Brad! How do you spell 'urine'?" right before "you are" and then yell "-i-n-e" immediately after. Or "Hey Brad! Spell urinate," he then says "You are uh," which you respond, "Close enough."
Water guns/water pistols: These are used by members of the audience to simulate the rainstorm that Brad and Janet are caught in. (This is why you need the newspapers)
Flashlights: During the "There's a light" verse of "Over at the Frankenstein Place," viewers light up the room with flashlights, lighters, etc. Since many municipalities have banned the use of lighters and matches in theaters, cellular phones can be used. (Leading to a new wrinkle on the AP - "Show asshole the phone!")
Whore-eating bush: When Janet and Brad come to the mansion, Janet walks into a bush. Right before she does this, the audience yells, "Watch out for the whore-eating bush!"
Latex gloves/rubber gloves: During and after the creation speech, Frank snaps his rubber gloves three times. Later, Magenta pulls the gloves off his hands. Audience members snap gloves in sync each time to create a sound effect.
Noise makers: At the end of the creation speech, the Transylvanians respond with applause and noisemakers. Viewers do the same.
Toilet paper: When Dr. Scott enters the lab, Brad cries out "Great Scott!" At this point, viewers throw rolls of Scott Paper Company toilet paper into the air (and/or at the screen) and scream "Great Scott! Holy Shit!".
Confetti: At the end of the "Charles Atlas Song" reprise, the Transylvanians throw confetti as Rocky and Frank head toward the bedroom; viewers do the same.
Toast: When Frank proposes a toast at dinner, audience members throw toast or bread into the air (and/or at the screen).
Party hat: At the dinner table, when Frank puts on a party hat, viewers do likewise (frequently constructed from the same newspaper that they covered their head with in the earlier rain scene).
Paper plates: Also at the dinner table, after Frank pulls off the table cloth, viewers throw paper plates and shout: "Not Meat Loaf again" or "Eddie, get your ass off the table!"
Bell: During the song "Planet Schmanet Janet," audience members ring bells when Frank sings "Did you hear a bell ring?"
Cards: During the song "I'm Going Home," Frank sings "Cards for sorrow, cards for pain." At this point, audience members shower the room with cards.

Shock Treatment, a follow-up to RHPS, was made, but despite its appeal to cult audiences and its campy nature, it has not caught on as well as the original. It features O'Brien, Quinn, Campbell and Gray in different roles and the characters Brad and Janet, played by different actors. Two further films, Rocky Horror Shows His Heels and Revenge of the Old Queen, were written by O'Brien but never filmed. ("Shock Treatment", the "equal" to "Rocky Horror", had its American premiere and advanced screening in Fresno, California in August 1981. Among the guests that night included the films star and author Richard O'Brien. Fresno is also part of the setting location in the more literal "sequel" script "Revenge of the Old Queen" where O'Brien's character Riff Raff reappears back on Earth.)

Starting around the year 2000 word on the street had it that between other projects Richard O'Brien was working on a new sequel. Richard O'Brien confirmed this himself in 2001 during a public appearance in Manchester, UK. However, unlike previous attempts, this was to be a sequel to the original play on which the movie was based and would be performed on stage.

The title Rocky Horror: The Second Coming has been floated as a potential title but O'Brien himself seems conflicted on the issue of what the eventual title would be. O'Brien has stated that the plot would include elements from both Rocky Horror Shows His Heels and Revenge of the Old Queen. Like Rocky Horror Shows His Heels the play would be set nine months after the events of The Rocky Horror Show and would feature a pregnant Janet carrying either Frank's or Rocky's child. O'Brien also leaked that one of the songs would be called "Frankie Phoenix" and that it would illustrate Frank-N-Furter's resurrection. If the play is ever produced and becomes a financial hit, there is the possibility it could take the path of its predecessor and eventually become a film. But, after several false starts, it now looks as if the project may have fallen into development hell.

Two sets of official trading cards have been released. The first, from 1980, features 60 cards. The first ten cards feature a publicity portrait of a cast member (with the tenth card being a group shot of the Transylvanians). Cards 11-59 tell the story of the film with a picture on the front and a brief caption on the reverse. Card 60 is a checklist for the set. The second set, part of the 1995 20th Anniversary celebration, consists of 96 cards. Cards 1-90 again feature publicity stills of the cast (some of them the same stills as the earlier set, re-cropped) and tell the story of the film with more extensive captioning. There is no checklist card. The set also features a three-card subset of Tim Curry in various poses and costumes, with foil imprinting, and a similar Brad and Janet three-card subset. This set was produced by Comics Images.

In 1999, an adventure game called The Rocky Horror Interactive Show was released to much hype but very little success. It was criticized for having a clumsy keyboard-only interface and outdated (2D) graphics. Prior to that a Rocky Horror Show computer game was produced in 1985, for early 8-bit computers including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. It also received mixed reviews.

As part of the 15th Anniversary celebration, Caliber Press published a comic book adaptation of RHPS written and drawn by Kevin VanHook in 1990. Also for the 15th Anniversary, a four-CD box soundtrack set was released. The set consists of: the original motion picture soundtrack; the Rocky Horror Show original Roxy cast recording; Songs from the Vaults, rare tracks from various cast members, tracks from the Shock Treatment soundtrack and radio advertising spots for the original release; and Rocky Horror International, a collection of tracks from cast recordings around the world along with the previously unreleased film cast recordings of The Sword of Damocles, Once in a While and Planet, Schmanet, Janet. Also included is a 24-page commemorative booklet.

The soundtrack The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show performed by various punk bands including The Ataris, Tsunami Bomb, Alkaline Trio, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes and others.

The surround mixes themselves did not appear on early prints of the movie. In 1990, for the 15th anniversary of the film, and in conjunction with the film's first U.S. home video release, the audio for the film was remixed from mono into Chace Surround Stereo. The song dubs were replaced by the stereo version of songs from the soundtrack record. For the 25th anniversary edition, both the original mono track, and a new 5.1 surround mix (also done by Chace Productions) from the original dialogue/music/effects stems was created, which was far more accurate than the earlier stereo dub.

Richard O'Brien originally intended for the film to be in black and white, but the studio vetoed this in favour of a more conventional look. On the 25th Anniversary DVD, an easter egg function simulates O'Brien's intended vision; the first 20 minutes are black and white, turning to colour when Riff Raff swings open the doorway during the Time Warp, revealing Transylvanians (a la The Wizard of Oz). To activate the easter egg, scroll down to Scene Selection (don't select it) and push the left arrow button on the DVD remote. This should highlight a pair of lips, which, when selected, activates it.

The Rocky Horror Show computer game was produced for early 8-bit computers including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC by the CRL Group PLC in 1985, to mixed reviews. The game involved playing as either Brad or Janet and collecting pieces of the Medusa machine scattered around the castle, in order to free your partner from stone and escape the castle before it blasts off. Meanwhile the other characters in the game can hinder your progress by stealing and hiding your clothes along with what you are carrying. Riff-Raff can kill the player with his laser gun, and Eddie can run the player over with his motorcycle should he thaw out and escape from his freezer.

The Rocky Interactive Horror Show Game was released in March/April 1999 for the PC by On-Line PLC. Similarly to the earlier CRL game, the player plays as Brad or Janet and must rescue their partner from the castle. Unlike the older computer game, its gameplay was more puzzle-oriented, and benefited from the added detail, graphics, and live video sequences that the PC could provide. Despite this, it was criticised for a clumsy user interface and for using two-dimensional graphics, at a time when most games were using 3D.

Because of the proliferation of the film into the mainstream and public consciousness, there have been numerous references to it within other media. Some notable references are listed below:

In Fame (1980), Ralph Garcy, Doris Finsecker, and Montgomery MacNeil attend a showing of "Rocky Horror" at the Eighth Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village, during which Doris joins the Time Warpers. Sal Piro, one of the original instigators of the "live performance/audience participation" phenomena and now the Rocky Horror Fan Club president, makes a cameo during this scene as the MC of the "Rocky Horror" performance.
In 1980, the late night comedy show Fridays had a skit called "The Ronnie Horror Picture Show," spoofing the election of President Ronald Reagan. The parts were cast to show members of the administration and songs were rewritten using the same melodies, but parody lyrics, describing the Republican "takeover" of the country. This sketch aired only once because the producer protested against the movie being parodied without his permission[citation needed].
In "Vice Squad" (1981), a B rated low budget cop flick, the line to Rocky Horror at the Tiffany Theatre in Hollywood, CA. is shown during a car chase scene. Real fans from the theatre were filmed. Some were included in close up "reaction" shots.
Tim Curry was the guest host of Saturday Night Live with Meat Loaf as the musical guest in 1981. This show included a sketch with the two together called "Tim And Meat's One Stop Rocky Horror Shop". Eddie Murphy also alluded heavily to Rocky Horror in the show's opening monologue with Curry.
In the 1995 "A Star is Burns" episode of The Simpsons, Dr. Hibbert arrives at a film festival dressed as Frank, mistakenly thinking Rocky Horror was playing.
In the 1997 episode "New York and Queens" of The Drew Carey Show, Drew, Kate, Lewis and Oswald dress up for a midnight showing of Rocky Horror, only to find that the theatre no longer shows the movie. In its place, the theatre now plays The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, attended by a costumed Mimi and Mr. Wick. A dance off between opposing fans to the tunes of "Time Warp" and "Shake Your Groove Thing" ensues. The episode ultimately ends with the police coming to the scene of the dance-off. Extras dressed as Rocky fans were cast members of Midnight Insanity of Long Beach, CA. Leroy from Fame appears as a Priscilla dancer. The show bought the rights to use the song "Time Warp", but not its dance choreography, which is why the steps seen are not the traditional moves.
In the Halloween 2000 episode of That 70's Show ("Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die"), Fez appears in a Frank-N-Furter costume through the entire show, even while his leg is broken and is confined to a wheelchair.
In the 2002 Gilmore Girls episode "Secrets and Loans...", Lorelai and Rory plan on seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show (and dressing up as characters Magenta and Janet) to celebrate Rory's high PSAT score.
In Connie and Carla (2004), the drag queen duo of Peaches N'Cream perform The Time Warp for an audition at the club.
The 2005 "Creatures of the Night" episode of the CBS series Cold Case involved a murder related to a screening of the movie. The episode features many of the songs from the movie, which are fully integrated into the storyline. Barry Bostwick played serial killer Roy Anthony, who is investigated in the crime.
In The Venture Brothers episode "Return to Spider-Skull Island," the Venture family returns from an investigation at a local theater dressed as various characters from RHPS. Dr. Venture is dressed as Frank-N-Furter, Brock Samson is Rocky Horror, Hank Venture is Riff Raff, Dean Venture is Columbia, and [link]. is Magenta.
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Can you do Ms. Magpie (Blinky Bill) in her bra and panties?