Rocky Horror Picture Show | 
 enlarge | Director: Jim Sharman
Actors: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'brien, Patricia Quinn
Studio: Fox Video
Category: Video
Buy New: CDN$ 40.00
New (1) Used (3) from CDN$ 1.04
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2494
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6305076626
UPC: 086162049033
EAN: 9786305076629
ASIN: 6305076626
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1975
Release Date: September 15, 1998
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: New. Factory sealed. Special edition. Ships from Ontario, Canada.
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Essential Video
If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator), and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania." Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York theater to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing, and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in theaters shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm, and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie theater performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown
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| Customer Reviews:
A wild and an untamed thing... March 4, 2004
Scott Boland (Woodridge, IL United States)
This video is far more deserving than any other review the rocky horror picture show could get. I like to think of this version as perfect for halloween kareoke. The video has interviews with cos players at the theater about their performance mimicking the movie. After the movie is over, we are shown just how much fans love the time warp at the theater performance. Also, the words are silenced at "Oh brad" (as in when they also say janet), "Creature of the night" (all the characters except rocky at the end) Riff Raff's dazzling "it's all over" song thingy, and the music at the beginning of the floor show (as frank is prepping the performers) is lowered significantly. Each Rocky Horror video has it's own charm, everything in a certain place. The 25th anniversary, for example, has the two songs that were cut. As for the dvd's, the basic grey covered one I've noticed is exactly the same as disc one of the two disc set, so as far as dvd's go, the two disc set is the way to go (although the dvd version of the movie sucks because the audio tracks are different, it just doesnt seem right, but the extras are great) If you're a newcomer to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and you need other people to tell you just how great it is, this video is for you (it does include the movie by the way).
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