It's called charisma and Mr Curry oozes it. I had the pleasure of meeting him after a performance of Spamalot in London and he is charm personified. Lovely man.
Yup. She may not get all the specific references (which is actually quite a long list)... but she does get it. Wasn't too sure when I started watching it that it would appeal to her, but I'm glad it did. Good job, Ashleigh!
This movie is a rite of passage for teenagers and has been responsible for awakening a lot of feelings in all genders. I love that it still runs and gains new fans every year.
@@attitudeproblem6462 I turned 56 in the spring, but I am still a teenager at heart, just more experienced in some ways. Watched the movie (at an open air event in perfect warm weather) for the first time last week. I've also been a loyal fan ever since.
"I don't understand why this is happening... ...this is a lot to take in." The most perfect encapsulation of one's first viewing of this movie humanly possible.
"Is this song about movie references?" In a lot of ways, this movie is a love letter to SF/Monster movies from the 30s-50s. Janet and Brad are essentially every 1950s SF hero & heroine distilled down to their base state.
There was also the brilliant young scientist who goes to work for the old professor who has beautiful daughter. The professor has delved to far into the laws of nature and the daughter screams alot but is rescued by the brilliant young scientist just before the planet explodes. Sorry. I just writing stuff to help Ashleigh with the YT algorithm.
Fun factoid: According to Tim Curry, at some point he was presented to Prince Charles and Princess Diana (when they were still together, obviously). Charles politely suggested he might have seen Curry in "something or other on TV". Diana quietly told him that she had seen Rocky Horror Picture Show, "and it _quite_ completed my education."
What’s with the old couple at the wedding? That’s Richard O’Brien and Patricia Quinn (Riff Raff and Magenta) dressed as the couple in the painting “American Gothic,” and if you look closely, Tim Curry is the preacher. The painting is seen again in the castle. Many of the wedding guests are Transylvanians as well.
Patricia Quinn came to a showing at Miami Megacon one year and I have to admit that yelling to a 70 year old woman about her bannister riding was a whole nother level of insanity. Little Nell was there, too, and she pointed at her own nipple, lol.
There is a whole lot to be said for seeing this movie in person at a theater with all of the audience participation. You certainly don’t have to participate to enjoy what everyone else is doing, that’s part of the fun. But I would highly recommend seeing it at a theater or else you’ll never know. This is what they call a “cult classic”.
In the 1980s tv-series "Fame," there's an episode where they go to watch the play and I think it gives you an idea of how the audience participates in the watching experience.
First time i saw it was in the theater... when i was 13. My oldest brother said, "take a nap saturday afternoon cause you're going to be up late..." He showed up dressed like Eddie and I was like, "WTF? We going to a costume party or something?" He was like, "More or less." LOL. A couple hours later i understood and was hooked. There is/was a theater that did a midnight show 3 or 4 times a year back in the late 80s/early 90s and I've been to a couple dozen over the 30yrs since.
Ah, you beat me to it. I planned on doing a "preview review" like our girl Ashleigh does, saying that if she only sees the movie itself, she's only having one third of the full experience of RHPS. Richard O'Brian once said that you have the movie, audience participation, and the shadow cast all together, then you've "seen RHPS."
"Why do I find Tim Curry so attractive?" Because you're human 😁 The number of people I know of all genders and persuasions who would give it up for Frank is countless. Also, you are correct in your assumption that it references a lot of sci-fi from the thirties through to the sixties.
I wish to gods I was making this up, but he was my sexual awakening when they showed the film “The worst witch” when I was in third grade. lol I only like or kissed girls after that for years, I don’t think schoolboys could live up to him. lol
So true! One of the times I went to a midnight show about 10 years ago, with friends of mine. Myself (gay), a bi lady, and 2 straight ladies. And we were all agreeing that Tim Curry as Frank was hot as hell.
@@torontomame OK, I normally consider myself a male heterosexual (perhaps it should be prefixed with cis- these days, but at 56, I am a bit oldfashioned), but I maybi. It certainly would require someone like Frank N. Further to bring that side out though. I would guess that Tim Curry as Frank would appeal to even the straightest straight males.
Before there was the Picture Show, there was the phenominally successful Rocky Horror Show, stage production in London in 1973. It ran until 1980, won awards and gained cult status. Many of the stage cast reprised their roles in the film version.
Including Meatloaf. He was in the stage production before the movie. He said it was his first real introduction to the gay community and realized while working with them that they really are regular people like everyone else.
Also Riff Raff has built up hatred and jealousy towards Frank. It’s implied that Riff Raff did most of the work of making Rocky and Frank took all of the credit. It’s one of the reasons he went against him at the end. Murdering Eddie was just the icing on the cake. They were still going back to their planet no matter if Frank came along or not. It’s what he means by “Your lifestyle is too extreme” it wasn’t because of gender or sexuality it’s the assault, abuse, murder, cannibalism etc What I love about Riff Raff is that he wasn’t bad like Frank. He apologized for Eddie’s murder and only did what was right. The man was literally whipped and probably tortured by Frank for who knows how long. He just wanted to be treated with respect “They never liked me!” In the scrapped sequel Revenge of the Old Queen, Frank was actually the prince of Transexual and was about to be made king and Franks mom the queen still thought he was alive not knowing Riff Raff killed him. So they probably didn’t go home for awhile because Frank didn’t and he was kind of important to their kind so if Frank didn’t budge then they would have to use force
It's been something like 15 years since I've seen it in-person. Do they still do the responses with the non-PC terminology? If not, I wouldn't bother going again with a sanitized version.
There is a stage version I saw on BBC America 6 years ago that had the audience responses, and the stage actors responding right back. It was brilliant. Found the video on here. Audience member: "What's you favorite Lionel Richie song?" Riff Raff: "Hello." ua-cam.com/video/wgGtWJBUXX4/v-deo.html
It's forever amazing to me that this was Tim Curry's film debut, and right out of the gate, delivers one of the most phenomenal and iconic performances in film history. The man is a treasure. I still need to go to a midnight showing of this. I've seen it many times since my first time seeing it in the summer between my junior and senior year of high school, but I haven’t seen it at a midnight showing. One day, I’m going to have to do it.
Well, it may have been Curry's film debut, but he'd been playing the role on stage for 2-3 years at that point. So he had the character nailed down. Same with Meatloaf as Eddie. (Although in the original show, he also played Dr Scott in a dual role.)
I first saw it in a theater at the same age. Went a few more times during my senior year and freshman year of college. It's worth it if you can find one. Being an introvert, I prefer to just stay at home now lol.
(During the Time Warp): "I didn't realize there was a whole dance to this", Girl the lyrics are only literally instructions to doing the dance. :D But yes, RHPS was Richard O'Brien's (the writer, who also played Riff Raff) love letter to 50s Sci-Fi movies and Rock n' Roll, originally intended to just be a stage play (The Rocky Horror Show, which it very successfully was). I do STRONGLY recommend doing the live theater experience with a cast & audience who does it right, and if you record your experience with that it'd be awesome too. You have No Idea what you'll be walking into, but you'll have the grin on your face for the rest of the night, at least. :)
I did the celebration show at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloan Square and you need to know the steps to the time warp also don’t forget your water pistol.
@@brianosullivan5317 I remember there being a whole list of things to be brought like a newspaper, rice, toast, cards, etc... The times I've gone to see it - the movie, not the live version, there was always someone hawking supplies to the people standing in line. :)
@@VicEclectica Yeah, every time I've been over the years, I've brought along a whole carrier bag full of stuff. It's been many many years since I've done it though, and I know the audience participation evolves over time, so the actions and lines I remember from way back when are probably no longer up to date.
I saw it many years ago, and remember the overhead shot of Frank floating in the pool, one guy shouted out "Waiter! There's a fag in my soup!" Probably not proper to say that today, but it's what I most remember from that showing.
"Audience participation" includes essentially a whole additional reaction script. For example: when they pull up to the castle and the lightning flashes on the sign "Enter at your own risk", the audience yells "Take the Risk!" Fun. Good reaction. Worth the watch.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was lightning in a bottle, people have tried to capture it since and failed. Totally one of a kind. Seen it at home, seen it in participation screenings, seen the stage show. Loved it every time.
@@AcademyNS When it came the studio didn't know what to do with it and put nothing into promoting it so it floped when it made its way to midnight shows people started heckling the film and started having fun with it as word got around about the audience participation more and more people started going to see it.
@@MultiLimpetNot a reference to God. There's no theology in this movie. It's an homage to Frankenstein and to the Charles Atlas weight-lifting ads that said his system could "make a man" even out of a "97-pound weakling." BTW, when Frank sings that lyric the audience shouts "make one for me, too!"
also somewhere it’s implied riff raff did most of the work which is one of the causes of his built up hatred towards him and results in torturing Rocky and killing Frank in the end
"IT'S HOT IN HERE!" That is the power of Frank N Furter/Tim Curry! The innocence! The purity! You will LOVE the immersion experience of the movie with shadowcast! I have been a Rocky Whore for almost 40 years and shadowcasted for 15 of them! I can not watch this movie without doing callback lines from eons ago. Once you get the bug, it NEVER leaves you!
I’ve loved this movie since I was 5 years old. And even as a 5 year old I thought Tim Curry was attractive. I was not a Disney kid, I was into musicals and horror. I even had a Rocky Horror theme for my 30th birthday and everyone came in costume. Was a great time!
Ashleigh: "Because your girl is shameless" Me: "I doubt that.. let's see" It did take longer than expected, but when Brad and Dr Frank-N-Furter get it on we got the shocked blush.
@@tremorsfan Well I would only call someone a slut if they ask me to address them that way. I regret the celibate parts of my life much more than the promiscuous parts and see no reason to be ashamed for that.
@@jonasfermefors “Slut” is what the people who perform in front of the movies call Janet. Because there is very little room in RHPS for political correctness. No harm is meant, it’s all in fun.
when i was a kid, around 15 years old, i used to go see this film every saturday night at midnight. it was so much fun. you will have a total blast if you see it in person with audience participation, people acting out the entire film in front of the film while it plays. you will love it! -- this is why Tim Curry is so universally beloved. he gives us all feelings. we still love him after all these years.
Highschool in the 80's, this was a weekend institution! We'd go prepared with props and always have a blast. There is no comparison to seeing it with a group of people. The energy is always joyous and very irreverent. GO DO IT!!! And then tell us all about it!
The Rialto Theater in Pasadena, CA had a midnight showing for years. Back in the Dark Ages of the early 80's when I was in high school they'd do a Double Creature Feature before the show. Classics like Plan Nine from Outer Space, Robot Monster, all the classics from campy Sci-Fi; in an honest to god single screen classic movie theater. A night out (that you'll never forget) that only cost about three bucks, got to love it.
Tim Curry deserves all the love he gets for this, but I have to give props to my homegirl Patricia Quinn. Even if the accent slips through once or twice, she still gets the Bride of Frankenstein hair at the end, and there's nothing cooler than that.
Having watched I, Claudius before RHPS, she will always be Claudius’ scheming big sister Livilla, getting it on with a very young (and toupee-wearing) Patrick Stewart.
I was visiting the North Island of NZ a few years ago and stayed in Hamilton. I was amazed to see a statue of Richard O'Brien in the main street in full RHPS alien garb holding a trident. It turns out the statue was built on the site of a former theatre where Richard was an usher in the 50s and 60s and where all the films referenced in the opening song gave him the idea for the musical and later film. He has returned to live there now. RHPS is awesome - never tire of the songs.
I heard there was a whole Facebook group that wanted Richard to be an official citizen of New Zealand because he always jumped between England and New Zealand
I know that Frank is probably Tim Curry's most iconic role (probably only matched in recognizability by his turn as Pennywise in "IT"), but honestly my favorite role of his is in the movie "Legend", which I recommend.
Up to the nineties "spare tires" were actually full-on wheels with an inflated tire, usually stored in the trunk with the tire iron/wrench. These was the days when cars were made with owner maintenance built in. No "donuts" for temporary usage. Anybody with a little experience could trade out one wheel for another.
You’re lucky to even get a donut nowadays, my mom bought a new car and it didn’t have a spare at all. It has a space where you can put one if you buy it yourself but all that came with the car was a little air compressor and some sealant. The dealership said it helps keep the weight down so they can meet govt mpg requirements.
Thirty years ago, I managed a movie theater that showed "Rocky Horror" every Friday and Saturday at midnight. I'm going to go into this reaction expecting to experience some PTSD but I will be bouyed by the knowledge that I won't be cleaning up any newspapers, rice or toast.
My senior year in high school I was part of the Rocky crew that led the audience participation for the Fri and Sat midnight showings and we always stayed to clean the theater. We felt it was too much to ask that the theater had to clean up after the shenanigans that always took place, lol
@@shannonbryan2191 we did that, too, and tried in the preshow announcements to let people know not to throw food like rice or toast. There were always people who thought that going to rocky meant behaving like a jerk (including being extremely drunk or touching cast members)- we took that stuff seriously.
We had one theater, the State theater, that show $1 feature films and midnight showings including Rocky Horror. Now it's been converted into the Harlequin stage theater.
5:11 - Ashleigh proves she's ALREADY ready for the Midnight Showings. 8:53 - Wait until you see Barry Bostwick's. 11:55 - He means 'make you a man' in the sense of 'build a man for you from scratch.' 16:32 -I lol'd here. 21:30 - Grats on finding the British version. Tough to find the full-ending version here in the States. If you go to a Midnight Showing, try to find out which script they use before you go, because there's a lot of different response scripts for Rocky Horror showings.
I have the 20 year anniversary edition, and that's the only copy I've ever owned. It has an option for the British version, and I assumed that was standard on home releases.
@@wareforcoin5780 since yours is the first response I’ve seen that isn’t over a year old I’ll ask you since you might actually see this. lol! Do you know if she ever went to a live viewing? I’m really pleasantly surprised that she liked this movie so much, I wasn’t sure what to expect, haha. This is the first year I’ve been around for her Hallowbeans, and I’m hoping she has a video about going to see it live and I just haven’t found it!
Ashleigh: "Now how do I know this song? We play it every year.... on Halloween." Also Ashleigh: "I didn't realize there was a whole dance to this song." How... The instructions are literally in the song. Don't ever change, sweet child. 😊
Your reaction may be the best and most accurate review of Rocky Horror I've ever seen. It is it's own living, breathing thing. I don't think it's surprising it became this big interactive midnight movie experience because it was originally a play and it was made into a movie based on the strength of its live experience. If you do see it live, I think you'll have a blast! (Oh, and the actor who played Riff Raff wrote the musical and movie.)
Of course, there is another musical that needs to be on the docket for next year's Hallow-beans, "Little Shop of Horrors" (preferably the director's cut with the original ending).
I agree with everyone else. A live performance is great after your first viewing. You'll be able to sing and play along. It's such a fucking blast. Get yourself a corset and a piece of toast.
@@marylawrence4724 ah have to be aware of local theatre rules, some dont like flames, the rice and toast in some places in case of rodents.. so always check confetti is probably better than rice
Rocky carrying Dr. Frank up the tower was a spoof of the original King Kong. Another little tidbit you missed was that Magenta and Riff Raft were brother and sister. The whole thing was a parody of classic horror and sci fi b grade movies from the 50's and 60's. It was also about being free to be what you were rather than what everyone wanted you to be. Yes, now that you have seen the movie on the little screen, you really need to see it on the big screen with audience participation. It is also the longest running movie ever, even though the critics didn't give it good reviews. People go to see it dressed as their favorite characters which means some had to show up in a rain coat or trench coat, at least until they got inside the theater.
Eddie under the table the whole time, minus the pieces being served. Audience: "Oh no, meatloaf for dinner again?" Frank rips off the tablecloth. Columbia screams. Audience: "What's the matter, Columbia? You've eaten Eddie before!"
I'm glad you watched the European cut that all the other reactors I've seen have missed. The song "Superheroes" in the final scene did not appear in the American version. It's actually heartbreaking. They felt it would bring down US audiences and cut it from the version that showed state side.
I loved Superheroes on the soundtrack, that I had since I was 14 or 15. But never saw a print of the movie with it, so I assumed it had been cut from the final release print. (This was the 80s, so one couldn't look up this info online.) It was that way for years until I went to a midnight screening in the 90s and was amazed when they played it. I think I cheered out loud!
You saying you want to see it in the theater just made me imagine your husband there with you and that thought literally made my day. I'd love to see his reaction because he is HILARIOUS!
BTW, at the wedding, Tim is the reverend, riff and magenta are the church care takers dressed as the American Gothic painting which appears in the castle and Columbia as in the record company is the church caretakers daughter. More inside reference than you noticed. The more you watch, the more you notice.
An homage to 50's and 60's horror and sci-fi movies, par excellence. The references in the title song alone are so... memorable. Fun fact "Forbidden Planet" - the movie Anne Francis stars in... it also features, as the hero and romantic counterpart of Anne, an actor that should by now be very well known to you, Ashleigh: a young and very handsome Leslie Nielsen.
Fun fact, Richard O'Brian does the voice of Lawrence Fletcher (Ferb's dad) on Phineas and Ferb. My favorite audience participation bit is during dinner "Not Meatloaf again!" Then as they are putting their forks down and backing away "Brad gets it! Janet gets it! Rocky doesn't get it!"
It is a good thing you filled the reaction first in the studio because filming live would have been way too hard since audience participation can get crazy. It is now a tradition in my family to go see a live play or a showing of the movie with actors alongside and audience participation. This year we are also dressing up and I'm so excited!
Crazy weird trivia about this movie: Betty Monroe, the woman being married in the opening scene, was played by Hilary Farr of HGTV's Love It or List It fame. True story!
@@themomentalist Yes, Betty Monroe. Brain fart. I swear I'm losing it sometimes. I've only listened to this soundtrack 8 billion times. "It's nicer than Betty Monroe had." I feel dumb. Anyway, thanks! PS- I edited the original post. My fragile ego couldn't handle it.
I agree with your decision to not try this at a theater, that would have taken an entire production crew and a whole bunch of permissions. And security.
Also, if the TN Rocky Horror is anything like the one I went to every Friday for years as a late teen/early 20-something, this video would be demonetized pretty much immediately. Or you'd REALLY have to chop it up to a point that it would just be quick snippets of gibberish.
Lots of security. Plus toilet paper might be in short supply in the South. ( y'all know why) The possibilities are endless! Thee anticipation will be excruciating......on the slab. I think. Okay maybe. These darn kids. Damn it.
Also against federal copyright law to film a movie in a theater... especially if you're going to publish it on UA-cam. This was the best way to review it and you can let us know how the in-person trip goes!
I can't blame you for wanting to do more research before diving into the audience participation thing. The last time I went to something involving audience participation without knowing exactly what I was in for it was a theatrical performance of Marat/Sade and I was practically surrounded by members of the cast.
I would recommend not researching ahead of time. I personally went for audience participation without knowing anything about it and had a total blast! :D
I think they're actually interdimensional travellers. In the sequel they turn up in an alternate reality with an alternate Brad and Janet who never had a burst tire that night, but still end up interfering at a later point in their marriage.
"Why do I find Tim Curry so _hot?"_ And here comes Tim Curry, latest addition to the "Future-Ex-Husband Club." "Monday will be the _original_ It." -And there he goes. Yeah...With Rocky Horror...it's really less of a movie, and more of an _experience._ It's one of those phenomenons where you walk away from something fundamentally changed by what you witnessed. Even to this day, I still can't wrap my head around it...It's definitely a fun-time, no doubt, but I feel like the plot falls apart in the third act. And because of my analytical mind, I keep trying to look beneath the fun and see the underlying _meaning_ behind the movie, when the scthik is, there _is no_ real meaning behind it. Some consider it a commentary making fun of traditional conservative values when faced with unusual sexual behavior. Others consider it to be a chaotic representation of the changing scope of music in the 80s - with Eddie representing the old style of Rock n Roll that is literally killed by Frankenfurter who is the avatar of "Glam-Rock." And all of it mixed together with an odd taste for the classic horror movies of yore. What does it all mean? Does it really _mean_ anything at all? Does anything truly have any real meaning? _...Meaning~_ 'course if there is only one reason to see this movie...it's the _music._
@Ashleigh Burton The Rocky Horror Picture Show was created by Richard O'Brien ( who plays Riff Raff in the movie) starting off as a live stage musical, also, this is Mealoaf's 1st movie
I saw this movie for the first time about 3 years ago and i loved it then about a year later I let my sister borrow it and 2-3 weeks after she texted me at 2 in the morning saying she just watched it and "WHAT DID YOU JUST MAKE ME WATCH?", I can't began to tell you how hard I laughed
The audience participation adds a whole other layer to it. First of all it's like one big party. And then you have the things that audience members traditionally shout out which adds even more to how you see the movie. My personal favorite line is when Riff Raff is in his final alien look and sings "prepare the transmit beam" and the audience shouts "Where'd you get your hair done. Dairy Queen?" If you have the Blu-ray there is an audience participation track that has a lot of traditional audience lines shouted out.
My favorite is: "Don't get strung out...." LIKE A TAMPON! "By the way I look..." LIKE A TAMPON??!! 🤣😂 🤣 It's the inquisitive/confused inflection on the second one that kills me.
Riff: "They didn't like me!" Me (in thick fake Cockney accent): 'Cause I've got a banana on my head. Riff: "They NEVER liked me!" Me: 'Cause I've STILL got a banana on my head!
I first saw this movie as a college kid in New York in the late 1970s, when this movie was still all the rage and the theater was always packed with a costumed capacity crowd that knew the whole audience-participation script by heart. It is difficult to put into words how weird and wonderful and completely novel that experience was. Ashleigh, I really hope you are able to find a theater with a big crowd who are true devotees so you can experience this movie like we did back then.
Back then, the spare tire was just like the other four. I don't think they introduced the "donut" until the 1980s. I remember the light-up globes from when I was a kid. Basically, there was a big hole in place of Antarctica, and the light bulb was inserted through that hole.
This movie made me imprint on Tim Curry so hard when I was a teenager. Add on Legend (not the director’s cut, for the love of god) to see another movie that could’ve been weirdly forgettable if not for his utterly captivating performance.
@@XShrike0 It actually has LESS Curry! That and while it's got a nice score, the Tangerine Dream soundtrack is a lot more fun. Both are worth a watch, and you will find things to like about both... but it all comes down to personal preference. Some love the DC...
The character "Riff Raff" was played by Richard O'Brien who wrote the music and lyrics for the whole show. Eddy was played by Meatloaf, yes, the singer. It is a lot of fun, but when you are in the theater, singing along and dancing with the crowd, is so much more fun. I find that Tim Curry reminds me so much of Joan Collins. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to an update after you get to see it in the theater with a crowd.
Riff Raff was played by Richard O'Brien, he wrote the show and sang the opening song He was in the 80's Flash Gordon movie, he hosted a British competition game show called Crystal Maze ( it was a grown up version of Legends of the hidden temple ) He was in the not great D&D movie as the thieves guild master with a maze, a reference to the old game show. He used to host music sing alongs at the castle used for the exterior shots
Name Description Tim Curry is a MASTER at everything he does. His HOTNESS runneth over...even when he's a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I was so excited to see your reaction to this. I gotta say, it didn't look good for a hot couple of minutes, but in the end, when you said you loved it, I was so excited. The first chance you get to go see it at a theater...GO...don't think twice...GO!! And you HAVE TO DRESS UP...that's part of the experience!!
Yes. Now you've got to see it with audience partici... ... pation! Senior prom: I told my girl friend I didn't really want to go to prom, and suggested The Rocky Horror Picture Show instead. I still got the tux, got the corsage. She wore her formal. But we ditched the prom for a midnight showing of TRHPS. I hid a bottle of champagne and a couple of glasses under the seat of the car. We arrived, popped the champagne, filled our glasses and joined the line waiting for the box to open in our formal wear. The crowd applauded... :D
When I was in high school, there was a talent show competition. A local shadow cast did a fine presentation of the Time Warp, complete with costumes, make-up, etc. They won.
I look forward to your update after you see it live. There is so much more to love. I have probably seen it 50 times during my high school days. A theater near me showed it every Saturday at midnight. Oh those fun carefree days of youth.
Back in the 90s, I wrote a university paper on the carnivalesque in pop culture. I had so much fun researching and comparing the differences of audience participation to RHPS in different cities!
@@DonDuracell thtas what i love about it, that it changes depending on time location theres always something new in the audience partici pation ) something new
Flat tire: back then cars had full size spares and there was no such thing as a doughnut 50/50 tire. Belly button: he was born in a box not a woman, so no unbiblical cord and no belly button.
If you look at medieval / renaissance art, when they are painting Adam & Eve they often obscure the belly-button area because there was a raging debate as to whether Adam & Eve had them. Michelangelo was firmly in the belly-button camp, as seen in the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
I saw this for the first time in 1989. I was in the military. After that first time viewing, I didn't get to see it again until 1992, and that was in japan. They had a stage but no Emcee or Stage Show to go with it. Me and my friends got up and performed for them, and I was in a wrist cast from an injury. It was a blast. And the audience did participate, they just hadn't realized a stage show goes with it, lol. Rocky Horror IS it's own category.
Honestly, given your review there at the end, it sounds like you got it. You're reaction was about as accurate and honest a reaction as I've ever heard. Rocky Horror really it just one of those movies you have to experience to understand it, and it is one of a kind.
I remember as a teenager accidentally walking into this movie when I had intended to see "Conan the Barbarian" at the multiplex. There was a row of girls in front of me doing all the responses in perfect unison. It was so surreal that I had to stay till the end. Watching it without an audience is really only appreciating half the show.
One thing to remember is that the audience participation started spontaneously. Richard was absolutely surprised (and delighted) that kids were going to midnight movies and acting out the parts. Good thing you didn't bring your equipment to the theater, sometimes people bring water guns for the rain scene.
"I don't know why I find Tim Curry so hot. Is that weird?" Oh, baby, no. No it's not. You're in fine and vast company on that.
Cause it’s Tim curry/ hell I’m straight and say that’s a good Looking ladies man
Just wait until you see him in Legend
Hell.(hehehehe) I prefer him all red with some really big horns on his head.
It's called charisma and Mr Curry oozes it. I had the pleasure of meeting him after a performance of Spamalot in London and he is charm personified. Lovely man.
I ADORE Tim Curry!!!!
"Why do I find Tim Curry so attractive?" Because he's essentially pure charisma wrapped in a human form.
Good answer.
With high heels and fishnets, to boot
He is so cool! One of the funnest to watch. His face tells so much on its own
THANK you!!!! You put it into words PERFECTLY!!!!! That is the absolute,on the money,hit the-nail-on- the-head,definition of the wonder of Tim Curry!
Yeah I mean he even out charms a young Meatloaf. Who in his heyday had the best pipes around
"This movie is of its own category."
SHE GETS IT!!!!
Sui generis.
Yup. She may not get all the specific references (which is actually quite a long list)... but she does get it. Wasn't too sure when I started watching it that it would appeal to her, but I'm glad it did. Good job, Ashleigh!
This movie is a rite of passage for teenagers and has been responsible for awakening a lot of feelings in all genders. I love that it still runs and gains new fans every year.
My first time was in 5th grade. I've been a loyal fan ever since.
@@attitudeproblem6462 I turned 56 in the spring, but I am still a teenager at heart, just more experienced in some ways. Watched the movie (at an open air event in perfect warm weather) for the first time last week. I've also been a loyal fan ever since.
"The owner of that castle might be a beautiful woman" He is.
Castles don't have phones asshole!
"And you may never come back." you should be so lucky.
"I'm coming with you."
That'd be a first!
"... or a beautiful man ..."
"The owner of that phone might be a beautiful woman"
Audience: "He is!"
I love experiencing the play
"and you may never come back"...
Audience: "you should be so lucky!"
"I don't understand why this is happening...
...this is a lot to take in."
The most perfect encapsulation of one's first viewing of this movie humanly possible.
That's what Brad said
@@thomasriddle7005 about Frank N. Further's frankfurter? I guess Brad was just being an arsehole...
"Is this song about movie references?" In a lot of ways, this movie is a love letter to SF/Monster movies from the 30s-50s. Janet and Brad are essentially every 1950s SF hero & heroine distilled down to their base state.
That makes sense. They even have a scientist character that is either the main character, or a friend of the main character.
Yeah almost every lyric in that song is a movie title or a reference to a classic sci-fi/horror movie
There was also the brilliant young scientist who goes to work for the old professor who has beautiful daughter. The professor has delved to far into the laws of nature and the daughter screams alot but is rescued by the brilliant young scientist just before the planet explodes.
Sorry. I just writing stuff to help Ashleigh with the YT algorithm.
The song also tells you the plot of the movie.
Fun factoid: According to Tim Curry, at some point he was presented to Prince Charles and Princess Diana (when they were still together, obviously).
Charles politely suggested he might have seen Curry in "something or other on TV".
Diana quietly told him that she had seen Rocky Horror Picture Show, "and it _quite_ completed my education."
23:42 "I think Tim Curry is so hot. Is that weird?"
Oh, believe me, that is not weird at all. It's actually a very popular opinion lol.
Well as Darkness, he was pretty built...
to quote Dean Pelton i hope this doesnt awaken anything in me.
So many awakenings were had because of Mr Curry and the poor man has been treated both epically and poorly because of it
What’s with the old couple at the wedding? That’s Richard O’Brien and Patricia Quinn (Riff Raff and Magenta) dressed as the couple in the painting “American Gothic,” and if you look closely, Tim Curry is the preacher. The painting is seen again in the castle. Many of the wedding guests are Transylvanians as well.
Did you know the "couple" in the " American Gothic" painting are ment to be a father and daughter, not man and wife?
@@nathanseawright1533 and the models for the painting were the artist's sister and his dentist, IIRC :P
@@nathanseawright1533 which makes the incestual relationship between riff raff and magenta even funnier
"Janet!"
"Doctor Scott!"
"Janet!"
"Brad!"
"Rocky!"
"Ashleigh!!!"
That, my friends, is comedy. 🤣
... urge to make Shrek reference rising.
thank you - you get me.
"Mouseketeer roll call!"
Harold
Shrek
Fiona
Fiona
Mom
Harold
DONKEY!
Natalie Portman's friend in the Thor movies: "Myeh-Myeh!"
Audience participation:
“He’s lucky, I’m Lucky, WE’RE ALL LUCKY !”
Audience: “THE BANNISTER’S LUCKY!!!!!!”
"Hey, Riff, show us your mom!"
The bannister's slimy, that's why it's shiny.
And icky and sticky and wet!
Patricia Quinn came to a showing at Miami Megacon one year and I have to admit that yelling to a 70 year old woman about her bannister riding was a whole nother level of insanity. Little Nell was there, too, and she pointed at her own nipple, lol.
Yep
There is a whole lot to be said for seeing this movie in person at a theater with all of the audience participation. You certainly don’t have to participate to enjoy what everyone else is doing, that’s part of the fun. But I would highly recommend seeing it at a theater or else you’ll never know. This is what they call a “cult classic”.
Definitely the best way to experience this movie.
In the 1980s tv-series "Fame," there's an episode where they go to watch the play and I think it gives you an idea of how the audience participates in the watching experience.
First time i saw it was in the theater... when i was 13. My oldest brother said, "take a nap saturday afternoon cause you're going to be up late..." He showed up dressed like Eddie and I was like, "WTF? We going to a costume party or something?" He was like, "More or less." LOL. A couple hours later i understood and was hooked. There is/was a theater that did a midnight show 3 or 4 times a year back in the late 80s/early 90s and I've been to a couple dozen over the 30yrs since.
@@AudieHolland I thought that was in the movie? Maybe they did both.
Ah, you beat me to it. I planned on doing a "preview review" like our girl Ashleigh does, saying that if she only sees the movie itself, she's only having one third of the full experience of RHPS.
Richard O'Brian once said that you have the movie, audience participation, and the shadow cast all together, then you've "seen RHPS."
"Why do I find Tim Curry so attractive?" Because you're human 😁 The number of people I know of all genders and persuasions who would give it up for Frank is countless. Also, you are correct in your assumption that it references a lot of sci-fi from the thirties through to the sixties.
I wish to gods I was making this up, but he was my sexual awakening when they showed the film “The worst witch” when I was in third grade. lol I only like or kissed girls after that for years, I don’t think schoolboys could live up to him. lol
So true! One of the times I went to a midnight show about 10 years ago, with friends of mine. Myself (gay), a bi lady, and 2 straight ladies. And we were all agreeing that Tim Curry as Frank was hot as hell.
Dont forget CHARLES ATLAS
I would give it up for Susan Sarandon who still looks fine.
@@torontomame OK, I normally consider myself a male heterosexual (perhaps it should be prefixed with cis- these days, but at 56, I am a bit oldfashioned), but I maybi. It certainly would require someone like Frank N. Further to bring that side out though. I would guess that Tim Curry as Frank would appeal to even the straightest straight males.
I think we've all been waiting for this with great antici
pation!
Say it! SAY IT!!!
Before there was the Picture
Show, there was the phenominally successful Rocky Horror Show, stage production in London in 1973. It ran until 1980, won awards and gained cult status. Many of the stage cast reprised their roles in the film version.
It's still running. I've seen it a few times.
Including Meatloaf. He was in the stage production before the movie. He said it was his first real introduction to the gay community and realized while working with them that they really are regular people like everyone else.
Australia first, right?
I always thought the film came out first
It opened in London,UK first@@wombleofwimbledon5442
"Why are they torturing Rocky?" Because Frankenstein's assistant abused the creature in the original Frankenstein (1931).
Also Riff Raff has built up hatred and jealousy towards Frank. It’s implied that Riff Raff did most of the work of making Rocky and Frank took all of the credit. It’s one of the reasons he went against him at the end. Murdering Eddie was just the icing on the cake. They were still going back to their planet no matter if Frank came along or not. It’s what he means by “Your lifestyle is too extreme” it wasn’t because of gender or sexuality it’s the assault, abuse, murder, cannibalism etc
What I love about Riff Raff is that he wasn’t bad like Frank. He apologized for Eddie’s murder and only did what was right. The man was literally whipped and probably tortured by Frank for who knows how long. He just wanted to be treated with respect “They never liked me!”
In the scrapped sequel Revenge of the Old Queen, Frank was actually the prince of Transexual and was about to be made king and Franks mom the queen still thought he was alive not knowing Riff Raff killed him. So they probably didn’t go home for awhile because Frank didn’t and he was kind of important to their kind so if Frank didn’t budge then they would have to use force
Knowing your sense of humor, you have to see it live. The audience participation lines will have you rolling!
It's been something like 15 years since I've seen it in-person. Do they still do the responses with the non-PC terminology? If not, I wouldn't bother going again with a sanitized version.
Yep, she missed all the audience's snarky remarks, which is what really make this movie the phenomenon that it is.
I went a few years back and laughed so hard. At one point I worked up the courage to yell "Meatloaf for dinner" at the top of my lungs. It was so fun.
There is a stage version I saw on BBC America 6 years ago that had the audience responses, and the stage actors responding right back. It was brilliant. Found the video on here.
Audience member: "What's you favorite Lionel Richie song?"
Riff Raff: "Hello."
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There is no substitute for seeing The RHPS live.
It's forever amazing to me that this was Tim Curry's film debut, and right out of the gate, delivers one of the most phenomenal and iconic performances in film history. The man is a treasure. I still need to go to a midnight showing of this. I've seen it many times since my first time seeing it in the summer between my junior and senior year of high school, but I haven’t seen it at a midnight showing. One day, I’m going to have to do it.
Well, it may have been Curry's film debut, but he'd been playing the role on stage for 2-3 years at that point. So he had the character nailed down. Same with Meatloaf as Eddie. (Although in the original show, he also played Dr Scott in a dual role.)
I think it was only his 2nd film in which he had lines. He was in Deathwish before this...
I first saw it in a theater at the same age. Went a few more times during my senior year and freshman year of college. It's worth it if you can find one. Being an introvert, I prefer to just stay at home now lol.
I pray that you go see it because it is soooooo much fun! Lol
Tim Curry is also such a class act of an actor! No part is too big or small or "beneath him". What ever he does he gives 100%!
"I don't think he wants to get married, girl."
Brad: *sings a proposal for 3 minutes straight*
Ashleigh, that was everything I wanted and more from this reaction. The wide eyes, the laughter, the singing…and the BLUSHING.
the Patreon version is no much more Ashleigh.
There are TWO reasons to watch this movie and the music is second. Tim Curry is the first! 😍🤣😍
(During the Time Warp): "I didn't realize there was a whole dance to this", Girl the lyrics are only literally instructions to doing the dance. :D
But yes, RHPS was Richard O'Brien's (the writer, who also played Riff Raff) love letter to 50s Sci-Fi movies and Rock n' Roll, originally intended to just be a stage play (The Rocky Horror Show, which it very successfully was).
I do STRONGLY recommend doing the live theater experience with a cast & audience who does it right, and if you record your experience with that it'd be awesome too. You have No Idea what you'll be walking into, but you'll have the grin on your face for the rest of the night, at least. :)
I did the celebration show at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloan Square and you need to know the steps to the time warp also don’t forget your water pistol.
I always thought Hot Patooti was a better song.
@@brianosullivan5317 I remember there being a whole list of things to be brought like a newspaper, rice, toast, cards, etc... The times I've gone to see it - the movie, not the live version, there was always someone hawking supplies to the people standing in line. :)
@@VicEclectica Yeah, every time I've been over the years, I've brought along a whole carrier bag full of stuff. It's been many many years since I've done it though, and I know the audience participation evolves over time, so the actions and lines I remember from way back when are probably no longer up to date.
I saw it many years ago, and remember the overhead shot of Frank floating in the pool, one guy shouted out "Waiter! There's a fag in my soup!" Probably not proper to say that today, but it's what I most remember from that showing.
"Listen, sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is a train coming towards you." I love it and I'm stealing it lol
"Audience participation" includes essentially a whole additional reaction script. For example: when they pull up to the castle and the lightning flashes on the sign "Enter at your own risk", the audience yells "Take the Risk!" Fun. Good reaction. Worth the watch.
I personally like, How.... long... does... it .... take.... to .... read... this .... sign?
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my group did "E! N! T! E! R! ..... (yell every letter)... Exclamation Point!, Exclamation Point!, And it's still on the fucking screen!!
@@hawkthorn33 Five Hundred, Twenty Five Thousand, Six Hundred Minutes
So, fun fact: Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien) is the guy who wrote the music and lyrics for the actual stage musical that this is based on.
and played Frank in the stage show
and wrote the sequel
and has a statue in Hamilton NZ, where he lived as a teenager
@@derrisreaditbefore I believe he has only played Riff Raff (he intended to play Eddie but was talked into playing Riff)--Tim Curry originated Frank
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was lightning in a bottle, people have tried to capture it since and failed. Totally one of a kind. Seen it at home, seen it in participation screenings, seen the stage show. Loved it every time.
I completely agree, with the note that the lightning did jump once: look at photos of Dori Hartley circa 1976-1977. Yowza.
@@AcademyNS When it came the studio didn't know what to do with it and put nothing into promoting it so it floped when it made its way to midnight shows people started heckling the film and started having fun with it as word got around about the audience participation more and more people started going to see it.
Check out " reefer madness the musical" you can thank me later
"In just seven days I can make you a man" -- He means it literally. Making Rocky took him a week.
A reference to god. Rif raf and Magenta were in the painting.
@@MultiLimpetNot a reference to God. There's no theology in this movie. It's an homage to Frankenstein and to the Charles Atlas weight-lifting ads that said his system could "make a man" even out of a "97-pound weakling."
BTW, when Frank sings that lyric the audience shouts "make one for me, too!"
also somewhere it’s implied riff raff did most of the work which is one of the causes of his built up hatred towards him and results in torturing Rocky and killing Frank in the end
"IT'S HOT IN HERE!" That is the power of Frank N Furter/Tim Curry!
The innocence! The purity! You will LOVE the immersion experience of the movie with shadowcast!
I have been a Rocky Whore for almost 40 years and shadowcasted for 15 of them!
I can not watch this movie without doing callback lines from eons ago. Once you get the bug, it NEVER leaves you!
I’ve loved this movie since I was 5 years old. And even as a 5 year old I thought Tim Curry was attractive. I was not a Disney kid, I was into musicals and horror. I even had a Rocky Horror theme for my 30th birthday and everyone came in costume. Was a great time!
Ashleigh: "Because your girl is shameless"
Me: "I doubt that.. let's see"
It did take longer than expected, but when Brad and Dr Frank-N-Furter get it on we got the shocked blush.
They don't call her a slut for nothing.
@@tremorsfan Well I would only call someone a slut if they ask me to address them that way.
I regret the celibate parts of my life much more than the promiscuous parts and see no reason to be ashamed for that.
@@jonasfermefors True, it depends upon your level.
@@jonasfermefors “Slut” is what the people who perform in front of the movies call Janet. Because there is very little room in RHPS for political correctness. No harm is meant, it’s all in fun.
🤣🤣
when i was a kid, around 15 years old, i used to go see this film every saturday night at midnight. it was so much fun. you will have a total blast if you see it in person with audience participation, people acting out the entire film in front of the film while it plays. you will love it! -- this is why Tim Curry is so universally beloved. he gives us all feelings. we still love him after all these years.
Highschool in the 80's, this was a weekend institution! We'd go prepared with props and always have a blast. There is no comparison to seeing it with a group of people. The energy is always joyous and very irreverent. GO DO IT!!! And then tell us all about it!
The Rialto Theater in Pasadena, CA had a midnight showing for years. Back in the Dark Ages of the early 80's when I was in high school they'd do a Double Creature Feature before the show. Classics like Plan Nine from Outer Space, Robot Monster, all the classics from campy Sci-Fi; in an honest to god single screen classic movie theater. A night out (that you'll never forget) that only cost about three bucks, got to love it.
Tim Curry deserves all the love he gets for this, but I have to give props to my homegirl Patricia Quinn. Even if the accent slips through once or twice, she still gets the Bride of Frankenstein hair at the end, and there's nothing cooler than that.
Having watched I, Claudius before RHPS, she will always be Claudius’ scheming big sister Livilla, getting it on with a very young (and toupee-wearing) Patrick Stewart.
@@kathyastrom1315 One of the best shows in TV history.
Tim Curry fan since IT 🎈
@@ocelot815 Hey, let's not forget Muppet Treasure Island :)
@@jonanderson559 he's so great in that! Definitely one of my favorites
As a cast member as a shadow cast for Rocky Horror, this made me SHRIEK!!! I played Columbia and Riff Raff for 8 years
If you were Columbia, you would have to shriek! ;)
I was visiting the North Island of NZ a few years ago and stayed in Hamilton. I was amazed to see a statue of Richard O'Brien in the main street in full RHPS alien garb holding a trident. It turns out the statue was built on the site of a former theatre where Richard was an usher in the 50s and 60s and where all the films referenced in the opening song gave him the idea for the musical and later film. He has returned to live there now. RHPS is awesome - never tire of the songs.
I heard there was a whole Facebook group that wanted Richard to be an official citizen of New Zealand because he always jumped between England and New Zealand
"I'm leaning towards super loving it" That is the correct conclusion
"Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is a train coming towards you..." I've never heard this phrase before but I love it, thank you.
Same! ::Automatically adds saying to memory bank::
I know that Frank is probably Tim Curry's most iconic role (probably only matched in recognizability by his turn as Pennywise in "IT"), but honestly my favorite role of his is in the movie "Legend", which I recommend.
Yelling "ASHLEIGH" right at the camera is my favorite thing I've seen during HallowBeans.
I'm going to have to put together my own live showing just so we can have "Ashleigh" be the call back line at that point.
Up to the nineties "spare tires" were actually full-on wheels with an inflated tire, usually stored in the trunk with the tire iron/wrench. These was the days when cars were made with owner maintenance built in. No "donuts" for temporary usage. Anybody with a little experience could trade out one wheel for another.
Some vehicles still have a full-sized spare tire, like, my 2004 Discovery, and my 2005 F-350.
Trucks / Jeeps feel like "Full" tires.
Modern sports cars get Smaller tires. (Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2013)
You’re lucky to even get a donut nowadays, my mom bought a new car and it didn’t have a spare at all. It has a space where you can put one if you buy it yourself but all that came with the car was a little air compressor and some sealant. The dealership said it helps keep the weight down so they can meet govt mpg requirements.
True. When I was a kid me and my brother helped our mom change a tire. It wasn't too complicated.
I even remember including the spare in the tire rotation.
“Rocky Horror is its own thing.” Girl you understood the assignment. 🥰
Thirty years ago, I managed a movie theater that showed "Rocky Horror" every Friday and Saturday at midnight. I'm going to go into this reaction expecting to experience some PTSD but I will be bouyed by the knowledge that I won't be cleaning up any newspapers, rice or toast.
My senior year in high school I was part of the Rocky crew that led the audience participation for the Fri and Sat midnight showings and we always stayed to clean the theater. We felt it was too much to ask that the theater had to clean up after the shenanigans that always took place, lol
@@shannonbryan2191 we did that, too, and tried in the preshow announcements to let people know not to throw food like rice or toast. There were always people who thought that going to rocky meant behaving like a jerk (including being extremely drunk or touching cast members)- we took that stuff seriously.
We had one theater, the State theater, that show $1 feature films and midnight showings including Rocky Horror. Now it's been converted into the Harlequin stage theater.
Tim Curry is great as Pennywise in "IT" from 1990!
I thought he was great as the devil in "legend" with Tom cruise. What have we here? A little boyyy?
Tim Curry is great in everything he's done.
Yes he is the devil in Legend.
Tim Curry : G O A T 💯
5:11 - Ashleigh proves she's ALREADY ready for the Midnight Showings.
8:53 - Wait until you see Barry Bostwick's.
11:55 - He means 'make you a man' in the sense of 'build a man for you from scratch.'
16:32 -I lol'd here.
21:30 - Grats on finding the British version. Tough to find the full-ending version here in the States.
If you go to a Midnight Showing, try to find out which script they use before you go, because there's a lot of different response scripts for Rocky Horror showings.
I have the 20 year anniversary edition, and that's the only copy I've ever owned. It has an option for the British version, and I assumed that was standard on home releases.
@@wareforcoin5780 since yours is the first response I’ve seen that isn’t over a year old I’ll ask you since you might actually see this. lol! Do you know if she ever went to a live viewing? I’m really pleasantly surprised that she liked this movie so much, I wasn’t sure what to expect, haha. This is the first year I’ve been around for her Hallowbeans, and I’m hoping she has a video about going to see it live and I just haven’t found it!
Ashleigh: "Now how do I know this song? We play it every year.... on Halloween."
Also Ashleigh: "I didn't realize there was a whole dance to this song."
How... The instructions are literally in the song.
Don't ever change, sweet child. 😊
Your reaction may be the best and most accurate review of Rocky Horror I've ever seen. It is it's own living, breathing thing. I don't think it's surprising it became this big interactive midnight movie experience because it was originally a play and it was made into a movie based on the strength of its live experience. If you do see it live, I think you'll have a blast! (Oh, and the actor who played Riff Raff wrote the musical and movie.)
Of course, there is another musical that needs to be on the docket for next year's Hallow-beans, "Little Shop of Horrors" (preferably the director's cut with the original ending).
Ohh yes, Little Shop of Horrors with Rick Moranis is a must-watch. Absolutely great!
I agree with everyone else. A live performance is great after your first viewing. You'll be able to sing and play along. It's such a fucking blast. Get yourself a corset and a piece of toast.
You forgot the rice & Lighter LOL
Yes yes, the props are very important to the live performance. 😀
Don't forget the newspaper and squirt guns!
And the toilet paper.
@@marylawrence4724 ah have to be aware of local theatre rules, some dont like flames, the rice and toast in some places in case of rodents.. so always check confetti is probably better than rice
That was literally the best review of Rocky Horror I've ever seen. Well said. It is it's own category.
Rocky carrying Dr. Frank up the tower was a spoof of the original King Kong. Another little tidbit you missed was that Magenta and Riff Raft were brother and sister. The whole thing was a parody of classic horror and sci fi b grade movies from the 50's and 60's. It was also about being free to be what you were rather than what everyone wanted you to be. Yes, now that you have seen the movie on the little screen, you really need to see it on the big screen with audience participation. It is also the longest running movie ever, even though the critics didn't give it good reviews. People go to see it dressed as their favorite characters which means some had to show up in a rain coat or trench coat, at least until they got inside the theater.
Tim Curry Gives EVERYONE FEEELINGS
He certainly made me question a few things.
He's even super attractive when he's playing the Cardinal in Three Musketeers.
What can you say? It’s called being attracted to a personality. Tim Gives personality.
Absolutely.
@@Sentient_Zee me too me too, even when he was the Darkness i questioned things ;)
*Columbia appears*
Ashleigh: Why does that look like Jefree Starr?"
Me, who had been enjoy a sip of tea: *SPIT-TAKE*
Eddie under the table the whole time, minus the pieces being served.
Audience: "Oh no, meatloaf for dinner again?"
Frank rips off the tablecloth. Columbia screams.
Audience: "What's the matter, Columbia? You've eaten Eddie before!"
🤣😂🤪
i live in the uk and can ffind the original everywhere.
Or when they drop the "food" on the table and everyone yells" Eddie get your ass off the table"!
I'm glad you watched the European cut that all the other reactors I've seen have missed. The song "Superheroes" in the final scene did not appear in the American version. It's actually heartbreaking. They felt it would bring down US audiences and cut it from the version that showed state side.
Which is a shame, because it's one of my favorite songs from the whole show.
Actually they cut out a song by Brad the morning after his night with Frank. A very powerful song.
The "Superheros" scene at the end is essential. It brings out the melancholy that lingers just under the surface of the hilarity throughout the movie.
it must have been a very last minute decision too, as Super Heroes is on the movie soundtrack, and Brad’s song is not (though he did record it).
I loved Superheroes on the soundtrack, that I had since I was 14 or 15. But never saw a print of the movie with it, so I assumed it had been cut from the final release print. (This was the 80s, so one couldn't look up this info online.) It was that way for years until I went to a midnight screening in the 90s and was amazed when they played it. I think I cheered out loud!
You saying you want to see it in the theater just made me imagine your husband there with you and that thought literally made my day. I'd love to see his reaction because he is HILARIOUS!
Especially if he dresses as Frank! 😆
@@lisaspikes4291 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lisaspikes4291 Nah, Ashleigh would be perfect as Magenta, so he ought to go as Riff-Raff. It'd be awesome 😃
WE NEED PICS OF THIS!!!!
BTW, at the wedding, Tim is the reverend, riff and magenta are the church care takers dressed as the American Gothic painting which appears in the castle and Columbia as in the record company is the church caretakers daughter. More inside reference than you noticed. The more you watch, the more you notice.
An homage to 50's and 60's horror and sci-fi movies, par excellence. The references in the title song alone are so... memorable.
Fun fact "Forbidden Planet" - the movie Anne Francis stars in... it also features, as the hero and romantic counterpart of Anne, an actor that should by now be very well known to you, Ashleigh: a young and very handsome Leslie Nielsen.
Surely you can't be serious.
@@williewilliams6571 He is serious, and don't call him Shirley.
One of my favorite movies of all time!
That movie was great too!
@@williewilliams6571 But he WAS serious in that role.
Fun fact, Richard O'Brian does the voice of Lawrence Fletcher (Ferb's dad) on Phineas and Ferb. My favorite audience participation bit is during dinner "Not Meatloaf again!" Then as they are putting their forks down and backing away "Brad gets it! Janet gets it! Rocky doesn't get it!"
He also made a RHPS reference in P&F….
“Well this isn’t a very good horror movie, where are the rock and roll musical numbers?”
"Brad gets it! Janet gets it! Rocky doesn't get it!" - NOPE. Rocky GOT IT, he just DON'T CARE!
@@robertmanley4597 “rocky gets it, and wants seconds!”
Tim Curry and Barry Bostwick also voice roles in Phineas and Ferb.
I know that line as "Brad knows! Janet knows! Scotty knows! Rocky doesn't caaaare!"
It is a good thing you filled the reaction first in the studio because filming live would have been way too hard since audience participation can get crazy.
It is now a tradition in my family to go see a live play or a showing of the movie with actors alongside and audience participation. This year we are also dressing up and I'm so excited!
Ohh, the original It. Tim Curry at his finest, making everyone terrified of clowns.
"Why do I find Tim Curry so attractive?" You're not alone.
"That owner might be a beautiful woman and I may never see you again." 😂
Well, she was half right! Love this movie!
Yep, she did see him again
“Why do I find Tim Curry so hot?” Honey, get in line! LOL
I'm in the "oh" camp on this one, but then again, I come to watch your reactions. You are more entertaining, Ashleigh, than lots of movies. Thank you!
Crazy weird trivia about this movie:
Betty Monroe, the woman being married in the opening scene, was played by Hilary Farr of HGTV's Love It or List It fame.
True story!
You mean Betty Monroe, Janet is the heroine
@@themomentalist Yes, Betty Monroe. Brain fart. I swear I'm losing it sometimes. I've only listened to this soundtrack 8 billion times. "It's nicer than Betty Monroe had." I feel dumb. Anyway, thanks!
PS- I edited the original post. My fragile ego couldn't handle it.
I agree with your decision to not try this at a theater, that would have taken an entire production crew and a whole bunch of permissions. And security.
The resulting reaction video would have been pure chaos.
And a tent to protect the equipment
Also, if the TN Rocky Horror is anything like the one I went to every Friday for years as a late teen/early 20-something, this video would be demonetized pretty much immediately. Or you'd REALLY have to chop it up to a point that it would just be quick snippets of gibberish.
Lots of security.
Plus toilet paper might be in short supply in the South. ( y'all know why)
The possibilities are endless!
Thee anticipation will be excruciating......on the slab.
I think.
Okay maybe.
These darn kids.
Damn it.
Also against federal copyright law to film a movie in a theater... especially if you're going to publish it on UA-cam. This was the best way to review it and you can let us know how the in-person trip goes!
I can't blame you for wanting to do more research before diving into the audience participation thing. The last time I went to something involving audience participation without knowing exactly what I was in for it was a theatrical performance of Marat/Sade and I was practically surrounded by members of the cast.
Dont sit in the front or the middle if you dont want to get hit with water or confetti!
I would recommend not researching ahead of time. I personally went for audience participation without knowing anything about it and had a total blast! :D
I love that musical/ movie!!!! Marat/Sade is so good.
@@traveldoc1234 Some theatres don't let you do that any more.
I think they're actually interdimensional travellers. In the sequel they turn up in an alternate reality with an alternate Brad and Janet who never had a burst tire that night, but still end up interfering at a later point in their marriage.
"Why do I find Tim Curry so _hot?"_
And here comes Tim Curry, latest addition to the "Future-Ex-Husband Club."
"Monday will be the _original_ It."
-And there he goes.
Yeah...With Rocky Horror...it's really less of a movie, and more of an _experience._ It's one of those phenomenons where you walk away from something fundamentally changed by what you witnessed. Even to this day, I still can't wrap my head around it...It's definitely a fun-time, no doubt, but I feel like the plot falls apart in the third act. And because of my analytical mind, I keep trying to look beneath the fun and see the underlying _meaning_ behind the movie, when the scthik is, there _is no_ real meaning behind it.
Some consider it a commentary making fun of traditional conservative values when faced with unusual sexual behavior. Others consider it to be a chaotic representation of the changing scope of music in the 80s - with Eddie representing the old style of Rock n Roll that is literally killed by Frankenfurter who is the avatar of "Glam-Rock."
And all of it mixed together with an odd taste for the classic horror movies of yore.
What does it all mean? Does it really _mean_ anything at all?
Does anything truly have any real meaning?
_...Meaning~_
'course if there is only one reason to see this movie...it's the _music._
it even says it And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time, lost in space
And meaning.
@Ashleigh Burton The Rocky Horror Picture Show was created by Richard O'Brien ( who plays Riff Raff in the movie) starting off as a live stage musical, also, this is Mealoaf's 1st movie
I saw this movie for the first time about 3 years ago and i loved it then about a year later I let my sister borrow it and 2-3 weeks after she texted me at 2 in the morning saying she just watched it and "WHAT DID YOU JUST MAKE ME WATCH?", I can't began to tell you how hard I laughed
The audience participation adds a whole other layer to it. First of all it's like one big party. And then you have the things that audience members traditionally shout out which adds even more to how you see the movie. My personal favorite line is when Riff Raff is in his final alien look and sings "prepare the transmit beam" and the audience shouts "Where'd you get your hair done. Dairy Queen?" If you have the Blu-ray there is an audience participation track that has a lot of traditional audience lines shouted out.
My favorite is:
"Don't get strung out...."
LIKE A TAMPON!
"By the way I look..."
LIKE A TAMPON??!!
🤣😂 🤣 It's the inquisitive/confused inflection on the second one that kills me.
@@ligeiaztomb2755 "THAT MAN HAS NO NECK!"
"Meat loaf, again!!???"
Riff: "They didn't like me!"
Me (in thick fake Cockney accent): 'Cause I've got a banana on my head.
Riff: "They NEVER liked me!"
Me: 'Cause I've STILL got a banana on my head!
Janet “ and the owner of the phone might be a beautiful woman “
Audience “ He is! “
"Oh, It's like a big slumber party." I spit my coffee all over my keyboard on that one.
Audience participation in a theater is like nothing else.
Fun fact: The guy playing Susan Sarandons husband also played the Mayor in Spin City
Thanks ! I never realized that, but I recall thinking that he did look familiar. Spin City was a lot of fun.
And the original Danny Zuko in the Broadway musical Grease
I first saw this movie as a college kid in New York in the late 1970s, when this movie was still all the rage and the theater was always packed with a costumed capacity crowd that knew the whole audience-participation script by heart. It is difficult to put into words how weird and wonderful and completely novel that experience was. Ashleigh, I really hope you are able to find a theater with a big crowd who are true devotees so you can experience this movie like we did back then.
Yes, I,saw it the same way for the first time in 1978.
This was Curry’s debut. And he killed it
"Tim Curry's the only one wearing a pearl necklace" had me rolling on the floor!
"I think I'm slightly obsessed with Susan." And not one mention of her cheekbones... Best. Leo.
Back then, the spare tire was just like the other four. I don't think they introduced the "donut" until the 1980s.
I remember the light-up globes from when I was a kid. Basically, there was a big hole in place of Antarctica, and the light bulb was inserted through that hole.
This movie made me imprint on Tim Curry so hard when I was a teenager. Add on Legend (not the director’s cut, for the love of god) to see another movie that could’ve been weirdly forgettable if not for his utterly captivating performance.
Muppet Treasure Island as Long John. Just campy and brilliant.
Tim Curry on stage was pretty good, too.
What is wrong with the director's cut?
Tim Curry laughing as a delighted Darkness enjoying his savage glee at corrupting a pure soul is in my top ten of scenes.
@@XShrike0 It actually has LESS Curry! That and while it's got a nice score, the Tangerine Dream soundtrack is a lot more fun. Both are worth a watch, and you will find things to like about both... but it all comes down to personal preference. Some love the DC...
The character "Riff Raff" was played by Richard O'Brien who wrote the music and lyrics for the whole show. Eddy was played by Meatloaf, yes, the singer. It is a lot of fun, but when you are in the theater, singing along and dancing with the crowd, is so much more fun. I find that Tim Curry reminds me so much of Joan Collins. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to an update after you get to see it in the theater with a crowd.
Riff Raff was played by Richard O'Brien, he wrote the show and sang the opening song
He was in the 80's Flash Gordon movie, he hosted a British competition game show called Crystal Maze ( it was a grown up version of Legends of the hidden temple ) He was in the not great D&D movie as the thieves guild master with a maze, a reference to the old game show. He used to host music sing alongs at the castle used for the exterior shots
The Original IT, another Tim Curry Classic..one of his other best films was Legend
Love that movie. That head piece was amazing. one of my favorite movies to this day
@@robertlopez628 and Meg mucklebones was played by robert picardo the holographic doctor from voyager
I loved him in Oscar
Dam right! Great choices
@@shallowgal462 Oscar is one of my faves and not many people know it, it's soooo funny!!
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Tim Curry is a MASTER at everything he does. His HOTNESS runneth over...even when he's a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I was so excited to see your reaction to this. I gotta say, it didn't look good for a hot couple of minutes, but in the end, when you said you loved it, I was so excited. The first chance you get to go see it at a theater...GO...don't think twice...GO!! And you HAVE TO DRESS UP...that's part of the experience!!
Yes. Now you've got to see it with audience partici... ... pation!
Senior prom: I told my girl friend I didn't really want to go to prom, and suggested The Rocky Horror Picture Show instead. I still got the tux, got the corsage. She wore her formal. But we ditched the prom for a midnight showing of TRHPS. I hid a bottle of champagne and a couple of glasses under the seat of the car. We arrived, popped the champagne, filled our glasses and joined the line waiting for the box to open in our formal wear. The crowd applauded... :D
"There's simply so many things to take in from this movie."
Understatement for this film for sure. LOL
And Janet took the all in.
In high school, I took dance as a PE class, taught by our drama teacher, and we did the Time Warp on stage for an audience. It was a lot of fun.
Was this in Dubai?
That may be one of the best high school stories I've ever heard.
When I was in high school, there was a talent show competition. A local shadow cast did a fine presentation of the Time Warp, complete with costumes, make-up, etc.
They won.
I look forward to your update after you see it live. There is so much more to love. I have probably seen it 50 times during my high school days. A theater near me showed it every Saturday at midnight. Oh those fun carefree days of youth.
Back in the 90s, I wrote a university paper on the carnivalesque in pop culture. I had so much fun researching and comparing the differences of audience participation to RHPS in different cities!
i love the japanese language version , its truly international,, i have got some sound tracks from germany, mexico , japan
ua-cam.com/video/1gemHEakYYc/v-deo.html this is epic love it so much
I started with the Ken theater in San Diego. When I went to the show in Santa Cruz I was ... out of sync. it felt very odd.
Criminologist: take you on a very strange journey.
Ashleigh: That wasn't it?
Me: Oh, honey . . . . . just wait.
At the show the audience usually shouts "Take me!" at this point. 😀
@@DonDuracell when i went it was How strange was it . but its localised and lines come in and out of fashion
@@Greenwood4727 it can be combined which I also heard. "...to take you on a strange journey ... 🙂
@@DonDuracell thtas what i love about it, that it changes depending on time location theres always something new in the audience partici pation ) something new
This movie is a gift to humanity
Flat tire: back then cars had full size spares and there was no such thing as a doughnut 50/50 tire.
Belly button: he was born in a box not a woman, so no unbiblical cord and no belly button.
If you look at medieval / renaissance art, when they are painting Adam & Eve they often obscure the belly-button area because there was a raging debate as to whether Adam & Eve had them. Michelangelo was firmly in the belly-button camp, as seen in the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
umbilical although unbiblical is pretty amusing.
11:40 - He clearly *HAS* a belly button.
Barry Bostwick (“Brad”) was the original “Danny” in Grease on Broadway.
And way better than Vinny Bobarino.
I saw this for the first time in 1989. I was in the military. After that first time viewing, I didn't get to see it again until 1992, and that was in japan. They had a stage but no Emcee or Stage Show to go with it. Me and my friends got up and performed for them, and I was in a wrist cast from an injury. It was a blast. And the audience did participate, they just hadn't realized a stage show goes with it, lol. Rocky Horror IS it's own category.
Honestly, given your review there at the end, it sounds like you got it. You're reaction was about as accurate and honest a reaction as I've ever heard. Rocky Horror really it just one of those movies you have to experience to understand it, and it is one of a kind.
I remember as a teenager accidentally walking into this movie when I had intended to see "Conan the Barbarian" at the multiplex. There was a row of girls in front of me doing all the responses in perfect unison. It was so surreal that I had to stay till the end. Watching it without an audience is really only appreciating half the show.
One thing to remember is that the audience participation started spontaneously. Richard was absolutely surprised (and delighted) that kids were going to midnight movies and acting out the parts. Good thing you didn't bring your equipment to the theater, sometimes people bring water guns for the rain scene.
I brought a full spray bottle. :)
18:06 Everyone finds Frank attractive(Men and Women). If they say they don’t, they’re lying.
Its true. Im a lesbian and yet there is just something about Frank.
@@pingidjit and I’m a straight male. When I first saw Frank when I was 18, I realized the lines might not be so B&W