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THE RHPS FAQ - version 1.0a
compiled by P7A77 (aka Steamed Rhubarb Fondue)
(internet address: japfaff@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)
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This is the RHPS FAQ, to be used on alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror,
alt.cult-movies, and elsewhere. It will be posted on or about the last day of
every month to alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror, and alt.cult-movies. I'm just a
poor schmuck who thought it would be fun to do one, so if there's an error that
you notice somewhere, don't get all upset - just e-mail me about it. Please
keep in mind that this is all in good clean (?) fun.
Also, I'm always open to suggestions, changes, or new ideas, so if you think of
something that you feel should be in the FAQ, don't be afraid to let me know.
And remember: Always practice Safe FAQing.
-P7A77
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Table O' Contents
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Section 0 - How to use this FAQ
Section 1 - Basics about RHPS and where to see it
1a. What does RHPS mean?
1b. What does RHPS *REALLY* mean?
1c. What does FAQ mean?
1d. How can *I* see RHPS?
1e. What theatres show RHPS?
1f. What's the easiest way to find out where RHPS is playing in my area?
Section 2 - A bit of history and changes
2a. How did RHPS start?
2b. Where did it go from there?
2c. What are the cast lists from the three original shows?
2d. What is the cast list for the movie?
2e. What is the list of songs from the movie?
2f. What changes to the songs were made for the movie?
Section 3 - Audience Participation
3a. What's with this audience participation I keep hearing about?
3b. What should I take to a showing of RHPS?
3c. What should I wear to a showing of RHPS?
3d. Should I worry that I don't know many of the "call-backs" at my first show?
3e. Should I worry that I'll be embarassed at my first show?
3f. Should I locate an audience participation script and memorize it?
Section 4 - RHPS Errors and Trivia
4a. - Errors in editing & accuracy, and various trivia
4b. - The Rocky Pledge
4c. - The RHPS Trivia Quiz [under construction]
4d. - Answers to The RHPS Trivia Quiz
4e. - Stories and Weirdness [under construction]
Section 5 - National Fan Clubs, Newsletters, and Fanzines
5a. - What are the addresses of various Fan Clubs, and what do I do to join?
5b. - What Newsletters and Fanzines have existed throughout the years? [under
construction]
5c. - What Newsletters and Fanzines exist now?
5d. - What books exist?
Section 6 - Rocky Horror elsewhere
6a. - What movies have had references to RHPS?
6b. - What television shows have had references to RHPS?
6c. - What parodies of RHPS exist?
6d. - Is there a sequel to RHPS?
6e. - What about Shock Treatment?
6f. - What about Revenge of the Old Queen?
6g. - Anything else?
Section 7 - Where are they now?
7a. - Tim Curry
7b. - Susan Sarandon
7c. - Barry Bostwick
7d. - Richard O'Brien
7e. - Patricia Quinn
7f. - Little Nell Campell
7g. - Peter Hinwood
7h. - Jonathan Adams
7i. - Meat Loaf
7j. - Charles Gray
Section 8 - Soundtracts, Scripts, Etc.
8a. - What different Soundtracts exists?
8b. - Where can I get a copy of the script to the movie?
8c. - Where can I get a copy of the script to the play?
8d. - Where can I get a copy of an audience participation script?
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Section 0 - How to use this FAQ
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Section 1 - Basics about RHPS and where to see it
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1a. What does RHPS mean?
Random House Personal Slaves
Really Hideous Penguin Sundaes
Really Horny Purple Salamanders
Really Horrible People Shouting
Ridiculous Horny-Person's Story
Road House Personal Shipping
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1b. What does RHPS *REALLY* mean?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's a movie.
Check out what newsgroup you're in.
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1c. What does FAQ mean?
Frequently Asked Questions. This is the RHPS FAQ, or the Rocky Horror Picture
Show Freqently Asked Questions. They're the questions that are most frequently
asked about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If a question is asked frequently
about The Rocky Horror Picture Show, it would be in here. Likewise, if The
Rocky Horror Picture Show had questions frequently asked about it, they would
be in here. As would frequently asked questions about The Rocky Horror Picture
Show.
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1d. How can *I* see RHPS?
Well, there are six main ways:
(a) Rent it at your local video store
(b) Buy it at your local video store (or mail-order)
(c) Steal it from your local video store
(d) Rent/Buy/Steal the film and get a projector
(e) Watch it on television (US, UK, and Canada)
(f) Go to a movie theatre
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1e. What theatres show RHPS?
Lots of 'em - usually the most trashy looking ones in town.
Most major cities have shows on a regular basis, and others have special
showings throughout the year. Most college campuses will have special showings
throughout the year as well (usually during Halloween and at the end of a
term).
A constantly updating theatre list is posted on the 15th of every month to
alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror, alt.answers, and news.answers.
It is archived at rtfm.mit.edu (and its mirrors) in the directory
/pub/usenet/news.answers/movies/rocky-horror-theaters.
For an e-mail copy of the theatre list at any time, send an e-mail request to:
bc770@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
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1f. What's the easiest way to find out where RHPS is playing in my area?
There're a few ways of doin' that, too:
(a) Become a memeber of the Fan Club and ask Sal Piro for a list
(b) Check the list posted every month on alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror
(c) Call a random theatre in your city and ask them if they know
(d) Look in a newspaper for theatre listings
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Section 2 - A bit of history and changes
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2a. How did RHPS start?
The movie was originally a play, written by Richard O'Brien, with the working
title "They Came from Denton High." It was changed to "The Rocky Hor-Roar
Show", and eventually to "The Rocky Horror Show". It premiered on June 16,
1973, at The Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London, England. After a short
while, it was moved from the 60-seat Upstairs theatre to a converted movie
house, and then to the King's Road Theatre, which seats 500. It was named
best musical of 1973 by the British drama critics.
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2b. Where did it go from there?
After about ten months, Lou Adler (the owner at the time of the Roxy theatre
in Los Angeles, California, USA) saw the musical and brought it to The United
States, in the Roxy. A bit after that, it was made into the movie.
As a promotion for the movie, it also had a (disasterous) run on Broadway.
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2c. What are the cast lists from the three original shows?
London (The Theatre Upstairs)
Narrator - Jonathan Adams
Frank-N-Furter - Tim Curry
Riff-Raff - Richard O'Brien
Brad Majors - Christopher Malcolm
Janet Weiss - Belinda Sinclair
Rocky Horror - Rayner Bourton
Magenta and Usherette - Patricia Quinn
Columbia - Little Nell
Eddie and Dr. Evrett Scott - Paddy O'Hagan
Los Angeles (Roxy)
Magenta and Usherette - Jamie Donnely
Janet Weiss - Abigail Haness
Brad Majors - B. Miller
Narrator - Graham Jarvis
Riff-Raff - Bruce Scott
Columbia - Boni Enten
Dr. Frank-N-Furter - Tim Curry
Rocky Horror - Kim Milford
Eddie and Dr. Scott - Meatloaf
New York (Broadway)
Magenta and Usherette - Jamie Donnelly
Janet Weiss - Abigail Haness
Brad Majors - B. Miller
Narrator - William Newman
Riff-Raff - Richard O'Brien
Columbia - Boni Enten
Dr. Frank-N-Furter - Tim Curry
Rocky Horror - Kim Milford
Eddie and Dr. Scott - Meatloaf
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2d. What is the cast list for the movie?
Dr. Frank-N-Furter - Tim Curry
Janet Weiss - Susan Sarandon
Brad Majors - Barry Bostwick
Riff Raff - Richard O'Brien
Magenta and Lips (Trixie) - Patricia Quinn
Columbia - Little Nell
Dr. Everett V. Scott - Jonathan Adams
Rocky Horror - Peter Hinwood
Eddie - Meatloaf
Criminologist - Charles Gray
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2e. What is the list of songs from the movie?
Science Fiction/Double Feature
Dammit, Janet
Over at the Frankenstein Place
The Time Warp
Sweet Transvestite
Sword of Damocles
I Can Make you a Man
Hot Patootie- Bless My Soul
I Can Make you a Man (reprise)
Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me
Eddie
Rose Tint My World
I'm Going Home
Super Heroes
Science Fiction/Double Feature (reprise)
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2f. What changes to the songs were made for the movie?
OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE:
In "Over at the Frankenstein Place", Brad should have a verse all to
himself - it was never filmed. It goes like this:
BRAD: I can see the flag fly, I can see the rain;
Just the same, there has got to be
Something better here for you and me.
SWORD OF DAMOCLES:
"Sword of Damocles" had a few extra verses from the narrator/criminologist that
were never filmed. They go like this:
(Before Rocky's third verse)
NARR: Rocky Horror, you need peace of mind,
I want to tell you that you're doing fine.
You're the product of another time,
So feeling low? Well, that's no crime.
CHARLES ATLAS SONG/I CAN MAKE YOU A MAN:
The words for "Charles Atlas Song/I Can Make You A Man" had significant changes
made from the stage to the screen. The stage version is written out, with
movie changes in parenthasis.
FRANK: A weakling, weighing ninety-eight pounds,
Got sand in his face when kicked to the ground.
(Will get sand...)
His girl split on him, and then, in the gym,
(And soon in the gym, with a determined chin,)
The sweat from his pores as he worked for his cause
(... works...)
Made him glisten and gleam; he was thin, but quite clean.
(Will make him...) (he'll be pink, and quite clean.)
He was in good shape, but the wrong shape.
(He'll be a strong man, but the wrong man.)
He ate nutritious, high protien, and swallowed raw eggs.
(He'll eat nutritious...) (... swallow...)
Tried to build up his shoulders, his chest, arms, and legs.
(Try to...)
Then a magazine advert with a new muscle plan
(Such an effort, if he only knew of my plan,)
Said in just seven days, I can make you a man.
(In just seven...)
He'd done press-ups, and chin-ups, cleaned and jerked, done the snatch.
(He'll do press-ups, and chin-ups, do the snatch, clean, and jerk.)
Thought dynamic tension just must be a catch.
(He thinks dynamic tension must be hard work)
So he re-read the advert to see how it ran,
(Such strenuous living, I just don't understand,)
It said in just seven days, I can make you a man.
(In just seven...)
ONCE IN A WHILE:
After Janet sings "Toucha, Toucha, Touch Me", Brad should have a song called
"Once in a While" - it was filmed but left out of the movie. It goes like
this:
BRAD: Once in a while, she don't want to call you,
Speaking on the telephone.
And once in your life, she won't want to know you;
You look around, the one you've found, she is gone.
And that's all the time that it takes
For a heart to turn to stone;
The sweeter the wine, the harder to make the break,
You hear something about someone you thought you'd known.
So baby, don't cry like there's no tomorrow,
After the night, there's a brand new day;
And there'll be no pain, and no more sorrow,
So wash your face and phone my place, it'll be okay.
And that's all the time that it takes
For a heart to beat again;
So give me a sign that a lover makes,
You look around, the one you've found is back again.
SUPERHEROES:
The last song (aside from the closing credits) is "Superheroes." Brad and
Janet have verses in it that were used in the original version of the movie.
They were cut out of the re-release, and included in some of the
re-re-releases. The pirated Japanese version of the videotape (with subtitles)
has the song, as do the mono UK versions, but all official US releases of the
video, including re-releases, and the stereo UK version don't. The laserdisc
currently out, and the 20th anniversary one to be released in 1995 will not
have the song in it, either.
The song goes like this:
(Scene: The castle has just taken off)
BRAD: (sung) I've done a lot, God knows I've tried
To find the truth; I've even lied.
But all I know is down inside I'm
Bleeding.
JANET: (sung) And Super Heroes come to feast,
To taste the flesh not yet deceased.
And all I know is still the beast is
Feeding.
BACK: (lots of ooo-oooh's and aaa-aaah's)
CRIM: (spoken) And crawling on the planet's face,
Some insects called the human race.
Lost in time, and lost in space.
And meaning.
BACK: (sung) Meaning.
(Note: this last verse by the Criminologist is in all versions)
SCIENCE FICTION/DOUBLE FEATURE (REPRISE):
This song was not changed and was used during the closing credits. However, it
was cut at the same time that Superheroes was cut, and The Time Warp was put in
its place. Re-re-releases, all US video versions, and the UK mono video
version have the song, as does the videodisc version. The UK stereo version
does not.
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Section 3 - Audience Participation
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3a. What's with this audience participation I keep hearing about?
It's a main part of RHPS. The audience "calls-back" to the screen. These are
often called "call-backs" or "lines." Also, in various parts of the movie, the
audience throws things all over the place and makes a real big mess.
Lots o' fun.
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3b. What should I take to a showing of RHPS?
Yourself. Lots of friends. Lots of money to give to the cast memebers.
Many people, largely perceived to be virgins, have taken it upon themselves to
bring weird items, such as shaving cream, spaghetti, rocks, Toyota Tercels,
etc. While this may be allowed by the theatre, it will unfailingly cause the
majority of the crowd to consider you (rightly) an idiot.
Here's a semi-complete listing of the more popular items:
Rice
Newspaper
Water Guns
Lighter/Matches/Flashlight/Flame-Thrower/Whatever
Noise Makers
Rubber Gloves
Confetti (you can tear up the newspaper for this one)
Toilet Paper (preferably Scott brand)
Toast
Bells
Hot Dogs
Playing Cards
It's up to you to figure out when to use these.
There's a general rule most people seem to follow: "If you are hit in the face
with a hot dog chunk, then now must be the time to throw hot dogs!"
Unfortunately, this rule doesn't work, because there are always the high school
freshman who get off from throwing anything, anytime.
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3c. What should I wear to a showing of RHPS?
Nothing - or at least as little as possible. Well, lots of black is usually
good. As is lingerie. As are fishnets. Basically, the weirder the better.
You'll feel strange leaving the house (or office), but once you get within a
hundred yards or so of the theatre, you should fit right in.
This section is, of course, for the people who are part-timers. Most veteran
Rocky-goers dress however they want to usually, and don't give a flying fuck
WHAT other people think.
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3d. Should I worry that I don't know many of the "call-backs" at my first show?
No. This is a major misconception about RHPS. Nobody is going to think any
less of you if you just sit back and have a good time. Before you know it,
you'll know more than you ever really wanted to. Just relax and enjoy
yourself (or the people around you, if you wish).
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3e. Should I worry that I'll be embarassed at my first show?
Probably.
Most places have something called a "virgin sacrifice." (A virgin is someone
who has never seen the show before. If you've seen it on video, that doesn't
count; that just makes you a video slut - you're still a virgin.) The
sacrifice can be something as tame as singing to the virgins to something as
raunchy as... well, let your mind wander. The majority of them are just in
good fun and aren't out to really hurt anyone. The cast wants you to return
for more and more showings - they're not going to piss you off so that you
never go back. You can try to hide, but if anyone at all in the theatre knows
you, they will betray you. Count on it. Don't worry about it and let them
have their fun.
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3f. Should I locate an audience participation script and memorize it?
A resounding NO!
You could, but you'd be really lame if you did, tho'. Just go and listen.
Most people start picking up on a lot of them by their third show, and they
start making their own up a few shows later. The scripts are made so that the
veterans can exchange lines from different cities and to find out who says
what, etc. Most of the more popular ones in circulation are pretty lame
themselves, anyway.
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Section 4 - RHPS Errors and Trivia
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4a. - Errors in editing & accuracy, and various trivia
Oh, there are so many! Here's a chronological list of a few of them:
--The lips in the opening credits are Magenta's
--Many of the wedding guests are also Transylvanians
--One guest (a brunette woman) runs up to be in the wedding picture twice
--The priest at the church is Dr. Frank-N-Furter
--The workers at the church are Riff Raff, Magenta, and Columbia
--On the video, the boom (microphone) can be seen during parts of the wedding
scene
--The Denton billboard in the cemetary could be considered an ad for a
Television station (see Shock Treatment)
--The chalk heart that Brad draws on the church changes shape in different
shots
--Janet's purse in Dammit, Janet is on the ground behind her in one shot and in
front of her in another
--The Criminoligist claims that it is a "late November evening" yet Nixon's
resignation speech is playing on the car radio (he resigned in August)
--The copy of the Plain Dealer that Janet has is not the one from the day of
Nixon's resignation (it could be from a late November evening, tho')
--The grandfather clock reads 12 o'clock, but rings 7 times before Time Warp,
and 10 times after
--The Transylvanian with the tray of hour d'ourves puts it down and in a
different shot suddenly has it again
--Columbia's hat can be seen on the ground right before her tap-dance, but when
she starts dancing it's on her head
--Janet is still screaming after she faints before Sweet Transvestite
--The amazing buttoning-unbuttoning shirt that Brad has on while Magetna is
stripping him
--The position of Rocky's arms and the types of moves he's doing change in
different shots during Charle's Atlas Song
--Eddie's bracers disappear at one stage while rolling around on the floor with
Columbia
--There is blood on the freezer floor before Frank hits Eddie with the pick
--While he's activating the magnet, Frank starts to raise his left leg, but
when the camera shot changes, his right leg is lifted
--The first shot of Dr. Scott going up the stairs has a piece of carpet turned
over by the wire pulling the wheelchair
--The first shot of Dr. Scott going up the stairs was supposed to be edited
out, but never was (or so rumour has it)
--While Rocky is proposing a toast to Janet, Riff's hand can be seen pulling
the napkin out of Dr. Scott's glass - and he does it AGAIN a few moments later
--Riff serves Brad a slice of meat in a close-up of Brad, and then again in a
wide shot
--In Planet Schmanet, Janet, Frank pulls down Janet's bra strap, but it's back
in place in the next shot
--The tattoo on Frank's arm is washed off in the pool during the floor show,
reappears for the last bit of the floor show, is washed off again at the end of
the floor show, and is on again at the end of I'm Going Home
--The last few seconds in the "flashback" of Riff's and Magenta's never appears
elsewhere in the film from that camera angle
--Brad and Janet are helping Dr. Scott out of the castle without a wheelchair,
but Dr. Scott is laying on a broken wheelchair during Superheroes
There are plenty more, too. Keep your eyes peeled.
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4b. The Rocky Pledge
I, State Your Name,
Pledge allegiance to the lips
Of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
And to the decadance for which it stands,
One movie, under Richard O'Brien,
With Sensuous Daydreams, Erotic Nightmares, and Sins of the Flesh for All!
And I promise to be creative and not repeat anything anyone else says.
(this makes a bit more sense for Rocky fans in the US)
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4c. - The RHPS Trivia Quiz
[gotta call old friends to find it]
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4d. - Answers to The RHPS Trivia Quiz
Yeah, right... like I'm just gonna GIVE you the answers. Figure them out for
yourself! Sheesh... some people...
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4e. - Stories and Weirdness
[various anecdotes, notes on specific conventions, etc... much help would be
greatly appreciated! :) ]
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Section 5 - National Fan Clubs, Newsletters, and Fanzines
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5a. - What are the addresses of various Fan Clubs, and what do I do to join?
Unless otherwise noted, send an SASE (or international reply coupon, depending
on where you live in relation to where the fan club is) for information
concerning membership, newsletters, etc.
UNITED STATES:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club
204 West 20th Street
New York, New York 10011
Dark Refrain
c/o Memories of the Past
PO Box 4571
Aurora, IL 60571
The Darkness
c/o Robert Childers
5210 SE 97th
Portland, OR 97266
Unconventional Conventionalists
Rocky Horror Newsletter
c/o A.T.E.
PO Box 97
Village Station
New York, NY 10014
Further INdignities
SPC John Roe
D. Co. 1/327 Inf
Ft. Campbell, KY 42223-5000
(address letter to _John_ - don't mention newsletter's name)
RHPS Network
PO Box 5308
Torrance, CA 90510-5308
Attn: Anne Taylor
Night Vision
PO Box 593
Lincoln Park, MI 48461
The Tim Currier
c/o Mary Harris
8205 Stone Trail Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Rockamania West
c/o Vanguard Studios
50 Cour de la Celedon
Sparks, NV 89434-9537
CANADA:
Creatures of the Night
c/o Wanda MacRae
11874 Woodbine Ave RR 1
Gormley, Ontario
CANADA LOH 1G0
AUSTRAILIA:
Austrailia Contacts
PO Box 133, Belair
So Austrailia
AUSTRAILIA 5052
ENGLAND:
Time Warp
1 Elm Grove
Hildenborough
Tonbridge
Kent TN11 9HE, ENGLAND
Regular Frankie Fans
3 Salix Approach
Birchwood Estate
Lincoln, LNG - OPN
ENGLAND
The Conventionalist
Chris Cooke
10 Helton Close
Holmes Chapel
Cheshire, CW4 7JZ
ENGLAND
(Brits send 3 second class stamps, all others send 2 internat'l reply coupons)
FRANCE:
The Zen Room
c/0 Laurent Hagimont
12, rue Gerando
75009 PARIS
GERMANY:
Rocky Horror FanClub Deutschland
BonnstraBe 31
W-4330 Mulheim an der Ruhr 1
DEUTSHLAND
Rocky Horror Deutschland
Frank Biesgen
Kuhlenstr. 25
W-4330 Mulheim
GERMANY
ITALY:
Rocky Horror Italian Fan Club
c/o Davide SAHNER
Via Riboli, 12-B
10135 TORINO
JAPAN:
Charles Atlas Club
Cube Sonoda 405., 1-9-1
Kawaranomiya
Amagasaki-City, Hyogo, 661
LIP'S
4 - 2 - 9, Sakuragaoka
Setagaya - KV
Tokyo, 156
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5b. - What Newsletters and Fanzines have existed throughout the years?
[gotta do my homework on this one]
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5c. - What Newsletters and Fanzines exist now?
The RHPS e-mailing list - send email to mossap@essex.ac.uk
Most of the fan clubs in section 5a. have newsletters and/or fanzines
associated with them. Send an SASE (or internat'l reply coupon) for info to
the fan club(s) of your choice.
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5d. - What books exist?
--Creatures of the Night - by Sal Piro
--Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Book - by Sal Piro and Mike
Hess
--The Rocky Horror Picture Show Book - by Bill Henkin
--The Rocky Horror Picture Show Comic Books - three issues, and a second
printing of issue #1
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Section 6 - Rocky Horror elsewhere
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6a. - What movies have had references to RHPS?
--Fame - a few of the characters go to see Sal Piro and RHPS in New York
--Jubilee - both Richard O'Brien and Nell Campbell starred in this movie, so
references are plentiful
--Willie and Phil
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6b. - What television shows have had references to RHPS?
--Fridays - The Ronnie Horror Picture Show
--Real People - did a segment
--Sesame Street - Susan Sarandon appeared as Janet with the Count
--You Can't do that on Television - was featured in a show about addictions
--MTV Rocky Horror 1990 Special - Costume contests and the like
--Charles in Charge - Charles and the kids are planning to go to the 15th
Anniversary convention, but Charles gets locked in a monkey cage all night.
It's worth it just to see the kids dressed as Riff, Magenta, and Brad
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6c. - What parodies of RHPS exist?
--The Ronnie Horror Show - put on by ABC's Fridays (198x?)
--The Rocky Horror Muppet Show - done at an SF con (19xx?)
--The Rocky Porno Video Show - available for rent at your better video stores
--The Rocky Horror Star Trek Show (with audience participation) - a text file
floating around net-land. Ask around.
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6d. - Is there a sequel to RHPS?
No.
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6e. - What about Shock Treatment?
It's not a sequel, not a prequel. It's just another movie. Granted, it
happens after RHPS happens (we assume), but it's no more a sequel to RHPS than
Silence of the Lambs is a sequel to Manhunter (ask the folks on a.c-m for that
one).
Whereas RHPS is a satire of the B-movies, Shock Treatment is a satire of
television and game shows. The town of Denton has become one big television
studio, and Brad and Janet get swept away in it. I won't give too much of the
plot away, because it is actually a good movie if you watch it a few times.
Some songs to be on the lookout for include "Bitchin' in the Kitchen", "Little
Black Dress", and "The Best Thing You Could Ever Do Is Die" (I don't have an
official soundtrack, so official titles may vary. Check local listings).
Richard O'Briend and Patricia Quinn return as Cosmo and Nation McKinley (many
people believe that they are really Riff Raff and Magenta hiding out).
(Little) Nell Campell is Nurse Ansalong. Charles Gray is Judge Oliver Wright.
Brad and Janet are played by two new people. They sing better than Barry and
Susan, but Janet can't lipsync for anything. A complete listing of cast
members is as such:
Dr. Cosmo McKinley - Richard O'Brien
Dr. Nation McKinley - Patricia Quinn
Brad Majors - Cliff DeYoung
Janet Majors - Jessica Harper
[gotta look at my video again...]
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6f. - What about Revenge of the Old Queen?
Like that's ever going to happen. Richard O'Brien has been working on that
movie (the OFFICIAL sequel) for years now, and it shows no signs of ever being
made. Look for it at about the same time Hell freezes over.
For those truly interested, tho', new songs will include "Short End of the
Stick", "Gentleman Caller", and "Never Let Your Daughter Date an Alien". New
characters are Lord DeLordy and Ray Ammbo. Richard O'Brien will continue
playing Riff Raff.
Most of the original actors from RHPS either do not want to be in it or are
hesitant (including Patricia Quinn, which is odd because she's stuck by our boy
Richard through most of his word (Disaster, Shock Treatment, etc)).
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6g. - Anything else?
--The Rocky Horror Picture Show Computer Game - released by Activision in 1985.
Players assume the role of Brad or Janet and roam around the Frankenstein Place
trying to find pieces of a machine to save the character not being played. It
has a rockin' computerized version of Time Warp as background music. You only
get one "life" and it's easy to "die", so the game can get a bit monotonous and
frustrating at times. Worth picking up, tho'.
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Section 7 - Where are they now?
NOTE: credits, unless noted otherwise, are for performances
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7a. - Tim Curry
Born: April 19, 1947
Audio credits: Read My Lips (album), Fearless (album), Simplicity (album), Tim
Curry's Greatest Hits (album), Cry to Heaven (book on tape), Dirty Duck (book
on tape), Night Over Water (book on tape), The Old Contemptibles (book on tape)
Theatre credits: Amadeus (nominated for Tony award), Hair, Liebelie, Love For
Love, Me and My Girl, My Favorite Year, The Pirates of Penzance, The Rocky
Horror Show (London, Los Angeles, Broadway), Three Penny Opera, Travesties
Film credits: Abel's Island, Annie, Blue Money, Clue, Dark Waters, Ferngully,
Home Alone 2, The Hunt for Red October, Legend, Loaded Weapon 1, Oscar, Passed
Away, Pass the Ammo, The Player, The Plowman's Lunch, The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, The Shout, Times Square
Television credits: Captain Planet, Darkwing Duck, Fish Police, It, Legend of
Price Valiant, Oliver, Peter Pan and the Pirates, Rock Follies, Roseanne,
Saturday Night
Live (hosted), Tailspin, Tales from the Crypt, Pirates of Darkwater, Will
Shakespeare, Worst Witch
Current opinion of RHPS: Finds it annoying, but aprreciates the fans - has
mellowed down in the past few years
Current occupation: World-renowned film & theatre actor
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7b. - Susan Sarandon
Born: October 4, 1946
Theatre credits: A Coupla White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin', Albert's
Bridge, An Evening with Richard Nixon, Extremities, Private Ear, Public Eye
Film credits: Atlantic City, Buddy System, Bull Durham, Compromising
Positions, Dragon Fly, The Front Page, The Great Waldo Pepper, The Hunger, Joe,
King of the Gypsies, Lady Liberty, Lorenzo's Oil, Loving Couples, Lovin' Molly,
The Other Side of Midnight, The Player, Pretty Baby, The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, Sweet Hearts Dance, Tempest, Thelma and Louise, Walk Away Madden, White
Palace, The Witches of Eastwick
Television credits: AD 1985, The Haunting of Rosalind, June Moon, The Last of
the Belles, The Life of Ben Franklin, Mussolini and I, Owen Marhall, The Riders
of Eldirch, The Satan Murders, Saturday Night Live (hosted), Sesame Street
(episode xxxx), A World Apart
Current opinion of RHPS: Finds it amusing, but doesn't understand why people
are so obsessed with it
Current occupation: Award-winning actress
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7c. - Barry Bostwick
Born: February 24, 1945
Theatre credits: Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, Colette, Grease (nominated for Tony
award), The Robber Bridegroom (received Tony award), They Knew What They Wanted
Film credits: Megaforce, Movie Movie, Nick and Nora, The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, Weekend at Bernie's 2
Television credits: Addicted to His Love, commercials for Anacin, Betrayed by
Innocence, Body of Evidence, The Chadwick Family, Dads, Deceptions, Foul Play,
George Washington, I'll Take Manhatten, Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday
Celebration, The Kennedy Center Honors, Kennedy Center Tonight - Broadway to
Washington, Miviola: The Silent Lovers, Murder by Natural Causes, Once Upon a
Family, Pleasures, The Quinns, Red Flag: The Ultimate Game, Saturday Night Live
(hosted), Scruples, Summer Girl, And Uncommon Love, War and Remembrance, We the
People 200 - The Constitutional Gala, A Woman of Substance, Working
Current opinion of RHPS: Likes it
Current occupation: Actor
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7d. - Richard O'Brien
Born: March 25, 1942
Audio credits: ??? (as Kimi and Ritz)
Theatre credits: Carry on Cowboy, Casino Royale, Disaster (wrote and
performed), Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mickey Mouse Now!, The Rocky Horror
Show (London and Broadway - wrote and performed; Los Angeles - wrote), T. Zee,
Uggers and Me
Film credits: The Contraption (wrote), Flash Gordon, Jubilee, The Rocky Horror
Picture Show (cowrote and performed), Shock Treatment (cowrote and performed)
Television credits: Brit Awards (hosted), A Hymn From Jim, Robin of Sherwood,
The Crystal Maze (created and hosts)
Current opinion of RHPS: Loves it
Current occupation: The greatest man on the face of the planet
... and a game show host
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7e. - Patricia Quinn
Born: May 28, 1944
Theatre credits: AC/DC, Disaster, The Rocky Horror Show (London), Stipwell
Film credits: The Garnett Saga, Monty Python's The Meaning of LIfe, Rent a
Dick, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment, Shoulder to Shoulder, Up
the Chastity Belt, Up the Front
Television credits: Shoulder to Shoulder
Current opinion of RHPS: Likes it
Current occupation: ???
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7f. - Little Nell Campell
Born: May 24, 19xx
Audio credits: Fever (single), See you 'Round like a Record (single), Do the
Swim (single)
Theatre credits: Mickey Mouse Now!, The Rocky Horror Show (London)
Film credits: Crybaby, Jubilee, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment
Television credits: Rock Follies
Current opinion of RHPS: Could do without it
Current occupation: Running Nell's (a nightclub) in New York City.
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7g. - Peter Hinwood
Born: May 17, 19xx
Film credits: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Current opinion of RHPS: Hates it - he recently threw someone out of his shop
for mentioning it
Current occupation: Running an antique shop in England
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7h. - Jonathan Adams
Born: February 14, 19xx
Audio credits: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), The Whole
Gory Story (album)
Theatre credits: The Rocky Horror Show (London)
Film credits: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Current opinion of RHPS: ???
Current occupation: ???
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7i. - Meat Loaf
Born: September 17, 19xx
Audio credits: Bat out of Hell (album), Bat II: Back in Hell (album),
Desperation Angel (album)
Theatre credits: Hair, The Rocky Horror Show (Los Angeles and Broadway)
Film credits: Leap of Faith, Roadie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wayne's
World
Television credits: Saturday Night Live (musical guest)
Current opinion of RHPS: Loves it
Current occupation: Worldwide Rock-n-Roll Star and softball coach in Denton,
Texas
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7j. - Charles Gray
Born: August 29, 19xx
Film credits: Diamonds are Forever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock
Treatment, You Only Live Twice
Current opinion of RHPS: ???
Current occupation: ???
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Section 8 - Soundtracts, Scripts, Etc.
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8a. - What different Soundtracks exists?
The Rocky Horror Show (Original London Cast)
The Rocky Horror Show (Time Curry and the Original Roxy Cast)
El Show de Terror de Rocky (Mexican Cast)
Die Rocky Horror Show (German Cast)
Australian Cast
New Zealand Cast
Norwegian Cast
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Partic-i-pation Album
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Origianl Soundtrack (with Time Warp remixes)
The Whole Gory Story (1990 Revival)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 15th Anniversary Box Set
(includes Original Soundtrack with remixes, Roxy Cast, and two new albums -
"Rocky Horror International" and "Songs From The Vaults")
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8b. - Where can I get a copy of the script to the movie?
Sal Piro (of the Official Fan Club) sells photocopied copies (see Section 5a.)
FTP sites:
[???]
People to e-mail:
bc770@cleveland.freenet.edu (George Burgyan)
-has Word for Windows, Word for Mac, Postcript, and ASCII versions
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8c. - Where can I get a copy of the script to the play?
Sal Piro (of the Official Fan Club) sells photocopied copies (see Section 5a.)
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8d. - Where can I get a copy of an audience participation script?
FTP Sites:
[???]
People to e-mail:
bc770@cleveland.freenet.edu (George Burgyan)
-has Word for Windows, Word for Mac, Postscript, and ASCII versions
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This FAQ is constantly being updated, changed, mutated, etc, so if you have any
suggestions, ideas, corrections, comments, or whatever, e-mail them to:
P7A77 (aka Steamed Rhubarb Fondue)
japfaff@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this FAQ.
A special thanks to the following people for their help and patience:
Kevin Bourrillion
George Burgyan
Laurent Hagimont
Adam Moss
Jason Schneiderman
Joseph K. Wright
The sun never sets on those who ride into it...
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