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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is the film adaptation of Richard O'Brien's stage play, The Rocky Horror Show. It's also the reason for the existence of this web site and countless others, due to the massive worldwide cult following and audience participation phenomenon that its midnight showings somehow created. The film premiered in London on August 14th, 1975, had its U.S. premiere in Hollywood on September 26th, 1975, and... was a huge flop. It was not until April 2nd, 1976 that it began its midnight run first at the Waverly Theatre in New York City, then at the Riverside Twin in Austin, and so on. The movie found its audience as a midnighter and has been playing continuously for over thirty years now, with U.S. gross receipts of $140 million (and counting) despite never playing in more than a couple hundred theaters at once.

CAST

SUPPORTING CAST

Ralph Hapschatt: Jeremy Newson
Betty Hapschatt: Hilary Labow
The Transylvanians: Perry Bedden, Christopher Biggins, Gaye Brown, Ishaq Bux, Stephen Calcutt, Hugh Cecil, Imogen Claire, Rufus Collins, Tony Cowan, Sadie Corre, Fran Fullenwider, Lindsay Ingram, Peggy Ledger, Annabel Leventon, Anthony Milner, Pamela Obermeyer, Tony Then, Kimi Wong, and Henry Woolf
Bridesmaids: Koo Stark, Gina Barrie, and Petra Leah
Wedding Dad: Frank Lester
Wedding Boy: Sean Franklin
Father: John Marquand

PRODUCTION TEAM

Directed by: Jim Sharman^*
Screenplay by: Jim Sharman^* and Richard O'Brien^*
Music by: Richard O'Brien^*
Produced by: Lou Adler (Executive Producer), John Goldstone (Associate Producer), and Michael White^* (Producer)
Production Design by: Brian Thomson^*
Costume Design by: Sue Blane^*
Music Arrangements and Direction by: Richard Hartley^*
Cinematography by: Peter Suschitzky
Film Editing by: Graeme Clifford
Art Direction by: Terry Ackland-Snow
Special Effects by: Colin Chilvers and Wally Veevers
Musicians: Count Ian Blair^*, Mick Grabham, Richard Hartley^*, Phil Kenzie, Rabbit, B.J. Wilson, and David Wintour
Still Photographer: John Jay
Special Photographer: Mick Rock

* denotes cast and crew from the Original London Cast of The Rocky Horror Show

Rocky Horror Picture Show: 7 links

Celluloid Jam - This LiveJournal community presents one DVD screen capture from The Rocky Horror Picture Show a day, with rare still photos posted weekly on Mondays by Larry Viezel.
RHPS FAQ - Maintained by Ruth Fink-Winter.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show (Official Fan Site)
Rocky Horror Picture Show on DVD (Fox Home Entertainment)
TimeWarp - Official U.K. Rocky Horror Fan Club.

Rocky Horror Picture Show: 7 videos

	15th Anniversary (Little Nell Dancing) - 28 seconds (472x360, 30 fps, 2.3 MB). During a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the 15th Anniversary Convention, Little Nell busts out with a tap dance (following along behind the shadowcast's Columbia).
	Rocky Horror Picture Show (Teaser Trailer) - 30 seconds (474x360, 24 fps, 2.3 MB). "A Different Set of Jaws".
	Rocky Horror Picture Show (Theatrical Trailer) - 2 minutes 59 seconds (474x360, 30 fps, 13.8 MB). "You've seen all kinds of movies, but you've never seen anything like The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
	The Rocky Horror Treatment (1981) - 22 minutes 39 seconds (471x360, 30 fps, 97.5 MB). "And now, after six years, they've taken the hero and heroine of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and put them in a brand new movie. It's called Shock Treatment!" This promotional documentary hosted by fan club president Sal Piro was aired on late night television. It follows the Rocky Horror Picture Show cult phenomenon through Sal's trip behind the scenes in England during the filming of Shock Treatment. Interview subjects include Richard O'Brien, Little Nell, Christopher Malcolm (generally in character as Vance Parker), Michael White, Patricia Quinn, and Rik Mayall.
	Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" Show (1979) - 7 minutes 29 seconds (465x360, 30 fps, 32.3 MB). Tom Snyder presents a segment on the Rocky Horror Picture Show phenomenon. Includes interviews with fan club president Sal Piro, Dori Hartley, Mark Hopper and Steve Hirsch of the 8th Street Playhouse in New York City, and Ashley Boone Jr. of 20th Century Fox. Keep an eye out for Sal Piro performing as Janet!
	Drew Carey Show (New York and Queens) - 3 minutes 26 seconds (320x239, 30 fps, 8.2 MB). The "New York and Queens" episode from the second season of The Drew Carey Show (originally aired on May 14th, 1997) features Drew Carey and company trying to attend a midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show. They arrive at the theater to discover that Rocky Horror has instead been replaced by The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert which has its own cadre of costumed fans, led of course by Drew's arch-rival Mimi. This leads to a "dance off", with The Time Warp battling against "Shake Your Groove Thing". Cast members from Midnight Insanity in Long Beach, California were also used as costumed extras standing in line.
	Rocky Horror Pre-Show by Sal Piro - 38 seconds (472x360, 30 fps, 3.0 MB). Rocky Horror Fan Club president Sal Piro does a very brief pre-show with the "ROCKY!" chant and other such. This was at the Tower Theater in Los Angeles, as part of the taping in 1993 for when Fox first showed The Rocky Horror Picture Show on broadcast television.