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From: gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Rocky Horror Picture Show?
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Date: Sat, 23-Jun-84 12:12:13 EDT
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> From: pharper@ucbcad.UUCP (Patty Harper)
> Organization: UC Berkeley, EE CAD Group
> 
> What is the Rocky Horror Picture Show?  Some people in ba.general
> have mentioned it; apparently it "happens", rather than screens.
> 
> I am uninitiated, but curious.

RHPS a popular cult film released in 1972.  It is a nostalgic parody of
science fiction films of the 50's done as a rock musical.

The main characters are Brad and Janet, the boy and girl next store,
who stumble into the house of Dr. Frankenfurter, a transvestite
bisexual mad scientist, who is making a man (Rocky Horror) for
"relieving his ... tension."  Trouble ensues.

Dr. Frankenfurter is the hero of this movie.  Another popular character
is his, uh, butler, Riff-Raff (played by the writer/composer of RHPS).
Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon play Brad and Janet.

Frequently this film is shown at midnight on Friday or Saturday, and
some of the attendees will dress up as their favorite RHPS character.
During the film the audience shouts back at the screen certain
standardized rejoinders and throws or plays with various props
they've brought with them at appropriate points in the film.  It
isn't dangerous, just extremely bizarre.

This film is a lot of fun, quite funny, but will probably offend
people who strongly disapprove of transvestitism or bisexuality.
The only unfortunate thing about the movie is that it is very
difficult to find it playing to a quiescent audience.  I was lucky
enough to see it for the first time at Sonoma State University's
Film Series with an audience, like myself, who had never seen it
before.  We were all stunned and laughing to tears.

I will be posting a summary of theatres and times where RHPS
is being played in the SF Bay Area to ba.general later this
month.
-- 

Gordon A. Moffett

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