Search - The Rocky Horror Picture Show [25th Anniversary Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 10/03/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 33 Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror, Musical, Horror Comedy, Sex Comedy, Rock Musical See Also: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

This low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they seek refuge in a towering castle nearby. Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers dressed in outfits from some sort of interplanetary thrift shop. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet. With assistants Columbia (Nell Campbell) and Magenta (Patricia Quinn) looking on, Frank unveils his latest creation -- a figure wrapped in gauze and submerged in a tank full of liquid. With the addition of colored dyes and some assistance from the weather, Frank brings to life a blonde young beefcake wearing nothing but skimpy shorts, who launches into song in his first minute of life. Just when Brad and Janet think things couldn't get any stranger, a biker (Meat Loaf) bursts onto the scene to reclaim Columbia, his ex-girlfriend. When Frank kills the biker, it's clear that Brad and Janet will be guests for the night, and that they may be next on Frank's list -- whether for murder or carnal delights is uncertain. And just what is that mystery meat they're eating for dinner, anyway? In addition to playing Riff Raff, O'Brien wrote the catchy songs, with John Barry and Richard Hartley composing the score. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Tim Curry - Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Susan Sarandon - Janet Weiss
Barry Bostwick - Brad Majors
Richard O'Brien - Riff Raff
Jonathan Adams - Dr. Everett V. Scott

About as definitive a version as viewers are likely to see, at least for now. This two-DVD package includes the U.S. and U.K. cuts of the movie (using the seamless branching technique to incorporate the additional footage) in anamorphic widescreen, along with an oddball special presentation that starts the movie in black-and-white, à la The Wizard of Oz, switching to color as soon as the Transylvanians are revealed. A running commentary is provided by Richard O'Brien (Riff Raff, and co-writer of the play and film) and Patricia Quinn (who played Magenta), though it is lessened by Quinn's tendency to sail off into the ozone at every opportunity, leaving O'Brien off-kilter. Additional features include an audience participation track, audience participation prompters, a DVD-ROM section, choice of a new Dolby 5.1 mix or the original Mono mix (the new mix makes a vast difference in terms of sound, giving the music a presence not even evident on the CD releases of the albums), segments of VH1's Behind the Music, some of which are headshakingly funny in their own right, the VH1 Pop-Up Video version of "Hot Patootie," (which reveals that Meat Loaf has suffered 18 concussions during his life), trailers, the "Rocky Horror Double Feature Video," and assorted other bits and pieces that should keep most people going for the best part of a day. It's a DVD package well worth having because it goes so far beyond the movie. It's also worth having because the folks at Fox have done a bang-up job of mastering -- the film looks good, with vibrant colors and a clear image, while even the mono soundtrack sounds quite good (though not a patch on the remix.) Even the assorted outtakes and deleted scenes look sharp and clean. For those who care, the package is THX-certified. The quality of the presentation makes it very easy to enjoy watching this film again. ~ Steven E. McDonald, All Movie Guide