The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition) |  | Director: Jim Sharman
Actors: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2000575D
UPC: 024543005759
EAN: 0024543005742
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1975
Release Date: October 3, 2000
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 One Of The Best Classic Movies Ever!! November 11, 2009
David Foughty
absolutely adore this film, it's so mad, glitzy, camp and crazy that I never tire of it. Granted it's not for everyone, and you need a sense of humour and fun to fully appreciate it, but one you get into it, it's just perfect. The songs are timeless, the cast is sublime and the whole film is in a class of it's own. One thing I do love is the way the film doesn't take itself too seriously, it sends up all those cheesy science fiction films and musicals of the past and never stops for breath. Of course, the film's main draw is the outstanding Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter. His performance is dazzling and I doubt he'll ever be able to top this. Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick are excellent in thankless roles, and the rest of the supporting cast (Patricia Quinn and Little Nell especially) are all perfect in their different and crazy roles. It's always puzzled me how the film hasn't managed to date, it still looks and sounds as fresh as ever. I'm sure I'm not the only one surprised by the ending too! Rocky Horror is perfect for a fun and sultry night in, so whip out your fishnets and do the timewarp. Go on, you know you want to, your not fooling anyone!
Rocky Horror October 7, 2009
Antoinette M. Thornes
Got my DVD in a timely fashion. It was received as advertised and in good working order. Thank you
 What merchandise? September 21, 2009
C. Horton
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ordered this movie over a month ago and still have not received it yet! Still no one will contact me on this matter.
 Dress Up Done Right August 20, 2009
K.T. May (New York)
Don't dream it, be it!
That is the motto of the hedonistic main character and self-proclaimed "Sweet Transvestite", Frank N. Furter, (the incredible and unabashed Tim Curry), in the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. What started out as a Broadway play in England became, (after we here in the States warmed up to it a bit), a widely-loved and highly re-created piece of glitz, glam and transvestites that parodies the worlds of science fiction and horror.
Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon star as Brad and Janet, a newly engaged couple who end up at Dr. Furter's mansion after their car gets a flat tire. They just want to use the phone to call for help. They don't realize that as soon as they step through the door, their lives will be changed forever!
Richard O'Brien, who wrote the screenplay, the script and the music for the film, stars as Riff Raff, Dr. Furter's assistant and "handyman". He and the rest of the group harbor a deeper secret that will evolve into the science fiction-like conclusion of the film.
Magenta, (played by Patricia Quinn), is the mansion's maid and Riff Raff's sister, with whom she shares an unusually close bond. She also shares her bedroom with Columbia.
Columbia, (Nell Campbell), is a groupie to the clan and was apparently brought to the mansion by, and had a former relationship with, Dr. Furter. She was also involved with Eddie, (Meat Loaf), an ex-delivery boy who has been frozen somewhere in the mansion after a portion of his brain was harvested for Dr. Furter's human creation, Rocky Horror.
Rocky, (Peter Hinwood), is Dr. Furter's creation and his embodiment of all that he believes to be masculine and muscular. Furter will stop at nothing to protect his prized creation. Rocky is mute, save for his brief participation in musical numbers. He allows himself to be seduced later on by the no-longer-as-uptight Janet, much to the chagrin of everyone.
Dr. Scott, (Jonathan Adams), is Eddie's uncle and Brad and Janet's former teacher. He shows up at the mansion when he realizes that Eddie has gone missing and suspects that this is where he may have ended up. Unfortunately, he's a bit too late.
The group believes in pleasure to the highest ilk, from pansexuality to lavish musical numbers, anything and everything goes. And we get to learn about these events through the narrator, the criminologist, played by Charles Gray.
The soundtrack is filled with catchy, high-powered gems. "Time Warp" will have you dancing right along, the criminologist giving you the steps as you go. "Hot Patootie" is Eddie's only number but a toe-tapper nonetheless. In "Rose Tint My World", Frank puts on a floor show and here we see the final stages of the transformation of Brad and Janet. Dr. Scott even allows himself to loosen up! "Science Fiction, Double Feature", the film's opener, lists some of the classic horror and science fiction films that, no doubt, helped to influence this production. There are many more delightful tunes in this film that will hook you, even if the story seems a bit ridiculous and the "special effects" seem a tad dated. This is playing dress up at its best!
Great picture quality, great features, but the audience tack is terrible July 19, 2009
SJI (NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The other reviews here talk about the picture and features, which are great.
Except for the audience participation track, which was what I was most interested in.
The comments that the fan club make are rarely "right", and rarely understandable, compared to the midnight shows I went to in NY back in the '70s and '80s.
These people don't even agree with each other about what to say, are constantly over shouting each other to the point that you can barely make out a word, and they Never, Ever, shut up for a second. From the opening Lips shot to the closing credits, it's impossible to hear what either the fans or the characters on screen say.
If a studio ever made a solid attempt to get this part right, I'd buy that version in a heartbeat.
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