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Film, Video Web Page The Rocky Horror picture show

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Title

  • The Rocky Horror picture show

Summary

  • A mixture of fantastical rock opera and horror movie spoof. A couple of ordinary kids have car trouble one dark and rainy night and knock on the door of a looming gothic mansion. They are stunned to learn that they have stumbled into an ongoing convention of kinky characters, hosted by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad scientist from the planet Transsexual.

Names

  • Adler, Lou, 1933-
  • White, Michael, 1936-2016.
  • Sharman, Jim, 1945-
  • Curry, Tim.
  • Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
  • Bostwick, Barry.
  • O'Brien, Richard, 1942-
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.

Headings

  • -  Cross-dressers--Drama

Genre

  • Rock films
  • Fantasy films
  • Horror films
  • Musical films
  • Science fiction films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Notes

  • -  PA0001612351 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital; aspect ratio 1.66:1.
  • -  English dialogue with subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
  • -  Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick.
  • -  Original musical play, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien ; associate producer, John Goldstone ; executive producer, Lou Adler ; musical direction and arrangements by Richard Hartley ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky.
  • -  Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975.
  • -  Bonus features: view the original cut or the new edition with musical sequence "Superheroes" edited back in; commentary by Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn; view audience reactions and performers in front of the screen at certain points throughout the film; introduction from RHPS fan club president Sal Piro; participation prompter; DVD-ROM games.
  • -  English 5.1 surround, English mono.
  • -  MPAA rating: R.

Medium

  • 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. viewing copy.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DVC 5635 (viewing copy)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2011604604

OCLC Number

  • 52605297

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Adler, Lou, Michael White, Jim Sharman, Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Inc Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, and Copyright Collection. The Rocky Horror picture show. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011604604/.

APA citation style:

Adler, L., White, M., Sharman, J., Curry, T., Sarandon, S., Bostwick, B. [...] Copyright Collection. (2002) The Rocky Horror picture show. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011604604/.

MLA citation style:

Adler, Lou, et al. The Rocky Horror picture show. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2011604604/>.