Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 09/04/2001
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: 5.1/1/THX
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
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
;)
