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At this point, Dr. Scott appears looking for his nephew Eddie, and Janet and Rocky are found together. Frank-N-Furter invites them all to dinner...
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At this point, Dr. Scott appears looking for his nephew Eddie, and Janet and Rocky are found together. Frank-N-Furter invites them all to dinner...dinner[[note]]Meat Loaf, ''again?''[[/note]]...
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* EveryoneIsBi: Except for Riff, Dr. Scott, and the Criminologist, ''every'' major character has at least one heterosexual and one homosexual encounter in the film or in the {{Backstory}}, though in some cases this is indicated only briefly.
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* EveryoneIsBi: Except for Riff, Dr. Scott, and the Criminologist, ''every'' major character has at least one heterosexual and one homosexual encounter in the film or in the {{Backstory}}, though in some cases this is indicated only briefly.briefly.
** Originally, while intoxicated, Richard O'Brien had come up with the idea that while Frank was out chasing down Rocky, Riff would get some action with Brad. Upon coming to his senses after the filming of this scene, Richard O'Brien demanded it to be cut and never mentioned.
** Originally, while intoxicated, Richard O'Brien had come up with the idea that while Frank was out chasing down Rocky, Riff would get some action with Brad. Upon coming to his senses after the filming of this scene, Richard O'Brien demanded it to be cut and never mentioned.
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*** Inverted audience participation. Where the cast will make callbacks to the audience's callbacks.
*** When they tried to stage the musical in the US, of course the audience yelled the callbacks. Apparently, in the first performance, they were studiously ignored until Frank N Furter got to "antici..." "SAY IT!" The actor then snapped back with "''bait'' me, why don't you?", and promptly continued on with the song.
*** When they tried to stage the musical in the US, of course the audience yelled the callbacks. Apparently, in the first performance, they were studiously ignored until Frank N Furter got to "antici..." "SAY IT!" The actor then snapped back with "''bait'' me, why don't you?", and promptly continued on with the song.
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I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]''
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]''
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I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation [[note]][[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]
IT!]][[/note]]
->''"I wouldlike[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation like[[note]][[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]], YOU?]][[/note]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation may[[note]][[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]], NOT!]][[/note]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation you[[note]][[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]] ME!]][[/note]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation "[[note]][[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]''
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The story: Brad [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]] [[note]][[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]][[/note]] and Janet [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]] [[note]][[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]][[/note]] are two lovely, naive virgins from Denton, Texas, who get engaged and drive off to tell Dr. Scott [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation [[note]][[AudienceParticipation GREAT SCOTT!]], SCOTT!]][[/note]], their former teacher. However, on the way there, they [[ClosedCircle get a flat tire]] and find themselves outside a spooky castle house ("It's probably a hunting lodge for rich weirdos" [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation [[note]][[AudienceParticipation RICH WEIRDOS AREN'T IN SEASON, ASSHOLE!]])...ASSHOLE!]][[/note]])... and that's where things get really, really, ''[[WidgetSeries reeaaaaaaaaalllly]]'' weird.
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They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
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They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation [[note]][[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]], EXES?!]][[/note]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Riff Raff and Magenta give a strong impression of this.[[hottip:*:Elbow sex! Elbow sex!]]
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* {{Pun}}: The Sweet Transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy Transylvania.[[hottip:*:In the state of New Jersey]]
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* VillainousCrossdresser: ''Guess.''[[hottip:*:Riff!]]
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'''Brad:''' You mean...?![[hottip:*:A vibrator!]]\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.[[hottip:*:A PERFECT vibrator!]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] through space... [[hottip:*:And time?]] and who knows, perhaps even time [[hottip:*:Itself?]] itself!
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.[[hottip:*:A PERFECT vibrator!]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] through space... [[hottip:*:And time?]] and who knows, perhaps even time [[hottip:*:Itself?]] itself!
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'''Brad:''' You mean...?![[hottip:*:A vibrator!]]\\
?![[note]]A vibrator![[/note]]\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.[[hottip:*:A [[note]]A PERFECT vibrator!]] vibrator![[/note]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] [[note]]Through space?[[/note]] through space... [[hottip:*:And time?]] [[note]]And time?[[/note]] and who knows, perhaps even time [[hottip:*:Itself?]] [[note]]Itself?[[/note]] itself!
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.
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** Also, at the very start, most of the wedding guests are clearly recognisable as the Transylvanian party guests at the Frankenstein Place. Particularly obvious are Henry Woolf (who plays the official wedding photographer) and Christopher Biggins (clearly seen running at the front of the pack seeing off Ralph and Betty's car).
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** Also, at the very start, most of the wedding guests are clearly recognisable as the Transylvanian party guests at the Frankenstein Place. Particularly obvious are Henry Woolf (who plays the official wedding photographer) and Christopher Biggins (clearly seen running at the front of the pack seeing off Ralph and Betty's car). While this was fully intended to be clever, it was also done to reduce costs.
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** And to the painting ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_gothic American Gothic]]''.
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* CreepyMonotone: Riff Raff, especially in ''Time Warp''. And Magenta, at times.
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* CreepyMonotone: Riff Raff, especially in ''Time Warp''. And Magenta, at times.Raff and Magenta.
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* AWorldwidePunomenon: The Sweet Transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy Transylvania.[[hottip:*:In the state of New Jersey]]
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Not a Word Salad Song at all. The entire thing is a series of references to classic sci-fi movies, and when you understand the references the song makes sense.
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The movie and stageshow lyrics are the same. O\'Brien changed those before the movie ever happened.
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** One could argue that "Charles Atlas Song" also counts. The music is the same, but the movie lyrics are COMPLETELY different from those in the stage show (and make WAY less sense). So...Surgically Altered Song?
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Riff Raff and Magenta give a strong impression of this.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Riff Raff and Magenta give a strong impression of this.[[hottip:*:Elbow sex! Elbow sex!]]
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* ItsNotRapeIfYouEnjoyedIt: Frank, sleeping with [[spoiler: Brad and Janet]].
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'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.[[hottip:*:A PERFECT vibrator!]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] through space... [[hottip:*:And time?] ]and who knows, perhaps even time[[hottip:*:Itself?]] itself!
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'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.[[hottip:*:A PERFECT vibrator!]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] through space... [[hottip:*:And time?] ]and time?]] and who knows, perhaps even time[[hottip:*:Itself?]] time [[hottip:*:Itself?]] itself!
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* StealthPun: What's for dinner? [[spoiler: Meatloaf]]
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* StealthPun: What's for dinner? [[spoiler: Meatloaf]]Meatloaf]], again.
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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: How do those party guests know Frank, anyway?
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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: How do those party guests know Frank, anyway?anyway? [[FanConvention They're unconventional conventionists.]]
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-->'''Dr. Scott:''' This sonic transducer... it is, I suppose, some kind of audio-vibratory-physio-molecular transport device?\\
'''Brad:''' You mean...?!\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it. A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it through space... and who knows, perhaps even time itself!
* AWorldwidePunomenon: Transvestite from the transsexual Transylvania.
'''Brad:''' You mean...?!\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it. A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it through space... and who knows, perhaps even time itself!
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-->'''Dr. Scott:''' This sonic transducer... it is, I suppose, some kind of audio-vibratory-physio-molecular transport device?\\
device?]\\
'''Brad:''' You mean...?!\\
?![[hottip:*:A vibrator!]]\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it. [[hottip:*:A PERFECT vibrator!]] A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it [[hottip:*:Through space?]] through space... and [[hottip:*:And time?] ]and who knows, perhaps even time time[[hottip:*:Itself?]] itself!
* AWorldwidePunomenon: The Sweet Transvestite from thetranssexual planet Transsexual in the galaxy Transylvania.[[hottip:*:In the state of New Jersey]]
'''Brad:''' You mean...
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it.
* AWorldwidePunomenon: The Sweet Transvestite from the
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* CreepyMonotone: Riff Raff, especially in ''Time Warp''. And a little of Magenta's acting.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: FUSE Network (the so-called [[TotallyRadical "Extreme Network"]]) edits out almost all instances of male-on-male innuendo. The Glee version also had some edits (even justified InUniverse, because Mr. Schuester had to make it appropriate for a high school play).
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: FUSE Network (the so-called [[TotallyRadical "Extreme Network"]]) edits out almost all instances of male-on-male innuendo. The Glee ''Series/{{Glee}}'' version also had some edits (even justified InUniverse, because Mr. Schuester had to make it appropriate for a high school play).
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: ''Damn it, Janet!''
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* FoeYay: Riff Raff/Frank-N-Furter slash fanfics exist.
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I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]]]
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]]]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]]]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]]]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]]]''
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]]]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]]]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]]]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]]]''
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I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]]]
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->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULDYOU?]]]], YOU?]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]]]], NOT!]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]]]] ME!]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]]]''
MOVIE!]]''
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD
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The story: Brad [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]]]] and Janet [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]]]] are two lovely, naive virgins from Denton, Texas, who get engaged and drive off to tell Dr. Scott [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation GREAT SCOTT!]]]], their former teacher. However, on the way there, they [[ClosedCircle get a flat tire]] and find themselves outside a spooky castle house ("It's probably a hunting lodge for rich weirdos" [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation RICH WEIRDOS AREN'T IN SEASON, ASSHOLE!]]]])... and that's where things get really, really, ''[[WidgetSeries reeaaaaaaaaalllly]]'' weird.
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The story: Brad [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]]]] ASSHOLE!]] and Janet [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]]]] SLUT!]] are two lovely, naive virgins from Denton, Texas, who get engaged and drive off to tell Dr. Scott [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation GREAT SCOTT!]]]], SCOTT!]], their former teacher. However, on the way there, they [[ClosedCircle get a flat tire]] and find themselves outside a spooky castle house ("It's probably a hunting lodge for rich weirdos" [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation RICH WEIRDOS AREN'T IN SEASON, ASSHOLE!]]]])...ASSHOLE!]])... and that's where things get really, really, ''[[WidgetSeries reeaaaaaaaaalllly]]'' weird.
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They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]]]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
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They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]]]], EXES?!]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
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[[caption-width-right:214: Those nylons never had it so good.]]
I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]]]
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]]]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]]]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]]]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]]]''
''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 musical film by Richard O'Brien. It's most famous for ''still'' being played in theatres all over the world once a week, and for having a fanbase that dresses up, throws stuff at the screen, re-enacts the scenes and generally indulges in AudienceParticipation. The film is based on TheMusical/Stageshow ''The Rocky Horror Show'', also by Richard O'Brien (who played Riff Raff both in its original staging and this film).
The story: Brad [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]]]] and Janet [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]]]] are two lovely, naive virgins from Denton, Texas, who get engaged and drive off to tell Dr. Scott [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation GREAT SCOTT!]]]], their former teacher. However, on the way there, they [[ClosedCircle get a flat tire]] and find themselves outside a spooky castle house ("It's probably a hunting lodge for rich weirdos" [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation RICH WEIRDOS AREN'T IN SEASON, ASSHOLE!]]]])... and that's where things get really, really, ''[[WidgetSeries reeaaaaaaaaalllly]]'' weird.
They meet the servants, Riff Raff and Magenta, and groupie Columbia, who live with Dr. Frank-N-Furter... a [[VillainousCrossdresser "Sweet" Transvestite]] MadScientist, to be specific (from Transsexual, Transylvania). After being stripped down to their underwear, they are invited up to Frank-N-Furter's lab where he unveils his creation -- the BrainlessBeauty Rocky Horror.
They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]]]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
At this point, Dr. Scott appears looking for his nephew Eddie, and Janet and Rocky are found together. Frank-N-Furter invites them all to dinner...
There is a (spiritual) sequel, ''ShockTreatment'' (1981), focusing on the bizarre turns Brad and Janet's lives take upon their return to Denton after their adventure in ''Rocky Horror'', but it was not as popularly received as its predecessor and is thus both obscure and hard to find. The fact that the makers weren't happy with how it turned out, due to many compromises made during its production, such as character recastings and a drastically cut budget, doesn't help. (It's also harder to stage as an AudienceParticipation show due to a bigger cast of characters.) Although it was just recently released on DVD.
In 2008, a remake was planned by MTV. Richard O'Brien was not involved and not happy. That attempt was [[http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/no-rocky-horror-remake-not-yet-anyway/ cancelled]], but IMDb reports that [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267299/ another remake attempt]] will go into development in 2012.
There is now a [[Characters/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow character sheet]] for this film.
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!!''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' contains examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Columbia is supposed to come across this way.
* AdaptationDistillation: Some music was cut from the original show, including a whole song for Brad and a verse or two from other songs. Also, the original character of Rocky had some actual dialogue and personality, and seemed [[FridgeHorror to be at least somewhat aware that he was created to be a living sex toy]].
* AnAesop: Deliberately left ambiguous as whether or not their [[spoiler:new-found sluttiness]] left them worse or better off.
* AffectionateParody: Twice over: the film itself spoofs horror/sci-fi, and the audience participation grew from the initial fans being familiar enough with it -- especially all the dramatic pauses -- that they saw opportunities for verbal callbacks to tease the characters.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Frank's very selfish as Columbia so blatantly points out.
* AnythingThatMoves: Frank-N-Furter.
* ArtificialHuman: Rocky
* AsideGlance: Often, and always intentional.
** When Frank says "How nice!" in the lab.
** And during "Sweet Transvestite," Frank raises an eyebrow at the camera as he says "So you got caught with a flat/ How 'bout that?"
* AttentionWhore: Frank. To the point where even ''accidentally'' stealing his spotlight causes him to [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton go into a jealous rage (Poor Eddie).]]]]
* AudienceParticipation: The gold standard. The audience at a showing of ''Rocky Horror'' will have some sort of response (mostly yelled comments, sometimes actions to match) to virtually every line or action in the film; at this point the cult phenomenon of ''Rocky Horror'' is far more about the audience participation than the film itself. Most theaters will give you a bag of items to be used during the movie (most getting thrown).
*** Inverted audience participation. Where the cast will make callbacks to the audience's callbacks.
*** When they tried to stage the musical in the US, of course the audience yelled the callbacks. Apparently, in the first performance, they were studiously ignored until Frank N Furter got to "antici..." "SAY IT!" The actor then snapped back with "''bait'' me, why don't you?", and promptly continued on with the song.
** Furthermore, new callbacks are invented all the time. A Halloween 2010 viewing added [[Literature/HarryPotter "Ten points from Gryffindor!"]] after Frank admonished Rocky that "That's no way to behave after your first day out!"
*** Likewise, after ''FightClub'', a popular call back following the revelation of Eddie's corpse has been, "HIS NAME WAS ROBERT PAULSON! HIS NAME WAS ROBERT PAULSON!"
*** Many older callbacks get updated references but otherwise remain the same. For example, when Riff-Raff shows Brad and Janet the skeleton near the start of the film, it's customary to shout out "SHOW US" and the name of whatever celebrity has most recently died. [[TooSoon Bonus points if it's someone people really liked.]] (For Halloween 2011, it was "SHOW US STEVE JOBS!")
** For this reason, it's a good idea to watch the movie once by yourself before you go to a midnight screening--because at the midnight screening, you may not be able to hear any of it. The (extremely loud) audience commentary is not funny unless you've had the opportunity to actually hear the dialogue and music at some point.
** On the other hand, in a venue where the film has been running for long enough to develop a crowd of regulars as well as a live cast of reenactors, the discipline of the audience can be astonishing. It truly does seem like an interactive experience.
* AxCrazy: Frank.
* BadBoss: Frank is sometimes shown yelling hysterically at his servants when they make mistakes (especially towards Riff Raff - he even whips him when he finds out he let Rocky escape).
* BedTrick
* BerserkButton: Though slightly more subtle than most other examples, it is a very, ''very'', ''VERY'' bad idea to make Frank jealous. Just seeing Rocky with [[spoiler:Janet]] was enough to drive Frank into a blind fury and chase [[spoiler:Janet]] around the castle.
* BigEntrance: Dr. Frank N. Furter's first appearance, during "Sweet Transvestite".
* BlackComedyRape
* [[BLAMEpisode BLAM Movie]]
* {{Bowdlerise}}: FUSE Network (the so-called [[TotallyRadical "Extreme Network"]]) edits out almost all instances of male-on-male innuendo. The Glee version also had some edits (even justified InUniverse, because Mr. Schuester had to make it appropriate for a high school play).
* BrainlessBeauty: Rocky's only got half of a brain.
* {{Break the Cutie}}: Janet and Columbia both fit this trope. Brad may as well.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Riff Raff and Magenta give a strong impression of this.
* BSODSong: Frank gets "I'm Going Home". Most of the floor show also seems to count.
* CheshireCatGrin: Considering that "Cheshire Cat" is one of TimCurry's nicknames, take a wild guess ''who'' uses this.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Boy]]: Frank-N-Furter. Sure, he flirts with nearly everyone. But, if he sees anyone with his beloved Rocky, he unleashes his jealousy-induced rage upon them. [[spoiler:Janet Weiss]] had to find this out the hard way.
* ClosedCircle: Heroes driving, flat tire, flat spare tire, rain coming down, thundering, spooky castle, MadScientist, critical phase of scientific breakthrough, heroes can't get away and then don't want to get away and then can't get away again, and everything goes horribly wrong. Yup, textbook case . . . naturally, since it's a parody of exactly those kind of stories.
* CommediaDellArte: Although it's not a direct example of this genre, it uses stock Commedia dell'Arte characters.
* CorruptTheCutie: Janet [[hottip:*:Slut!]]
* CovertPervert: All of Columbia's nipple-slips were done intentionally by Nell Campbell.
* CreatingLife: Duh.
* CutSong: "Once in a While," featured in the stageshow. For the film the song was to have been sung by Brad after his... erm... [[HoYay encounter]] with Frank. Footage was shot for it but left out of the film; a "reconstruction" using the footage and other bits from the movie has appeared as an extra feature on every home release of the film since the 1995 LaserDisc edition.
** To a lesser extent, the American print of the film had the exposition song "Super Heroes" all but cut out except for the final verse (the Criminologist's "And crawling..." speech). To an even ''lesser'' extent, verses were removed from "Over at the Frankenstein Place" and "The Sword of Damocles."
** One could argue that "Charles Atlas Song" also counts. The music is the same, but the movie lyrics are COMPLETELY different from those in the stage show (and make WAY less sense). So...Surgically Altered Song?
* DanceSensation: "Let's do the Time Warp again!" It's interesting to note that Richard O'Brien has said that he wrote that song as a bit of a parody of a DanceSensation.
* DarkReprise: Of ''Science Fiction Double Feature'' at the end.
* DeadMansChest
* DepravedBisexual: Frank.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Brad, hilariously, early in the film.
-->Brad: This is my fiancee.
-->(Frank looks at Brad.)
-->Brad: Janet Veiss.
-->Janet: Weiss.
-->Brad: *clears throat.* Weiss.
* TheDogBitesBack: Magenta betrays Frank after realizing that he has no plans to go back to Transsexual anytime soon, while Riff Raff betrays him because [[spoiler:he was jealous of Frank for taking all the credit for making Rocky, even though HE did most of the work.]]
* DumbBlonde: Rocky, thanks to only having half a brain.
* DissonantSerenity: Out of context, Frank's song, "I'm Going Home" is a beautiful and melancholy song. In context? It's ''really fucking eerie''.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing
* EarlyBirdCameo: During "Dammit Janet", you can see Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry, and Little Nell in the church.
** Also, at the very start, most of the wedding guests are clearly recognisable as the Transylvanian party guests at the Frankenstein Place. Particularly obvious are Henry Woolf (who plays the official wedding photographer) and Christopher Biggins (clearly seen running at the front of the pack seeing off Ralph and Betty's car).
* TheElevenOClockNumber: [[CompleteMonster Frank]] [[RefugeInAudacity sings about how well-meaning and misunderstood he is]].
* EnforcedMethodActing: Several examples:
** Tim Curry was the only one who knew Eddie's corpse would be under the table. All of the reactions from the actors as he tears the tablecloth away are genuine.
** For the scene where Dr. Scott is dragged into the laboratory via electromagnet, the production designers realized they forgot to build a door for him. What did they decide to do instead? Use him to knock down the friggin' wall.
* EscapeFromTheCrazyPlace: Good luck with that plan, Brad and Janet.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: This is ostensibly the reason Riff Raff and Magenta turn on Frank -- "Your mission is a failure/Your lifestyle's too extreme..."
* EvenTheGuysWantHim Frank and Rocky.
* EveryoneIsBi: Except for Riff, Dr. Scott, and the Criminologist, ''every'' major character has at least one heterosexual and one homosexual encounter in the film or in the {{Backstory}}, though in some cases this is indicated only briefly.
** And Riff-Raff becomes [[WomanScorned furious]] when he remarks that Rocky didn't like him, although he seems fairly calm during the rest of the scene. One could reasonably infer that he had feelings for Rocky.
* FailureHero: Brad and Janet. If the opening credits hadn't told you they were "a hero" and "a heroine," you'd never guess.
* {{Fangirl}}: Columbia, for Frank, then for Eddie then for Frank again...I think.
** "EDDIE!!!"
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Janet bandages Rocky's wounds with strips from her own slip. Afterward, they [[spoiler:do more than just kiss.]]
* FoeYay: Riff Raff/Frank-N-Furter slash fanfics exist.
* GainaxEnding: It's an understatement to say the film is weird from the start, but around the Floor Show things go [[UpToEleven straight to Eleven]].
* GenreSavvy: Within ''moments'' of being brought to life, Rocky is already singing about how he suspects his story will end. [[spoiler: He's right.]]
* GloveSnap
* HairOfGold: Rocky.
* TheHedonist: Guess who! Brad and Janet, after their [[spoiler:sexcapades]] with Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
* HerrDoctor: Dr. Scott.
** "Go on, Dr. Scott. Or, should I say, [[TheVonTropeFamily Dr. Von Scott!"]]
** Interestingly enough, Dr. Frank N. Furter himself originally had a German accent in the early days of the stage show. For reasons unknown, the idea was quickly dropped.
* HistoricalInJoke: Almost immediately after Goebbels surrendered to the Russian Army, the US and Soviet governments began smuggling Nazi scientists out of the country. Werner von Braun is one of the most famous examples. In exchange for a pardon, they would work for them now. It was called [[AC: Operation Paperclip]]. This is why Frank calls Dr. Scott out on his accent.
* HumanAliens: Frank, Magenta, Riff Raff, and all the other Transylvanians look like human beings.
* ICanExplain: Frank says this right before singing his final song. Too bad Riff Raff and Magenta aren't convinced of his story. [[spoiler:They shoot him anyway.]]
** And "I'm Going Home" doesn't explain a damn thing.
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: ''FRAAAANK-FURT-EEEEER!''. A rare use of this line by a man who is clearly ''not'' in any position to be making threats.
* TheIgor: Riff Raff.
* IAmSong / IWantSong: Sweet Transvestite can count for both. Frank's describing himself as a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sweet transvestite]], yet he's also asking (or demanding because he never gave them the option) Brad and Janet to "stay for the night."
* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:Music/MeatLoaf]] ''again?''
** ''"HE'S STILL GOOD!"''
** His name is Robert Paulson!
** [[spoiler: You can't refreeze meatloaf, it just goes bad.]]
* IncrediblyLamePun: The majority of the callbacks.
* {{Intermission}}
* ItsNotRapeIfYouEnjoyedIt: Frank, sleeping with [[spoiler: Brad and Janet]].
* LargeHam: Several,with a lot of [[TimCurry Curry]].
** "EDDIE!!!"
** There's also [[ImAHumanitarian Long Pig]], but that's another story...
* ALightInTheDistance: [[EarWorm "There's a light....over at the Frankenstein place."]]
* LongRunner: It entered the midnight circut in 1976 and hasn't looked back since.
* LoveTriangle: It's implied that one of these may have happened involving Frank, Eddie and Columbia.
* LyricalDissonance: The Sword of Damocles and Eddie's Teddy are pretty upbeat.
* MadLove: Columbia is hopelessly devoted to Frank despite the fact that he considers her to be nothing more than his "groupie".
** Of course, this is later {{subverted|Trope}} when Columbia ([[spoiler:after witnessing Frank brutally murder Eddie, another man she loved deeply]]) realizes that Frank doesn't love her back at all and berates him for being such a heartless jerk.
** "You're like a sponge! All ya do is take take take!"
** [[AesopAmnesia But she's back supporting him a scene later]].
*** Well, she didn't really have a choice.
* MadScientist
* ManipulativeBastard: Frank's ''very'' good at convincing people to sleep with him...
* ModestyBedsheet: [[spoiler:Janet and Rocky]] upon Frank N. Furter's discovering them. {{Justified|Trope}} in that they were surrounded by people at the time.
* TheMusical
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: The "N" in Frank N Furter. "Frank" is his first name and "Furter" is his last name. "N" is his middle initial and it's never revealed what it stands for, or even if it stands for anything at all.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Let's just say who's coming to dinner is more than expected.
* NotSoDifferent: [[WordOfGod Richard O'Brien]] has stated that Riff Raff and Frank are ''very'' similar to one another. In fact, the only ''real'' differences between the two is that Frank is more outgoing and flamboyant while Riff is more reserved and introverted. That...and Riff is less likely to seduce people. But, both are intelligent, scheming, easily jealous, and willing to kill others in blind rage.
* ThePaidForHarem
* PietaPlagiarism[=/=]TouchOfTheMonster: Rocky and Frank-N-Furter.
* PinballProtagonist: The only thing of note that the protagonists do is get laid and survive the evening.
* PunyEarthlings: Frank views himself as superior to the human protagonists.
* PunnyName: Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
** Particularly considering the pre-Time Warp appetizers...
** Also, Janet Weiss's name is a StealthPun, since it's a German name, and, in German, it's pronounced much like the English "vice".
** German for "white" no less, traditional virgin color, she's a virgin, also spends most of the movie wandering around in white underwear.
* RefugeInAudacity.
* RockyRollCall: TropeNamer. See SayMyName, below.
* {{Rule 34}}: If you're surprised by this one, you really need to watch the movie.
* SayMyName: "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" [[OverlyLongGag Three times.]] Audiences like to scream "BULLWINKLE!" after.
* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: Janet, oh, poor Janet. Columbia may have been this before she met Frank and Eddie.
* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains
* ShoutOut: To various Hammer Horror films as well as film companies and 1930s-50s sci-fi/horror efforts; in fact, the opening song "Science Fiction Double Feature" is built around this. The intro was supposed to contain film snippets of the relevant songs, but it would have cost a fortune in royalties.
* SlasherSmile: Again, Frank. Been nice knowing ya, [[spoiler:Eddie]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: Dr. Frank-N-Furter is in this pose in the movie's poster.
* SmokingHotSex: [[spoiler:Brad]] and Frank.
* SoundOnlyDeath: We don't see what happens to [[spoiler:Eddie]]... but we sure do hear his screams and Frank's [[spoiler:pick-axe hacking him to pieces.]]
* StealthPun: What's for dinner? [[spoiler: Meatloaf]]
* StockholmSyndrome : Columbia and possibly Rocky, although Rocky especially might instead be TooDumbToLive. Even after Frank discards her for Eddy and then Rocky, kills her boyfriend and [[spoiler:serves him for dinner]], Columbia is still devoted to Frank. The final scenes reveal that Rocky cares deeply for Frank, even though ([[BastardBoyfriend or maybe because]]) he chains him up in their [[RapeIsLove 'bridal suite' ]] and [[spoiler: he has half of Eddy's brain]].
* TakenForGranite: The "Medusa" switch that's conveniently installed on Rocky's life-bringer machine thing. It also has a reversal switch, so.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Dr. Scott is implied to be one by Frank.
-->'''Frank''': Go on, Dr. Scott. Or should I say... Doctor ''Von'' Scott!
-->'''Brad:''' What are you implying?[[hottip:*:THAT HE'S A NAZI, ASSHOLE!]]
** Oddly enough, in the original stage show, Frank himself had a stereotypical German accent (Most likely to go with the classic MadScientist genre). However, this was quickly dropped and Frank ended up with the smooth British accent we all know and love today.
* TooDumbToLive: Brad and Janet make some ''really'' stupid mistakes throughout the film. There's a reason why their call-and-response names are "Asshole" and "Slut"...
* TooFunnyToBeEvil: The source of Frank-N-Furter's MisaimedFandom.
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: How do those party guests know Frank, anyway?
** He's a well-known scientist back on Transsexual, Transylvania. Plus, one of the scrapped sequels (''Revenge Of The Old Queen'') revealed that he's [[spoiler:the prince of Transsexual.]]
* UpToEleven: Riff declares Frank's lifestyle "too extreme", suggesting that he's a bit of a weirdo even by Transylvanian standards.
* VillainousCrossdresser: ''Guess.''
* VillainousLament: Frank [[spoiler:right before Riff Raff zaps him.]]
* VillainSong: "Sweet Transvestite".
* VillainsWantMercy: Frank N. Furter tries to desperately to get Riff Raff and Magenta to take pity on him in the ending. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, and Riff Raff kills him.]]
* WeHaveBeenResearchingPhlebotinumForYears:
-->'''Dr. Scott:''' This sonic transducer... it is, I suppose, some kind of audio-vibratory-physio-molecular transport device?\\
'''Brad:''' You mean...?!\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it. A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it through space... and who knows, perhaps even time itself!
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[[BrickJoke ...pat]][[OverlyLongGag ion.]]
[[caption-width-right:214: Those nylons never had it so good.]]
I see you shiver with antici...[[hottip:*: [[AudienceParticipation SAY IT!]]]]
->''"I would like[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation OH, YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU?]]]], if I may[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation YOU MAY NOT!]]]], to take you[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation TAKE ME, TAKE ME!]]]] on a strange journey..."[[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation HOW STRANGE WAS IT? SO STRANGE THEY MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT! NOT THE BOOK, THE MOVIE!]]]]''
''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 musical film by Richard O'Brien. It's most famous for ''still'' being played in theatres all over the world once a week, and for having a fanbase that dresses up, throws stuff at the screen, re-enacts the scenes and generally indulges in AudienceParticipation. The film is based on TheMusical/Stageshow ''The Rocky Horror Show'', also by Richard O'Brien (who played Riff Raff both in its original staging and this film).
The story: Brad [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation ASSHOLE!]]]] and Janet [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation SLUT!]]]] are two lovely, naive virgins from Denton, Texas, who get engaged and drive off to tell Dr. Scott [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation GREAT SCOTT!]]]], their former teacher. However, on the way there, they [[ClosedCircle get a flat tire]] and find themselves outside a spooky castle house ("It's probably a hunting lodge for rich weirdos" [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation RICH WEIRDOS AREN'T IN SEASON, ASSHOLE!]]]])... and that's where things get really, really, ''[[WidgetSeries reeaaaaaaaaalllly]]'' weird.
They meet the servants, Riff Raff and Magenta, and groupie Columbia, who live with Dr. Frank-N-Furter... a [[VillainousCrossdresser "Sweet" Transvestite]] MadScientist, to be specific (from Transsexual, Transylvania). After being stripped down to their underwear, they are invited up to Frank-N-Furter's lab where he unveils his creation -- the BrainlessBeauty Rocky Horror.
They are interrupted by biker/ex-delivery boy [[Music/MeatLoaf Eddie]] [[hottip:*:[[AudienceParticipation WHAT KIND OF DELIVERY BOY DELIVERS EXES?!]]]], Columbia's lover, who Frank-N-Furter had kept in the deep-freeze. Brad and Janet are then shown to separate rooms, and Frank-N-Furter deceives the two into sleeping with him via both PaperThinDisguise and the fact they're both horny enough. Both victims are horrified afterwards, and Janet wanders the castle till she finds Rocky (cowering from Riff Raff, who's been tormenting him). Realizing she's been cheated on by Brad, she takes an interest in the monster...
At this point, Dr. Scott appears looking for his nephew Eddie, and Janet and Rocky are found together. Frank-N-Furter invites them all to dinner...
There is a (spiritual) sequel, ''ShockTreatment'' (1981), focusing on the bizarre turns Brad and Janet's lives take upon their return to Denton after their adventure in ''Rocky Horror'', but it was not as popularly received as its predecessor and is thus both obscure and hard to find. The fact that the makers weren't happy with how it turned out, due to many compromises made during its production, such as character recastings and a drastically cut budget, doesn't help. (It's also harder to stage as an AudienceParticipation show due to a bigger cast of characters.) Although it was just recently released on DVD.
In 2008, a remake was planned by MTV. Richard O'Brien was not involved and not happy. That attempt was [[http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/02/no-rocky-horror-remake-not-yet-anyway/ cancelled]], but IMDb reports that [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267299/ another remake attempt]] will go into development in 2012.
There is now a [[Characters/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow character sheet]] for this film.
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!!''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' contains examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Columbia is supposed to come across this way.
* AdaptationDistillation: Some music was cut from the original show, including a whole song for Brad and a verse or two from other songs. Also, the original character of Rocky had some actual dialogue and personality, and seemed [[FridgeHorror to be at least somewhat aware that he was created to be a living sex toy]].
* AnAesop: Deliberately left ambiguous as whether or not their [[spoiler:new-found sluttiness]] left them worse or better off.
* AffectionateParody: Twice over: the film itself spoofs horror/sci-fi, and the audience participation grew from the initial fans being familiar enough with it -- especially all the dramatic pauses -- that they saw opportunities for verbal callbacks to tease the characters.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Frank's very selfish as Columbia so blatantly points out.
* AnythingThatMoves: Frank-N-Furter.
* ArtificialHuman: Rocky
* AsideGlance: Often, and always intentional.
** When Frank says "How nice!" in the lab.
** And during "Sweet Transvestite," Frank raises an eyebrow at the camera as he says "So you got caught with a flat/ How 'bout that?"
* AttentionWhore: Frank. To the point where even ''accidentally'' stealing his spotlight causes him to [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton go into a jealous rage (Poor Eddie).]]]]
* AudienceParticipation: The gold standard. The audience at a showing of ''Rocky Horror'' will have some sort of response (mostly yelled comments, sometimes actions to match) to virtually every line or action in the film; at this point the cult phenomenon of ''Rocky Horror'' is far more about the audience participation than the film itself. Most theaters will give you a bag of items to be used during the movie (most getting thrown).
*** Inverted audience participation. Where the cast will make callbacks to the audience's callbacks.
*** When they tried to stage the musical in the US, of course the audience yelled the callbacks. Apparently, in the first performance, they were studiously ignored until Frank N Furter got to "antici..." "SAY IT!" The actor then snapped back with "''bait'' me, why don't you?", and promptly continued on with the song.
** Furthermore, new callbacks are invented all the time. A Halloween 2010 viewing added [[Literature/HarryPotter "Ten points from Gryffindor!"]] after Frank admonished Rocky that "That's no way to behave after your first day out!"
*** Likewise, after ''FightClub'', a popular call back following the revelation of Eddie's corpse has been, "HIS NAME WAS ROBERT PAULSON! HIS NAME WAS ROBERT PAULSON!"
*** Many older callbacks get updated references but otherwise remain the same. For example, when Riff-Raff shows Brad and Janet the skeleton near the start of the film, it's customary to shout out "SHOW US" and the name of whatever celebrity has most recently died. [[TooSoon Bonus points if it's someone people really liked.]] (For Halloween 2011, it was "SHOW US STEVE JOBS!")
** For this reason, it's a good idea to watch the movie once by yourself before you go to a midnight screening--because at the midnight screening, you may not be able to hear any of it. The (extremely loud) audience commentary is not funny unless you've had the opportunity to actually hear the dialogue and music at some point.
** On the other hand, in a venue where the film has been running for long enough to develop a crowd of regulars as well as a live cast of reenactors, the discipline of the audience can be astonishing. It truly does seem like an interactive experience.
* AxCrazy: Frank.
* BadBoss: Frank is sometimes shown yelling hysterically at his servants when they make mistakes (especially towards Riff Raff - he even whips him when he finds out he let Rocky escape).
* BedTrick
* BerserkButton: Though slightly more subtle than most other examples, it is a very, ''very'', ''VERY'' bad idea to make Frank jealous. Just seeing Rocky with [[spoiler:Janet]] was enough to drive Frank into a blind fury and chase [[spoiler:Janet]] around the castle.
* BigEntrance: Dr. Frank N. Furter's first appearance, during "Sweet Transvestite".
* BlackComedyRape
* [[BLAMEpisode BLAM Movie]]
* {{Bowdlerise}}: FUSE Network (the so-called [[TotallyRadical "Extreme Network"]]) edits out almost all instances of male-on-male innuendo. The Glee version also had some edits (even justified InUniverse, because Mr. Schuester had to make it appropriate for a high school play).
* BrainlessBeauty: Rocky's only got half of a brain.
* {{Break the Cutie}}: Janet and Columbia both fit this trope. Brad may as well.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Riff Raff and Magenta give a strong impression of this.
* BSODSong: Frank gets "I'm Going Home". Most of the floor show also seems to count.
* CheshireCatGrin: Considering that "Cheshire Cat" is one of TimCurry's nicknames, take a wild guess ''who'' uses this.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Boy]]: Frank-N-Furter. Sure, he flirts with nearly everyone. But, if he sees anyone with his beloved Rocky, he unleashes his jealousy-induced rage upon them. [[spoiler:Janet Weiss]] had to find this out the hard way.
* ClosedCircle: Heroes driving, flat tire, flat spare tire, rain coming down, thundering, spooky castle, MadScientist, critical phase of scientific breakthrough, heroes can't get away and then don't want to get away and then can't get away again, and everything goes horribly wrong. Yup, textbook case . . . naturally, since it's a parody of exactly those kind of stories.
* CommediaDellArte: Although it's not a direct example of this genre, it uses stock Commedia dell'Arte characters.
* CorruptTheCutie: Janet [[hottip:*:Slut!]]
* CovertPervert: All of Columbia's nipple-slips were done intentionally by Nell Campbell.
* CreatingLife: Duh.
* CutSong: "Once in a While," featured in the stageshow. For the film the song was to have been sung by Brad after his... erm... [[HoYay encounter]] with Frank. Footage was shot for it but left out of the film; a "reconstruction" using the footage and other bits from the movie has appeared as an extra feature on every home release of the film since the 1995 LaserDisc edition.
** To a lesser extent, the American print of the film had the exposition song "Super Heroes" all but cut out except for the final verse (the Criminologist's "And crawling..." speech). To an even ''lesser'' extent, verses were removed from "Over at the Frankenstein Place" and "The Sword of Damocles."
** One could argue that "Charles Atlas Song" also counts. The music is the same, but the movie lyrics are COMPLETELY different from those in the stage show (and make WAY less sense). So...Surgically Altered Song?
* DanceSensation: "Let's do the Time Warp again!" It's interesting to note that Richard O'Brien has said that he wrote that song as a bit of a parody of a DanceSensation.
* DarkReprise: Of ''Science Fiction Double Feature'' at the end.
* DeadMansChest
* DepravedBisexual: Frank.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Brad, hilariously, early in the film.
-->Brad: This is my fiancee.
-->(Frank looks at Brad.)
-->Brad: Janet Veiss.
-->Janet: Weiss.
-->Brad: *clears throat.* Weiss.
* TheDogBitesBack: Magenta betrays Frank after realizing that he has no plans to go back to Transsexual anytime soon, while Riff Raff betrays him because [[spoiler:he was jealous of Frank for taking all the credit for making Rocky, even though HE did most of the work.]]
* DumbBlonde: Rocky, thanks to only having half a brain.
* DissonantSerenity: Out of context, Frank's song, "I'm Going Home" is a beautiful and melancholy song. In context? It's ''really fucking eerie''.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing
* EarlyBirdCameo: During "Dammit Janet", you can see Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry, and Little Nell in the church.
** Also, at the very start, most of the wedding guests are clearly recognisable as the Transylvanian party guests at the Frankenstein Place. Particularly obvious are Henry Woolf (who plays the official wedding photographer) and Christopher Biggins (clearly seen running at the front of the pack seeing off Ralph and Betty's car).
* TheElevenOClockNumber: [[CompleteMonster Frank]] [[RefugeInAudacity sings about how well-meaning and misunderstood he is]].
* EnforcedMethodActing: Several examples:
** Tim Curry was the only one who knew Eddie's corpse would be under the table. All of the reactions from the actors as he tears the tablecloth away are genuine.
** For the scene where Dr. Scott is dragged into the laboratory via electromagnet, the production designers realized they forgot to build a door for him. What did they decide to do instead? Use him to knock down the friggin' wall.
* EscapeFromTheCrazyPlace: Good luck with that plan, Brad and Janet.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: This is ostensibly the reason Riff Raff and Magenta turn on Frank -- "Your mission is a failure/Your lifestyle's too extreme..."
* EvenTheGuysWantHim Frank and Rocky.
* EveryoneIsBi: Except for Riff, Dr. Scott, and the Criminologist, ''every'' major character has at least one heterosexual and one homosexual encounter in the film or in the {{Backstory}}, though in some cases this is indicated only briefly.
** And Riff-Raff becomes [[WomanScorned furious]] when he remarks that Rocky didn't like him, although he seems fairly calm during the rest of the scene. One could reasonably infer that he had feelings for Rocky.
* FailureHero: Brad and Janet. If the opening credits hadn't told you they were "a hero" and "a heroine," you'd never guess.
* {{Fangirl}}: Columbia, for Frank, then for Eddie then for Frank again...I think.
** "EDDIE!!!"
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Janet bandages Rocky's wounds with strips from her own slip. Afterward, they [[spoiler:do more than just kiss.]]
* FoeYay: Riff Raff/Frank-N-Furter slash fanfics exist.
* GainaxEnding: It's an understatement to say the film is weird from the start, but around the Floor Show things go [[UpToEleven straight to Eleven]].
* GenreSavvy: Within ''moments'' of being brought to life, Rocky is already singing about how he suspects his story will end. [[spoiler: He's right.]]
* GloveSnap
* HairOfGold: Rocky.
* TheHedonist: Guess who! Brad and Janet, after their [[spoiler:sexcapades]] with Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
* HerrDoctor: Dr. Scott.
** "Go on, Dr. Scott. Or, should I say, [[TheVonTropeFamily Dr. Von Scott!"]]
** Interestingly enough, Dr. Frank N. Furter himself originally had a German accent in the early days of the stage show. For reasons unknown, the idea was quickly dropped.
* HistoricalInJoke: Almost immediately after Goebbels surrendered to the Russian Army, the US and Soviet governments began smuggling Nazi scientists out of the country. Werner von Braun is one of the most famous examples. In exchange for a pardon, they would work for them now. It was called [[AC: Operation Paperclip]]. This is why Frank calls Dr. Scott out on his accent.
* HumanAliens: Frank, Magenta, Riff Raff, and all the other Transylvanians look like human beings.
* ICanExplain: Frank says this right before singing his final song. Too bad Riff Raff and Magenta aren't convinced of his story. [[spoiler:They shoot him anyway.]]
** And "I'm Going Home" doesn't explain a damn thing.
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: ''FRAAAANK-FURT-EEEEER!''. A rare use of this line by a man who is clearly ''not'' in any position to be making threats.
* TheIgor: Riff Raff.
* IAmSong / IWantSong: Sweet Transvestite can count for both. Frank's describing himself as a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sweet transvestite]], yet he's also asking (or demanding because he never gave them the option) Brad and Janet to "stay for the night."
* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:Music/MeatLoaf]] ''again?''
** ''"HE'S STILL GOOD!"''
** His name is Robert Paulson!
** [[spoiler: You can't refreeze meatloaf, it just goes bad.]]
* IncrediblyLamePun: The majority of the callbacks.
* {{Intermission}}
* ItsNotRapeIfYouEnjoyedIt: Frank, sleeping with [[spoiler: Brad and Janet]].
* LargeHam: Several,with a lot of [[TimCurry Curry]].
** "EDDIE!!!"
** There's also [[ImAHumanitarian Long Pig]], but that's another story...
* ALightInTheDistance: [[EarWorm "There's a light....over at the Frankenstein place."]]
* LongRunner: It entered the midnight circut in 1976 and hasn't looked back since.
* LoveTriangle: It's implied that one of these may have happened involving Frank, Eddie and Columbia.
* LyricalDissonance: The Sword of Damocles and Eddie's Teddy are pretty upbeat.
* MadLove: Columbia is hopelessly devoted to Frank despite the fact that he considers her to be nothing more than his "groupie".
** Of course, this is later {{subverted|Trope}} when Columbia ([[spoiler:after witnessing Frank brutally murder Eddie, another man she loved deeply]]) realizes that Frank doesn't love her back at all and berates him for being such a heartless jerk.
** "You're like a sponge! All ya do is take take take!"
** [[AesopAmnesia But she's back supporting him a scene later]].
*** Well, she didn't really have a choice.
* MadScientist
* ManipulativeBastard: Frank's ''very'' good at convincing people to sleep with him...
* ModestyBedsheet: [[spoiler:Janet and Rocky]] upon Frank N. Furter's discovering them. {{Justified|Trope}} in that they were surrounded by people at the time.
* TheMusical
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: The "N" in Frank N Furter. "Frank" is his first name and "Furter" is his last name. "N" is his middle initial and it's never revealed what it stands for, or even if it stands for anything at all.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Let's just say who's coming to dinner is more than expected.
* NotSoDifferent: [[WordOfGod Richard O'Brien]] has stated that Riff Raff and Frank are ''very'' similar to one another. In fact, the only ''real'' differences between the two is that Frank is more outgoing and flamboyant while Riff is more reserved and introverted. That...and Riff is less likely to seduce people. But, both are intelligent, scheming, easily jealous, and willing to kill others in blind rage.
* ThePaidForHarem
* PietaPlagiarism[=/=]TouchOfTheMonster: Rocky and Frank-N-Furter.
* PinballProtagonist: The only thing of note that the protagonists do is get laid and survive the evening.
* PunyEarthlings: Frank views himself as superior to the human protagonists.
* PunnyName: Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
** Particularly considering the pre-Time Warp appetizers...
** Also, Janet Weiss's name is a StealthPun, since it's a German name, and, in German, it's pronounced much like the English "vice".
** German for "white" no less, traditional virgin color, she's a virgin, also spends most of the movie wandering around in white underwear.
* RefugeInAudacity.
* RockyRollCall: TropeNamer. See SayMyName, below.
* {{Rule 34}}: If you're surprised by this one, you really need to watch the movie.
* SayMyName: "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" [[OverlyLongGag Three times.]] Audiences like to scream "BULLWINKLE!" after.
* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: Janet, oh, poor Janet. Columbia may have been this before she met Frank and Eddie.
* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains
* ShoutOut: To various Hammer Horror films as well as film companies and 1930s-50s sci-fi/horror efforts; in fact, the opening song "Science Fiction Double Feature" is built around this. The intro was supposed to contain film snippets of the relevant songs, but it would have cost a fortune in royalties.
* SlasherSmile: Again, Frank. Been nice knowing ya, [[spoiler:Eddie]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: Dr. Frank-N-Furter is in this pose in the movie's poster.
* SmokingHotSex: [[spoiler:Brad]] and Frank.
* SoundOnlyDeath: We don't see what happens to [[spoiler:Eddie]]... but we sure do hear his screams and Frank's [[spoiler:pick-axe hacking him to pieces.]]
* StealthPun: What's for dinner? [[spoiler: Meatloaf]]
* StockholmSyndrome : Columbia and possibly Rocky, although Rocky especially might instead be TooDumbToLive. Even after Frank discards her for Eddy and then Rocky, kills her boyfriend and [[spoiler:serves him for dinner]], Columbia is still devoted to Frank. The final scenes reveal that Rocky cares deeply for Frank, even though ([[BastardBoyfriend or maybe because]]) he chains him up in their [[RapeIsLove 'bridal suite' ]] and [[spoiler: he has half of Eddy's brain]].
* TakenForGranite: The "Medusa" switch that's conveniently installed on Rocky's life-bringer machine thing. It also has a reversal switch, so.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Dr. Scott is implied to be one by Frank.
-->'''Frank''': Go on, Dr. Scott. Or should I say... Doctor ''Von'' Scott!
-->'''Brad:''' What are you implying?[[hottip:*:THAT HE'S A NAZI, ASSHOLE!]]
** Oddly enough, in the original stage show, Frank himself had a stereotypical German accent (Most likely to go with the classic MadScientist genre). However, this was quickly dropped and Frank ended up with the smooth British accent we all know and love today.
* TooDumbToLive: Brad and Janet make some ''really'' stupid mistakes throughout the film. There's a reason why their call-and-response names are "Asshole" and "Slut"...
* TooFunnyToBeEvil: The source of Frank-N-Furter's MisaimedFandom.
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: How do those party guests know Frank, anyway?
** He's a well-known scientist back on Transsexual, Transylvania. Plus, one of the scrapped sequels (''Revenge Of The Old Queen'') revealed that he's [[spoiler:the prince of Transsexual.]]
* UpToEleven: Riff declares Frank's lifestyle "too extreme", suggesting that he's a bit of a weirdo even by Transylvanian standards.
* VillainousCrossdresser: ''Guess.''
* VillainousLament: Frank [[spoiler:right before Riff Raff zaps him.]]
* VillainSong: "Sweet Transvestite".
* VillainsWantMercy: Frank N. Furter tries to desperately to get Riff Raff and Magenta to take pity on him in the ending. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, and Riff Raff kills him.]]
* WeHaveBeenResearchingPhlebotinumForYears:
-->'''Dr. Scott:''' This sonic transducer... it is, I suppose, some kind of audio-vibratory-physio-molecular transport device?\\
'''Brad:''' You mean...?!\\
'''Dr. Scott:''' Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time. But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it. A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and projecting it through space... and who knows, perhaps even time itself!
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[[BrickJoke ...pat]][[OverlyLongGag ion.]]
