1 | '''The REAL Denton Affair: An Expose''' is a ''[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Rocky Horror]]'' fanfic by Joe Blevins that pretends ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' and its sequel, ''Film/ShockTreatment'' are VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory. It's told from the point of view of the man [[LemonyNarrator The Criminologist]] was based on and discusses the differences between the movies and what actually happened. |
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3 | Read it [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502220009/http://www.rockypedia.org/downloads/fan/t-trda.txt here]]. |
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5 | !!Tropes used in this story: |
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7 | * AbledInTheAdaptation: Dr Scott wasn't actually disabled. O'Brien decided to base his movie version on ''Film/DoctorStrangelove''. |
8 | * AdaptationNameChange: ''Rocky Horror'' was a name made up by Richard O'Brien. |
9 | ** Farley Flavors' real name is Phil Majors. |
10 | * AdaptationalNationality: Scott wasn't really German. |
11 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Here Brad and the Farley/Phil were cousin's instead of twin brothers like in the movie. |
12 | * TheAllegedHouse: Frank lived in a run down farm house, instead of a Gothic castle. |
13 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Wright doesn't know if Frank is actually an alien or if Rocky is a creation or they're both just humans acting. |
14 | * AsYouKnow: Wright says that the reader may have heard about the events of ''Shock Treatment'' on the news. |
15 | * BabiesEverAfter: Brad and Janet went on to have two sons called Kevin and Paul. |
16 | * BasedOnAGreatBigLie: A third movie is apparently being made, focusing on the further adventures of Riff Raff and Magenta. |
17 | * CerebusRetCon: After the events of ''Shock Treatment'', most of Denton's residents were arrested or committed for life. |
18 | * CollapsingLair: Frank's house burns down at the end. |
19 | * CompositeCharacter: Confirms the fan theory that Charles Gray's characters of The Criminologist and Judge Oliver Wright are the same guy. |
20 | * DeathByAdaptation: Frank and Rocky survived the true events. |
21 | * DudeNotFunny: The author is disgusted at Richard O'Brien for making a light-hearted musical based on the true events of ''Shock Treatment'' but does quote Creator/WoodyAllen that "Comedy is tragedy plus time". |
22 | * EasilyForgiven: Despite being a judge, Wright made friends with Frank and didn't report him to the police for killing Eddie. |
23 | * FantasyGunControl: Riff's pitchfork RayGun was actually a Colt 45. |
24 | * HappilyEverAfter: Brad and Janet, contrary to popular opinion. |
25 | * HistoricalVillainDowngrade: The real Farley was a religious fanatic who stockpiled followers and weapons and planned to take over the world. |
26 | * IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: Wright wrote ''The Denton Affair'' about the events and Betty Munroe became a post-feminist author. |
27 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Oliver isn't sure whether Frank and co. were really aliens and if Rocky was actually created by Frank but says all the other sci-fi elements were made up for the movie. |
28 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Frank, Rocky, Riff Raff and Magenta. Frank turns up alive later and says that Rocky also survived but Riff and Magenta are presumed to have burned to death. |
29 | * OriginalCharacter: Columbia was made up for the movie and wasn't based on anybody. |
30 | * RecursiveCanon: The movies exist in universe and a copy of Crim's book that inspired the movie appears in Charles Gray's scenes. |
31 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: Farley is Brad's cousin instead of his twin brother. |
32 | * RetroactiveLegacy: Here ''The Rocky Horror Show'' was based on a book called ''The Denton Affair''. |
33 | * SettingUpdate: The first movie happened in 1969 but the movie was set in 1974. |
34 | * SlippingAMickey: Scott says Frank drugged them all during dinner. |
35 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Riff Raff and Magenta really died when Frank's house burned down. |
36 | * ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: The concept is that ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' and ''Film/ShockTreatment'' are VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory with the science fiction elements made up or MaybeMagicMaybeMundane. |
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