The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show   

Screenplay by       Jim Sharman

          Richard O'Brien

Produced by       Michael White

          John Goldstone

Directed by       Jim Sharman

Cast List:

Tim Curry      Frank N. Furter

Susan Sarandon      Janet

Barry Bostwick      Brad

Richard O'Brien    Riff Raff

Jonathan Adams   Dr. Everett Scott

Peter Hinwood      Rocky Horror

Nell Campbell     Columbia

Pat Quinn      Magenta

Meatloaf       Eddie

Charles Gray      Narrator

Adapted from "The Rocky Horror Show" a musical

with Book, Music & Lyrics by Richard O'Brien

FADE IN:
 

THE FIRST IMAGE IS A SET OF RED VELVET CINEMA CURTAINS

Soft Drum-Roll.

THEY SPLIT OPTICALLY TO: REVEAL THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LOGO

Fanfare.

A SMALL WHITE SCREEN – ACADEMY SIZE – APPEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WIDESCREEN FORMAT

On the sides of the image are stationary sprocket holes of celluloid.

SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLE FEATURE

Musical Introduction.

Film head runs down numbers: "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, START". Very scratched.

During the SONG we see snatches of the films mentioned in SONG. They look old and scratched and they are INTERCUT with flashes of white screen, burnt celluloid, etc.

SONG: "Science Fiction Double Feature"

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL – THE END SEQUENCE OF THE ROBOT CARRYING THE HERO

VOICE OVER

Michael Rennie was ill.

The day the earth stood still

But he told us where we stand

WIPE TO:

FLASH GORDON – BUSTER CRABBE IN ACTION

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

And Flash Gordon was there

In silver underwear.

WIPE TO:

THE INVISIBLE MAN – CLAUDE RAINS IN BANDAGES AND DARK GLASSES

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

Claude Rains was the invisible man.

WIPE TO:

KING KONG – EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SEQUENCE WITH FAY WRAY

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

Then something went wrong

For Fay Wray and King Kong

They got caught in a celluloid jam

WIPE TO:

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE – GEODESIC GLOBE ECLIPSING THE EARTH

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

Then at a deadly pace

It came from outer space

And this is how the message ran

WIPE TO:

TITLE SEQUENCE – CAST AND WRITING CREDITS

CHORUS

Science Fiction – double-feature

Dr. X will build a creature

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Oh – at the late night, double-feature

Picture Show.

WIPE TO:

TARANTULA – THE MUTATION SEQUENCE

VOICE OVER

I knew Leo G. Carrol

Was over a barrel

When tarantula took to the hills

WIPE TO:

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS – FIGHT IN THE LIGHTHOUSE

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

And I really got hot

When I saw Jeanette Scott

Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills

WIPE TO:

THE NIGHT OF THE DEMON – SEQUENCE OF "RUNIC WRITING", FLYING INTO THE FIRE

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

Dana Andrews said prunes

Gave him the runes

And passing them used lots of skills.

WIPE TO:

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE – ROCKET INVASION SEQUENCE

VOICE OVER (CONT'D)

And when worlds collide

Said George Pal to his bride

I'm going to give you some terrible trills

Like a –

WIPE TO:

TITLE CONTINUED – TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION CREDITS

CHORUS

Science Fiction – double-feature

Dr. X will build a creature

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Oh – at the late-night, double-feature

Picture Show

By RKO O-Oh

At the late-night, double-feature

Picture Show

In the back row

At the late-night, double-feature

Picture Show

I want to go.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. A STILL FRAME OF A DENTON CATHOLIC CHURCH – DAY

CHORUS (CONT'D)

To the late night double feature

Picture Show.