the rocky horror picture show ' special edition ' ( 1975 ) starring : tim curry and susan sarandon cult films are never mainstream .
the casual viewer of a cult film will look at it and be repulsed and confused , yelling out ' what the hell is that ? ' .
fans of these sorts of movies will be laughing at every other second at all the ' hidden jokes ' they missed the first time around while normal movie watchers will look at them like they 're insane .
the rocky horror picture show , recently re - released in a ' special edition ' to video , is the mother of all cult films .
period .
like some other cult films , most notably little shop of horrors , the rocky horror picture show is a musical with a twisted edge to it .
this movie begins out innocently enough- a couple get engaged at a friend 's wedding and get a flat tire in the middle of the night while it 's raining .
they go to a castle to try to use the phone .
little do they know that the castle is owned by dr .
frank n .
furter , a mad transexual transvestite scientist who has recently created a creature he will use for personal reasons .
the acting is pretty good overall .
tim curry ( home alone 2 , legend ) is over - the - top as frank n .
furter .
it 's interesting to see that this movie was one of future oscar winner susan sarandon 's ( dead man walking )
first film-
she plays janet , the girlfriend of brad majors .
even the singer meatloaf is in it ! !
the songs are all very good
yet twisted in their own way .
a sampling of titles range from damn it , janet to touch - a touch - a touch - a touch me .
all the actors sing their songs with no dubbing from other actors- kind of a bad thing .
barry bostwick ( brad majors ) tries to sing as does susan sarandon , but tim curry is clearly the most professional having extensive stage experience .
meatloaf sings like meatloaf .
the new special edition contains two original movie trailers of the film as well as two songs deleted from the original version .
sadly , the songs are tacked after the credits- kind of defeats the purpose .
if you want to see a different film , watch this one ! !
will be laughing at every other second the mother of all cult films . period . over - the - top if you want to see a different film , watch this one ! ! it 's interesting to see the acting is pretty good overall even the singer meatloaf is in it ! ! the songs are all very good