The Rocky Horror Show (franchise)

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The Rocky Horror Show
Created by Jim Sharman & Richard O'Brien
Original work The Rocky Horror Show (1973)
Owner 20th Century Studios
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The Rocky Horror Show is a British musical comedy franchise that began with the 1973 stage performance The Rocky Horror Show . The stage performance mimics many horror B movie and science fiction elements. The stage show was adapted in 1975 as the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show , which quickly gained a cult following. After being successfully adapted to film, an "equal" was released in 1981 under the title Shock Treatment . While not an outright sequel, the film features many characters from the first film returning, as well as some cast members in different roles.

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In 2016, a tribute film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again , aired on Fox.

Films

FilmRelease dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Producer(s)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show August 14, 1975 Jim Sharman Richard O'Brien & Jim Sharman Lou Adler & Michael White
Shock Treatment October 30, 1981Jim Sharman & Richard O'Brien
Additional ideas: Brian Thomson
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again October 20, 2016 Kenny Ortega Richard O'Brien & Jim SharmanJohn Ryan

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Shock Treatment (1981)

Shock Treatment is a 1981 American comedy-musical and a follow-up to Rocky Horror. It is more of a spin-off than a sequel, furthering the adventures of Brad and Janet. After Brad and Janet get married they travel home to Denton, to find it taken over by Farley Flavors and encased in a reality TV studio, and the duo are put on the game show Marriage Maze. Shock Treatment features many cast members from Rocky Horror but as different characters, with the exception of Jeremy Newson, who was the only actor to reprise his role, Ralph Hapschatt.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again is a tribute television film broadcast on the Fox network on October 20, 2016. The film is directed by Kenny Ortega and uses the original script written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman but O'Brien was not involved in the project.

In this version, Frank-N-Furter is played by Laverne Cox, Janet by Victoria Justice and Brad by Ryan McCartan.

Cancelled projects

Alternate versions

Cast and characters

CharacterFilm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shock Treatment The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
Let's Do the Time Warp Again
197519812016
Dr. Frank-N-Furter Tim Curry Laverne Cox
Janet Majors (née Weiss) Susan Sarandon Jessica Harper Victoria Justice
Brad Majors Barry Bostwick Cliff De Young Ryan McCartan
Riff Raff Richard O'Brien Reeve Carney
Magenta Patricia Quinn Christina Milian
Columbia Nell Campbell Annaleigh Ashford
Dr. Everett Von Scott Jonathan Adams Ben Vereen
Rocky Horror Peter Hinwood Staz Nair
Eddie Meat Loaf Adam Lambert
The Criminologist / Narrator Charles Gray Tim Curry
Ralph HapschattJeremy NewsonJeff Lillico
Betty Monroe (formerly Hapschatt) Hilary Farr Ruby Wax Kelly Van der Burg
Farley Flavours Cliff De Young
Dr. Cosmo McKinley Richard O'Brien
Dr. Nation McKinley Patricia Quinn
Nurse Ansalong Little Nell
Judge Oliver Wright Charles Gray
Bert Schnick Barry Humphries
Macy StruthersWendy Raebeck
"Rest Home" Ricky Rik Mayall
Emily WeissDarlene Johnson
Harry WeissManning Redwood
Irwin Lapsey Barry Dennen
Neeley Pritt Betsy Brantley
Officer Vance Parker Chris Malcolm
Kirk Eugene Lipinski
Oscar Drill Gary Shail
Brenda DrillClaire Toeman
Glish DavidsonDonald Waugh
'Bit' DrummerDavid John
'Bit' Guitarist Gary Martin
Frankie Sinitta Renet
Guy on Pay Phone Sal Piro (uncredited)
Trixie Ivy Levan
The Butler Jayne Eastwood
Photographeruncredited Sal Piro
The Criminologists' Assistant Nell Campbell (uncredited)

Stage shows

The Rocky Horror Show (1973)

Shock Treatment (2015)

Rocky Horror Show Live (2015)

Cancelled project

A new stage show and sequel to The Rocky Horror Show was announced by O'Brien in 2001. Despite its title never being announced, it is often referred to by fans of the franchise as Rocky Horror: The Second Coming. The stage show would have included elements of the scrapped Rocky Horror Shows His Heels and Revenge of the Old Queen scripts, and would have been set nine months after the original, following a pregnant Janet carrying either Rocky or Frank-N-Furters child. The song "Frankie Phoenix," which details the resurrection of Frank-N-Furter, was the only song leaked by O'Brien. It was intended to be turned into a film if the stage performance was successful.

Alternate soundtracks

Other media

Video games

Comic

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Comic is a 1990 comic book adaption for the 15th Anniversary Celebration was written and illustrated by Kevin VanHook, published by Caliber Press.

Board game

The Rocky Horror Trivia Game is a 2005 trivia board game created by USAopoly for the 30th Anniversary Celebration. It features 1200 questions based on The Rocky Horror Picture Show , the actors from the film, and the sequel film Shock Treatment .

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