Barry Humphries, Charles Gray, Cliff De Young

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40% liked it

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Jim Sharman

Release Date: October 13, 1981

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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2006

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  • March 22, 2008
    A movie from the creators of the Rocky Horror Picture Show that was flushed down the toilet in 1980 and forgotten by people outside the RHPS community. The amazing thing is that this film was 20 years ahead of its time when you compare its premise to what television has become in...( read more) the last decade.
  • August 25, 2007
    Supposedly a sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but without Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien or -- GOD FORBID --Tim Curry, what's the point?
  • July 14, 2007
    Great musical numbers! The story was too smart for most people - I didn't understand what it was all about. I figured it was a satire about reality television and media commercialism. I just didn't understand what the heck was going on. Nice set design though.

    Favorite Songs: ...( read more)Denton USA & Look What I Did to my Id
  • June 14, 2008
    This movie just plain blows.
  • October 18, 2009
    Just as bad as The Rocky Horror Picture Show.After watching this movie for 10 minutes I couldnt watch it anymore & had to turn it off
  • June 30, 2009
    Great tunes!! Lightning didn't strike twice. Probably the shitty script.
  • May 7, 2009
    Not as good as Rocky Horror, but good.
  • April 10, 2009
    dull. it didn't even compare to rocky horror. still an interesting concept with decent music.
  • March 19, 2009
    I love that Pat Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Nell Campbell, Charles Gray, and Jeremy Newson are all in this movie and in RHPS. This movie is so ingenious; it totally predicted the madness that is reality shows before there were reality shows. The music rocks and the costumes. The colo...( read more)r is just spectacular.
  • March 3, 2009
    The plot is the most "WHUUT?!" I've seen in a while, and it is absolutely not in the same league as RHPS. But Riff Raff and Colombia is absolutely the best, as it should be. There are a few good songs, but other then that, it really isn't that worth watching.

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  • bindijean
    April 21, 2009
    This was the original 'reality tv'. A movie about livin on a tv show......and what do we have now! I used to watch this movie over and over b4 school back in the day just to memorize the songs, now my daughter knows and loves them too.
  • blackdawn425
    June 17, 2007
    I love this movie. Although the movie and the music are very diffrent from that of the Rocky Horror Picture Show it's still a great movie.
  • littlenellrocksmysoc
    February 16, 2007
    I Love The Movie! One Of The Best Not As Good As The First But Nothing Compares To R.H.P.S. <3. I Love Little Nell Im So Glad She Came Back In This One. Im Upset Tim Didn't Though. I Love Nell As A Nurse Though She's So Cute!!! <333
  • LordGodApophis
    January 27, 2007
    More people should know about this film. Its fab!
  • speedydani
    December 19, 2006
    I LOVE THIS FILM... HOWEVER THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW TAKES THE CAKE ON THIS ONE... Shock treatment still rox tho
  • YouCantStopTheBeat
    September 9, 2006
    i love this film!!!its not the best film ever made! but i like it either way

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