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

A straitlaced, square couple, seeking shelter from a storm, find themselves in the castle of a transgender alien mad scientist intent on creating a buff bodybuilder.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Jim Sharman (based on a screenplay by), Richard O'Brien (based on a screenplay by)

Stars:

Ivy Levan, Victoria Justice, Staz Nair

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ivy Levan	...	The Usherette
Victoria Justice	...	Janet Weiss
Staz Nair	...	Rocky
Christina Milian	...	Magenta
Tim Curry	...	The Criminologist - An Expert
Adam Lambert	...	Eddie
Reeve Carney	...	Riff Raff
Annaleigh Ashford	...	Columbia
Ryan McCartan	...	Brad Majors
Ben Vereen	...	Dr. Scott
Laverne Cox	...	Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Jayne Eastwood	...	Butler
Jeff Lillico	...	Ralph
Kelly Van der Burg	...	Betty
Sal Piro	...	Photographer

Storyline

A straitlaced, square couple, seeking shelter from a storm, find themselves in the castle of a transgender alien mad scientist intent on creating a buff bodybuilder.

---

Plot Keywords:

rocky horror picture show | psychotronic film | bare chested man | woman wears lingerie | reference to anne francis | 

---

Taglines:

Transcend your expectations.

---

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Musical | Thriller

---

Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the stage show is "The Rocky Horror Show", not "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".

---

Goofs

At the start of the film we see the projectionist start a single 35mm projector loaded with a single 1000 ft reel. This would only provide about 20 minutes of the film at most and nowhere near enough footage for the whole movie.

---

Quotes

Columbia - A Groupie: I hope it's not meatloaf again.

---

Alternate Versions

In December 2016, an "extended cut" was released on DVD that includes Brad's song "Once in a While" (which was shot for, and cut from, both the broadcast TV and 1975 versions) and the complete end credits, which features Adam Lambert's and Ivy Levan's bright red lips singing an extended reprise of "Science Fiction, Double Feature." Commercial break fade-outs were replaced by wipes and seamless edits.

---

Connections

References The Night of the Hunter (1955)

---

Soundtracks

I Can Make You a Man (Reprise)
Written by Richard O'Brien
Performed by Laverne Cox

User Reviews

If you enjoyed the original---You should probably just go watch that instead

If the original "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is so bad it's good, the "Let's Do the Time Warp Again" is so good it's bad,"Good" in the sense that it is far too polished and glamorized to even come close to capturing what made the original so enjoyable. There was no sense of grit or earnestness when it came to the singing or the acting. As strange and incoherent as the plot in the original RHPS, the cast made you feel for each character and connect with them. In the new one, sure, the actors are talented but everything comes across as too neatly put together, and maybe it was the commercial breaks but there hardly seemed to be any real chemistry built up between the actors.

I don't know that anyone wanted a new RHPS in the first place. BUT, I think there was a chance that if this project were in different hands it could have been something uniquely its own. Instead, all of the edge is removed and I don't think there would be any reason to watch this over the other, beyond sheer curiosity.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

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

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Jackal Group, Ode Visuals, Fox 21 Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD