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

  • TV Movie
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 1h 28m
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4.2/10
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Laverne Cox in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
A remake of the 1970's Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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  • Director
    • Kenny Ortega
  • Writers
    • Jim Sharman
    • Richard O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Ivy Levan
    • Victoria Justice
    • Staz Nair
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
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    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
    • Writers
      • Jim Sharman
      • Richard O'Brien
    • Stars
      • Ivy Levan
      • Victoria Justice
      • Staz Nair
    • 242User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Reeve Carney, Christina Milian, and Annaleigh Ashford in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
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    Ivy Levan
    Ivy Levan
    • The Usherette
    Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice
    • Janet Weiss
    Staz Nair
    Staz Nair
    • Rocky
    Christina Milian
    Christina Milian
    • Magenta
    Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    • The Criminologist - An Expert
    Adam Lambert
    Adam Lambert
    • Eddie
    Reeve Carney
    Reeve Carney
    • Riff Raff
    Annaleigh Ashford
    Annaleigh Ashford
    • Columbia
    Ryan McCartan
    Ryan McCartan
    • Brad Majors
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    Ben Vereen
    • Dr. Scott
    Laverne Cox
    Laverne Cox
    • Dr. Frank-N-Furter
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • Butler
    Jeff Lillico
    Jeff Lillico
    • Ralph
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    Kelly Van der Burg
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    Jeff Mortensen
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    Christina de la Cruz
    • Transylvanian #2
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    Lisa Auguste
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    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
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      • Jim Sharman
      • Richard O'Brien
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    • Trivia
      This is Tim Curry's first live-action role since What About Dick? (2012) and his first acting role following his stroke in 2012.
    • Goofs
      During the first "Janet -Dr. Scott-Janet-Brad-Rocky!", Janet responds to Dr. Scott, but the first person shown going "Janet!" is Brad.
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      The debut broadcast did not include commercials for the first break, instead they aired a brief behind the scenes making-of featurette (which was omitted from the original DVD release).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Venomonth Of Horrors: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2016) (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Science Fiction / Double Feature
      Written by Richard O'Brien

      Performed by Ivy Levan

    User reviews242

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    2/10
    It's a Rocky Horror alright
    'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is a film that still holds up to me as enormous fun and is a great experience when seeing it at a midnight showing which adds to the atmosphere. There are a lot of people who don't see the appeal and understandably, as it is not a film for all tastes.

    What makes 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' still great fun to watch are its timeless songs (especially "Time Warp" and "Sweet Transvestite"), a clever and very funny script, a wonderfully naughty and risqué atmosphere that pushed boundaries like no film had ever before and Tim Curry's landmark performance that deservedly turned him into a star. Whether you like it or not, it is difficult to deny that it is an ahead of its time film and that there's very few if any films like it.

    It is always fairer to judge something as its own entity, but there are times where it is very difficult to compare two versions when so much that worked so well previously fares disastrously here. That is the case with this 2016 TV production, as an adaptation of the film and even the stage show it's an abomination but it is also an example of something where people would still be making the same criticisms without having seen or needing to see the original.

    Redeeming values are very difficult to find on the whole, but two things are done well. One is the cool opening scene in one of the few song renditions that treats the previous film version's with even a shade of respect. The other is the courageous performance of Tim Curry in the very small role of the Criminologist, despite being so badly diminished by his stroke four years ago that hasn't stopped him doing what he loves and it's not stopped him giving a sincere, moving and authoritative performance.

    However, the production does suffer badly from being too clean and too glamorous in production values when part of the film's charm was its decadence and that it feels far too watered down and too safe, there's very little to none of the sense that the film pushed boundaries or what made it so daring, wickedly naughty and unique. Despite the songs being so great themselves, the re-arrangements certainly aren't, sounding and performed like they came from 'Glee' or something from the Disney Channel. Only "Science Fiction" and "Hot Patootie" are treated with respect, with "Time Warp" being an absolute train-wreck in every regard and "Sweet Transvestite" was just dull with Frank's entrance (iconic before) lacking impact completely.

    As for the script, little of the naughtiness and wit comes through due to erratic and too fast line delivery, so the lines feel like they were thrown away rather than relished. Aside from Curry, another huge issue is bad casting. Topping or matching Tim Curry is impossible, but Laverne Cox (also have to agree that Frank does not work when played as a woman, which points the point of the character, causing distracting and constant gender confusion that were very likely accidental) even as a standalone performance tries far too hard that everything about her performance becomes flat and forced.

    Ryan McCarten and Victoria Justice sound, look and act like they were auditioning for 'Glee', while Ben Vereen is a forgettable Dr Scott weirdly made up, Reeve Carney overdoes it as Riff Raff and strains his way through his whole music, Christina Milian is nowhere near sinister or conniving enough as Magenta and Annaleigh Ashford sleepwalks her way through Columbia. Adam Lambert also had potential to be a redeeming quality and while his singing is brilliant he would have made a much better Frank, he is too polished and theatrical for Eddie. Chemistry between the performers is non-existent and the choreography is both leaden and overblown performed with lumbering energy.

    Overall, a huge disappointment even when watching it with an open mind and without prejudice. Did think it was not a good idea but have been pleasantly surprised by how potentially bad ideas have actually been executed well, but this TV production fails spectacularly when compared and on its own. 2/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Oct 30, 2016

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(location)
    • Production companies
      • The Jackal Group
      • Ode Visuals
      • Fox 21 Television Studios
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      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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