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1984 UK rental VHS
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VHS rental releaseThe Rocky Horror Picture Show was first made available for rental in the United Kingdom way back in 1984. I managed to buy a brand new copy for about fifteen pounds from a video surplus store (now long gone) near Charing Cross station in London.

The front cover design features a drawing of Frank, Riff Raff and what looks like Janet or is it Columbia, or it could even be Magenta!

The spine of the tape also features this cartoon like drawing and the CBS Fox video logo.

On the back of the box there is another drawing, this time of Brad and Janet, along with a lab scene and throne scene still image from the movie itself.

There is also a cast and crew listing on the back of the box and the following text.......

Back and side"Give yourself over to absolute pleasure........" with one of the most outrageous movies of all time; a delicious orgy of science-fiction, comedy and rock 'n' roll.

Meet Riff Raff, the hunch-back butler, his incestuous sister Magenta and Eddie the mad motorbike messenger.

Meet Brad and Janet, two strait-laced American kids as they are shocked and enticed by the high-energy immortality of Dr. Frank N. Furter, a sweet transvestite from Transexual in Transylvania.

Watch as this confrontation builds to a thrilling finale of orgasmic fun as Brad and Janet discover the sheer delights of forbidden love.....then you'll understand why this movie has become one of the greatest successes of all time!

The film itself is the longer UK version, complete with Janet and Brad's sung verses of "Superheroes". This video tape was the only version of the movie in the UK with the longer edit, as cinema prints were the USA version, until that is Stephanie persuaded Fox to make us a longer print for Transylvania '92. All subsequent prints in the UK are now the longer version and were also reclassified from a 'AA' (fourteen) to a '12' certificate.

The final music is the sung version of Science Fiction Double Feature, followed by the instrumental version of the Time Warp.

Total Trivia: The trailers before RHPS on this tape are The Star Chamber, Tough Enough, The Verdict, The Choirboys and Porky's! What does that say about the target audience!?


Video Features:

  • Movie Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Television System VHS PAL UK
  • Fullscreen 4:3 television format
  • Audio: MONO although marked Dolby System on Box
  • Certificate 15
  • Catalogue No. 1424/50

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