Rocky Horror
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Book Overview
London, 1973: a new rock musical is premiered in a tiny theatre in Chelsea. Nothing remarkable about that; musicals open - and close - all the time. But almost 30 years later, The Rocky Horror Picture... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1860743838
ISBN13:9781860743832
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Sanctuary Publishing
Length:389 Pages
Weight:1.09 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
STIRRING AND IRREVERENT
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I rather enjoyed this book, "Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult" by Scott Michaels and David Evans. I found the book in America luckily and for the first time it enlightened me on the origins of this fantastic cult film and phenomenon. Loved the one-on-one interviews with cast members, as well as recent photos of the cast...especially Peter Hinwood. The contributions from little Transylvanian Sadie Corre were great, but then again I love midgets. Bravo to the authors! I hope they expand and reprint the book in the near future with more photos and larger format. This book deserves it!
A wonderful history of a pop culture phenom.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its history of a UK fringe musical smash that became a film flop, then an audience participation sensation with its own cult - and eventually a Hollywood Film Studio's cottage industry. I loved reading about the creative process - part inspiration, part kismet and lots of group collaboration. You are taken step by step, through terrific interviews, into the birth of a cultural phenomenon that only happens once in a lifetime. I have a newfound respect for the film actors especially after learning what a cold, damp slog of a shoot it was for them. It was a revelation to learn of the RHPS film set's cliques. The authors have provided a true glimpse (warts and all) at the creative stage/screen process of ordinary people who gave extraordinarily of their gifts to keep generations singing and laughing for decades. This book brilliantly sums up the cultural life of Rocky Horror and those halcyon days of pre-VHS/DVD fan fanaticism and weekend theatrics. It also gives a hint that perhaps that early reverence is retreating into a void just like those glossy red lips.
Not quite done yet, but...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is a good book so far. I must admit that I'm not finished yet having only got it 2 days ago but I'm already to page 120-something. It's very interesting; great interviews w/ people I've heard about on Rocky sites and didn't know much about, so this book really helped me. It's amusing. My only complaint would be that everybody kind of seems to dump on Richard O'Brien in this book and I had always liked Riffy so that kind of bothered me, but all in all it's a good book.
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