Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show... but wind up as captives instead.
Director: Jim Sharman
Stars: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O'Brien.
Gillian Gregory ... choreographer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083067/
Watched online, mediocre print, blurry.
16 songs in the Soundtracks, all Written by Richard Hartley & Richard O'Brien.
Rated 5.8 by almost 4k IMDb voters.
IMDb trivia: "This movie was an even bigger financial flop at the box-office than the original first run of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)." Another: "This movie never achieved the same cult status as its precursor The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) but is notable as a cult film and film history oddity due to its connection with its famous cult predecessor."
The only thing interesting about this was the "reality tv" aspect, but that's only exploited to the extent that we see a studio audience. I think the only people we see watching the show are related to the principals. We don't get any sense of how widely followed the show might be. And it's not reality tv as in cameras everywhere, just the scheduled talk show.
The music is recognizably related to RHPS, but none that make you want to jump up and Time Warp.
Not impressed by/ interested in the story or the characters. I didn't follow well enough to determine if Brad & Janet were chosen because his twin Farley arranged it, and if so, why. Really just wanted to turn it off.
Fox, dir. Sharman; 5
