European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse On video these were the lop 10 videocassettes in . Rentals last week according to billboard Magazine. 1 pretty woman Touchstone. 2 glory Ria Columbia. 3 teenage mutant ninja turtles family. 4 driving miss Daisy Warner. 5 bad influence Ria Columbia. 6 fire Birds Touchstone. 7 born on the fourth of july Mca Universal. 8 the first Power Nelson. 9 Joe versus the Volcano Warner. 10 a amp Ahby lop 10 videos sales were 1 teenage mutant ninja turtles family. 2 Peter pan cartoon Disney. 3 pretty woman Touchstone. 4 All dogs go to heaven Mem a. 5 the sound of music lbs Fox. 6 the Little Mermaid Disney. 7 the King and i lbs Fox. 8 Peter pan with Mary Martin Ria Columbia. 9 Star wars trilogy lbs Fox. 10 step by step new kids on the Block ultimate Midnight movie in your Home Henry Scarupa Baltimore Sun it s saturday night at the movie theater a and its wild in there. As usual. A Man dressed in Bra Garter Belt Black fishnet stockings and heels sashay brazenly up and Down the aisle. Moviegoers shout catcalls and four letter words at the characters on the screen tossing handfuls of Rice Rolls of toilet paper and decks of playing cards. This particular saturday it was time for a Toast a or perhaps a Cascade of toasts a to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Rocky horror picture show the transvestite fantasy film that has been wowing crowds at hundreds of movie houses across the United states. Not Only is Rocky horror reaching adolescence the Camp classic is now available As a household experience. Beginning last wednesday viewers could rent a copy of the movie on videocassette. But hey who wants to watch Rocky horror at Home what has elevated this film to cult status has been the tradition of audience participation. A where we would police any other movie and say no talking no throwing Here we encourage All that during this particular showing a said Ken Dymski manager of United artists movies at a mall in Baltimore where Rocky horror has been screened at Midnight on Friday and saturdays for six years. Despite his permissiveness Demski Drew the line once when a movie Patron came in with a 50-Pourtd sack of Rice Over his shoulder for use during a wedding scene. As it is a cleanup Crew works four hours or More to tidy up after a typical Rocky horror showing. Fans come Back again and again to participate in the ritual especially an 11-member group that Calls itself a Midnight the group members Wear Thrift shop costumes and mimic the movies action As they stand in front of the screen. Midnight express actor James a a skip Chipps who mimics the Lead role of or. Frank a Furter says that he has seen the movie 250 times. Glenn a a Rocky Garczynski logs in at 400 viewings. Randy a a Eddy Brown counts 702 times. What a the Appeal could it be the Story line the movie recounts the adventures of Janet and Brad a Young naive couple whose car Breaks Down outside the Castle of sex crazed mad scientist or. Frank a Furter Tim Curry. Brad Barry Bostwick and Janet Susan Sarandon grow up quickly in this depraved setting learning to let their True natures Shine songs a touch a touch a touch a touch me. I want to be dirty Quot goes one. The dances such As the Pelvic thrusting a time Warp Quot More Likely the draw is the camaraderie developed by Rocky horror fans. A you meet people who Are going to be your friends for a Long time a Chipps said. A we see each other week after week. We have parties Mary Jones Chipps aunt and Mother of another Midnight express member serves As unofficial Den Mother for the group. On a recent saturday it was Well after 3 . When they stopped by her House for refreshments and to watch a Bootleg videotape they a obtained of a what else a the Rocky horror picture show. She acknowledges that she has been criticized for allowing her children to watch the cult film. But Mary Jones says a sure there a a lot of vulgar language and some carrying on that people done to approve of but there Are a lot worse things out on the Street. At least i know where my kids Are on Friday and saturday night. They re having Good fun and nobody gets into Tim Curry stars As a transvestite alien in a the Rocky horror picture what makes the Success of Rocky horror amazing is that the movie tested so poorly As a mainstream film that Fox was going to Shelve it. But a savvy Young publicist at Fox named Tim Deegan took note of the new genre of a Midnight movies a films like Pink flamingos shown Only at Midnight at movie Heaters and decided head found a perfect world for Rocky horror. Deegan landed a Midnight booking at the independently owned Waverly theater in Greenwich Village in new York. Rocky horror had its Midnight unveiling there on april fools Day in 1976, and it was sold out. Soon Deegan booked the film in Austin Texas and St. Louis to. A the phones started ringing at the studio. The exhibition world is very Small they All know what was going on. The word started to filter it was at the Waverly theater that the audiences started talking Back to the screen acting out scenes bringing props and dressing like the characters. A the films Star did no to know about its Midnight Success until he returned to new York in the late 1970s to Cut a record Curry called the Waverly about getting into one of the screenings. A the manager said a you re the fourth Tim Curry who has called today and Hung a Susan King a los Angeles times Page 6 c to plus sunday november 11,1990
