Why is ``The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', the original movie that was popularly screened, continued to be loved both now and in the future?

An audience-integrated experience where you bring props, scream, and dance.

The most iconic one is the Midnight Show at the Playhouse on 8th Street in New York, where screenings began in 1978. Audience members dressed in cosplay gather for screenings every Friday and Saturday, and the format has become an event in which they can also "participate" in the screening. . It had a long run of 12 years (some say it's a world record for the longest run for a single work).

As mentioned above, the screening at the Playhouse was depicted in `` Fame .'' When I actually went to a screening during the latter half of the long run, there weren't that many cosplayers, and it was a warm atmosphere of New York tourists having fun with simple props in hand.

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This screening of ``The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' with audience participation spread to various countries, and was held in Japan in 1988 at the Late Show at Cinemarise in Shibuya. There are no strict rules regarding the props used, and they vary depending on the country and era in which the film was shown. However, the basic tools and usage scenarios are as follows.

・Rice (spread at the wedding ceremony at the beginning)

・Water gun (splashes water on customers in the front row during rainy scenes)

・Newspaper (in the same scene, to prevent water from coming from the rear seats)

・Flashlight or lighter (lighted by the lyrics of “There's a Light” in the scene where they head to the mansion. Lighters have since been banned in many countries)

・Rubber gloves (in the scene where Frank snaps his rubber gloves during his speech)

・Something that makes a sound (in the scene where people applaud Frank's experiment)

・Toilet paper (Brad throws the roll in the scene where he shouts “Great Scott!” “Scott” brand recommended)

・Confetti (in the scene where people scatter confetti)

・Toast (thrown in the scene where Frank asks for toast for dinner. Initially it was covered in butter, but it was banned because it would dirty the audience seats)

・Party hat (worn in the scene where Frank wears a hat to celebrate the birth of Android Rocky)

・Bell (sounds to the lyrics of “Did You Hear a Bell Ring?”)

・Cards such as playing cards (toss to the tune of “Cards for Sorrow, Cards for Pain” sung by Frank)

In addition, it has become customary for people to make comments and jeers in response to lines, such as "asshole" after "Brad" and "slut" after "Janet" (I don't want to write the meaning). , they shout out some very vulgar words all at once. There are rules to suit the season, such as saying the name of a recently deceased celebrity during the coffin opening scene, so you can do whatever you want.

The climax of the show is the dance number ``Time Warp,'' during which several members of the audience dance together in front of the screen. Some countries even distributed step-by-step instructions for this "time warp."

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