Comments on: Marilyn Manson rumoured to be in Rocky Horror Picture Show Remake

By: Johnathon Reedy

Johnathon Reedy — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:56:07 +0000

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By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:47:51 +0000

to remake RHPS is both disturbing and disappointing. marilyn manson is twisted enough for the part but he’s not tim curry. and riff raff richard o’brien IS riff raff and meatloaf IS eddie. hey why not jack black as eddie and sebastian bach as riff raff. i just hope the the remake holds up to the original or alot of true fans will be really bummed out . i know i will be

don’t dream it be it

By: james

james — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:56:50 +0000

i very much enjoyed the original Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Tim Curry did one hell of a job – but i also think Marilyn Manson would also do one hell of a job ( the original will always be my fav. no matter what) Marilyn Manson is very talented ……….so i say go for it

By: PJ Gaynard

PJ Gaynard — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:11:36 +0000

Redoing The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a horrible idea. The original is still in theatrical release and has been for 30 years.

Taking advantage of that fan base and marketing a movie to them is a great idea though. Consider making a movie about a shadow cast (the group who acts it out below the screen). There are several documentaries about these people already.

Or consider making another sequel to Rocky entitled “Revenge of the Old Queen”. A script has been batted around the internet in various forms for years. O’Brien himself has even talked of mounting “Revenge…” into a stage show. In it Janet is pregnant. Brad left her. Frank isn’t dead but fighting his way through the club scene building a new legion of sexual perverts. And the Old Queen returns from Transexual to find her favorite Frankenfurter. Thats where the money is.

By: Mark Miller

Mark Miller — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:15:18 +0000

I would think that the campy nature of the film and it’s link to the 1970’s would rule out an outright re-make….however if they took a tongue-in-cheek aproach and did something close to what they did with The Brady Bunch and do a continuation/comedy remake where they force the costumes to look exactly like the original (as a tip of the hat to fan following)and use original locations and rebuild sets to resemble the original movie, that sort of thing with guest appearances by original cast members and a real effort towards the music I think it would be more acceptable by all in general.

By: HandnHalfSword

HandnHalfSword — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:56:17 +0000

The trouble with doing a remake of a classic is that you have to be twice as good as the original to be as good as the original.

Take Johnny Depp’s remake of Willy Wonka. Had there never been a Willy Wonka staring Gene Wilder, Depp’s version would have been quite interesting. I’m sure the Depp version cost a lot more than the Wilder version. But I’d rather watch the original anyway.

I think it will be the same case here.

By: Laura Ross

Laura Ross — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:26:16 +0000

By the way, along with my friend Sean I do a Rocky Horror podcast called Rocky Horror Pod Show which you can find at http://rockyhorrorpodshow.libsyn.com. We’ll be happy to mention this there.

By: Laura Ross

Laura Ross — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:24:54 +0000

I have been hearing these rumors for years but it will be interesting to see. You’ll have a lot of Tim Curry purists protesting, but face it, a whole lot of people have played Dr. Frank N Furter over the years including me, and I for one am not opposed to seeing Manson play the role. He did a great job in Party Animal so we know he can do drag!

By: lizardfreak

lizardfreak — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:22:26 +0000

Jack Black as Eddie = freakin brilliant!!!

By: douglas.nerad

douglas.nerad — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:47:55 +0000

Generally I’m not a fan of remakes. It’s the idea Hollywood is out of ideas and scraping what already exists in an attempt to make a buck. However, if they do remake it I rather hope they cast Jack Black to play Meatloaf’s old role!