In this episode, Lady Petra and Saffer Master review The Rocky Horror Picture Show over an Angel’s Envy Old Fashioned.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox, produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O’Brien, who is also a member of the cast. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with music, book, and lyrics by O’Brien. The production is a parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s. Along with O’Brien, the film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick and is narrated by Charles Gray with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre, Roxy Theatre, and Belasco Theatre productions including Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn.
The story centers on a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle where they seek a telephone to call for help. The castle or country home is occupied by strangers in elaborate costumes celebrating an annual convention. They discover the head of the house is Dr. Frank N. Furter, an apparently mad scientist who actually is an alien transvestite who creates a living muscle man in his laboratory. The couple are seduced separately by the mad scientist and eventually released by the servants who take control.
The film was shot in the United Kingdom at Bray Studios and on location at an old country estate named Oakley Court, best known for its earlier use by Hammer Film Productions. A number of props and set pieces were reused from the Hammer horror films. Although the film is both a parody of and tribute to many kitsch science fiction and horror films, costume designer Sue Blane conducted no research for her designs. Blane stated that costumes from the film have directly affected the development of punk rock fashion trends such as ripped fishnets and dyed hair.
Although largely critically panned on initial release, it soon became known as a midnight movie when audiences began participating with the film at the Waverly Theater in New York City in 1976. Audience members returned to the cinemas frequently and talked back to the screen and began dressing as the characters, spawning similar performance groups across the United States. At almost the same time, fans in costume at the King’s Court Theater in Pittsburgh began performing alongside the film. This “shadow cast” mimed the actions on screen above and behind them, while lip-syncing their character’s lines. Still in limited release four decades after its premiere, it is the longest-running theatrical release in film history. It is often shown close to Halloween. Today, the film has a large international cult following and has been considered by many as one of the greatest musical films of all time. It was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2005.
(Reference: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (film) c/o Wikipedia)
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Kinky Cocktail Hour: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Review
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Angel’s Envy Old Fashioned
INGREDIENTS
4 oz. Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon
8 dashes Angostura Bitters
4 Sugar Cubes
2 Orange🍊 Peels
2 Orange🍊 Slices
2 Luxardo The Original Maraschino Cherries🍒
2 Large Ice🧊 Balls
PREPARATION
- Add a sugar cubes, Angostura Bitters and Orange🍊 Peels to an Old Fashioned Glass.
- Crush the Sugar Cube, Angostura Bitters & Orange🍊 Peels with a Muddler.
- Add Bourbon and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add a Large Ice🧊 Ball and stir the cocktail again.
- Garnish with and Orange🍊 Slice cradling a Maraschino Cherry🍒.
ORIGIN
~1880 (Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky, United States)
REVIEWS
- Saffer Master Review: 4 Deeply Aroused
- I think that the bourbon was really great and I look forward to trying it neat.
- Lady Petra Review: 4 Deeply Aroused
- I love that we tried this with bourbon this time. We might need to do a future bourbon tasting.
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