THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

A SCREENPLAY BY JIM SHARMAN AND RICHARD O'BRIEN

Adapted from "The Rocky Horror Show" a musical
with Book, Music & Lyrics by Richard O'Brien

1 THE FIRST IMAGE IS A SET OF RED VELVET CINEMA CURTAINS

Soft Drum-Roll.

2 THEY SPLIT OPTICALLY TO REVEAL THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LOGO.

Fanfare.

3 A SMALL WHITE SCREEN - ACADEMY SIZE - APPEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WIDE-SCREEN FORMAT

On the sides of the image are stationary sprocket holes of celluloid.
SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLE FEATURE * Musical Introduction.
Film head runs down numbers:  10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, START.
Very scratched.  During the SONG we see snatches of the films mentioned
in SONG.  They look old and scratched and they are INTERCUT with flashes
of white screen, burnt celluloid, etc.

SONG: "SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLE FEATURE"

4 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - THE END SEQUENCE OF THE ROBOT CARRYING
THE HERO

VOICE OVER
Michael Rennie was ill.
The day the earth stood still
But he told us where we stand

WIPE TO

5 FLASH GORDON - BUSTER CRABBE IN ACTION

VOICE OVER (Cont)
And Flash Gordon was there
In silver underwear.

WIPE TO

6 THE INVISIBLE MAN - CLAUDE RAINS IN BANDAGES AND DARK GLASSES

VOICE OVER (Cont)
Claude Rains was the invisible man.

WIPE TO

7 KING KONG - EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SEQUENCE WITH FAY WRAY

VOICE OVER (Cont)
Then something went wrong
For Fay Wray and King Kong
They got caught in a celluloid jam

WIPE TO

8 IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - GEODESIC GLOBE ECLIPSING THE EARTH

VOICE OVER (Cont)
Then at a deadly pace
It came from outer space
And this is how the message ran

WIPE TO

9 TITLE SEQUENCE - CAST AND WRITING CREDITS

CHORUS
Science Fiction - double-feature
Dr X will build a creature
See Androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Oh - at the late night, double-feature
Picture Show.

WIPE TO

10 TARANTULA - THE MUTATION SEQUENCE

VOICE OVER
I knew Leo G. Carrol
Was over a barrel
When tarantula took to the hills

WIPE TO

11 THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS - FIGHT IN THE LIGHTHOUSE

VOICE OVER (Cont)
And I really got hot
When I saw Jeanette Scott
Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills

WIPE TO

12 THE NIGHT OF THE DEMON - SEQUENCE OF "RUNIC WRITING", FLYING INTO THE
FIRE

VOICE OVER (Cont)
Dana Andrews said prunes
Gave him the runes
And passing them used lots of skills.

WIPE TO

13 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE - ROCKET INVASION SEQUENCE

VOICE OVER (Cont)
And when worlds collide
Said George Pal to his bride
I'm going to give you some terrible trills
Like a -

WIPE TO

14 TITLE CONTINUED - TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION CREDITS

CHORUS
Science Fiction - double-feature
Dr X will build a creature
See Androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Oh - at the late-night, double-feature
Picture Show
By RKO O- Oh
At the late-night, double-feature
Picture Show
In the back row
At the late-night, double-feature
Picture Show
I want to go.

DISSOLVE TO

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Post Scriptum: É claro que aqui temos uma versão alternativa da abertura. Esta versão é muito legal, mas talvez por estar mais acostumado aos lábios sensuais rubros cantando sob um fundo preto, prefiro a que chegou aos cinemas.