Alternative Science Fiction/Double Feature

The original idea by Richard O'Brien for "Science Fiction/Double Feature" for The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The test audience reaction was negative and it was changed to feature the lips of Patricia Quinn lip-syncing to the song.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Rocky
• Horror
• Science
• Fiction
• Double
• Feature

[janssencox93]

what movies did you use to make this video?

[sacolton]

@janssencox93 "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "Flash Gordon", "The Invisible Man", "King Kong", "It Came From Outer Space", "Tarantula", "The Day of the Triffids", "Curse of the Demon" and "When Worlds Collide".

[sacolton]

Check out the new high-definition version I uploaded.

[HollywoodLights1992]

Who made this video? It's amazing.

[sacolton]

@HollywoodLights1992 :  Me. (and thanks)

[anguishintherain]

ah, this is amazing. <3

but just for the record, they decided to use the lips due to copy right issues. not because people had a negative reaction.

richard o'brien is a musical genius.

[JMYodaTHX]

@sacolton REALLY? 

[JMYodaTHX]

No, I have read time again from MANY reliable sources that test audiences (the weirdos RHPS was aiming for) didn't "get" this version since they never saw these films. While the licensing TODAY would cost a fortune at THAT time classic movie clips didn't rate a premium like they do now, mind you, these were the days BEFORE the advent of "Turner Classic Movies" and "American Movie Classics" made classic films on home video popular. Back then only Nostalgia Home Video released old movies.

[sacolton]

@buhmabee I agree 110%. Richard has an amazing voice!

[buhmabee]

@sacolton considering that Richard wrote the tunes and actually sang it better than Pat (saw original on stage) it was a good choice to have him sing it. Don't get me wrong for the stage she sang it perfectly but Richards version worked better for the opening.

[buhmabee]

@kutzbill when the movie was in production Jagger was considered to replace Curry, that would have pissed those of us who had seen the original on stage with Curry. Freddie would have been great choice but Curry was and will always be Frank.

[poorlittlerichiegirl]

This is really awesome. As much as I love the lips, I would have loved for the movie to open like this :)

[MrBossninja17]

Fabulous!

[kutzbill]

I was just thinking what it would have sounded like if Freddie Mercury would have sang Rif Raf's part, or Franks. I think up goofy sh*t sometimes. Freddie probably would have had a ball doing it.