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Richard O'Brien - news / articles


  • Rocky Horror to be remade without O'Brien - 14 August 2008
    Richard O'Brien has denied that he will contribute to the forthcoming remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, saying he will not be involved "in any way".-It was previously reported that O' Brien – who wrote the original stage play on which the 1975 film

Richard O'Brien - what members say


  • Dark City
  • Dark City review by from Torquay, Devon
    Rated - 5.0 stars WOW! 23 May 2005
    ...ly disturbed graphic novel by Alan Moore teamed with Phillip K. Dick. Oh - and Richard O'Brien with no hair, for a change....   Read customer review
  • Shock Treatment
  • Shock Treatment review by Savage from London, England
    Rated - 1.0 stars Very rocky, quite horrible, not much of a show 12 January 2007
    ... grade. And you put the blame pretty squarely at director Jim Sharman's door. Richard O'Brien has written an interesting musical, fizzing with ideas, satirising television, ...   Read customer review
  • Carry On Quizzing
  • Carry On Quizzing review by from Hailsham, Sussex
    Rated - 3.0 stars Probably only for die hard Carry On fans 15 November 2006
    ...Despite Richard O'Brien at his camp best, this DVD is rather average. A lot of the questions are near impossible and it mostly comes down to guess work with questions like - W...   Read customer review

Richard O'Brien - filmography


  • Midnight Movies - Deluxe Edition (2 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: John Waters,  David Lynch,  George A Romero
    Director: Stuart Samuels
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Based on the book by Stuart Samuels, MIDNIGHT MOVIES examines the phenomenal success of six films that went on to become cult sensations. While only six films might seem like a rather small piece of a broader picture, each were chosen for the dramatic impact they had and have stood the test of time ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 480 members
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  • Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
    Starring: Cassandra Peterson,  Richard O'Brien,  Mary Scheer
    Director: Sam Irvin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Yes, Elvira's back and she's fabulous! With her voluptuous milky-white cleavage, voluminous black hair and hilarious one-liners, the essence of camp oozes from her pores. Elvira's Haunted Hills culls its outrageousness from the classic Vincent Price/Edgar Allen Poe/Roger Corman films of the early ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 12 members
    Due for release on 28th May 2012
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  • Dungeons And Dragons on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Richard O'Brien,  Tom Baker,  Bruce Payne
    Director: Courtney Solomon
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In the mystical land of Izmer, a class of Mages rule by means of magic and otherworldly powers. One Mage, Profion (Jeremy Irons), wants to rule the land by himself and hopes to topple the young and inexperienced Empress Savina (Thora Birch) by acquiring her mystical scepter--the key to controlling ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 1,878 member
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  • Dark City on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Rufus Sewell,  Kiefer Sutherland,  Jennifer Connelly
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 11,806 members
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  • Dark City - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Rufus Sewell,  Kiefer Sutherland,  Jennifer Connelly
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,066 members
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  • Spiceworld The Movie on DVD (1997)
    Starring: The Spice Girls,  Richard E. Grant,  Roger Moore
    Director: Bob Spiers
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    One of the reasons that the Spice Girls remain so much fun is that in the great British tradition, they don't take themselves too seriously. Like The Beatles before them, the girls are more than happy to take pot-shots at their own manufactured image, something that Spiceworld: The Movie revels in. ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 1,026 member
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  • Shock Treatment on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Jessica Harper,  Cliff De Young,  Richard O'Brien
    Director: Jim Sharman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Following on from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", this musical is set several years later in Brad and Janet Majors' hometown - which has become a giant TV station; residents are either participants or viewers. They are married now, but their romance has fallen on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 549 members
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  • Jubilee on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Jenny Runacre,  Toyah Willcox,  Adam Ant
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    JUBILEE is a visually charged, absurdly violent, and darkly comic tribute to British punk rock and its self-proclaimed Blank Generation. This unconventional vision from avant-garde British filmmaker Derek Jarman is a melange of music-video sensibilities (featuring music and performances by Siouxsie ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 1,118 member
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  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Tim Curry,  Susan Sarandon,  Barry Bostwick
    Director: Jim Sharman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a magical phenomenon unlike anything ever before seen onscreen. Borrowing largely from cinema's horror conventions, the film begins as an innocent young couple is stranded at the home of a mad scientist who is building the perfect man. The castle is filled with a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 11,560 members
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  • Rough Night in Jericho on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Dean Martin,  George Peppard,  Jean Simmons
    Director: Arnold Laven
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Back in the saddle after such triumphs as Texas Across the River and The Sons of Katie Elder. Dean Martin hits the dusty road once again for another extraordinary Western adventure. It's the lawless Old West. One time lawman Alex Flood (Martin) is now the ruthless boss of the town of Jericho, a ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 2 members
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  • Tales of the Fourth Dimension on DVD
    Starring: Richard O'Brien
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Tales of the Fourth Dimension is a collection of 5 short "what if?" films. The Time Master (Richard O'Brien) introduces the series of tales about the wierd and wonderful things time can do. Time can send a young, struggling Shakespeare his completed works through a wormhole in space, before he's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 16 members
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  • Rocky Horror Tribute Show on DVD
    Starring: Richard O'Brien
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The Rocky Horror Show, with music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, was born at the Royal Court's tiny Theatre Upstairs on June 16, 1973, and went on to become an international stage smash hit and a major film. Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Tribute Show is a concert featuring the music from The ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 67 members
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Richard O'Brien facts

5 most recent films

The British Guide To Showing Off - 2.5 stars
The British Guide To Showing Off - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Phineas And Ferb - Across The Second Dimension - 3.5 stars
Jackboots on Whitehall - 2.0 stars
Carry On Quizzing - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Phineas And Ferb - Across The Second Dimension - 3.5 stars
Midnight Movies - Deluxe Edition - 3.5 stars
Rocky Horror Tribute Show - 3.5 stars
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Rough Night in Jericho - 2.0 stars
Mumbo Jumbo - 2.0 stars
Digital Daydreams - 2.0 stars
Elvira's Haunted Hills - 2.5 stars
The British Guide To Showing Off - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Susan Sarandon - 4 times - show films
George A Romero - 4 times - show films
Tim Curry - 4 times - show films
John Waters - 4 times - show films
Patricia Quinn - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jim Sharman - 5 times - show films
Stuart Samuels - 4 times - show films
Alex Proyas - 3 times - show films
Jes Benstock - 2 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films