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Sarandon Boycotts Rocky Horror
SciFi Wire ^ | August 6, 2002

Posted on 08/07/2002 10:31:43 AM PDT by Paul Atreides

Susan Sarandon, one of the original stars of the cult 1975 SF movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, told SCI FI Wire that she wants nothing to do with a proposed remake—not even a cameo. "I'm boycotting the Rocky Horror Picture Show organization," she said in an interview. "They should have shared some of the wealth from Rocky Horror. For me, it's the principle of the thing. There are other people involved with that movie who need some money, and they should spread it out a little bit. It's been a golden egg for the longest time, and it's the least they could do."

The last straw for Sarandon was when the producers asked her to participate in the DVD special edition. "I'll let you in on a secret," she said. "When they did the DVD, and they asked me to do the voice-over [commentary], I said, 'How about giving people some money? You could throw a little money our way.' And they wouldn't, and I didn't, so they took an interview from VH1 that I had done for their anniversary show. I've done a lot of press for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, because I love the movie and I love the people, but they took that and put it on the DVD [instead]."

The Fox network will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Rocky Horror with The Rocky Horror Birthday Show, a two-hour movie to be produced by Fox TV Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Birthday will air in February 2003, 30 years after Richard O'Brien first penned Rocky Horror as a play that ran in London, the trade paper reported.


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To: TontoKowalski
The funny thing is, I bet she is against the Bush tax cut.
21 posted on 08/07/2002 10:46:20 AM PDT by Paul Atreides
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To: Paul Atreides
Meat Loaf kicked ass in the movie.

The rest of it was faggy show tunes.

Everybody who watched it should get paid restitution by the idiots, like Sarandon, who made it.

22 posted on 08/07/2002 10:47:01 AM PDT by dead
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To: Paul Atreides

"Slut!"

Ok. So i've seen it a few dozen times. The movie, by itself, sucks. It's the audience that makes it much more than it otherwise would be.

Susan looked pretty good in Rocky Horror, but it's been all downhill since then.

23 posted on 08/07/2002 10:48:53 AM PDT by Dead Corpse
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To: zhabotinsky
"What film could she do now? The only role I could see her in is a distaff version of The Fly. She's got the eyes for it.

Funny, FUNNY, FUNNY!!!!!

24 posted on 08/07/2002 10:49:50 AM PDT by albee
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To: Paul Atreides
I know what you mean. For years, I had heard of what a wonderful film it was. When I finally saw it on tv (I was NOT going to be seen renting it!), all I could think was "Is this what the big fuss is about?".

Saw it at home? There's the problem. The fun of Rocky Horror was to go see it with a crowd, in a theater, and "interact" with the movie. That is the fun part, not the movie itself. As a regular movie ... it stinks.

25 posted on 08/07/2002 10:50:53 AM PDT by al_c
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To: Corin Stormhands
It's her image on the screen. She should be paid for it.

She should be paid in accordance with the deal she made, period.

As far as boycotting goes, she might as well...she's been boycotting good looks for a decade!

26 posted on 08/07/2002 10:50:53 AM PDT by The Duke
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To: Corin Stormhands
She got paid exactly what she negotiated for, they all did. I'm sorry that it became a cult classic and she didn't negotiate a better contract, but that's her tough luck.

For some reason the film launched some career, and I'm still shaking my head over that, but not enough to arbitrarily give money away to people.

Now as for getting something to do a voice over commentary.. I suppose they could pay her scale.

27 posted on 08/07/2002 10:52:07 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Junior
112?

jeez I lost count,

I did set a personal record for sneaking in 18 "Little Kings" in my army jacket.......

28 posted on 08/07/2002 10:52:14 AM PDT by WhiteGuy
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To: Motherbear
IF it's midnight, and you're drunk enough, anything will do.

Ah. That explains why I saw "Rock & Roll High School" twice in one semester...

29 posted on 08/07/2002 10:52:20 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: MudPuppy; Junior
Not everyone understands folk dancing (sound file ;~D)
30 posted on 08/07/2002 10:53:40 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Paul Atreides
B-b-b-but Susan's in the latest Reader's Digest!
31 posted on 08/07/2002 10:54:10 AM PDT by GeneD
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To: Junior
Wow, I saw it at least 50 times. You got me beat.
33 posted on 08/07/2002 10:59:06 AM PDT by BikerNYC
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To: TontoKowalski
The first time I saw Sarandon in a movie was in one called "Joe" with Peter Boyle.
34 posted on 08/07/2002 11:00:00 AM PDT by 3catsanadog
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To: Paul Atreides
In the words of Richard "Riff Raff" O'Brien, "It's astounding...time is fleeting...madness takes its toll...."
35 posted on 08/07/2002 11:00:58 AM PDT by RichInOC
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To: Paul Atreides
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show." The movie that wants to be Brian De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise."
36 posted on 08/07/2002 11:01:35 AM PDT by william clark
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To: Motherbear
Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke" is another one you have to be under the influence to apreciate.

They used to do a Saturday nit double feature at the movie house near my school, "Reefer Madness" followed by "Up in Smoke".

37 posted on 08/07/2002 11:04:23 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: RichInOC
Riff-"But listen closely... "
Magenta-"Not for very much longer. "
Riff-"I've got to keep control."Echo Audience:"Smoke a Bowl!"
38 posted on 08/07/2002 11:07:16 AM PDT by Dead Corpse
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To: Paul Atreides
They should donate some money to the NY Police Department vice squad, just to p*** her off.
39 posted on 08/07/2002 11:07:51 AM PDT by RabidBartender
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