Leaving Las Vegas [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Compelling but very Depressing
  • One for the road...
  • gripping sense of reality portrayed here
  • Nihilistic but touching.
  • I'm Going To Drink Myself To Death
Leaving Las Vegas [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Kim Adams , Susan Barnes , Graham Beckel , Xander R. Berkeley , and Nicolas Cage
Director: Mike Figgis
Manufacturer: MGM
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ASIN: 0792838068
Release Date: 2001-02-06
Leaving Las Vegas [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Amazon.co.uk Review

One of the most critically acclaimed films of 1995, this wrenchingly sad but extraordinarily moving drama provides an authentic, superbly acted portrait of two people whose lives intersect just as they've reached their lowest depths of despair. Ben (Nicolas Cage, in an Oscar-winning performance) is a former movie executive who's lost his wife and family in a sea of alcoholic self-destruction. He's come to Las Vegas literally to drink himself to death, and that's when he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a prostitute who falls in love with him--and he with her--despite their mutual dead-end existence. They accept each other as they are, with no attempts by one to change the other, and this unconditional love turns Leaving Las Vegas into a sombre yet quietly beautiful love story. Earning Oscar nominations for Best Director (Mike Figgis), Best Adapted Screenplay (Figgis, from John O'Brien's novel) and Best Actress (Shue), the film may strike some as relentlessly bleak and glacially paced, but attentive viewers will readily discover the richness of these tragic characters and the exceptional performances that bring them to life. (In a sad echo of his own fiction, novelist John O'Brien committed suicide while this film was in production.) --Jeff Shannon

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4 out of 5 stars Compelling but very Depressing.......2007-12-24

Remarkable. Touching. Riveting. Leaving Las Vegas is all of these and then some. I have not seen a film of this magnitude about loneliness and acceptance in such a while that I was in tears for much of the run time.

Nicholas Cage is Ben, a man who has lost his wife and child, throws his job away, and takes all of his remaining money to buy as much liquor as possible and "drink himself to death" in the city of Las Vegas. He has given up all hope, with no wish to live, but for one reason or another, wants a companion to share in his misery, but not try to save him. He finds this companion in a hooker, Sera, played by Elizabeth Shue. They immediately form a strong relationship based on one night of talking about their lives. Sera in particular quickly grows attached to Ben, for no other reason than she has been alone her whole life and wants nothing more than to feel that want and need by someone.

Cage won his first Oscar for his role as Ben, and how deserved it was. He was astounding, perfection, down to every single tick, the volume of his voice, the pain and tragedy buried in his eyes. I could not believe the extent of his role, the dedication and time he invested in bringing this character to life. Same goes for Elizabeth Shue, who with a simple glance at a person, she reveals her entire self, and no one even dares to notice except for Ben. This neediness is apparent, she wants to hold onto this relationship so badly, yet what makes their relationship work is total and complete acceptance of their respective decisions. He will not tell her to stop being a hooker, and she in return can never ask him to stop drinking. And it is in that factor that makes this film worth watching. To be totally accepted by those around them, to open themselves up to such an extreme.

Leaving Las Vegas is a sobering film about connections, loneliness, acceptance, and a small little island of hope that is Ben and Sera. They are two good people, depicted in a world full of sorrows and misdeeds, who latch onto each other and never let go. They were nothing but ghosts, till that chance encounter, and became each others worlds. Cage and Shue bring these good people to life in such an extraordinary way, making Leaving Las Vegas a film to be treasured and remembered for years to come. I highly recommend this film.

5 out of 5 stars One for the road..........2007-10-27

In this one, Nicolas Cage plays a dissolute studio executive who decides, "That's it, I'm off to Las Vegas to drink myself to death." You might think that would be depressing as hell, and, well, you would be right. If you're looking for a cheery night in with laughs and joy and uplifting insights into the triumph of the human spirit, Leaving Las Vegas will rain on your parade from a considerable height, possibly without even knowing or caring you were there. Still, if you are a fan of the serious drama and want a touching, moving film with great performances from its two leads, this one is right up your alley.

Take it from me, though. Make it the first part of a double bill, with the second feature being your favourite and funniest comedy. You know, just to straighten yourself out after all the misery and loneliness and despair and whatnot.

Part of the appeal of this one is the excellent work done by both Cage and his co-star Elisabeth Shue. Shue, an actress I've never had much interest in except when I was young and silly and had a crush on her from The Karate Kid, is really very good as the hooker who hooks up with Cage. She mixes different traits together well, playing her character as tough and street smart but also very sweet and vulnerable. The 'hooker with a heart of gold' is kind of a hoary old cliche, but Shue plays her so believably that you forgive the film for this one flaw. Cage, too, is brilliant, turning in the kind of performance you wish you could see more often from him. This is the Nicolas Cage I like, that guy from Wild At Heart and Adaptation; not the one who slums it in guff like National Treasure.

The other aspect of Leaving Las Vegas that makes it so appealing is the unconventional love story at its core. This is about two people who have a pretty rotten lot in life, but they meet at the right time and are able to give each other just enough love and support to get by. Okay, one of them is stubbornly insistent on killing himself and the other makes a living in the world's oldest profession, but I suppose that's the unconventional part. Pretty Woman, this is not. Also, the film makes a point of showing two people loving each other unconditionally, with neither trying to change the other's chosen direction. Of course, that makes this one kind of a fantasy, but it's an enjoyable fantasy nonetheless. Wouldn't we all like to meet a very attractive partner who loved us for who we were and didn't want us to dress different or get a better job or not drink ourselves to death? I think we would.

In conclusion, this is pretty much a faultless film from director Mike Figgis. Good work, buddy. It's kind of depressing, but also kind of uplifting, and is one of the best pure dramas I've seen recently. After it was over, though, I watched The Big Lebowski. Man, Jeff Bridges is hilarious in that one. And with that, I'm out. Thanks for reading.

5 out of 5 stars gripping sense of reality portrayed here.......2006-11-10

leaving las vegas is a film of deep desperation and is a grim and unflinching look at alcoholism and offers little in terms of joy and happy endings,this is the stuff of nightmares and is a raw look at the weakness of man.
Nic cage plays ben who has lost everything he ever loved due to his dependance on alcohol so decides to sell up and head to las vegas to end his life through one mother of a drinking session,along the way he meets a prostitute called sera played brilliantly bu beth shue,and they form an unlikely but doomed friendship,at first she says he can die how he wants but after a while she begs for him to end his mission of destruction but unlike the hollywood ethos where maybe ben would listen and they all live happy ever after this isnt one of those films.
There are scenes that are just plain horrific and cage is immense as ben who cant live with his demons,simply stunning and moving.

5 out of 5 stars Nihilistic but touching........2004-07-21

A great movie.

This is the film that Nic Cage was born to make. It is his best performance by a mile. Unfortunately it makes watching pretty much everything else he has done frustrating as he has never hit these heights again.

The bleak premise of the film, a broken man drinking himself to death in the company of a hooker whose pimp has been killed, could put some people off. Don't be one of them, this film has a rare beauty and emotional depth.

If you want to see a love story that isn't saccharine, cliched guff then this is it.

5 out of 5 stars I'm Going To Drink Myself To Death.......2003-11-17

Nick Cage plays the part of Ben Sanderson, a hopelessly addicted alcoholic, whose life is now on the slippery slope to nowhere.
We see little glimpses of his former self, as a powerful Hollywood movie executive. He was once happily married, brilliant at his job, and with the world at his fingertips. But alcohol has no respect for either intelligence or social position, and Ben is now merely a shadow of his former self, and deep in the grip of his own personal demons.

One scene at the beginning of the movie encapsulates beautifully the way in which alcohol has dragged Ben down, and robbed him totally of any last shred of his self-respect.
His film producer colleagues Marc (Steven Webber) and Peter (Richard Lewis) are having dinner and drinks in an upmarket restaurant while they shoot the breeze about their latest blockbuster film project.
Ben has run out of cash, and is desperate for a drink.
He spots his erstwhile buddies, and dollar signs immediately begin to flash before his eyes. He bursts into their private conversation in a desperate attempt to cadge enough money to allow him to carry on boozing. He completely demeans and degrades himself for the paltry price of a few drinks, and what’s more he realises it. But alcohol has him in such a fierce stranglehold that he would quite literally go to any lengths to get the necessary wherewithal to buy his next glass of hooch!

His career is on the slide, and he’s eventually sacked by his boss. This is done reluctantly, and it’s plain that his boss still has a lot of regard for him, but has now been let down just once too often, and left with no alternative but to let Ben go.
It’s the last straw for Ben, who concludes that he can’t fight his addiction any longer, and decides to take his own life. But a painless death with a bottle of pills is not for him! He decides to go out with a bang. He liquidates all his remaining assets, and with the severance pay from his job heads for the bright lights of Las Vegas, where he reckons he can ‘party’ 24-hours a day without sticking out like a sore thumb.
He’s worked out a budget that will allow him to maintain his required daily alcohol intake (enormous) and the occasional fling with a hooker, and which should see him dead and buried within a few months.

But he hasn’t reckoned on falling in love!
He’s hardly landed in Vegas when he meets Sera, (Elisabeth Shue) a prostitute with a heart of gold, who falls for him like a ton of bricks. (And vice versa)
Before long she has convinced him to move into her apartment, and has even given him a present of a silver hip flask to hold the real love of his life, his beloved booze. Ben reckons he’s at last found a woman that truly ’understands’ him.
A poignant scene with Sera captures to a tee the hopeless plight of the drinking alcoholic. Sera is trying to convince him to move in with her, and he agrees, but only after making her give a solemn promise.

“The one thing you can NEVER ask me to do is to stop drinking!”

You know from the start that the relationship is doomed to failure.
Ben is incapable of sustaining any form of physical relationship. In one harrowing scene by a hotel pool, we see Sera taking off her bikini top and soaking her breasts in champagne, in a futile attempt to get Ben more interested in her body than his beloved booze.
Ben’s interested all right, but is so piss*d that he falls over, shattering a glass table and cutting himself to ribbons. Sera then proceeds to lick his wounds clean!
She loves this man so totally that she’s prepared to put up with almost anything to win his affection, and will care for him no matter what.

Elisabeth Shue gives the performance of her life as Sera.
We’re never really told how she ended up as a prostitute, working for a sadistic Russian pimp. (played by Julian Sands) She is as trapped by her lifestyle every bit as much as Ben is ensnared by his alcohol addiction, and cannot break free from the ‘easy money’ she has become used to earning.
This is no glossy “Pretty Woman” type of movie, and we see the inherent dangers of prostitution when in one gut-wrenching scene she is brutally beaten and anally raped by a bunch of college boys out for a night on the town.

The movie is directed by Mike Figgis. ( Stormy Monday, Internal Affairs) and is based on a autobiographical novel by author John O’Brien.
Incidentally, O’Brien never got to see his novel on the silver screen, because he himself committed suicide only two weeks after it went into production.
British director Figgis has brilliantly captured the futility and despair of both the drinking alcoholic and the unglamorous and dangerous life of a prostitute.
He doesn’t even attempt to introduce any “feel-good” factor, by hinting at a possible happy ending, with Sera giving up the game, and Ben getting himself ‘clean and sober’. Instead he concentrates on showing us what actually happens to over 90% of alcoholics, who NEVER get sober, and eventually end up dead from their illness.
Incidentally, Cage researched his part in the movie by actually going on a series of binge drinking sessions himself, and by talking to dozens of alcoholics in clinics all over America.

Be warned. This is not a movie that is easy to watch, and to say I enjoyed it wouldn’t be a correct assessment. It’s far to hard hitting, and it’s message far too brutal, for it to be ‘enjoyed’ in the conventional sense.
But I guarantee that you won’t fail to be moved.
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            Amazon.co.uk Review

            If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture Show all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator) and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania".

            Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York cinema to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in cinemas shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie cinema performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown

            Amazon.co.uk Review

            If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture Show all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator) and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania". Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York cinema to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in cinemas shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie cinema performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Love it!!.......2007-08-26

            Is it wrong that I remember watching Rocky Horror as a child and not finding anything at all strange about it?

            How can you describe Rocky Horror? Ingenuis songs and music? Hugely likeable and amusing characters? Brilliant acting? I think it's a combination of them all.

            I think Rocky Horror is a bit like marmite and I'm firmly in the 'love it' category. For those who aren't sure if they'd enjoy it, the plot is this.

            Brad and Janet, two ordinary healthy kids, left Denton to visit a Dr Everett Scott. Along the way they have a blown tyre. They wander along the road looking for help and stumble upon an old castle. Janet, terrified, doesn't want to go any further. Brad, being the tought bloke insists they need to get to a phone and call for help.

            The castle's inhabitants aren't what they expect and they are dragged into a world they would never have thought existed...

            What can be said about the acting that hasn't been said. Tim Curry is fantastic in this part (and curiously attractive..and that's from a straight female!). His voice is superb, his facial expressions are hilarious and the sheer perfection of his lipstick application is something to behold. It's a shame he now distances himself from Rocky Horror as he feels he's been typecast as this is probably his best ever performance. Tim Curry is a true showman, and it's shown in Rocky.

            The music in this film is not only ingenuis, but massively catchy. I love how it's got a rock undertone and unlike Grease (dare I say it!) it's not cheesy. While the sets aren't stunning, that doesn't matter. Rocky captures something else. I guess that's what makes it so special, it's impossible to know what makes grown men dress in drag to go to the theatre to see this 25 year on, but Rocky manages it effortlessly.

            I guess a lot of people are freaked out by the notion of transvestytes and the bi-sexuality of Frank-n-Furter. I don't feel freaked out at all. In fact, Rocky makes me feel the same way Priscilla Queen of the Desert makes me feel. You just want to shed your inhibitions and say 'to hell with it!'

            This film is just something else. I've been brought up on it's music, themes and general outragousness. Rocky also creates an open minded view about a lot of aspects in our society that we shun, or try and distance ourselves from. Despite Frank-n-Furter's actions, I felt sorry for him in the end. The thing is, we never actually know if he's good or bad. He just seems lost, and in a way it's tragic.

            A fantastic film, which will very probably make you sing along.

            (Also, keep an eye out for the Crystal Dome when they do the castle shot. No doubt Richard O'Brien's inspiration for his other classic idea!)

            4 out of 5 stars CHICKEN CURRY OR TIM CURRY.......2007-07-28

            A brilliantly funny and very different film. Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied that Tim Currys` acting is superb and what a lot of bottle to play such a controversial part. 10 out of 10 Tim 4 out of 5 for the movie. Judge for yourself but you must watch this film without prejudice or preconceptions, its` subject matter is not to be a factor in your decision.

            5 out of 5 stars Let's do the Time Warp again!.......2007-07-16

            This is a great film, it has transvestites, ace dance moves, a Frankenstien sort of creation, it has lasers and everything. I strongly recommend that you buy this!!

            5 out of 5 stars A '70s classic.......2007-06-29

            I saw Rocky Horror at Leicester Square the day after it opened in 1974 and it's remained a favourite. Sure it's dated, but that's exactly why it's so brilliant.
            And I've been to enough fancy dress parties to know no man will ever look as good as Tim Curry in make-up and stockings!

            5 out of 5 stars So what if you're a sexually repressed accountant?.......2006-12-29

            And yet, "Red Rob", in Shaun of the Dead (from the Spaced team) there is a discussion about dressing up as Frank (it's particularly in the out-takes). Don't let your opinions be formed by others, that is one of the themes in Rocky Horror. Although Spaced is pure class and I can't believe it's now so old. It's ok to have your own opinions and mine is that Rocky Horror is true entertainment.
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              Release Date: 2001-03-13
              The Rock [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

              Amazon.co.uk Review

              If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture Show all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator) and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania".

              Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York cinema to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in cinemas shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie cinema performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown

              Amazon.co.uk Review

              If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture Show all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator) and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania". Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York cinema to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in cinemas shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie cinema performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Love it!!.......2007-08-26

              Is it wrong that I remember watching Rocky Horror as a child and not finding anything at all strange about it?

              How can you describe Rocky Horror? Ingenuis songs and music? Hugely likeable and amusing characters? Brilliant acting? I think it's a combination of them all.

              I think Rocky Horror is a bit like marmite and I'm firmly in the 'love it' category. For those who aren't sure if they'd enjoy it, the plot is this.

              Brad and Janet, two ordinary healthy kids, left Denton to visit a Dr Everett Scott. Along the way they have a blown tyre. They wander along the road looking for help and stumble upon an old castle. Janet, terrified, doesn't want to go any further. Brad, being the tought bloke insists they need to get to a phone and call for help.

              The castle's inhabitants aren't what they expect and they are dragged into a world they would never have thought existed...

              What can be said about the acting that hasn't been said. Tim Curry is fantastic in this part (and curiously attractive..and that's from a straight female!). His voice is superb, his facial expressions are hilarious and the sheer perfection of his lipstick application is something to behold. It's a shame he now distances himself from Rocky Horror as he feels he's been typecast as this is probably his best ever performance. Tim Curry is a true showman, and it's shown in Rocky.

              The music in this film is not only ingenuis, but massively catchy. I love how it's got a rock undertone and unlike Grease (dare I say it!) it's not cheesy. While the sets aren't stunning, that doesn't matter. Rocky captures something else. I guess that's what makes it so special, it's impossible to know what makes grown men dress in drag to go to the theatre to see this 25 year on, but Rocky manages it effortlessly.

              I guess a lot of people are freaked out by the notion of transvestytes and the bi-sexuality of Frank-n-Furter. I don't feel freaked out at all. In fact, Rocky makes me feel the same way Priscilla Queen of the Desert makes me feel. You just want to shed your inhibitions and say 'to hell with it!'

              This film is just something else. I've been brought up on it's music, themes and general outragousness. Rocky also creates an open minded view about a lot of aspects in our society that we shun, or try and distance ourselves from. Despite Frank-n-Furter's actions, I felt sorry for him in the end. The thing is, we never actually know if he's good or bad. He just seems lost, and in a way it's tragic.

              A fantastic film, which will very probably make you sing along.

              (Also, keep an eye out for the Crystal Dome when they do the castle shot. No doubt Richard O'Brien's inspiration for his other classic idea!)

              4 out of 5 stars CHICKEN CURRY OR TIM CURRY.......2007-07-28

              A brilliantly funny and very different film. Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied that Tim Currys` acting is superb and what a lot of bottle to play such a controversial part. 10 out of 10 Tim 4 out of 5 for the movie. Judge for yourself but you must watch this film without prejudice or preconceptions, its` subject matter is not to be a factor in your decision.

              5 out of 5 stars Let's do the Time Warp again!.......2007-07-16

              This is a great film, it has transvestites, ace dance moves, a Frankenstien sort of creation, it has lasers and everything. I strongly recommend that you buy this!!

              5 out of 5 stars A '70s classic.......2007-06-29

              I saw Rocky Horror at Leicester Square the day after it opened in 1974 and it's remained a favourite. Sure it's dated, but that's exactly why it's so brilliant.
              And I've been to enough fancy dress parties to know no man will ever look as good as Tim Curry in make-up and stockings!

              5 out of 5 stars So what if you're a sexually repressed accountant?.......2006-12-29

              And yet, "Red Rob", in Shaun of the Dead (from the Spaced team) there is a discussion about dressing up as Frank (it's particularly in the out-takes). Don't let your opinions be formed by others, that is one of the themes in Rocky Horror. Although Spaced is pure class and I can't believe it's now so old. It's ok to have your own opinions and mine is that Rocky Horror is true entertainment.
              Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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                Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
                Starring: Dale Midkiff , Joe Pantoliano , Paul Johansson , Andrea Parker , and Dean McDermott
                Director: Bradford May
                Manufacturer: Evg
                ProductGroup: DVD
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