Thrills, chills and sexual innuendo were all the rage as Midnight Insanity presented “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Saturday night at midnight.
The cult film was presented at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro to an audience dressed up in wild costumes and lingerie for the special Halloween-themed show. Some of the costumes included Buzz Lightyear, a female Hitler and the Cookie Monster.
Prior to the performance, there were two contests: lingerie and costume. The winners showed off their assets along with talents, such as cartwheels and moaning.
The hosts, Brandon and Dan, kicked the night off with the official Midnight Insanity pledge to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” complete with crotch-grabbing and paying regards to the director of the film, Jim Sharman. Following that, the virgins (people who had never been to the show before) were brought on stage to get their virginities taken. What takes place is a secret ritual that one could only understand if he/she went to the performance.
The film began with the cast of Midnight Insanity performing in front of the screen. As soon as Brad and Janet stepped onto the stage, the audience began calling them vulgar names, in the tradition of Rocky Horror.
The audience continued to participate by yelling commands at the actors and shouting play-on-words from the film’s original dialogue.
The entire audience jumped to its feet and danced to the most popular musical number, “The Time Warp.” As The Criminologist taught the audience how to do the dance, everyone repeated the steps, including jumping to the left and doing the pelvic thrust. The audience chanted, “Group sex!”
Toward the middle of the movie, at a rather boring part, the theatre turned into a dance club for a few minutes. The cast of Midnight Insanity, along with its fans, danced to music from artists such as Marilyn Manson and Oingo Boingo.
The end of the film sparked sorrow as Dr. Frankenfurter, played by Diego Sanson, walked through the audience and sang the ballad, “I’m Going Home.” He hugged dozens of fans and walked gracefully through the crowd before meeting his fate.
The show ended with cheers from the audience. There is no doubt that this performance was a unique, yet in-spirit, way of celebrating Halloween.
Midnight Insanity is presented every Saturday at midnight at the Warner Grand. Tickets are $9 and it is sure to “chill you, thrill you and fulfill you.”
