I saw this on TV the other night for the first time in years. I guess I never really noticed before, but the movie really doesn’t seem to have a coherent plot, but it’s a fun movie to watch anyway in all it’s B-movie goodness(and fun songs).
One line in particular struck in my mind
Riff-Raff:“Frank-n-furter, It’s all over! Your mission is a failure, your lifestyle’s too extreme. I’m your new commander, you now are my prisoner. We return to translyvania, prepare to transit-warp(?)”
So, what exactly was Frank’s mission again? As far as I could tell, he devoted all his energy to having sex with everything that moved, creating things he could have sex with and turning people into stone so he can make them dance in a bizarre chorus line.
Apparently he went a bit too far(even for transsexuals), and was sent to do something else, because Riff-raff finally had enough and muntined at the end.
There was also some prattle about transport technology by Dr. Scott, but that just seemed like a way to set up the final scene.
I’ve seen that movie about 20 times and I don’t really know what the mission was, unless it was to make Rocky. Frankenfurter is supposed to be a twisted version of Dr. Frankenstein, so that would make sense, maybe.
Riff-raff was planning to stab Frank N. Furter in the back all along (with Magenta in on it, of course). He was just waiting for the right moment to spring it on him.
I’m pretty sure that the “mission” was unrelated to the night’s goings-on. Or else there never was a formal mission, and Riff-raf is just taking a jab at him.
The whole movie was weirdness for weirdness’ sake…even the narrator acknowledges this. Don’t let it bother you.
My take on this (and I’ve thought about this a little too much)-
earlier in the film, it’s revealed that Dr Scott (or should we say “VON SCOTT”, apparently one of the ex-Nazi German scientists who came over to our side-
note also his Dr. Strangelovian wheelchair) was involved in the Gov’t investigation of UFOs. This combined with the search for his nephew Eddie led him to the FrankNFurter Mansion.
Sooooo, the whole Mansion is a spaceship from which Frank was supposed to start his invasion/infiltration/corruption of Earth society. He instead used all his
knowledge & talents to wallow in decadent sex. Riff-Raff indeed did plan mutiny all along & now was his chance.
Frank-n-furter, the movie’s almost over.
Your wardrobe is a failure, your acting’s too extreme.
I am your director, you now are an extra,
It’s almost time to run the credits;
Magenta, start the house…
I always wondered where all those party guests disappeared to after the creation-of-Rocky-and-butchering-of-Eddy scene. I mean, they’re all from the planet Transsexual, right?
I’ve spent way too much puzzling that out too, and that was pretty much my conclusion. Riff Raff is probably right about his lifestyle being too extreme; what Frank’s up to would eventually attract attention. A lot of attention. Imagine the headlines. Now imagine them hitting in the early 1970s.
I love hearing the different shout-outs.
Where I am from:
Your movie is a failure, your hairstyle’s too extreme.
I’m your new commander, you can smell my finger,
something something
Magenta prepare the vaseline.
Maybe it says something about me… but I have never had trouble understanding the plot such as it is. I actually really enjoy the movie iteself.
“What’s the matter, Brad darling?”
“Hm. We must have taken a wrong turn.”
“Oh. But then where did those motorcycles come from?”
This exchange led me to assume that whenever the lightning flashed, that was more Transylvanians beaming down on their motorcycles. And then they beamed back up after Frank and Rocky disappeared into the boom-boom room.
We never shouted out during the song, because one of our group was so enamored of Riff Raff that any chouting over that bit was taboo. We limited ourself to singing “It’s Doomsday!” over the three notes immediately predeing the song.
