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The opening Song, "Science Fiction Double Feature" is sung by a female usherette character. |
The opening song is sung by pair of disembodied giant lips and during opening credits. |
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The characters of The Usherette and Magenta are played by the same actress. |
The Usherette doesn't exist in the movie.
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The song "Over at the Frankenstein Place" has 3 verses, each sung solo first by Janet, then Brad, then Riff-Raff. |
The Song "Over at the Frankenstein Place" has 2 verses. Brad's verse isn't included. |
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Frank's appearance and his song "Sweet Transvestite" happen before "Time Warp." |
"Time Warp" is performed first before Frank's appearance and the his song "Sweet Transvestite." (Became the official stage version order from the 1990 revival and onward.)
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The Transylvanians don't exist. |
There is a chorus of incidental characters known as the Transylvanians. |
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"Time Warp" is a more intimate song and dance performed only by characters Riff-Raff, Magenta, and Columbia. |
"Time Warp" is a larger production number having Riff-Raff, Magenta, and Columbia performing with a chorus of characters known as the Transylvanians.
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The laboratory "slab" that Rocky is created on is a vintage Coca-Cola vending machine cooler. |
Rocky is created in an immersion tank in Frank's laboratory. |
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Rocky can speak and has dialogue as well as his songs. |
Rocky is mute and dumb and never speaks any lines although he sings.
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Rocky's song "The Sword of Damocles" contains a verse in the middle performed by the Narrator. |
"The Sword of Damocles" verses are performed only by Rocky. The Narrator's (Criminologist's) verse was not included. |
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Original Lyrics of "The Charles Atlas Song" ("I Can Make You a Man") |
New and changed lyrics for "The Charles Atlas Song" ("I Can Make You a Man"). (This version became part of the stage version since the 1990 revival).
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The character Magenta exists as a vampy presence in the house alongside her brother, Riff-Raff. |
Magenta was given more of a justification for her presence as a maid/domestic. |
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Eddie enters by jumping out of the Coca-Cola vending machine in the laboratory where he has been frozen. |
Eddie enters via motorcycle from a walk-in deep freezer in the laboratory.
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The characters of Eddie and Dr. Scott are played by the same actor, reinforcing their nephew/uncle relationship. (Still traditionally done.) |
Eddie and Dr. Scott are played by different actors. |
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Brad has a solo song, "Once in a While." |
Not included.
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Eddie's dismembered remains are taken out of the coke machine and put in the disposal by Magenta. There is no dinner scene. |
Parts of Eddie's remains are served and eaten at dinner while the rest of him is under the table. |
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In the song "Planet Schmanet Janet," the dialogue section is performed as an intro to the song. |
In the song "Planet Schmanet Janet," the dialogue section is done in the middle of the song between verses.
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After Frank has trapped Janet, Brad, and Dr. Scott, he has them knocked out by Riff-Raff using an old-fashioned garden duster/bug sprayer. Instead of knocking out Columbia, it makes her very stoned. |
After Frank has trapped Janet, Brad, and Dr. Scott, he turns them into stone statues. Columbia is then also turned into a statue. |
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The Floor Show costumes have a slight gender distinction with the women wearing sequined bras and the men wearing corsets. |
There is no distinction between the men's and women's Floor Show costumes.
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The full song "Superheroes" is performed. |
The first two verses of "Superheroes" is not included (in later official edits). |
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"Science Fiction Double Feature (Reprise)" is performed by The Usherette. |
"Science Fiction Double Feature (Reprise)" is heard during closing credits.
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