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In reply to the discussion: Name a movie that should have been a flop but became a hit based on word of mouth [View all]csziggy
(34,136 posts)42. It must have been during that short period
The show I saw, a few people were singing along but not a lot and no one dressed up. Mostly we just all got stoned, whether or not we were actively smoking, and we all had a great time. If anyone were going to dress up for movie participation it would have been Dale and Ernie, the couple we had gone to visit and the ones who introduced us to the movie!
A few years later I bought an audio tape of Rocky Horror that was labeled as an "audience participation" version - it had more of the introductory dialogue to some of the songs, the parts people liked to include in their re-enactments. It was perfect to play as driving since it made it easy to remember the context of the songs and to sing along with them.
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Name a movie that should have been a flop but became a hit based on word of mouth [View all]
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2015
OP
I'd say that was more of an early (and well executed) example of viral marketing
cemaphonic
Jun 2015
#29
I have gone to it one time in Portland and did the audience participation thing
davidpdx
Jun 2015
#66
I remember going to see it only because it was hot and the theater was air conditioned.
progressoid
Jun 2015
#21