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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Frank N. Furter, who's usually portrayed as a transvestite, is portrayed by trans actress Creator/LaverneCox, and has his pronouns changed accordingly. Despite this, she still calls herself a "Sweet Transvestite" in her IAmSong.



* BadassFingerSnap: Seems to be the Transylvanian equivalent of clapping in this movie.
* BigOlEyebrows: Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott.

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* TruerToTheText: "Science Fiction Double Feature" being sung by an usherette happens in the original play. The first movie uses a pair of lips due to Creator/RichardOBrien and Creator/PatriciaQuinn arguing over who would sing it.
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The film was received negatively by critics and audiences, with the general consensus being a mix of [[WthCastingAgency WTH, Casting Agency?]] and UnnecessaryMakeover.

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The film was received negatively by critics and audiences, with the general consensus being a mix of [[WthCastingAgency WTH, Casting Agency?]] and UnnecessaryMakeover.

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The film was received negatively by critics and audiences, with the general consensus being a mix of [[WthCastingAgency WTH, Casting Agency?]] and UnnecessaryMakeover.



* ActorAllusion: Riff Raff's hair color may remind some people of Carlos from ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', another TV movie Kenny Ortega was involved with.
** During the dinner scene [[spoiler:before they eat Eddie]], Columbia says, "I hope it's not meatloaf again." as a reference to Music/MeatLoaf playing Eddie in the first movie.
** During the ''Wild and Untamed Thing'' number, the dancer in the long coat standing next to Ben Vereen, adjusts his bowler hat and strikes a Bob Fosse-esque pose in reference and tribute to Vereen's starring Broadway turns in ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'' and ''Fosse''.

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* ActorAllusion: Riff Raff's hair color may remind some people of Carlos from ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', another TV movie film Kenny Ortega was involved with.
** During the dinner scene [[spoiler:before they eat Eddie]], Columbia says, "I hope it's not meatloaf again." as a reference to Music/MeatLoaf playing Eddie in the first movie.film.
** During the ''Wild and Untamed Thing'' number, Thing'', the dancer in the long coat standing next to Ben Vereen, adjusts his bowler hat and strikes a Bob Fosse-esque pose in reference and tribute to Vereen's starring Broadway turns in ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'' and ''Fosse''.



* AdaptationalModesty: Rocky wears sheer boxer shorts for most of the movie rather than the speedo from the theatrical version. Columbia is fully clothed for her "Rose Tint My World" number.

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* AdaptationalModesty: Rocky wears sheer boxer shorts for most of the movie film rather than the speedo from the theatrical version. Columbia is fully clothed for her "Rose Tint My World" number.
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This new take on the 1975 cult film (which director Kenny Ortega considers as a tribute to the original rather than a standard remake) features ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' star Laverne Cox as [[GenderFlip Dr. Frank-N-Furter]], Music/VictoriaJustice as Janet, Broadway alumnus Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott, Music/AdamLambert as Eddie, and Creator/TimCurry ([[RemakeCameo the original Frank-N-Furter]]) as the Criminologist.

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This new take on the 1975 cult film (which director Kenny Ortega considers as a tribute to the original rather than a standard remake) features ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' star Laverne Cox Creator/LaverneCox as [[GenderFlip Dr. Frank-N-Furter]], Music/VictoriaJustice as Janet, Broadway alumnus Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott, Music/AdamLambert as Eddie, and Creator/TimCurry ([[RemakeCameo the original Frank-N-Furter]]) as the Criminologist.
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* MicDrop: Frank does this after announcing that "Eddie has left the castle" after killing him.
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* MonochromeToColor: When Bead starts singing "Once In A While", it starts with his face on a black and white monitor but zooms in and fades to colour.
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* ByTheHair: Frank pulls Brad by the hair to stop him reaching his glasses when she surprises him in bed.
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* MarshmallowHell: Frank does it to Janet in her bedroom.

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* SistineSteal: When Frank and Rocky [[spoiler:are killed]], their bodies are positioned to resemble Michelangelo's famous painting, "The Creation of Adam" (with Rocky in Adam's position and Frank in God's).

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* SistineSteal: SistineSteal;
** The stained glass window in Rocky's weight room shows the two hands about to touch fingers with a lightning bolt between them.
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When Frank and Rocky [[spoiler:are killed]], their bodies are positioned to resemble Michelangelo's famous painting, "The Creation of Adam" (with Rocky in Adam's position and Frank in God's).
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The police statements in Crim's book are the same as the original movie, including mentioning Frank being male.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: You can pause and read Brad, Janet and Scott's police statements. The writing's as bit blurry but it's easier to read than in the original movie.



* TaxidermyTerror: Some stuffed animals in the entrance hall on the way, most notably a huge bear.

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* TaxidermyTerror: Some stuffed animals in the entrance hall on the way, way in, most notably a huge bear.
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* TaxidermyTerror: Some stuffed animals in the entrance hall on the way, most notably a huge bear.
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* HandshakeSubstitute: Brad Nd Ralph do a fist bump at the wedding.

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* HandshakeSubstitute: Brad Nd and Ralph do a fist bump at the wedding.
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* HandshakeSubstitute: Brad Nd Ralph do a fist bump at the wedding.
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** To be fair, the "Medusa device freezing its victims in place" part may have been [[MythologyGag a reference to the original play.]]

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** To be fair, the "Medusa device freezing its victims in place" part may have been [[MythologyGag a reference to the original play.]]]]...that and/or the obvious budget issues.
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* FramingDevice: Starts and ends with The Usherette in a cinema, watching the movie.
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* ActorAllusion: Riff Raff's hair color may remind some people of Carlos from ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', another TV movie Kenny Ortega was involved with.
** During the dinner scene [[spoiler:before they eat Eddie]], Columbia says, "I hope it's not meatloaf again." as a reference to Music/MeatLoaf playing Eddie in the first movie.
** During the ''Wild and Untamed Thing'' number, the dancer in the long coat standing next to Ben Vereen, adjusts his bowler hat and strikes a Bob Fosse-esque pose in reference and tribute to Vereen's starring Broadway turns in ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'' and ''Fosse''.
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** Though this might be deliberate as Richard O'Brien prefers Dr. Scott to speak in an American accent because [[spoiler:he's pretending to be American]]. It was Jim Sharman who insisted that he have a german accent in the first movie.

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** Though this might be deliberate as Richard O'Brien Creator/RichardOBrien prefers Dr. Scott to speak in an American accent because [[spoiler:he's pretending to be American]]. It was Jim Sharman who insisted that he have a german accent in the first movie.

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** Though this might be deliberate as Richard O'Brien prefers Dr Scott to speak in an American accent because [[spoiler: he's pretending to be American]]. It was Jim Sharman who insisted that he have a german accent in the first movie.

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** Though this might be deliberate as Richard O'Brien prefers Dr Dr. Scott to speak in an American accent because [[spoiler: he's [[spoiler:he's pretending to be American]]. It was Jim Sharman who insisted that he have a german accent in the first movie.



* TheVoiceless: The Criminologist's assistant never talks.

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* TheVoiceless: The Criminologist's assistant never talks.talks.
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** To be fair, the "Medusa device freezing its victims in place" part may have been [[MythologyGag a reference to the original play.]]
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This new take on the 1975 cult film (which director Kenny Ortega considers as a tribute to the original rather than a standard remake) features ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' star Laverne Cox as [[GenderFlip Dr. Frank-N-Furter]], Creator/VictoriaJustice as Janet, Broadway alumnus Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott, Music/AdamLambert as Eddie, and Creator/TimCurry ([[RemakeCameo the original Frank-N-Furter]]) as the Criminologist.

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This new take on the 1975 cult film (which director Kenny Ortega considers as a tribute to the original rather than a standard remake) features ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' star Laverne Cox as [[GenderFlip Dr. Frank-N-Furter]], Creator/VictoriaJustice Music/VictoriaJustice as Janet, Broadway alumnus Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott, Music/AdamLambert as Eddie, and Creator/TimCurry ([[RemakeCameo the original Frank-N-Furter]]) as the Criminologist.



* AdaptationalDyeJob: Several characters undergo this. Janet (as played by Creator/VictoriaJustice) goes from blonde to brunette, Columbia sports pink hair instead of the traditional red, Riff Raff's hair is now gray instead of blonde, Magenta's hair goes from red to [[ShapedLikeItself magenta]], and Frank is now a FieryRedhead.

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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Several characters undergo this. Janet (as played by Creator/VictoriaJustice) Music/VictoriaJustice) goes from blonde to brunette, Columbia sports pink hair instead of the traditional red, Riff Raff's hair is now gray instead of blonde, Magenta's hair goes from red to [[ShapedLikeItself magenta]], and Frank is now a FieryRedhead.
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* ShotForShotRemake: It's pretty similar to the first movie apart from the lips singing ''Science Fiction Double Feature'' being replaced with the Usherette from the original play.
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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of Film/KingKong's hand.

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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of Film/KingKong's Film/KingKong2005's hand.
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* {{Telefrag}}: When Riff Raff and Magenta [[spoiler:beam off to the Planet Transsexual in the Galaxy of Trasylvania]], they demolish one of the castle's towers on the way out.
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* GraveHumor: During ''Dammit Janet'', Brad and Janet lean against ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' creator, [[Creator/MaryShelley Mary Shelley's]] gravestone. [[note]]Not the real one[[/note]]

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* GraveHumor: During ''Dammit Janet'', Brad and Janet lean against ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' creator, [[Creator/MaryShelley Mary Shelley's]] gravestone. [[note]]Not the real one[[/note]]one.[[/note]]
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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of [[Film/KingKong King Kong's]] hand.

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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of [[Film/KingKong King Kong's]] Film/KingKong's hand.
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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of [[Film/KingKong KingKong's]] hand.

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** They didn't bother with a [[LogoJoke/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox logo]] or an [[Creator/RKOPictures RKO tower]] during the floor show and instead had a mock Empire State Building and had Frank lying in a replica of [[Film/KingKong KingKong's]] King Kong's]] hand.

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