So let's continue the Plot
They are soon
swept into the world of Dr. Frank N. Furter, a self-proclaimed "Sweet
Transvestite" from Transsexual, Transylvania. The ensemble of convention
attendees also includes servants Riff Raff, his sister/lover Magenta, and a
groupie named Columbia.
"Sweet
Transvestite"
is a song from
1973 British musical stage production, The Rocky Horror Show and its 1975 film
counterpart The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of which the book, music and lyrics
by Richard O'Brien, and the musical arrangements by Richard Hartley.
In numeric order this song originally came fourth, but was switched with the following number, "Time Warp", for the latter to come before Tim Curry's entrance. (see part 1)
The song is performed by the character, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, originated on stage and screen by actor Tim Curry, who performed in all of the original productions except
Australia's. This includes the short lived first run on Broadway.
It introduces the
character of Dr. Frank N. Furter to the audience and Brad and Janet. He openly
boasts where he's from, what he is, what he's been doing and why he does it.
The song is one of the film and stage show's most famous and includes one of
the show's most notorious lines, "I'm just a sweet transvestite from
Transsexual, Transylvania".
Sweet
Transvestite Lyrics
Frank:
How d'you do, I
See you've met my
Faithful
handyman.
He's just a
little brought down
Because when you
knocked
He thought you
were the candy man.
Don't get strung
out by the way I look.
Don't judge a
book by its cover.
I'm not much of a
man by the light of day
But by night I'm
one hell of a lover.
I'm just a sweet
transvestite
> From
Transexual, Transylvania.
Let me show you
around
Maybe play you a
sound.
You look like
you're both pretty groovy.
Or if you want
something visual
That's not too
abysmal,
We could take in
an old Steve Reeves movie.
Brad:
I'm glad we
caught you at home,
Could we use your
phone?
We're both in a
bit of a hurry.
Janet:
Right.
Brad:
We'll just say
where we are,
Then go back to
the car.
We don't want to
be any worry.
Frank:
Well you got with
a flat, well, how `bout that?
Well, babies,
don't you panic.
By the light of
the night it'll all seem alright.
I'll get you a
satanic mechanic.
I'm just a sweet
transvestite
> From
Transexual, Transylvania.
Why don't you stay
for the night? (Night)
Or maybe a bite?
(Bite)
I could show you
my favourite obsession.
I've been making
a man
With blond hair
and a tan
And he's good for
relieving my... ...tension
I'm just a sweet
transvestite
> From
Transexual, Transylvania.
HIT IT, HIT IT!
I'm just a sweet
transvestite. (Sweet transvestite)
Sweet
transvestite
> From
Transexual, Transylvania.
So - come up to
the lab,
And see what's on
the slab.
I see you shiver
with antici - (3 seconds) - pation.
But maybe the
rain
Isn't really to
blame.
So I'll remove
the cause. (chuckles)
But not the
symptom.
Plot continue
Frank claims to
have discovered the "secret to life itself". His creation, Rocky
Horror, is brought to life. The ensuing celebration is soon interrupted by
Eddie, an ex-delivery boy, partial brain donor to Rocky, and Columbia's lover,
who rides out of a deep freeze on a motorcycle. In a jealous rage, Frank
corners him and kills him with an ice axe. He then departs with Rocky to a
bridal suite off of the laboratory.
Brad and Janet
are shown to separate bedrooms where each is visited and seduced by Frank, who
poses as Brad and then Janet. Janet, upset and emotional, wanders off to look
for Brad, who she discovers, via a television monitor, is with Frank. She then
discovers Rocky, cowering in his birth tank, hiding from Riff Raff, who has
been tormenting him. While tending to his wounds, Janet becomes intimate with
Rocky, as Magenta and Columbia watch from their bedroom monitor.
After discovering
that his creation is missing, Frank, Brad and Riff Raff return to the lab,
where Frank learns that an intruder has entered the building. Dr. Everett
Scott, Brad and Janet's old high school science teacher, has come looking for
his nephew, Eddie, but Frank suspects that Dr. Scott investigates UFOs for the
government. Upon learning of Brad and Janet's connection to Scott, Frank
suspects them of working for him. Frank, Dr. Scott, Brad, and Riff Raff then
discover Janet and Rocky together under the sheets in Rocky's birth tank,
upsetting Frank and Brad.
Rocky and the
guests are served dinner, which they soon realize has been prepared from
Eddie's mutilated body. Janet runs screaming into Rocky's arms and is slapped
and chased through the halls of the castle by a jealous Frank. Janet, Brad, Dr.
Scott, Rocky and Columbia all meet in Frank's lab, where Frank captures them
with the Medusa Transducer, transforming them into statues. They are then
forced to perform a live cabaret floor show and have an orgy in the pool, with
Frank as the leader.
The performance
is interrupted by Riff Raff and Magenta, who stage a coup and announce their
plan to return to the planet of Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania. In
the process, they kill Columbia, Rocky and Frank. They release Brad, Janet and
Dr. Scott, and then depart by lifting off in the Castle itself.
The narrator then
finishes the film by concluding that the human race is equivalent to insects
crawling on the planet's surface.
Cast
Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss: A heroine,
(Mezzo-soprano).
Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors: A hero,
(Tenor).
Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff: A handyman,
(Countertenor).
Patricia Quinn as Magenta: A domestic,
(Contralto).
Nell Campbell (credited as Little Nell) as
Columbia: A groupie, (Soprano).
Jonathan Adams as Dr. Everett V. Scott: A
rival scientist, (Bass).
Peter Hinwood as Rocky Horror: A creation,
(Tenor).
Charles Gray as The Criminologist: An expert.
Meat Loaf (credited as Meatloaf) as Eddie: An
ex-delivery boy, (Tenor / Countertenor).
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