For a brief time, it seemed that they kept to the original and that Eddie was served for dinner. Frank repeats the line about Eddie being a "tender subject," and Columbia gets pretty queasy. Frankly (pun-unintended) it would be weirder – certainly less "Rocky Horror"-esque – if they didn't eat Eddie.įOX's remake, however? At first, it was more ambiguous. This is in-tune with the edge and fringe nature of the original. Not only does Frank call Eddie a "tender subject," but his mutilated remains are seen later. In the original, it's confirmed that they do. One question looms over them as they eat the unidentified meat: are they eating Eddie in Rocky Horror?Īs it turns out, the answers differ depending on what version you watch. Afterwards, Frank and the whole gang share an uncomfortable dinner together. During Eddie's performance of "Hot Patootie," Frank becomes so jealous that Rocky likes Eddie's singing that she kills him. Furter's hatred of Eddie, ex-delivery boy and both Frank and Columbia's ex-lover. Set in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan named "Obsidian," the rock opera is a loose retelling of Peter Pan and contains some of Meat Loaf's greatest hits (composed by Steinman) including "I'd Do Anything for Love," "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and the title song "Bat Out of Hell.Fans of the cult film Rocky Horror know that some elements of the musical don't make sense, or are plain disturbing. Performed by Tim Curry, Jonathan Adams, Barry Bostwick, and Susan Sarandon. Meat Loaf's additional stage credits include a 1972 off-Broadway production of Rainbow at the Orpheum Theatre, and the 1973 Shakespeare in the Park production of As You Like It starring Raul Julia and Mary Beth Hurt.Ī staged version of Bat Out of Hell debuted at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, England, in 2017, and went on to make its New York premiere at New York City Center in 2019. Performed by Jonathan Adams, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Nell Campbell, Charles Gray, Meat Loaf, Patricia Quinn, Trevor White, and Richard OBrien. Scott in The Rocky Horror Show (he reprised the role of Eddie in the film version, The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and in 1976 in the short-lived rock musical Rockabye Hamlet. He appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1981 as the musical guest along with Tim Curry as the host where they performed a sketch titled 'Tim and Meat's One-Stop Rocky Horror Shop'. The film was the first major screen adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical theater classic of the same title. Meat Loaf was invilved in several Rocky Horror related projects. Meat Loaf went on to join the Broadway cast of Hair, and returned to Broadway in 1975 as Eddie and Dr. 7 Meat Loaf Played Eddie In ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Up next, we have another iconic role portrayed by the singer-actor in the Jim Sharman 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Prior to his run in More Than You Deserve, Meat Loaf performed in the Los Angeles production of Hair where he met Shaun "Stoney" Murphy - his eventual collaborator on the album Stoney & Meatloaf. Meat Loaf and Steinman first came together through a theatrical project - a musical co-written by Steinman titled More Than You Deserve, which ran at the Public Theater from 1973-74 and in which Meat Loaf performed alongside actors Ron Silver and Fred Gwynne. Meat Loaf, born Michael Lee Aday, is best known for his musical partnership with the late composer Jim Steinman, who penned the songs for two out of the three albums in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy ( Steinman passed away last year). A cause of death has not yet been released. The musician's death was announced in a statement on his official Facebook page, which claimed that he was "surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends" at the time of his passing. Various reports state his age as 74 but his true date of birth has been questioned over the years. Grammy-winning rock-and-roll singer Meat Loaf, whose 1977 debut album Bat Out of Hell remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, died on Thursday, January 20. Rock and roller and stage veteran Meat Loaf has died.
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