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[[File:Movie-lips.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Lips of Patricia Quinn]] | [[File:Movie-lips.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Lips of Patricia Quinn]] | ||
| − | Model [[Lorelei Shark]] provided The Lips used for the promotional posters of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', which also included the tag-line ''[[A Different Set of Jaws]]''. In ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', The Lips are those of [[Patricia Quinn]] during the films opening number "[[Science Fiction, Double Feature]]". There are several official versions of The Lips that appear on almost all [[Officially Licensed Merchandise for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'']]. The concept the movie's opening sequence came from production designer [[Brian Thomson]], who based the disembodied lips on the Man Ray painting "Lips over Hollywood". | + | Model [[Lorelei Shark]] provided The Lips used for the promotional posters of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', which also included the tag-line ''[[A Different Set of Jaws]]''. In ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', The Lips are those of [[Patricia Quinn]] during the films opening number "[[Science Fiction, Double Feature]]". There are several official versions of The Lips that appear on almost all [[Officially Licensed Merchandise for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'']]. The Lips in the trailer for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' were those of actress Rhea Ruggiero. The concept the movie's opening sequence came from production designer [[Brian Thomson]], who based the disembodied lips on the Man Ray painting "Lips over Hollywood". |
in 1973, The [[Royal Court Theatre]] presented "Not I", a short monologue written by Samuel Beckett and performed by Billie Whitelaw. Whitelaw's entire body was draped in black; her face covered with black gauze with a black transparent slip for her eyes and her head was clamped between two pieces of sponge rubber so that her mouth would remain fixed in the spotlight. Finally a bar was fixed which she could cling to and on to which she could direct her tension. The visual result, although small on stage, was the same look as "Science Fiction, Double Feature," and undoubtedly served as inspiration regardless of the Man Ray reference. | in 1973, The [[Royal Court Theatre]] presented "Not I", a short monologue written by Samuel Beckett and performed by Billie Whitelaw. Whitelaw's entire body was draped in black; her face covered with black gauze with a black transparent slip for her eyes and her head was clamped between two pieces of sponge rubber so that her mouth would remain fixed in the spotlight. Finally a bar was fixed which she could cling to and on to which she could direct her tension. The visual result, although small on stage, was the same look as "Science Fiction, Double Feature," and undoubtedly served as inspiration regardless of the Man Ray reference. | ||
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Image:croplips.jpg|Cropped and flopped Lips, cropped to look like ''Jaws'' movie poster, from 1975 newspaper ad-mats | Image:croplips.jpg|Cropped and flopped Lips, cropped to look like ''Jaws'' movie poster, from 1975 newspaper ad-mats | ||
Image:Movie-lips.jpg|The Lips from the Movie (Patricia Quinn) | Image:Movie-lips.jpg|The Lips from the Movie (Patricia Quinn) | ||
| − | Image:8mm-lips.jpg|The Lips from the | + | Image:8mm-lips.jpg|The Lips from the Trailer (Rhea Ruggiero) |
Image:Dvd-lips.jpg|The Lips from the DVD | Image:Dvd-lips.jpg|The Lips from the DVD | ||
Image:jemlips.jpg|Line Art version of The Lips from 1978 advertising for first issue of [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack Album]] | Image:jemlips.jpg|Line Art version of The Lips from 1978 advertising for first issue of [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack Album]] | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 21 July 2020
Model Lorelei Shark provided The Lips used for the promotional posters of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which also included the tag-line A Different Set of Jaws. In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Lips are those of Patricia Quinn during the films opening number "Science Fiction, Double Feature". There are several official versions of The Lips that appear on almost all Officially Licensed Merchandise for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. The Lips in the trailer for The Rocky Horror Picture Show were those of actress Rhea Ruggiero. The concept the movie's opening sequence came from production designer Brian Thomson, who based the disembodied lips on the Man Ray painting "Lips over Hollywood".
in 1973, The Royal Court Theatre presented "Not I", a short monologue written by Samuel Beckett and performed by Billie Whitelaw. Whitelaw's entire body was draped in black; her face covered with black gauze with a black transparent slip for her eyes and her head was clamped between two pieces of sponge rubber so that her mouth would remain fixed in the spotlight. Finally a bar was fixed which she could cling to and on to which she could direct her tension. The visual result, although small on stage, was the same look as "Science Fiction, Double Feature," and undoubtedly served as inspiration regardless of the Man Ray reference.
Different sets of Lips:
"Lips over Hollywood" by Man Ray - The inspiration for The Lips
The Lips from the advertising of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Lorelei Shark)
The Lips occasionally flipped horizontally backwards
Alternate take of The Lips, cropped to look like Jaws movie poster
Cropped and flopped Lips, cropped to look like Jaws movie poster, from 1975 newspaper ad-mats
The Lips from the Movie (Patricia Quinn)
The Lips from the Trailer (Rhea Ruggiero)
The Lips from the DVD
Line Art version of The Lips from 1978 advertising for first issue of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack Album
Lips from Samuel Beckett's "Not I" as performed in 1973 at The Royal Court Theatre
External Links
Video of Samuel Beckett's "Not I" on stage at The Royal Court Theatre, 1973 [1]
