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| − | The Riff Raff statue, of the character Riff Raff from the musical ''The Rocky Horror | + | [[image:Riffraffcam.jpg|right|thumb|"Webshot" from Riff Raff Statue webcam]] |
| + | The Riff Raff statue, of the character Riff Raff from the musical ''The Rocky Horror Show'', is situated on the former site of ''The Embassy Theatre'' on Victoria St. The statue commemorates former Hamiltonian [[Richard O'Brien]], who wrote the musical "Rocky Horror Show" and appeared as Riff Raff in the 1970 movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". ''O'Brien'' gained the inspiration for several of the songs featured in Rocky Horror while living in Hamilton, and has stated "My devious character was certainly formed by the times I had in Hamilton." | ||
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| + | The Embassy Theatre was the home of the ''Late Night Double Feature Picture Show'' and the barber shop where Richard O'Brien cut hair between 1959 to 1964. The statue is a cast bronze sculpture created by Weta Workshop, designed by [[Greg Broadmore]], sculpted by Brigitte Wuest and engineered by Dave Irons. It was unveiled at midnight on Friday 26 November 2004. A live webcam focussing on the statue went live on the fifth anniversary of the unvieling, 26 November 2009. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.riffraffstatue.org/page/riffraff_5.php The official Riff Raff statue website]<br> | + | *[http://www.riffraffstatue.org/page/riffraff_5.php The official ''Riff Raff'' statue website]<br> |
| − | [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/ IMDB site for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' movie] | + | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/ IMDB site for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' movie] |
| + | *[http://www.riffraffstatue.org/page/riffraff_178.php ''Riff Raff'' webcam] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 23 May 2011
The Riff Raff statue, of the character Riff Raff from the musical The Rocky Horror Show, is situated on the former site of The Embassy Theatre on Victoria St. The statue commemorates former Hamiltonian Richard O'Brien, who wrote the musical "Rocky Horror Show" and appeared as Riff Raff in the 1970 movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". O'Brien gained the inspiration for several of the songs featured in Rocky Horror while living in Hamilton, and has stated "My devious character was certainly formed by the times I had in Hamilton."
The Embassy Theatre was the home of the Late Night Double Feature Picture Show and the barber shop where Richard O'Brien cut hair between 1959 to 1964. The statue is a cast bronze sculpture created by Weta Workshop, designed by Greg Broadmore, sculpted by Brigitte Wuest and engineered by Dave Irons. It was unveiled at midnight on Friday 26 November 2004. A live webcam focussing on the statue went live on the fifth anniversary of the unvieling, 26 November 2009.
