Science Fiction/Double Feature

"Science Fiction/Double Feature"
Song by Richard O'Brien
from the album The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Music From The Motion Picture
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedLondon
GenreGlam rock
LabelOde
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Richard O'Brien
Producer(s)Lou Adler
The iconic opening lips at a Dublin, Ireland shadow cast of Rocky Horror in 2009

"Science Fiction/Double Feature" is the opening song to the original 1973 musical stage production, The Rocky Horror Show as well as its 1975 film counterpart The Rocky Horror Picture Show, book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, musical arrangements by Richard Hartley. The song is reprised at the end of the show, with lyrics that reflect on the final events of the story.

The song is a tribute to and sendup of various science fiction B movies and serials. These are also parodied in the show itself.[1]

  1. ^ Hoberman, Rosenbaum, J., Jonathan (1991). Midnight movies. Da Capo Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-306-80433-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)