Shock Treatment - Bitchin' In The Kitchen

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

If this film was released around 2001 instead of 1981, it would have gotten way more recognition of it’s satirical brilliance! 20 years ahead of it’s time!

[@katydawson5687]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@willku9000]

So True. Also if you watch them back to back you realize that Rocky Horror and Shock Treatment are 2 sides of the same coin. Kind of a Yin and Yang situation. Frank N Furter and his crew kinda represents the unknown, Hedonism, Deviancy and Madness, pulling Brad and Janet into the darkness, while Farley Flavors and The rest of Denton kinda represent Stability, Normalcy, Sanity and like this kinda Conservative Ideal, but much like the TV Studio the entire movie takes place in (a clever solution to getting around a strike that was coming up) this perceived perfection is all artificial and is merely a facade hiding, corruption, Commercialism, Greed and Even some Deviancy and Madness. It’s quite Fascinating.

[@jorgestraight4922]

I couldn’t agree with either of you more.

[@stoopybutt1085]

@@willku9000 that's actually an impressive observation, almost like the worst of both worlds. Rocky horror shows the nightmare it is to Brad and Janet being shown this world so different from what they're used to, but on the other hand, shock treatment is exactly what they should be used to but it turns into it's own nightmare of it's own.

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

Facts

[@rin-joh8644]

Micro-digital awaker is the funniest line in the film. What a stretch to rhyme.

[@cartoonhigh9990]

One of my favorite parts of this song is how awkward Brad’s delivery is when he sings “would you help me to face, life more” and “Ohhh-trash can” like he’s just improvising all of this not knowing what object or silly rhyme is coming up next😂

[@sohatyi]

The palpable confusion on his face is brilliant.

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

It adds to the face that they're being embarrassed live on TV infront of their whole hometown.

[@rogue7723]

It's like a song from _Who's Line Is It Anyway._

[@TheBrianJ]

Same with Janet singing "Toothpaste." It's like as the song is going on it's sinking in how absurd it is to them, it's wonderful.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

OMG... Janet's expression while singing about toothpaste. She's like why am I singing this?

[@jocophoto]

🤣

[@Lola-lh5kl]

She's not JANET DAMNIT

[@alluvermin]

@@Lola-lh5kl she's a God damned vocal talent. As much as Susan Sarandon is a actress she didn't have these pipes

[@brendanjessie6466]

I prefer this Janet to the Janet in Rocky horror picture show

[@planescaped]

@@brendanjessie6466 I liked Jessica Harper more than Susan Sarandon too. Plus Shock Treatment has Rik Mayell straight off of The Young Ones! That's 100% more Rik Mayell than RHPS!

[@80swoodpanel]

Richard O'Brien's American voice-over always cracks me up. 'LOOK AT THIS!'

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

That was Richard O'Brien? Woah. Never noticed!

[@TheChristianaut]

Yes! The announcer's narrative during this song is part of it's brilliance! "You can can what the trash can can!"

[@jacklong1290]

I've seen Shock Treatment 4 times and it's absolutely brilliant! Extremely underrated and forgotten cult film. It was way ahead of it's time with it's messages about reality tv, consumerism and showing us how toxic and manipulative it can be.

[@tymekbraciszewski447]

This is one of the most catchy and fun to hear songs ever, seriously.

[@RealBradMiller]

Don't ya put put the burn on me!

[@thesharpestofthorns___9132]

Brad Miller 😂 I like how your name is Brad.

[@rivetsquid8887]

A Jughead fan and a fan of Shock Treatment? That's pretty rad.

[@weston407]

ska, my man....always fun!

[@DavidToast]

Micro-digital awaker....dear god I was calling it alarm clock for years! Well now I know!

[@PhirePhlame]

RUN PROGRAM: SENTIONAUTS - I bet you anything that was probably just a marketing trademark

[@unreasonablereasons8747]

RUN PROGRAM: SENTIONAUTS Geez! where were you this whole time?? alarm clock? who the hell calls it that?? micro-digital awaker comes up soooo naturally in conversation! I'm surprised you missed it! ;P

[@strayghoul]

RUN PROGRAM: SENTIONAUTS I just want to say I appreciate your username and prof pic

[@jocophoto]

🤣

[@Menagerelle]

"Another rocky marriage is heading to intensive care..." Don't think we didn't see what you did there...

[@crazyman8472]

"The subject is committed...as are we all." 😈

[@willku9000]

Heh. Rocky.

[@anthonysacco4718]

This is a MASTERPIECE….music, satire….SO MUCH that has been under-appreciated for 40 years now….a few friends and I used to ROCK to this Film/Soundtrack ALWAYS back then! Anyone who loves, appreciates Rocky Horror….how could you NOT LOVE THIS?!?!? Sad……

[@Konrad_Wallenrod]

"Oh...trashcan..." with that 'what-the-hell-am-I-doing-singing-to-a-fucking-TRASHCAN'' expression - PRICELESS!!

[@thathorsethatdrivesasherma7003]

Let's face it, this song is pretty damn catchy. I was singing it near some of my friends and they looked at me like I was crazy. X)

[@ethanlappin]

This song is like the screensaver in my brain

[@zrebbesh]

It was 1981. Reality TV wasn't even a thing yet! Both Prescient, and BRILLIANT!

[@tombehnke9058]

2:09 "Hey Burt." "HEY Ricky!" LMAO!

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Now with how Corporations have infiltrated our social media with algorithmic advertising, this song is even more impressive considering it was foreshadowing 3 decades later

[@michaelglickman1300]

If you want to know the exact details, the film was supposed to take place in realistic locations across the USA. Unfortunately, though, a 1979 SAG strike froze the production funds. Richard O'Brien proposed filming the entire movie in a television studio as a means of trimming the budget and thus saving the movie.

[@flamethefirefox9006]

What was the 1979 SAG strike?

[@consumerisms]

@@flamethefirefox9006 Screen Actors Guild strike.

[@DrZaius75]

Jessica Harper is so cute! And I like her deep voice.

[@nina1522]

I love her voice too. I also love Phantom of the Paradise.

[@superfurryfox1]

Very deep throat...

[@joelbizzell1386]

Same

[@horrorpickles]

I love her so much. She’s fantastic in Phantom of the Paradise well!

[@cockroachcharlie5619]

I have sung this song to my machine at work. "Oh Wheelabrator! Why are we always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or cryin' in the bedroom all night."

[@Jayzon666]

It's "depilator".

[@luanmagioli8108]

Dear blender Oh won't you help a first offender Oh, toaster Don't you put the burn on me Refrigerator, why are we always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night Dear knife drawer Now won't you help me to face life more Oh, trashcan Don't you put the dirt on me Oh percolator, why are we always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night Everything used to be ok But I've been had And Brad, I'm glad to say, is on his way Micro-digital awaker, why are we always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night Shower curtain Oh won't you help me to be certain Oh, toothpaste Don't you put the squeeze on me Depilitator, why are we always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night Tell me spectator, why are always sooner or later Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night!

[@PoisonApple5002]

That is Rik Mayall! I thought I was going mad.

[@tizwaz1112]

Holy shit

[@jamiemerian9736]

With the worst American accent ever =)

[@stobbi38]

Same!!!

[@coreyhowe177]

That last "Bitchen in the kitchen or cryin in the bedroom all nighT" was so satisfying.

[@CarolineLockMusic]

I love the look of satisfaction on his face when he sees the toaster XD

[@footofjuniper8212]

I just performed in the Rocky Horror Show, and they played this and "Denton USA" during the pre-show. I've only seen the movie once, probably 25 years ago, but somehow I remembered these tracks. I think I'm gonna have to give this one a second chance.

[@element4studios]

I know it's 3 years since you made this comment, but if you look at Shock Treatment as a prophetic vision of reality television, it makes it a whole 'nother level of creepy. (With kickass tunes!)

[@planescaped]

This movie gets disproportionately slammed because it's not RHPS. The bad side of cult-fandom is that they tend to be hyper and unfairly critical of divergent followups... If it's not full of fan-service and a direct continuation of the original, then it's bad. Just look at the number of people who stubbornly refuse to call these characters Brad and Janet. Just see it more like an elseworlds/alternate timeline to a comic book story. This is the Ultimates Universe so to speak. :P Fortunately time has been very kind to Shock Treatment, and it's finally get more of the appreciation it always deserved.

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@planescaped Well to use the cliche “ way ahead of its time “ definitely does apply to Shock Treatment. That other saying “ eerily prescient “ also applies to Shock Treatment given what we have seen come about in society since this dismissed magnum opus debuted .

[@toxicwasteoid]

brad will learn how to care in the surgical chair

[@waltuh6669]

brAd will leArn how to cARe in the surgical chAir

[@StaySaneInInsanity]

Barry Bostwick totally could have been amazing as Brad in this movie but, I think it kind of works better having two Janets because Rocky Horror Janet and Shock Treatment Janet are hardly the same person. Susan Sarandon was a fabulous Janet Wies but I can't picture her as Janet Majors.

[@MelissaHash]

I am extremely proud to say that I love #ShockTreatment equally to #RockyHorror! They both are unique & eccentric that is why I enjoy watching both! Jessica Harper & Cliff De Young were great but seeing Drop Dead Fred's Rik Mayall as Rest Home Ricky absolutely brilliant! Richard O' Brien wrote something that was extremely ahead of its time definitely!

[@BrooklynJackBlue]

I only just saw this for the first time this month. I only like two musicals. Fiddler and Rocky. And...now, maybe this. It's so goddamn FUN. And I about fell out of my skin when Rik showed up.

[@GeddyLeeBell]

Jessica Harper was so gorgeous, actually she still looks good at 70

[@madmadhatter]

Burt is the best. I got a chance to see him (as Dame Edna) about 15 years ago or so when he toured and came to Seattle. Such an incredible entertainer...

[@AuroDHikoshi]

What was the look he gave when he was singing "Trash Can"?

[@TheGamingLord77]

confusion, questioning, the realization that he's singing to a trash can; these are all acceptable answers.

[@JebWCManning]

Confusion I think?

[@air8379]

Janet gives just about the same look at 1:44 when she was singing about "toothpaste" - I think she's like "What the kinda pun can I think of that goes with toothpaste?" which is what I thought Brad might be thinking. Also, confusion.

[@icantbelieveitsnotnews2828]

lol, yes that looks is amazing, as is the Janet's toothpaste look. Jeez, this movie is so bizarre who knows where they got their ideas. Brad is the one that is supposedly losing touch with reality so he gives an all around goofy performance. He's standing up perfectly straight and is so stiff when he says trash can, lol. I see something of a look of disgust in him. When Janet sings toothpaste, it is a similar disgust and confusion, but she's on the offensive and he's on the defensive.

[@mondovideostore]

My take is how ridiculous it is that we depend on "products" to make us happy - and when we end up back in the Unhappy Boat, you can't really look to the products for support.

[@christopherdaniel5919]

I've had a crush on Jessica Harper ever since Suspiria. So cute. And a great voice, too.

[@CaptainSinaSparrow]

I like all. Susan and Barry and this version too!! this is a very nice song! love it^^

[@Deoceres]

Micro digital awaker gets me every time XD

[@MorriganAtwood]

Micro-digital awaker? Kind of a stretch there.

[@temptedbyasiren]

I somehow love it though because it was obviously done to make it rhyme. Haha

[@edb1382]

I leaned all the lyrics by heart now. Microdigital awaker is my new favorite thing

[@marls4life]

at first I was hating these songs and comparing them to Rocky (before I've even seen Shock Treatment) but after I've listened to them so many times, it's getting stuck on me and now I'm really curious to see it

[@WobblesandBean]

The whole thing's uploaded to youtube, you should check it out! It's one of my favorites.

[@vintagelipsemily99]

marls4life Thats literally what i've been doing. I keep on thinking it will never be as good as rocky horror and it'll be rubbish because there is no tim curry, but then realised that i have to treat it like a new movie completely and try not to associate it with rocky horror :) xxx

[@planescaped]

emggucci03 xxx I think a large part of why this movie never saw success is because Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon were not in it. But Shock Treatment deserves far more acclaim than it ever received.

[@vintagelipsemily99]

yh i completely agree as that was why i didn't want to like it because it didn't have tim curry in it, but know that i have watched shock treatment i love it nearly as much as RHPS but obviously RHPS will always be my favourite ahaha.

[@DylanRomanov]

I didn’t like the change at first but I honestly like this one even more they really grew on me.

[@DynamiteChick22]

Her voice threw me off the first time I heard her sing, and kind of made me not want to listen to it, but the more I listened, the more it grew on me. I can't stop listening to the songs now! Can Richard O'Brien make another 'equal' movie?

[@Temiken]

You're totally, right. Sometimes I type without thinking. This movie is phenomenal!

[@JosephTheAustin]

"as are we all". Man people missed this flick's point. It's so relevant.

[@delrey874]

love Jessica Harper.

[@LotusWolf95]

Lol I don't know why but if they ever decide to remake this movie I wanna see Conan Obrien play Burt

[@funkitcheen]

I want Danny devito

[@Exceltiaawesome]

I hope they don't try and remake this too...

[@rhodopisdenile8977]

P D yes it could what are you even talking about?

[@pedroadvinculagoncalves9358]

I love Jessica Harpers voice

[@LordRufus]

When I first saw this as a kid I didn't know what ska was. In fact if you had told me it was ska I would've told you that's half a word. :)

[@sarahlizabethk]

strange to see rik mayall in this. he's so young!!

[@VikingFyre]

She manages to escape the Freeborgh Dance Academy just to wind up in Denton lol

[@winternow2242]

Biggest mistake of the movie was linking it to Rocky Horror. Brad and Janet aside, they're completely different stories, and even the leads have nothing to do with the characters in the first movie. The story wouldn't make sense either way, but when do they ever in musicals?

[@vivimage22]

With only a small window when cast and crew were available, the filmmakers had to get creative. Television had been a heavy motif in the script, so production designer Brian Thomson came up with the notion to rework the story and set it in a giant TV studio, utilizing a film studio in England,[9] which shaved $1 million from the budget and gave them the luxury of working in a controlled environment. The script endured a final draft in which all of the locations were changed to television shows, and the role of Dr. Scott morphed into game show host Bert Schnick. "I was frightened the strike was going to finish too soon and we'd have to go back to our original conception," commented O'Brien.

[@jasonrobert3849]

I really would love a full stage production of Shock Treatment.

[@craiglupo2041]

Really wish shock treatment had the same reception that RHPS gets! Richard O Brien really brought it with these two films!!

[@allaboutdmagic]

It's a play on the double meanings of 'commited' i.e. engrossed in something or commited to a nuthouse.

[@brandonzech649]

I didn’t discover this film til around 2001 once I saw the behind the music for Rocky horror on vh1 and I’ve loved it ever since, it would have been great if some of the original stories would have been made with the rest of the original cast returning to play there roles , but this didn’t disappoint me😁👍🏽 favorite song from the movie 😍🙌

[@vivimage22]

Thanks for your comments, its my best song from ST too

[@LiamStainsby94]

Jessica Harper is an icon!

[@bigrandy100]

i love this damn movie so much😭🙏

[@seabreeze9296]

So ladies if you need to get your legs nice and smooth don't forget to use your 'Depilatators' and if you have to get up early for work tomorrow don't forget to set your 'micro digital awaker'

[@pedroadvinculagoncalves9358]

I wonder if Jim Sharman has ever directed music videos, he has an amazing talent for that!

[@dontjoin]

For those wondering about the disconnect in the two flicks. It's because this isn't a sequel, or even related to the previous story in anyway, other than character names. it was originally intended as a sequel, but things spiraled out of focus. All the songs were rewritten, the scope of the film was completely changed. Basically nothing about this is what was originally intended. On a more related note. LOVE LOVE LOVE the movie.

[@bwrpwr]

Best song from the movie.

[@panther122]

susan, jessica who cares shocktreatment and Rocky are two diffrent movies. To me it's all about the music and bitchin in the kitchen is a awesome song that was well done both musically and acted.

[@FlukeBeats369]

Best song of the best film 👍🎉

[@littlebugp]

Phoenix!

[@Seburo77]

Just too awesome...

[@Jasminecasa02]

this whole movie is WAY ahead of its time

[@icantbelieveitsnotnews2828]

This movie doesn't get half the respect it deserves and it really is superior to Rocky Horror. The way it foretold the blending of TV with reality is really shocking. No puns intended...or were they?

[@olserknam]

Bruce Eckerd "really is superior to Rocky Horror" - some of the tunes are more forgettable, the plot is too confusing, and even Richard O'Brian's not sure what the overall message of the movie is.

[@planescaped]

olserknam It's entirely subjective. Sure, there's no song on the level of Time Warp in this movie, but I find the overall soundtrack to be much better in Shock Treatment.

[@marls4life]

+planescaped personally I think some songs could have been left out. For example- I really didn't get the purpose of Duel Duet and why I like the song Lullaby it just seemed like a filler

[@olserknam]

marls4life Songs do not always have an exact purpose in musicals.

[@georginahunt3296]

+marls4life Duel Duet is about the conflict Farley has against Brad. Remember that they were separated after their parents died - Brad got the better life, and married Janet, where Farley grew up being jealous of everything his brother had. It's about him getting those frustrations out and saying that Brad doesn't deserve what he's got.

[@jimswonger8111]

I remember seeing this in the movie theater when it came out. Ironically, it was the last movie that the theater showed before it closed down.

[@Temiken]

"Hey Brad..." "Hey Ricky"! This movie is totally on my menu to watch again.

[@GetRekt-bw6pu]

Wrong. It's "Hey Bert"

[@buckwild9168]

Wait you mean to tell me? That Rest Home Ricky has been Rik Mayal this whole time?! DROP DEAD FRED!?!?!? lol I love him so freaking much I am shocked I am just now noticing.... no pun intended.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Rocky Horror Picture Show is not a cult classic . It became a huge success and of course a Classic but not a cult classic . This sequel is the cult classic !

[@jon-michael1374]

one of the greatest songs in the whole fucking movie!

[@rathraven1313]

Watch Janet's reaction during the toothpaste line.

[@bandymole]

Great...GREAT!!..song...!!

[@GrigoriRasputin]

Underrated. That's all that can be said.

[@tobiasthuresson7270]

Jessica Harper ❤

[@NakanoMiku-chan-z2m]

I never seen this movie. This song crept into my head because my brother was playing it.

[@yvetteorvis2404]

It makes a lot of sense for 2023!

[@GroovingPict]

Was this insprired by the country classic Hello Walls?

[@rathraven1313]

I'm glad you like it. I based my comments on the number of comments I read by people who didn't like Shock cause they were compering it to Rocky horror. By itself it works. Compering it to Rocky they're not in the same league.

[@mattymccoy2244]

the girl who plays Janet looks like the actor who plays phoenix in phantom of the paradise

[@moebug322]

That's because it is. Her name is Jessica Harper.

[@Howyaduing]

She looks like Juno no kidding.

[@GetRekt-bw6pu]

Matty McCoy Because she is!

[@SuperWolsey]

And she later went on to marry the studio bumbag Tom Rothman....

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

She’s also Susie Bannon in Dario Argento’s “Suspiria”(original one - although she does have a cameo in the remake).

[@666boogerwang]

I think it's hard to compare Susan and Jessica in RHPS and ST, because really, bother Janets are completely different characters and they're both played well by their respected acttresses. though i'm not a big fan of this movie particularly,

[@AwesomelyBadMovies]

@rathraven1313 Is it because she's more masculine than the guy playing Brad?

[@BedroomScenesMovie]

1:36 Hi, Bert. Bye, Bert.

[@andrewc.2952]

I really like this song. It just got me. I kind of like the 80s pop country sound.

[@RIXRADvidz]

Rik Mayall as Ricky from the Resthome. Names people NAMES. Barry Humphries as Burt Schnick !! Names Big Names !! This movie stands alone if you've never seen RHPS.

[@crazyman8472]

“The subject is committed…as are we all.” 😈

[@hebneh]

"Depilitator...why are we always sooner or later..."

[@planescaped]

No one gets it when I call my bedroom clock my "micro digital awaker" They often give me a look as if they're trying to figure out if English is my first language or not. :P

[@thegoodmanj.s4357]

Ill sing this in the wasteland, seeing all the younglings being riffraff and delinquents!

[@solutor102]

Coukd someone point me towards where I can watch the movie in this quality? Or a good download link? I've only seen it online at 360p, and I've since lost the link. And I can't find a good torrent for it eother.

[@icantbelieveitsnotnews2828]

Well, there's always pirate bay. But please, but a copy. It's seriously $7. Isn't it worth it to support good talent?

[@solutor102]

Bruce Eckerd Pirate bay doesnt have it with any reasonable amount of seeders. I plan to buy it at some point.

[@tarasimpson529]

Rik Mayall ❤❤❤

[@TheAmazingMissGabby]

I love the vocals on this song. Shock Treatment Brad and Janet > RHPS Brad and Janet.

[@avengercannon]

I cant wait to tell someone " You'll learn how to care in the surgical chair!"

[@SpectacularSpiderMan]

This movie gets better with age.

[@marklugosi]

Can't believe that Bert is Dame Edna.

[@MrWackismzX3]

i love how dame edna/bruce the shark.....is bert lol

[@AlicePerezSoprano]

I like Jessica in Phantom of the Paradise

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Not seen that film yet. But, she’s great in Suspiria(both versions).

[@brandonhartbella]

[BRAD] Dear blender Oh, won't you help a first offender? Oh, toaster Don't you put the burn on me! Refrigerator Why are we always sooner or later: Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night? Dear knife drawer Now won't you help me to face life more? Oh, trashcan Don't you put the dirt on me! Oh percolator Why are we always sooner or later: Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night? [JANET] Everything used to be okay But I've been had and Brad I'm glad to say, is on his way Micro-digital awaker Why are we always sooner or later: Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night? Shower curtain Oh won't you help me to be certain? Oh, toothpaste Don't you put the squeeze on me! Depilitator Why are we always sooner or later: Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night? Tell me spectator Why are always sooner or later: Bitchin' in the kitchen or crying in the bedroom all night!?

[@AA-nw7hi]

What the hell is a depilitator (if I understood that correctly)?

[@LionWithAGun]

im late but its a hair remover. think products like nair, or stuff you apply to avoid shaving and stubble

[@AA-nw7hi]

@@LionWithAGun ohh now I get it! Thank you, I couldn't find a translation anywhere on Google

[@myatypicalworld]

Very punny and inventive

[@checkerboardd]

love this song so catchy

[@nwgverified]

If only brad was a slightly better singer