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Mouthwatering movies: Renske de Greef
In Mouthwatering movies, a well-known person from the food or film world tells us about his or her most memorable, sensual or belly-shaking film scene or food film. This week we talk to Renske de Greef, columnist for nrc.next and author of Watertanden.
"My favourite food scene is from the science fiction-horror-transvestite-musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I discovered the film when I was 16 and couldn’t sleep and my father (a big fan) was watching it. I’ve watched the film about eight times since then.
The scene is about a tense dinner in which the host – unbeknownst to his guests – serves one of the previously murdered characters. Everyone is called to the table for a formal dinner after the still half-naked heroine is caught with the host’s lover. The host (Dr. Frank-N-Further) flies into a jealous rage. At the same time, he suspects that one of the other guests, Dr. Scott, is investigating UFOs for the government. Dr. Scott in turn is looking for his nephew, motorcyclist Eddie.
At the sumptuously laid table, an angry Dr. Frank-N-Further slices a hunk of meat with an electric knife (a brilliant but ridiculous detail), which his bored staff then serves to the guests. They soon discover Eddie’s mutilated body under the table – missing a large chunk from his stomach, of course. It is a great scene: the tense atmosphere, the unstable host and the realisation of what they have just eaten.
I’m a big fan of macabre food scenes – anything nail-biting gets my vote. But what makes a scene really good? I think that a good scene says something about a person’s character: a nervous gum chewer or someone who takes the time to savour a dripping ice cream. Food has the power to reveal obsessions and desires.”
About The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult film from 1975 starring Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon. It is based on the musical The Rocky Horror Show. It was withdrawn from cinemas soon after its release because it was so poorly attended. Only when it began midnight screenings a year later and costume-clad audiences joined in the songs and dances did the film become a success.
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