 Director Alan Parker (qv) wanted a scene that showed Doris  overcoming her fear and becoming an actress. He heard of the  audience participation at the local screenings of  _Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)_ (qv) and went to check it  out. He loved it so much that he not only decided to use it in the  film, he had many of the "cast" from the local screenings appear in  the film, as the people doing the time