The luscious, red, vibrant lips are back in State College leaving a big wet smacker on the movie screen at all hours of the night.

Scared, repulsed, or maybe a little turned on?

There is no need for titilation, or is there?

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back and now playing at midnight Fridays and Saturdays at the State Theatre, 128 W. College.

The decision to run the film came from the main office in Pittsburgh, said Merle Baker, manager of the State. It was made a while ago, but had been delayed in order to find a print.

The arrival took local RHPS fans by surprise.

E. Bernhard Warg, official representative of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, said he and other fans found out the Tuesday before that it was coming and quickly had to get the 10 major characters together to run the floor show.

This floor cast has more than the singular responsibility of entertaining.

"Our job is to add to the whole experience and to make sure the audience doesn't damage anything," Warg said.

The rules outlined by Baker and passed on by Warg to the audience are:

-- No open flames.

-- Don't throw anything at the screen.

-- No high-powered water guns.

Originally it was thought the movie was going to be at Cinema 5, 116 Heister St., where water guns wouldn't be allowed, but it came to the State where they allow water guns, Warg said.

Other guidelines prohibit throwing certain "squishy" items.

"A good general rule is don't throw anything that goes 'splat,' " Warg said. "Water pistols go 'spritz.' "

"The first weekend went smoothly," said Britt Meitzler, a cast member who plays Columbia. "We had some of the cast that had never performed before, but it ended up turning out real well."

Keeping the audience in line was not only tackled by Warg, Meitzler and the remainder of the cast.

"There was one off-duty police officer present, but there wasn't any big trouble," Baker said.

The absence of major disturbances didn't mean there weren't minor problems.

"The security did have to escort a group out of the theater because one of them threw up," Meitzler said.

Others might see the film and never have the urge to get crazy or hurl.

"I like it. I think it's fun to watch, but I wouldn't yell at the screen," Baker said.

It seems that when people come to see this film, they try to get away with things they ordinarily wouldn't, Baker added.

How long Rocky Horror will be in town is uncertain, but Warg feels that "as long as the theater isn't damaged, it could run for years."

"A college town will always have a new batch of viewers every year," Warg added.

The first weekend's ticket sales indicated the popularity of the film.

The theater sold out both Friday and Saturday. Some were even turned away, Baker said.

According to Meitzler and Warg, the floor show will be Fridays and Saturdays, and starting this Friday door prizes will probably be handed out.

Warg has advice for those Rocky Horror Picture Show "virgins" and veterans.

"It helps to go with someone who's seen it before," Warg said. "Don't get drunk before you see it, there's no need to."