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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  • 19751975
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
155K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,306
49
    • Jim Sharman
    • Richard O'Brien(original musical play)
    • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tim Curry
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Barry Bostwick
    • Jim Sharman
    • Richard O'Brien(original musical play)
    • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tim Curry
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Barry Bostwick
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 623User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    Meat Loaf in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, and Richard O'Brien in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Nell Campbell in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Tim Curry and Peter Hinwood in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Meat Loaf, Pierre Bedenes, Christopher Biggins, Gaye Brown, Rufus Collins, and Lindsay Ingram in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Jonathan Adams, and Patricia Quinn in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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    Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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    Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    • Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Janet Weiss - A Heroine
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • Brad Majors - A Hero
    Richard O'Brien
    Richard O'Brien
    • Riff Raff - A Handyman
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • Magenta - A Domestic
    Nell Campbell
    Nell Campbell
    • Columbia - A Groupie
    • (as Little Nell)
    Jonathan Adams
    Jonathan Adams
    • Dr. Everett V. Scott - A Rival Scientist
    Peter Hinwood
    Peter Hinwood
    • Rocky Horror - A Creation
    Meat Loaf
    Meat Loaf
    • Eddie - Ex Delivery Boy
    • (as Meatloaf)
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • The Criminologist - An Expert
    Jeremy Newson
    Jeremy Newson
    • Ralph Hapschatt
    Hilary Farr
    Hilary Farr
    • Betty Munroe
    • (as Hilary Labow)
    Pierre Bedenes
    • A Transylvanian
    • (as Perry Bedden)
    Christopher Biggins
    Christopher Biggins
    • A Transylvanian
    Gaye Brown
    Gaye Brown
    • A Transylvanian
    Ishaq Bux
    Ishaq Bux
    • A Transylvanian
    Stephen Calcutt
    • A Transylvanian
    Hugh Cecil
    • A Transylvanian
      • Jim Sharman
      • Richard O'Brien(original musical play) (screenplay)
      • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Theatrical movie debut of Tim Curry (Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist).
    • Goofs
      When Janet and Brad are scuttling off to the side of the stage at the end of 'Wild and Untamed Thing', she accidentally stabs his foot with her high heel, causing him to wince and stumble in pain.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      The Criminologist - An Expert: And crawling on the planet's face, some insects, called the human race... lost in time... and lost in space... and meaning.

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the film, The credits read: "The characters portrayed in this film are ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS and bear no resemblance to anyone living OR DEAD!"
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains a 'Conceptual Version' which has everything up to "The Time Warp" in black and white, included as an 'Easter Egg'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fame (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Science Fiction/Double Feature
      (uncredited)

      Written by Richard O'Brien

      Performed by Richard O'Brien

    User reviews623

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    10/10
    The Mother of All Cult Films
    Or I should say, the Sweet Transvestite of all cult films!

    To those who haven't seen Rocky Horror, don't bother reading reviews about it. It won't mean anything. Don't rent it on DVD which it recently came out on. It also won't mean anything, because it's missing the thing that gave it and the stage play that preceded it life... the audience. By definition, a cult film is meant to be seen by a group. Preferably, a large one.

    I saw Rocky Horror 20-something years ago, and wound up playing "Brad" with the players next to the stage. Something I would normally never do. Why? The show's energy sucked me in. More accurately, the audience's energy sucked me in.

    The show, with a revved-up audience, is almost like a dialogue between the movie and the people watching it. It celebrates sex, hedonism, even while playing out the danger, violence, and tragedy it can result in. It allows the audience of mostly young kids to exude and rejoice in their sexuality, whatever it is. And without ever taking their clothes off. I think that is the real appeal of the show. There's a joyousness, and a strange innocence, in throwing raunchy comments at the screen, watching the live performers on-stage act out the scenes in racy costumes, and sharing the energy anonymously in the dark with strangers.

    The live show with the original actors must have been electrifying. Plays always have more energy than films because of the immediacy of the live actors, and the energy must have been even more intense. I'll always regret not having the chance to have seen it.

    The movie itself has been described too many times for me to give a synopsis. I will however say that it is really a collage of feelings, ranging from fear, trepidation, excitement, lust, joyous sexual fulfillment, more lust, tragedy, and a strange sadness at the end. Basically, all the emotions that make life worth living, in an hour and a half. However, the visceral enjoyment of this film, and the emotions it brings, will only be experienced with a large, highly energized audience. If you get a chance, and if you can get your reserved ego out of the way, go to a midnight showing in your area when you know there's going to be a big showing. Don't go expecting a logical, coherent storyline. Its about experience, not narrative. You'll get an experience that you've been missing your whole life. At the end, there is a message here, hidden under all the seemingly blissful hedonism. It takes a long time for it to become clear, however.

    I wonder if O'Brian, its creator, was clever enough to have put it there all along?

    By the way, there is no nudity or actual sex in the entire movie. For a movie with its reputation, that's pretty amazing. Compared to the slasher/gore fests passing themselves off as film these days, the movie is strangely quaint and innocent. But then, that's what true enjoyment of sensuality should be.

    For a cult film, 10 out of 10 stars. It doesn't get any better than this as cult films go.
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    FAQ6

    • What exactly do Dr. Everett Scott and Frank N Furter have to do with each other?
    • What's the difference between the US and UK versions?
    • When I started to attend Midnight Showings, they had the U.S. version of the film. Why do they only show the U.K. version these days?

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1975 (Italy)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • 20th Century Fox (United States)
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Michael White Productions
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