The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Name: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Released: September 26, 1975
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry

1975

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 26, 1975 | R

Starring: Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry

Summary: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

Director: Jim Sharman

Genre(s): Comedy, Musical

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Mike Clark

You still get Tim Curry in drag, young Susan Sarandon in her skimpies and an enthusiastic score. [16 Nov 1990, p.3D]

Ty Burr

For a movie that's mostly a plotless mix of old sci-fi flicks and Bowie-esque gender-bending, Rocky Horror continues to charm. That's due in part to the honest delight we take in the freedoms this movie so cheerfully flaunts. Read full review

Time Out London Trevor Johnston

The material inspires affection, given its knowing pastiche of everything from Universal horrors to '50s grade-Z sci-fi, and a shamelessly hedonistic, fiercely independent sensibility that must have seemed a welcome relief from the mainstream bombast of other '70s musicals. Read full review

Jane Schoettle

Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick are perfectly caste as two naive waifs who stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter after car trouble on a rainy night. The supporting cast is appropriately, well, let's say idiosyncratic, but for my money it's Tim Curry as the mad doctor who steals the show. Surely he stands as the most charismatic transsexual Transylvanian ever. [1 Dec 1990]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The film itself is a lot of fun--but the audience-participation phenomenon has turned it into a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. Read full review

Keith Phipps

The plot is only semi-comprehensible, but the nearly non-stop musical numbers-brilliant conflations of glam-rock and showtunes-and transgressive sexual energy keep things moving. Read full review

Dave Kehr

The wit is too weak to sustain a film, and the songs all sound the same. Read full review

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mcdean

Jan 5, 2014

This movie was the 70's to me and a lot of others, great rock and roll, outrageousness and great ballads. The cast is great, and the jokes still pack a punch, warning...this movie still will shock you!

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DeathToZepeda

May 30, 2019

This movie has been a part of my life for years and to this day I believe it still holds up. I'm not sure if its just nostalgia but I still absolutely love this movie and I believe that this has probably one of the best performances in all of cinema and the story and just everything about itThis movie has been a part of my life for years and to this day I believe it still holds up. I'm not sure if its just nostalgia but I still absolutely love this movie and I believe that this has probably one of the best performances in all of cinema and the story and just everything about it is so fun and entertaining. The music in this is also absolutely great with exciting or beautiful instrumentals along with beautiful singing. I'm so thankful that this movie has entered that match and at any given moment I will absolutely turn it on. Thank you Richard O'Brien.… Expand

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bigj1415

Oct 1, 2010

An amazing movie with many themes and messages. From the concept of pleasure to human worth this movie is truly a thought provoking interesting viewing experience. The music and wildness is also a plus!

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

keemt

Jan 25, 2016

There's so much good, and so much bad, and so much that is both at once. Not a perfect script, but what's more shocking than the plot is the perfect premise of the film, which says more about humans than either characters' spoken words alone. I've never seen a movie that is so charismatic inThere's so much good, and so much bad, and so much that is both at once. Not a perfect script, but what's more shocking than the plot is the perfect premise of the film, which says more about humans than either characters' spoken words alone. I've never seen a movie that is so charismatic in it's extreme weirdness, and it uses a main villain who is at once sexually liberating but hedonistic and maniacal. Like many other good movies, it ends by leaving a new view of the world on the viewer's mind, left for us to sort out the good and the bad. What kept in my mind after seeing it was that beyond the ridiculousness, there is so much truth in the film, which could be felt but not described until much more thinking.

Other aspects worth mentioning are the occasional great songs along with a mixture of movie "styles" that is if not unique, uniquely effective. This movie feels much better in retrospect than while watching, but the music or Tim Curry's acting can keep the fan going.

Despite the movie's flaws, this is probably one of the best movies ever made.… Expand

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rwncop

Nov 26, 2020

Went into this thinking it was a horror film and I definitely had a shock. The film holds a very special meaning, which in 1975 wouldn't have been accepted, you could say it's revolution. It was something that people could watch and feel accepted and then express themselves. I've got to sayWent into this thinking it was a horror film and I definitely had a shock. The film holds a very special meaning, which in 1975 wouldn't have been accepted, you could say it's revolution. It was something that people could watch and feel accepted and then express themselves. I've got to say though, the story was really crazy, like if I was to explain it you'd think I was joking.

You could tell it was very cheap, but I was surprised to see some really interesting shots that were very experimental, in fact there was a lot of technical aspects that were very experimental. I thought it was really cool how the narrator was telling the story directly to us, breaking the fourth wall. The music was really fun, and I'm glad I finally got to see the "Time Warp" song. I didn't even know it was in this film, so I had a lot of surprises in this viewing.

Definitely go into this knowing nothing like how I did thinking it was a horror.… Expand

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grandpajoe6191

Oct 5, 2011

"The Rocky Horror PIcture Show" is a terrible example of what happens when you forcefully fuse different genres into one big pot. Nevertheless, the music is great and at least the film earns recognition as the 'godfather' of all cult films mostly due to a true crazy performance by Tim Curry."The Rocky Horror PIcture Show" is a terrible example of what happens when you forcefully fuse different genres into one big pot. Nevertheless, the music is great and at least the film earns recognition as the 'godfather' of all cult films mostly due to a true crazy performance by Tim Curry. A fan boy must-watch.… Expand

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XpansionPak

Nov 15, 2012

this movie was rpetty bad, at least i think. i don't know why it has an 8.1 here!! this movie has NO JOKES in it at all and NO SCARY either. your supposed to watch it in a room full of nerds who shout stupid stuff at it that is also not funny. it is a ripoff of rifftrax but less funy.

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