Rocky Horror Picture Show (12A)

While driving home on a rainy night, strait-laced lovebirds Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) end up by chance at the castle of one Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) and his bizarre entourage and find that he's having a party. This is no ordinary party, no ordinary night. This is the unveiling of the doctor's latest creation: Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood), a man-made Adonis that will give absolute pleasure. Over the course of the night, Frank seduces both Brad and Janet, Janet and Rocky become Biblically involved, and Dr. Everett V. Scott (Jonathan Adams) arrives looking for his nephew Eddie (Meat Loaf) (whom Frank killed earlier in this movie). This is an exceedingly grand visual and musical camp satire of the golden days of the B-movie horror and science-fiction genres. Projected along with a musical soundtrack to give audience participation a new meaning in dimension, time, and space, this shall be a night that Brad and Janet will remember for a very long time in the sexually kinky, rock 'n roll, rock-opera world of a gender-bending scientist - and his time warped plans.

Cast:

Dr.Frank-N-Furter - Tim Curry

Janet- Susan Sarandon

Brad - Barry Bostwick

Riff Raff - Richard O'Brian

Eddie - Meatloaf

Rocky - Peter Hinwood

Worldwide Box Office: $115,339,944

Trivia: Theatrical movie debut of Tim Curry (Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist).

The song "I Can Make You A Man" was inspired by Charles Atlas muscle ads from the 1940s and 1950s, often with the slogan: "In just seven days, I can make you a man". Similarly, writer Richard O'Brien took the line: "Don't dream it, be it" from the back of a magazine

Filming took place from October through December in Bray, near Windsor, England. Barry Bostwick claims he was always wet during filming because the castle had a leak. There was one "warm room" filled with space heaters where cast members took turns warming up, until the room caught fire.

Lulu's verdict:  I think this quote sums it up perfectly "The Rocky Horror Picture show was like a boon of courage for people to not be afraid to be themselves and be who they were on the inside. The Rocky Horror Picture Show was one of the first movies to ditch the normal gender roles and say, hey, it’s okay to embrace the inner you and who you truly are, be it whatever clothes you wore or your sexuality."

A rollercoaster ride of camp, rock and roll, fashion, dance and sexuality all bundled up into this mad film. Not for everyone but I love it...