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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Shock Treatment

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (TV)

Original title

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Year

1975

Running time

100 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Jim Sharman

Screenwriter

Jim Sharman, Richard O'Brien

Cast

Music

Richard O'Brien

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky

Producer

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Genre

Musical. Comedy. Horror | Horror Comedy. Black Comedy. Cult movie

Synopsis

After Janet accepts Brad's marriage proposal, the happy couple drive away from Denton, Ohio, only to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite who is holding the annual convention of visitors from the planet Transsexual. Frank-N-Furter unveils his creation, a young man named Rocky Horror, who fears the doctor and rejects his sexual advances. When Frank-N-Furter announces that he is returning to the galaxy Transylvania, Riff Raff the butler and Magenta the maid declare that they have plans of their own.

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Rankings Position

Awards: 1975: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Horror Film.

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Critics' reviews

"'Rocky Horror' continues to charm. That's due in part to the honest delight we take in the freedoms this movie so cheerfully flaunts."

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"It's cheerful and silly, and kind of sweet, and forgettable. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"For a movie that's mostly a plotless mix of old sci-fi flicks (...) Rocky Horror continues to charm. That's due in part to the honest delight we take in the freedoms this movie so cheerfully flaunts"

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
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."

Keith Phipps: AV Club
"The powerhouse of the film is Tim Curry's cross-dressing alien, Frank N. Furter, who would never reach these kinds of gloriously demented heights again. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"

Adam Smith: Empire
"It’s the ultimate cult movie. The first. The biggest. The one cult movie to rule them all"

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh: BBC
"The material inspires affection, given its (...) shamelessly hedonistic, fiercely independent sensibility that must have seemed a welcome relief from the mainstream bombast of other '70s musicals"

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Ranking Lists Position

15 My Favorite Musicals (233)
28 Movies I Like But Wouldn't Recommend to Everyone (49)
44 The Weirdest Movies I Have Ever Watched (83)
50 My Favorite Cult Classics (136)
61 Movies with the Best Opening Credits (12)

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