“Rocky Horror Picture show, directed by Jim Sharman and released in 1975, became a hit cult-classic spinoff”
“Considered the ultimate cult movie, it took a jab at western society, and embraced nonconformity ideals”
What is Rocky Horror Picture Show?
In this cult classic, newly engaged Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a the rest of this eccentric housemates, including a biker, Meat Loaf, creepy butler, Riff Raff. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” As the night progresses, Brad and Janet slowly begin to embrace the potent fascinations of seduction, while an idolized Rocky roams free in the mansion. All come together by the end of the movie, to find a surprise twist that will leave everyone quite speechless.
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