The Rocky Horror Picture Show
National Film Registry
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After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.
What critics thought
Rocky Horror landed with a thud on first release before becoming one of cinema's great participatory rituals — what critics actually make of the film itself remains genuinely split. Admirers point to Tim Curry's gleeful performance and a run of hummable songs as enough to carry the oddball premise, while skeptics argue the wit is too thin and the material too suited to the stage to fully work as a movie.
“the string of hummable songs gives it momentum, Gray's admirably straight-faced narrator holds it together, and a run on black lingerie takes care of almost everything else”
Geoff Andrew·Time Out
“the best thing in the movie, maybe because he seems to be having the most fun”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“songs all sound the same”
Dave Kehr·Chicago Reader
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Musical
Cast & Crew
DirectorJim Sharman
StarringTim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
ComposerRichard Hartley
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
National Film Registry
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.
What critics thought
Rocky Horror landed with a thud on first release before becoming one of cinema's great participatory rituals — what critics actually make of the film itself remains genuinely split. Admirers point to Tim Curry's gleeful performance and a run of hummable songs as enough to carry the oddball premise, while skeptics argue the wit is too thin and the material too suited to the stage to fully work as a movie.
“the string of hummable songs gives it momentum, Gray's admirably straight-faced narrator holds it together, and a run on black lingerie takes care of almost everything else”
Geoff Andrew·Time Out
“the best thing in the movie, maybe because he seems to be having the most fun”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“songs all sound the same”
Dave Kehr·Chicago Reader
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Musical
Cast & Crew
DirectorJim Sharman
StarringTim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
ComposerRichard Hartley
Rent/Purchase