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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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• Music
• Musical

• 1975
• Jim Sharman
• 95 mins
• 12A

Summary

Cult musical satire starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick. Sweethearts Brad Majors and Janet Weiss find themselves drawn into a bizarre and weird world when their car breaks down during a storm and they are forced to spend the night at a nearby gothic mansion.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This surprisingly witty and wickedly naughty Queen Mother of cult movies is a campy, vampy, kinky musical send-up of old horror flicks. Revealing what happens when strait-laced Brad and Janet get stranded at the weird castle of Frank N Furter (Tim Curry, wringing every ounce of deranged humour from his glam-rock role in a landmark performance), it cleverly satirises Frankenstein, haunted-house mysteries, science-fiction clichés and Carry On sexual identity confusion. The score is justifiably famous - stand-out songs are Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me and Sweet Transvestite - so if you've never seen it, give yourself a treat. If you have, then let's do The Time Warp again!

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7.4/10

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Cast

rolenameDr Frank N FurterTim CurryJanet WeissSusan SarandonBrad MajorsBarry BostwickRiff RaffRichard O'BrienMagentaPatricia QuinnColumbiaNell CampbellDr Everett V ScottJonathan AdamsRocky HorrorPeter HinwoodEddieMeat Loaf The CriminologistCharles GrayRalph HapschattJeremy NewsonBetty MunroeHilary LabowTransylvanianPerry BeddenTransylvanianChristopher Biggins

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rolenameDirectorJim Sharman

Details

Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2012-10-26

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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