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# Stuff You Should Know: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Hosts Josh and Chuck dive into the wild history behind one of cinema's most beloved cult classics—the Rocky Horror Picture Show. They explore how Richard O'Brien's campy musical started as a bored stuntman's creative outlet, evolved into a London stage sensation, and eventually became a film that flopped at the box office but went on to revolutionize the moviegoing experience. The episode covers the serendipitous casting choices (like Tim Curry's posh British accent for Dr. Frankenfurter), the spontaneous birth of audience participation traditions at midnight screenings, and how this film became a safe haven for LGBTQ+ communities and outsiders everywhere. Whether you're a longtime devotee doing the Time Warp or a virgin about to experience your first screening, this is the ultimate deep dive into why Rocky Horror Picture Show has become the longest-running theatrical film release in history.
Elvis
2022
PG-13
2h 39m
★ 7.5
"Did you see that movie yet? The Elvis movie? No. Another Boz Lerman one? — Chuck and Josh briefly discuss Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie as a recent film worth seeing."
— Chuck
Fight Club
1999
2h 19m
★ 8.4
"I would argue three fan bases, because he's got a bunch of creepy guys who only know him as the guy from Fight Club. — Josh jokes that Meat Loaf has fans from Fight Club separate from his Rocky Horror and music fans."
— Josh
Forbidden Planet
1956
G
1h 38m
★ 7.2
"It's a send up of 50s sci-fi and horror movies, like B movies, things like Forbidden Planet. — Josh explains that Rocky Horror is a parody of 1950s sci-fi B-movies, listing Forbidden Planet as an example."
— Josh
"He had been in hair right before this. He had a duo album with this woman. — Chuck mentions that Meat Loaf had been in the film Hair before being cast in Rocky Horror Picture Show."
— Chuck
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2001
1h 35m
★ 7.5
"There's all kinds of midnight movies now where people shadow cast and one that is a great one to check out if you ever can. And very heavily influenced, music wise too, I think, is head big in the angry inch. — Chuck recommends Hedwig and the Angry Inch as another film with shadow casting tradition influenced by Rocky Horror."
— Chuck
Orange Is the New Black
2013
★ 7.6
"Laverne Cox from Orange is a New Black, but great transgender actress to play Frank Inferter. — Josh mentions Laverne Cox from Orange Is the New Black played Frank-N-Furter in a Rocky Horror remake."
— Josh
Shock Treatment
1981
PG
1h 34m
★ 5.8
"There's also a little known sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's called Shock Treatment. — Josh reveals there was a sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show called Shock Treatment that was not successful."
— Josh
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
1h 32m
★ 7.5
"Things like Forbidden Planet, The Day of the Earth Stood Still, all of the Canon of Ed Wood. — Josh lists The Day the Earth Stood Still as an example of the 1950s sci-fi films Rocky Horror parodies."
— Josh
The Golden Girls
1985
★ 7.6
"They also do Clue apparently, which is another Tim Curry great film. — Josh mentions that Clue is another Tim Curry film where people shadow cast, similar to Rocky Horror Picture Show."
— Josh
"It reminds me of, remember, I can't remember what concert it was on The Simpsons, but everybody else is standing up and Otto's sitting down. — Josh compares the Rocky Horror audience participation experience to a Simpsons episode featuring Otto at a concert."
— Josh
"It's sort of in that same weird rock opera thing as Tommy, where when you look at Tommy, it looks sort of dated. — Chuck compares Rocky Horror Picture Show to Tommy as both being rock operas with a timeless yet dated quality."
— Chuck
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