At 50, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is ‘imperfectly’ good (and queer) as ever
- Written by Craig Martin, Lecturer in Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty ImagesFor half a century, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has lured costumed fans to cinemas for late-night screenings. Its raunchy mix of Broadway musical, science fiction and schlock horror was originally a box-office flop. However, after its first midnight screening on April Fool’s Day 1976 at the...
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