By Will Tooke, HuffPost | Half a century since Dr. Frank-N-Furter introduced fans to the “Time Warp,” the cult classic film shows no sign of losing steam — or its radical edge. By now, it’s cliché to call anything a “cult classic,” but the term could have been invented for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Now, at 50 years old, the 1975 movie musical written by Richard O’Brien occupies a unique space in pop culture, thanks to an arch-camp aesthetic, killer songs and knowing performances. A big reason why it still works is that it is what too many movies today are scared to be: gloriously weird.
The plot follows newly engaged squares Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon) as they seek refuge at a gothic castle after their car breaks down. Unluckily for them, it’s where transvestite alien mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played by the truly mesmerizing Tim Curry, is creating Rocky, a muscly, blond, lab-grown boy toy, with the help of his begrudging servants. Over the next 90 minutes, blood and mascara run as not everyone survives the ensuing bisexual love quadrangle and swimming pool orgy.
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