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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Original Rocky Horror Picture Show poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jim Sharman
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on The Rocky Horror Show
by Richard O'Brien
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Peter Suschitzky
Edited by Graeme Clifford
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 14 August 1975 (1975-08-14)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Language English
Budget $1.4 million
Box office $140.2 million

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy horror film directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, music, book, and lyrics by O'Brien. The production is a parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through early 1970s. The film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Richard O'Brien himself, and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre, Roxy Theatre, and Belasco Theatre productions.

The story centres on a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle where they seek a telephone to call for help. The castle is occupied by strangers in elaborate costumes celebrating an annual convention. They discover the head of the house is Frank N. Furter, an apparent mad scientist who actually is an alien transvestite who creates a living muscle man in his laboratory. The couple is seduced separately by the mad scientist and eventually released by the servants who take control.

The film was shot in the United Kingdom at Bray Studios and on location at an old country estate named Oakley Court, best known for its earlier use by Hammer Film Productions. A number of props and set pieces were reused from the Hammer horror films. Although the film is both a parody and tribute to many of the kitsch science fiction and horror films, costume designer Sue Blane conducted no research for her designs. Blane stated that costumes from the film have directly impacted the development of punk rock fashion trends such as ripped fishnets and dyed hair.


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