THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)

Please note the unusual day and time!

This is a movie discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet.

"Driving through an isolated area on a rainy night, a naive, newly-engaged couple's car breaks down. They are forced to seek shelter at the creepy residence of the mysterious and seductive Dr. Frank-n-Furter, and his bizarre coterie of followers."

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Directed by Jim Sharman
Written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman
With TIM CURRY, SUSAN SARANDON, BARRY BOSTWICK, PATRICIA QUINN, RICHARD O'BRIEN, LITTLE NELL, CHARLES GRAY and MEAT LOAF
1 hour 40 mins.
Available to stream on Hulu, and to rent on AppleTV, Amazon, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft and DirecTV. Check justwatch.com for more info.
Violence rating: medium low

Whether you’ve seen it or not, you’ve heard of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show," in which straight-laced newlyweds encounter a gathering of bizarrely-attired freaks, led by one Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry in the performance of a lifetime), a cross-dressing bisexual mad scientist from another planet (it certainly doesn't get any queerer than that). The film and the musical it’s based on are constructed from images and sequences inspired by every type of cinematic horror and sci-fi from the 30s to the 60s, as if the creators were rummaging through a genre film jumble sale to put together a fabulously outrageous and subversive new outfit. And if queer reading includes highlighting non-normative erotic energy in vintage texts, then "Rocky Horror" has to be the ultimate expression of this process, as the libidinal force of the film is turned up to eleven and never lets up. But does the film undermine horror and sci-fi tropes for any purpose beyond a celebration of pastiche and camp? If the film represents a manifesto of self-expression-- “don’t dream it, be it”--why is the ending so downbeat and grim?

This is a cross-over event with STAGE TO SCREEN: A PLAY/MOVIE DISCUSSION GROUP.