While audiences gear up to revisit the film for Halloween season, Bruce Campbell shares what Tim Curry loved about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Curry starred in the horror-comedy musical as Dr. Frank N. Furter, a mad scientist from the alien planet of Transsexual who meets young engaged couple Janet and Brad and reveals his creation of the titular muscle man, resulting in a chaotic and flirtatious weekend for them all. Alongside Curry, the cast for The Rocky Horror Picture Show included Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood and Meat Loaf.
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Based on the musical of the same name from Richard O'Brien and developed by him and director Jim Sharman, The Rocky Horror Picture Show initially debuted to largely negative reviews, with many dismissing it for its offbeat storytelling and atmosphere. In spite of this, the film has become a cult classic over the years, sparking a variety of midnight showings and a whole franchise around it. With the film approaching a major new milestone, audiences are learning a little more about what The Rocky Horror Picture Show means to one of its stars.
In honor of the film's 47th anniversary, Bruce Campbell took to Twitter to share his own The Rocky Horror Picture Show memory. The Evil Dead actor recalled getting to work with Tim Curry while filming Congo and how one of the major things his co-star loved about the cult classic was its bolstering of small theaters. See what Campbell shared below:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show's Legacy Explained
As Curry shared to Campbell, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has become well-known for how it kept a variety of independent cinemas alive throughout the country. Alongside fellow midnight movie, Tommy Wiseau's The Room, the horror-comedy musical has become one of the longest-running movies on the big screen, consistently being screened at festivals, namely those in which audiences attend in costume and sing along with live performers. The film is also well-known for its LGBTQ+ themes, namely Curry's Frank N. Furter being an openly queer and androgynous character as he attempts to sleep with both Brad and Janet, as well as his own creation, Rocky.
Though a sequel never officially got off the ground, The Rocky Horror Picture Show's legacy would lead to a remake being produced by Fox with Laverne Cox leading as Frank N. Furter. While reviews were mostly negative, Cox's performance was ultimately praised as being a welcome successor to Curry's fan-favorite character. Curry's love for The Rocky Horror Picture Show and how it kept indie cinemas open should be a sweet nod to the loyal fans of the film, namely as the Halloween season approaches and audiences take to revisiting the cult classic.