Step into the world of wildness and wonder and come in costume! Whether you’re channeling Dr. Frank-N-Furter or ready to do the Time Warp, dress up in character to show you are a fan of this cult classic.
50 years after its premiere, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the longest-running theatrical release in film history. In many cities, live amateur shadow-casts act out the film as it is being shown and heavily draw upon a tradition of audience participation. Today, the film has a large international cult following and has been considered by many as one of the greatest musical films of all time.
Beyond its cult status, the movie is also widely said to have been an influence on countercultural and sexual liberation movements that followed on from the 1960s. It was one of the first popular musicals to depict fluid sexuality during a time of division between generations and a lack of sexual difference acceptance.
In 2005, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
