ON THIS DATE (39 YEARS AGO) September 26, 1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show, opened in the US at the UA Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles. It did well at that location, but not elsewhere. The cult following did not begin until the film began its midnight run at the Waverly Theatre in New York on April 1, 1976. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy horror film and an adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, a musical stage play, book, music, and lyrics by Richard OBrien. Directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and OBrien, the production is a humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through early 1970s. It introduces Tim Curry and features Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original Kings Road production presented at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1973. Still in limited release nearly four decades after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theatres. The film has a large international cult following and is one of the most well-known and financially successful midnight movies of all time. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:25:02 +0000
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