The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British-American musical
comedy horror film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, a musical stage play
created by Richard O’Brian.
The film stars Tim Curry in the lead role of Frankfurter and
pays humorous tribute to the Science Fiction and horror movies of the late
1940-1970’s. The Cast of the film also includes the original King’s Road cast members
from the theatre/play production.
It has the longest running theatrical release in film
history and has created a huge cult following worldwide.
The film was recently added to the U.S. National Film Registry
by The Library of Congress as being culturally, historically and aesthetically
significant.
The film
is budgeted at an estimated $1,200,000 and grossed $139,876,417 in the USA
alone.
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