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The Rocky Horror Picture Show




So this week instead of talking about a very recent movie, thought I’d go to the other end of the spectrum, all the way back to a very good movie from 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This movie manages to combine three very different genres (musical, comedy and horror) with a unique and very strange storyline. Very briefly, this movie tells the story of a young engaged couple who enter a castle when their car breaks down. They discover the castle is inhabited by a variety of strange people in elaborate costumes, including the master of the house, Dr Frank N. Furter, a mad-scientist transvestite. Now I don’t want to spoil the movie for those that haven’t seen it, but the plot also includes a muscle man created by Dr Frank N Furter, a murder, implied sex scenes and aliens…it really doesn’t get much weirder than that. This weird storyline is perfectly complimented by amazing music that is well written, catchy and also a little wacky with songs titled “Sweet Transvestite”, “Touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me” and “Planet Hot Dog”. If you’re looking for a movie that’s like no other you’ve seen, then this is definitely one to consider.
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