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"For half a century,
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has lured costumed fans to
cinemas for late-night screenings. Its raunchy mix of Broadway musical, science
fiction and schlock horror was originally a box-office flop. However, after its
first midnight screening on April Fool’s Day 1976 at the Waverly theatre in New
York, it never left the late-night circuit and became the ultimate cult film.
Tim Curry’s powerhouse performance as Frank-N-Furter is central to the film’s
success. Yet, his truly astounding work often overshadows the film’s many other
dynamic performances.
Rocky Horror’s supporting characters and chorus feature alluring oddballs who
irreverently challenge norms of physical desirability. Their “imperfect” bodies
are not only a tribute to diversity: they radically upturn genre expectations
of stage and screen musicals, and discredit broader cultural ideals of beauty."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
