Haley Huett
A&E Entertainment
If you’re cool and regularly attend Wooster Activities Crew (WAC) events, then you probably saw “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” this past Saturday, Oct. 23.
If you didn’t, there might be something wrong with you.
In the spirit of Halloween, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a movie you should add to your list, if you haven’t already. A cult classic from the 1970s, the movie is a cultural powerhouse.
The appeal of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is that it is intentionally bad. A parody of the science fiction and the low-budget, commercial horror movies of the early twentieth century, the movie pokes fun at all the traditional tropes of the time through song, dance, and low-quality hijinks.
Despite the intentional low-quality, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” remains a popular cult classic. The story, following a young and newly-engaged couple, Brad and Janet, who are stranded at a strange castle, is entirely absurd, but that adds to its charm. A movie-musical, the songs are raunchy, fun, ridiculous and upbeat as they tell the story of Brad and Janet’s corruption at the hands of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played by Tim Curry.
The film is beloved by many. If you missed the WAC event, you likely missed all the associated fun. In-person screenings typically feature costumes, heckling and props, as viewers interact with the events on-screen. Following a callback and prompt script, movie-goers across the country interact with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in similar ways, acting out the same script and showing the same enthusiasm for the midnight movie. The movie is important to many members of the LGBT community as well. Androgynous, queer, and sexually liberated, the film represents many diverse identities.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a unique piece of storytelling and that lends to its popularity. Everyone should see it once. An homage to the science fiction and horror films that shaped early pop culture, the film is nostalgic, captivating, and fun.
Even if you have seen it before, you should make time to rewatch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” There’s a reason so many people flock to movie theaters across the country to watch the movie over and over again. One view and you are hooked!
You can stream “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Hulu and Amazon Prime. Just make sure you watch the original. God forbid you find yourself in front of Victoria Justice’s remake.
Watch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for some good (un)clean fun this Halloween season!
