best night of their lives. The night of my 15th birthday party, my friends and I all piled into my parents car around 11:00 PM and headed off down the road to the Heights Theater. The movie we are about to see is an all time classic. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the best cult film of all time. The movie has all the three basic elements it should have. It has funny audience participation, wonderful acting, and a great story line. Before the beginning of the movie, cast members will wander around
things that summon countless people to The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday and Saturday nights. An abundance of teens and people are either pulled in by someone in their family or group of friends and there are those who are merely pulled in and attracted by the peculiarity of the name of the show that brings up and causes a sense of interest and curiosity. What pulled me into it was my group of close of friends and their parents who grew up and relive the show and movie every Halloween. Many people
Community and the Rocky Horror Picture Show Sex, adultery, rock and roll, and belonging. These are just some of the things that draw teens into The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday and Saturday night. Most teens are drawn in by a family connection and there are still others who are simply drawn in by the curiosity brought up by the name of the show alone. I was drawn in because of family and friend ties to the show. Many teens who go find themselves in a place where they feel that they
On Halloween of 2016, I was invited to a midnight showing of the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, at the Princess Twin Cinema. As the queue quickly grew, I felt overwhelmingly plain—other movie-goers were donned in intricate costumes and full-faced makeup—and I was wearing generic jeans and a sweater. Although I had previously heard of the film, my expectations of the screening were nothing in comparison to what the actual evening had in store for me. The film tells the tale of the couple
politically and culturally non-confirmative. In this essay, I have chosen to talk about the oppositional qualities of ‘Cult film’ using the two films that challenge the Hollywood ‘norm’ to the extremes. I am talking of-course, about The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Directed by Jim Sharman) who also directed the film such films as Shock Treatment (1981.) The second film i shall be analysing is, Pink Flamingos (Directed by John Waters) who is also responsible for films such as female troubles (1974)
musical ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is finally getting the remake treatment. After nearly ten years of speculation, the project has finally been picked up by Fox, with famed director and choreographer Kenny Ortega at the helm. Since the original film was released in 1975, fans have completely taken over the film, attending audience participation screenings all around the world for over forty years. So it’s no wonder that the news of a remake has garnered serious backlash. ‘Rocky Horror’ tells the
“I’m just a sweet travestite from Transexual Transylvania”. One of the most iconic lines from the critically acclaimed 1975 film titled Rocky Horror Picture Show. In the 70’s the idea of of LGBTQ based entertainment was not something that was usually talked about let alone shown on television or the local theatre. Rocky Horror Picture show was and continues to be a haven for those that don’t fit in on accounts of gender or sexual identity. To some this film is seen as transphobic in today’s time
Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, as performed by Curtain Call Community Theater, had the crowd shivering with antici¬—SAY IT!—pation. After popping a tire in the middle of nowhere, the newly engaged Brad Majors and Janet Weiss decide to walk through the pouring rain to a nearby castle, or, as they describe it, the Frankenstein Place. All they want is to use the phone, but they end up getting more than they bargained for when they stumble upon the Transylvanian Convention. At the castle Brad and
there are a handful of films that really showcase how expressive and truly show-stopping queer cinema can be. How being yourself and embracing who you are is so freeing and infectious. When I think of the words ‘cult classic’ in any setting, I automatically think of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Rocky Horror is about how a heteronormative couple comes across this queer palace of expression and life. Rocky Horror Picture Show and its message are still relevant to this day as it continues to grow its
“Transformer”. He photographed things for a few films, including “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, “Shortbus”, and “the Rocky Horror Picture Show”. He directed and produced some of David Bowie’s music videos. He was the “Official Bowie Photographer” and met him in 1972. Mick Rock's photography impacted culture by influencing and summing up the era, the 1970's. His photography was important. It shows what the 1970’s culture was like. Mick Rock photographed many rock and roll legends. The first person he ever
He is Sam’s step brother and they seem to be great friends. He loves music as well. Mary Elizabeth is a mix between a buddhist, and a punk. She shaved half of her head and on the weekends she has a show called “punk rocky” which is supposed to be a re-make of this show called the rocky horror picture show. She dates Charlie for a while but is controlling, and Charlie doesn’t really like her because he likes sam, a lot. The main idea of a book is that If you go someplace new, you probably won’t have
Independent Reading: Perks of Being a Wallflower Drugs, Sex, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Charlie, a 15 year old boy, was never normal. The book starts up with him recovering from the suicide committed last year of his best friend. To cope with this horrific event Charlie writes letters to this one person, in which we never truly figure out who. Charlie is an incoming freshman to his high school; he cannot connect to anyone expect for his English teacher, Bill. This could be because of Charlie’s
uncomfortable amount of time dedicated to a stage show in Dolemite’s club. This includes everything from a musical performance, a tribal dance number and, naturally, a spoken word set via the man of the hour himself, Dolemite. All in all, the sequence is interesting because it’s a nice window into black culture of the time, and the performances are all genuinely great. However, it comes at the expense of pacing, as having an extended 15 minute stage show brings the film to a complete halt. Thankfully
by their dedicated fans. Many cult films include an excess of violence, gore, profanity, sexuality, or a combination of all. This leads many films to be controversial, censored, or even banned. One of the most popular cult films is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975), many
which are expressed through his letters. Chbosky explores the themes of sexuality, participation and maturity with the use of intertextual references to enhance the chosen themes. The theme of sexuality is enhanced with the references to The Rocky Horror Picture Show as it explores similar ideas. Participation is a problem for Charlie and also for the narrator of The Great Gatsby, Nick as they are constantly observing others and avoiding participation.
Perks of being a wallflower is a unique book as it is written in the first person narrative of the main protagonist, Charlie a high school freshman. The book is structured as a series of letters (more intimate than a dairy) that Charlie writes to an unnamed friend and is signed “Love always, Charlie.” I believe that I am similar to Charlie because when I was suffering with a concussion I became depressed, causing me to feel multiple emotions at once or none at all. I felt everything and nothing at
“You ever think, Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like the football team? And the only real difference between us is what we wear and why we wear it?” (Chbosky 155). The group of friends may be a couple of party goers, Punk Rocky actors, and misfits, but they all share the general goal of fitting in and discovering their own respective identities. Patrick grows to be a very influential person towards Charlie, as he learns to be more patient with others. Within the novel, Patrick
Are horror films bad for us? Well, maybe. Two studies show that prolonged exposure to violence in the media can escalate to hostile behaviors. Horror films contain violence, therefore, they are bad for us. In answer to the question “Are horror films bad for us?” is maybe yes, maybe no. Psychologist Dr. Glenn D. Walters found that there are three primary factors of horror film allure are tension, unrealism, and relevance; universal, subgroup, and personal. Deirdre D. Johnston studied 220 high school
for a difficult decision on which one to choose. When picking a movie to watch, a couple of the options are laughing to tears watching Adam Sandler or being scared to death by Freddie Krueger. Horror movies are supposed to be scary and adrenaline pumping with the purpose of frightening the audience. Horror movies have changed tremendously throughout the decades. For instance,
of these features, but he is damn good at putting them together to create excellently painful films to watch. Many of the films we view are full of rape, violence, blood, and hate. Rob Zombie is known for combining all of those to form a thrilling horror story you wouldn’t ever be able to think of yourself. Based on his “cult like” attributes of violence, positioning himself on the opposite of mainstream, and having religious-like fans and followers, I believe Rob Zombie should qualify to be a cult