Rocky Horror is a blatant ripoff of The Theatre of the Ridiculous. Virtually every scene in the movie was stolen from Off Off Broadway productions by John Vaccaro, Charles Ludlam and Tony Ingrasia.

If you are rating it as a cult that had legs, It would be pretty hard to top it. The phenom was good harlmess goofy fun. The experience accomodated the casual cult tourist who, with a little bit of research, could learn enough to take part in all the mess making and noise. And it was prime for the lost confused kid looking for an outlet to get their freak on. In the handful of times I went, everyone got on famously. As a cinematic acheivement, you couldn't have made a better bit of campy cheese if you tried. It's no classic, but its beautifl weird eye candy of the highest order. I tried watching it on TV once and it was dreadful. It was a film that needed the whole circus to have the desired impact.

Never quite got its appeal; I went to one or 2 of the "midnight movie" showings of it during the late 70's/early 80's with some friends, and, while I didn't hate it, I wasn't particularly entertained by it either. A campy, homoerotic "horror" movie spoof and musical? Not my cup of tea, then or now. I thought the music was overall pretty bad, the "comedy" wasn't really funny or clever, I wasn't charmed by the lemming-like audience participation, and I guess I was too obtuse to figure out what the ultimate point of the whole endeavor was (or too tired when the movie finally came to an end at approximately 2am). I think Tim Curry is fairly talented, and his "Frank'N'Furter" was a unique and striking figure (although he claims it limited his future acting career, and I can understand his point), but outside of his performance (and Susan Sarandon in her underwear), there wasn't anything compelling about the experience for me. Except for the "real-life" performances that went on during the course of the movie. I'm not sure this occurred at every showing of the movie at every theatre it played in, but it did at the one or 2 I saw it in; "fans" dressed up (or undressed) as characters from the movie and mimed scenes from it as the scenes occurred on the screen above them. My friends and I weren't homophobes at all, but one friend had little tolerance for some of what was going on while the movie played. He looked like a particularly nasty hit man who had been able to somehow finagle his release from Rahway or Yardville-- thick hair and perpetual 5 o'clock shadow, leather jacket, ripped jeans, combat boots, menacing expression (he was a big Ramones fan, hung out with them on occasion, and seemed to get his "wardrobe tips" from them). The guy playing the fugazy Frank N' Furter for the "floor show", wearing fishnet stockings, black lingerie, and make-up, pranced his way gradually up our aisle, pretending to sing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" and occasionally sitting on the laps of guys in the audience, stroking their faces seductively as they giggled uncomfortably. The bogus Frank N' Furter seemed to be making a beeline for our group, my surly-looking friend in particular, but my friend turned towards us as Frank'N'Furter approached, and said loudly enough for Frank'N'Furter to hear, "If that SOB comes over here and sits on my lap, I'm breaking his jaw." Frank'N'Furter veered quickly away from our group and continued his "performance" in an entirely different section of the theatre. I felt sorry for the Frank'N'Furter guy, and embarrassed that the kids in the theatre who were just having harmless fun mistook me for the same kind of jerkoff that my friend was capable of sometimes being, but I sometimes laugh now when I think about it. Which is more laughter than I ever got from the movie itself.

(Nearly the whole of) These comments are exceptionably suitable. Enkidu's and traderboy's summations rate inclusion in any cult movie anthology. Castlebee's and alpepper's perceptions: pretty much like my own. James' perhaps too demanding. TB and MadHatter contribute their testimonials for those who have still to experience it. With Djahuti being the one to envy having been through the high-jinks through fifty performances.

An odd movie but this tops all of the cult movies!

The Cult movie to end all cult movies. Nothing else is close.

Funny in a quirky sort of way, but generally pretty weird, and the fans dressing up and throwing crap at the screen are pushing Star Trek loonies for sheer nutbar status.

Kind of weird and funky but an entertaining film none the less.

I'm not saying that I like this movie by any means first off. My point of giving this movie a 5 rating is because when you go to this show there are people dressing the parts and playing along with the movie right on stage under the screen. It's absolutely insane. I have never been to a movie where people do that. This has to have the wildest most obsessed group cult following of any movie ever made. That damn lets do the time warp again song drives me insane when they play it at a club you always have a freakshow breakout on the dance floor. Thank God they've chilled out a bit since the late 80's early 90's.

When I think of cult movies Rocky Horror is the first to spring to mind, for obvious reasons. However, there is a reason I have to knock off a star. When I think about what makes a cult movie, particularly in this day and age, Rocky Horror does fall short in one major way. To me, a cult movie has to be one of those that you stay up to watch late at night when you are at home. Rocky Horror outside of the theater is just a bad, stupid movie. Without the people in the theater throwing food, and acting things out along with the movie, it just isn't the same. A movie like The Big Lebowski or Spinal Tap holds up fine on it's own. Still, the fact that it is what it is deserves at least 4 stars.

Not sure which was better; the fact that the shows were at midnight or that you brought food to throw at certain times.

This movie is my favorite Tim Cury movie ever. This movie is the bomb. I love the song MeatLoaf sings and I like the part where Dr.Frank'n'Furter makes janet and brad cheat on eachother with him. That part was soooo....hot!!!!

It wasn't untill my parents showed me this movie did I realize how freaky my parents really are. Just as long as I don't see my dad as Dr. Frank 'n' Furter. lol

Even without the live shows, this'd be in the Cult Top Five. No one's as over-the-top as Tim Curry, and, damnit, Janet and Brad are the ultimate foils. Sing the songs, relish the plot, and, above all, get the DVD. This show still has the Hypocrite Right's panties twisting in the wind, and that's all right by me.

She made me go see it. I sure wanted to sleep with her badly. . .

Lots of fun until about the 50th time you watch it.Seeing it on Video just isn't the same as back in the midnight theater showings where you'd get pelted with rice,toast and gawd knows what else.Great,campy soundtrack-and a stellar performance by Tim Curry.Also a delectably young Susan Sarandon!!!

This is definitely a love-it-or-hate-it film. I happen to be one of those who loves it. It is not for everyone though, and it is impossible to tell whether or not you will like this movie from reviews. It's something you just have to try watching to see if you like it! I highly reccomend seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show, because you just might enjoy it!

This is a fun one to watch, no question. Really funny to see Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick when they were so young. But this is even more of an adventure to see at a theater. People really turn it into an event. You haven't lived until you've been pulled up on stage and serenaded by Dr. Frankenfurter.

I first saw the movie in 1978 -- totally naive of what was going to transpire. Shortly after the wedding, I got bopped on the head by a piece of toast. I thought I was going to get into a fight; but pretty soon I got the picture. Without all the extra-curricular activities, Rocky Horror would have probably have been unwatchable. But, the total experience was bizzarly great. Saw it 3 or 4 more times after that. I remember being deployed on a Navy ship and the closed circuit TV system was showing Rocky Horror. Our Skipper (a devout Catholic) saw some of the transsexual hijinks and literally ran to the closed-circuit TV room and ripped the power cord after the wall. The song Time Warp used to be quite popular at nightclubs.

This seems to be the ultimate cult movie of all time. I was never one to go to the midnight Rocky Horror theater gatherings, but I knew at least one person who did back in his college days. His hilarious impromptu re-enactments gave me an appreciation for the insanity of this film that I might otherwise never have had. I even ended up liking the music enough to buy the sound track.

I saw it once, and that was quite enough. I rate it two stars for how good a movie it is, and five for its cult status; average to three-and-a-half, rounded up to four because I'm generous tonight. The people that dress up and throw things at the screen are very strange indeed ... Another fine example of people thinking they're being rebellious but actually being conformists to a degree they cannot even realize.

Something that REALLY isn't for everyone--very sexual and bizarre, but a very fun movie. I wouldn't necessarily go out to the show, but I think the songs are really fun.

A true classic!