The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) — A Tim Curry Tribute
RSS Feed The late, great Tim Curry originated Dr. Frank-N-Furter on the London stage in 1973 and made his film debut in The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 28 — and became everybody's devil. We close out our September tribute series with the most iconic cult movie ever made.
The "who is your Tim Curry?" draft, the Joker role he lost to Mark Hamill, David's first-ever watch, a $1M flop that grew to $120M worldwide, Barry Bostwick and a baby Susan Sarandon, the Meatloaf timeline mystery, front-loaded bangers vs. the second-half slump, Letterboxd reviews, and a score game Josh and David split.
Ratings: David 4, Josh 4, Garrett 4.5. Letterboxd average: 4.1 (1.4M logs).
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to So Many Sequels
00:58 Rocky Horror + the Tim Curry tribute
01:33 Is he a character actor?
01:52 Nigel Thornberry?! (voice career)
02:46 He was almost the Joker (lost to Mark Hamill)
03:55 Who is YOUR Tim Curry?
07:41 Tim Curry: everybody's devil
08:31 Kicking off spooky season
08:49 The longest-running movie ever? (midnight screenings)
10:34 The callback/callout culture
13:13 The Letterboxd synopsis
13:51 Box office: $1M flop to $120M worldwide
15:36 Never write off a movie after opening weekend
16:22 Originated the role on stage (1973), film debut at 28
16:53 David's first watch (Drew Carey Show Time Warp)
19:49 The songs: Time Warp is the peak, front-loaded bangers
21:18 That voice — pure stage command
24:21 Barry Bostwick & Susan Sarandon (Brad & Janet)
25:53 The Meatloaf timeline mystery
28:34 The 2016 Fox TV version (Laverne Cox)
30:55 Circle Cinema screenings?
31:19 Our ratings: 4, 4, 4.5
33:01 Letterboxd reviews ("horny and gay")
33:58 The score game: 1.4M logs, 4.1 average — split points
35:26 Wrap: see it with a crowd (a Thanksgiving movie?)
