Tim Curry originated Dr. Frank-N-Furter on the London stage in 1973, made his film debut in The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 28 — and became everybody's devil. We're closing out our September tribute series with the most iconic cult movie ever made.
This week on So Many Sequels: the "who is your Tim Curry?" draft (Clue's Wadsworth vs. Home Alone 2's hotel guy vs. Nigel Thornberry), the Joker role he lost to Mark Hamill, David's first-ever watch (his only exposure was the Time Warp on The Drew Carey Show), a $1M flop that grew to $120M worldwide, why you should never write off a movie after opening weekend, Barry Bostwick and a baby Susan Sarandon, the Meatloaf timeline mystery, front-loaded bangers vs. the second-half slump, the 2016 Laverne Cox TV version, Letterboxd reviews, and a score game Josh and David split.
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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?)
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