The Rocky Horror Picture Show

As he was a nice guy, Mike occasionally bought a DVD with me in mind. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was one of those. This movie always makes me happy. Rocky Horror is a spoof of the wonderful old science fiction movies made in the 50's and 60's. It is very loosely based on the Frankenstein story.

It was a dark and stormy night...
Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, A.K.A.: A..hole and Chicken Legs, ( Berry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon) are taking a very long drive without a spare tire. This is the first of several brilliant decisions they make which lead the plot along.
They get a flat. Well, how about that?
“Didn’t we pass a castle...?”
“Maybe they have a telephone we could use?”

At the castle Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) is “making a man, with blond hair and a tan”: Rocky.
When Rocky runs amuck Frank-N-Furter wonders if he made a mistake splitting his brain...
Ahhh, what are the odds? 50-50?

In the late 70's, when I lived in Portland, Oregon, the Clinton Street Theater was a few blocks from my apartment. Every Saturday near midnight a crowd of Rocky fans gathered on the sidewalk to wait for the theater doors to open. Many were in skimpy, sequined costumes.
I had to see this movie! The audience was armed with flashlights, toast, newspaper, rice and I don’t remember what all. Clinton Street Theater has a stage. Throughout the movie, costumed fans walked out on the stage to deliver lines and sing along with the actors on the screen. People staying in their seats participated by using the props they had brought in and making scripted comments. What fun! See it and if you are bold, “be it”