
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Taste attributes: comedyfantasyhorrorscience fictionmusicalmusic/dancefastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginaryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"A different set of jaws."
Boxlist takeA fantastical horror comedy that is polished, original and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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