Film

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

Directed by Jim Sharman

  • Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror
  • 100 min
  • R

A different set of jaws.

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

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