Sunday, 8 March 2026 at 5 pm
Directed by: Linus O'Brien
US • 2025 • 90' • documentary
The cult musical Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) began as a low-budget production in an underground London theatre, before becoming one of the most celebrated midnight movies and a landmark of popular culture. From its modest beginnings to its meteoric rise and enduring, transgressive legacy, this anniversary documentary examines what has made the show and film so distinctive for fifty years: unforgettable performances, iconic songs, a fearless embrace of queer aesthetics and drag culture, and a playful subversion of traditional gender roles.
Screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show are known for their unique, interactive atmosphere, featuring shadow casts, drag performances, and audience costume contests, practices that have long empowered LGBTQ communities. The documentary includes interviews with original cast members such as Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, and Nell Campbell, as well as well-known fans like Jack Black and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Trixie Mattel, who reflect on the film’s lasting cultural impact.