By Emily Salisbury

Based on the 1973 musical production of the same name, the movie-musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show was released on September 25, 1975. The original London production of the musical premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on June 19, 1973, and the movie starring Tim Curry is considered a cult classic.

In this crazed epic, on a wild and rain-swept late-November evening, somewhere at an empty stretch of road outside Ohio's merry Denton, the blissfully-affianced, prudish, and boringly innocent young pair of Brad Majors and Janet Weiss find themselves stranded on their way to visit an ex-tutor. Instead, the couple will inadvertently unearth the cross-dressing Dr. Frank-N-Furter's spooky lair of inexhaustible oddities, just in time to partake in the out-of-this-world mad scientist's proud unveiling of his latest, delightfully extravagant, and most daring creation--the ultimate male and the perfect sex symbol: the flaxen-haired, Rocky Horror. But, little by little, as the effervescent transgressive force gobbles up whole the unsuspecting visitors of the night, Brad and Janet slowly begin to embrace the potent fascinations of seduction, while an idolized Rocky roams free in the mansion. Who can interrupt man's union with the absolute pleasure?

In a review published on The Empire,  Adam Smith states, "Simply a cult classic. See it once and laugh about it at dinner parties for the rest of your adult life. Or go along to the interactive viewings, dress up, and sing along. It's your call."

Another review on Entertainment Weekly by Ty Burr says, "However, for a movie that's mostly a plotless mix of old sci-fi flicks and Bowie-esque gender-bending, Rocky Horror continues to charm. That's due in part to nostalgia, but also to the honest delight we take in the freedoms this movie so cheerfully flaunts."

I've gotten the pleasure of being at a live performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and watching the 1975 film, and still, it's one of my favorite musicals. The production just doesn't get old.

I give The Rocky Horror Picture Show a strong 10/10. If you enjoy, comedy, sci-fi, horror, and/or musicals I would recommend this to watch a thousand times. You're sure to enjoy yourself.