The Rocky Horror Picture Show And Its Lasting Legacy
Tony Sokol Sep 26, 2018
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had more to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is, rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meat loaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school they think of...
We celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a look at its history and massive impact on pop culture.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show went from a cult happening to a cultural phenomenon. It probably had more to do with same-sex and transgender acceptance than the Stonewall Riots and yet it seems so tame today. Now it can be seen for the fun movie that it is, rather than the groundbreaking underground movement it started.
I first saw the film in 1977 when it aired on HBO, which ran some cool Friday night programming before it found its footing as a major powerhouse. I threw a Rocky Horror party. My mother cooked a meat loaf in the shape of Meat Loaf. We handed everyone rolls of Scott toilet paper, newspaper, and water pistols. To this day, when I run into people from that high school they think of...
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