---
title: 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Sharman'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

1975 · R · 100 min · Horror, Science Fiction, Music · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with music, book, and lyrics by Richard O'Brien.
The screenplay was written by Sharman and O'Brien, with O'Brien also playing the supporting role Riff Raff. The production is a tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s. The film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick. It is narrated by Charles Gray, with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre, Roxy Theatre, and Belasco Theatre productions, including Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien), [Jim Sharman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sharman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien)
- **Director:** [Jim Sharman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sharman)
- **Producer:** [Michael White](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-white)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Suschitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-suschitzky)
- **Editor:** [Graeme Clifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-clifford)

## Cast

- [Susan Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-sarandon) as Janet Weiss
- [Tim Curry](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-curry) as Dr. Frank N. Furter
- [Charles Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gray) as The Criminologist (Narrator)
- [Patricia Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-quinn) as Magenta
- [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien) as Riff Raff
- [Peter Hinwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hinwood) as Rocky Horror
- [Meat Loaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/meat-loaf) as Eddie
- [Fran Fullenwider](https://cinepixo.com/people/fran-fullenwider)
- [Hilary Labow](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilary-labow) as Betty Munroe
- [Barry Bostwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-bostwick) as Brad Majors
- [Nell Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nell-campbell) as Columbia
- [Christopher Biggins](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-biggins)
- [Annabel Leventon](https://cinepixo.com/people/annabel-leventon)
- [Jonathan Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-adams) as Dr Everett V. Scott
- [Ishaq Bux](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishaq-bux)

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Official site: http://www.rockyhorror.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-1975
Film facts: Wikidata (Q751921); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.