The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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.
- Director
- Jim Sharman
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $171M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Rocky Horror Picture Show actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Rocky Horror Picture Show appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Rocky Horror Picture Show returned 122.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $171M
- Release date
- Aug 14, 1975
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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