In 2025, The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be 50 years old, and it is the very definition of a cult film.
This low-budget musical, originally conceived as a quirky homage to Frankenstein, quickly became an icon of counterculture before going on to achieve the status of a global phenomenon over the years.
No other film of the last 130 years can boast of attracting large audiences every Saturday night, in every corner of the world, for screenings as ritualised as religious services.
A look back at the wild history of this avant-garde and queer work, which over the years has become both an inspiration for creators across the globe and a tool for emancipation for several generations of ‘creatures’.
