ALIENS Pt 9: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2021
⏱️ 95 minutes
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This week we discuss Science Fiction Double Features, Time Warps and Sweet Transvestites in our Rocky Horror special! Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss the most infamous cult movie of all time, plus he chats to musician and film historian Neil Brand about the impact of Rocky Horror in the world of musicals.
Music by Jack Whitney.
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| 0:00.0 | In many ways, the movie musical is the antithesis to horror, in style, tone and reputation. |
| 0:29.8 | There's something that feels so pure, so optimistic and wholesome about musicals, and unlike horror, |
| 0:41.0 | musicals have always been a hugely respected and critically lauded genre. |
| 0:48.6 | From the MGM technical and musicals of the 30's to the Gene Kelly pictures of the 40's |
| 0:57.6 | 50's to the run of epic, best-picture-winning musicals through the 1960's. |
| 1:09.6 | But in the early 1970's, a young, queer, stage actor and musician called Richard O'Brien |
| 1:15.8 | was working on his own musical. |
| 1:23.1 | By blending tropes from 50 sci-fi horror with classic musical numbers and a bit of 70's |
| 1:29.4 | glam rock, Richard O'Brien came up with a unique formula for the ultimate cult movie. |
| 1:40.3 | Like the best horror movies, this was bold, shocking, subversive and it appealed to the |
| 1:45.5 | weirdos and the outsiders, the midnight movie audiences. |
| 1:49.7 | And it was also a fantastic musical filled with feel-good catchy tunes. |
| 1:56.8 | This unique combination resulted in one of the most successful cult movies ever made, |
| 2:02.2 | a movie still playing in cinemas right now after 46 years and holds the record for the |
| 2:07.6 | longest running theatrical release in history. |
| 2:17.7 | In me as we continue exploring the evolution of alien horror and we discuss Richard O'Brien's |
| 2:23.6 | cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. |
| 2:38.9 | Welcome back to the evolution of horror. |
| 2:41.3 | My name is Mike Munter and as ever I am your host. |
| 2:44.8 | If you tune in for the first time, then welcome. |
| 2:47.6 | In this podcast we explore and dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre |
| 2:52.3 | by looking at a particular sub-jummer as one series at a time. |
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