The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Paul & Amy time warp to 1975’s cult musical sensation The Rocky Horror Picture Show! They ask what makes a movie camp, discover the genius marketer who helped the film find its audience, and debate whether Rocky Horror is actually best appreciated in a rowdy theater. Plus: How Rocky is like a katamari. Next week, Paul and Amy are watching Election! You can join the conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Check out this week's spotlight episode from the archives, Little Shop Of Horrors: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/little-shop-of-horrors/ Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 1975, and I see you shiver with Antissa podcast.
0:10.8	The movie, Rocky Horror Picture Show.
0:32.6	Hello everyone and welcome to unspooled.
0:38.0	I am Paul Sheer as always joined by my co-host, Amy Nicholson,
0:42.4	and today we are doing our Halloween film.
0:45.0	After years of people saying, don't do a whole month of horror films.
0:48.6	We have picked one film that is not as scary as a horror film,
0:54.0	but also tips its hat to Halloween, costumes, and so much more.
0:58.4	It's the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
0:59.8	And Amy, this is a movie I didn't think we would ever really do on the show.
1:04.8	Oh, this is a movie I always knew we'd do on the show.
1:07.4	This is a movie I absolutely adore.
1:09.8	To me watching it at home without an audience, without the spectacle,
1:14.4	was completely different experience.
1:16.4	And I was really kind of blown away to see where this movie started
1:20.8	because I think my knowledge of this film, I didn't understand.
1:25.0	It was really versed in a successful West End musical
1:28.4	and the influences that not only it had, but then it spread forward.
1:34.6	This is a big film.
1:36.6	This is a big film.
1:37.6	I think it really captures a moment of a cultural shift
1:40.6	that was taking place in 1975,
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