Best known for his iconic roles in cult classics like Rocky Horror Picture Show and Clue, beloved stage and film actor passed away on August 25, although the news was held by his team until the next day to avoid taking attention away from Dolly Parton, who passed on the same day.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, based on the musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show and released in 1975, it is actually the longest-running theatrical release in film history, as it is still routinely screend all over the world, usually around Halloween.
This phenomenon occurred thanks to audience participation — starting in New York City and spreading all over the world — in which attendees dress as the characters and perform alongside the screen, responding to lines and miming the actions in the film. And, thanks to its themes of sexual liberation and exploration, the movie has become particularly important to the LGBTQ+ community.
The story follows a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle, where they search for help. The castle is occupied by strangers in elaborate costumes holding a party. They then meet the head of the house, Dr. Frank-N-Furter — played by Curry — a mad scientist and alien transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania, who creates a living muscle man named Rocky.
If all this sounds up your alley, this year, in honour of Tim Curry, Yatala Drive-In Cinema is screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday, September 4 at 7pm, and on Saturday, September 5 at 9pm, in addition to their Halloween screening.
Tickets start at $20 per adult, or $60 for a car with up to 6 people. You can get your tickets for both days here, so don your best corset and fishnets and get ready to do the Time Warp!
📍Yatala Drive-In, 100 Stapylton Jacobs Well Rd, Stapylton
