The Rocky Horror Picture Show

In all honestly, the main reason I chose to research the Kentucky Theater is because it hosts the Rocky Horror Picture Show at least once a month.  Back in my hometown of Cincinnati, there was a theater called Esquire that showed Rocky Horror every other Saturday.   I have been a number of times and it is an activity that my friends and I quite enjoy.  So, on that note I decided to dedicate this entry to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

While searching the UK library, I came upon a journal article that was written about the Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Although this article focuses on a Rocky Horror viewing in Manhattan, it is in no way irrelevant to our project.  This article uses a narrative approach to describe the experience one would have if they decided to attend Rocky Horror at the Eighth Street Playhouse.  My personal favorite characteristic of this article was that it was written in 1985, otherwise known as Rocky’s prime.  It quotes famous lines, paints an image of the rowdy crowd and even goes so far as to describe the anticipation as a crowd gathers outside of the theater late on Friday night.  Everything about this article epitomizes Rocky Horror.

Due to the fact that it was written in the 80’s, this article provides an outlook on Rocky Horror that I will never be able to witness.  Since I definitely plan to attend the Rocky Horror Picture show at some point, preferably their infamous Halloween showing, I could use this article to compare my experience with the one it depicts.  This could answer many questions that I currently have.  Such as, how does the Rocky Horror Picture Show vary from theater to theater?  What is the difference between seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show back in 1985 and seeing it next week?  While these are both questions that can be inferred with a simple compare and contrast, I also wonder a few other things.  What effect does Rocky Horror have on the Kentucky Theater?  Does Rocky Horror have any support from the local community given its raunchy nature? And finally, why do fans, beside myself, enjoy the Rocky Horror Picture Show?     

Source:  

Corliss, Richard. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Time 126.(1985): 22. Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. 8 Oct. 2014.

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