The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" cult following is the cultural phenomenon surrounding the large fan base of enthusiastic participants of the movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", generally credited as being the best-known cinematic "midnight movie", if not the first. The film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" came about due to the tremendous success of the stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show" and opened in the United States at the United Artists Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, on September 26, 1975. Although the theater was selling out every night, it was noted
The Rocky Horror Picture Show many require much time and effort to make. The film starts with the screen fading to black and oversized, disembodied female lips appear overdubbed with a male voice, establishing theme of androgyny to be repeated as the film unfolds. The opening scene and song, "Science Fiction/Double Feature", consists of the lips of Patricia Quinn (who appears in the film later as the character Magenta (in addition to the latter, appeared as 'Trixie the Usherette' in the original London production who sang the song)), but has the vocals of actor and "Rocky Horror" creator, Richard O'Brien (who appears as Magenta's brother