A disrupted journey supplies the musical’s point of entry into an unfamiliar household.
A car breakdown on a rainy night brings a newly engaged couple to Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s castle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The journey’s interruption places the two travelers inside a setting they did not intend to visit. Primary source: official description and credits.
Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon play the couple, with Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter. The encounter between travelers and host supplies the starting point identified in the studio’s synopsis. Primary source: official description and credits.
Jim Sharman directs and shares writing credit with Richard O’Brien. Michael White, Lou Adler and John Goldstone are credited as producers. Primary source: official description and credits.
20th Century Studios lists the film’s running time at 99 minutes and groups it under horror, music, musical and science fiction. Those categories describe the forms brought together by the film: the castle visit belongs to a story told through performance as well as its characters’ changing circumstances. Primary source: official description and credits.