(Instead of being from Transsexual, Transylvania, Frank-N-Furter, played by the Glee character Mercedes, is from Sensational, Transylvania.) Earlier this year, Fox announced a Rocky Horror two-hour TV special directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega ( High School Musical, This Is It) and executive produced by Lou Adler, who also produced the original. The film and its endearingly kooky and devoted subculture have been referenced in everything from Sesame Street to Fame to That ‘70s Show to Glee, which did a “ watered-down, Disney-fied version” during its second season. Rocky Horror, once an embodiment of all that’s transgressive and outside the mainstream, has become the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Through its immersive, fan-driven screenings and unadulterated idolatry of weirdness, it’s ended up so ingrained in the cultural fabric that networks like HBO and Fox are using the film’s 40th anniversary to capitalize on its popularity. The Most Beloved Christmas Specials Are (Almost) All Terrible Tom Nicholsīorn in the midst of the punk revolution in the form of Richard O’Brien’s 1973 dark cabaret musical The Rocky Horror Show and reincarnated into The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Jim Sharman two years later, the film is currently the longest-running movie in history.
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