Director
Jim Sharman
Leading Actors/Actresses
Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff, Patricia Quinn as Magenta
Genre
horror comedy musical
Language
English
Awards
winner of the Academy Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films of the year 1980
Date of Release
15 August 1975
Producer
Michael White, Lou Adler
Setting and Context
year 1974, town Denton
Narrator and Point of View
Narrated by a criminologist played by Charles Gray
Tone and Mood
Tone: contemplating
Mood: nightmarish
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Brad and Janet, a young couple in need of help on a stormy night; Antagonist: Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the mad scientist
Major Conflict
Brad and Janet, a young and naive couple find themselves stuck on a stormy night in the middle of nowhere. They decide to look for help in a creepy looking castle.
Climax
Riff Raff reveals that he and Magenta are aliens from a Transsexual, Transylvania planet that came to Earth to test Frank, who failed in his mission. Riff Raff kills Frank and leaves with the entire castle, which is also their spaceship.
Foreshadowing
Several characters that will appear later in the castle, appear at the beginning of the movie in front of the church as wedding guests.
Understatement
"One for the vaults" -Dr. Frank after brutally killing Eddie.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The movie begins with a black screen with only visible lips singing the introduction song. The lips belong to a female while the voice is male, indicating the theme of gender fluidity and androgyny in the movie.
Allusions
Allusions to various classic horror movies and tropes. Most prominent is the allusion to Frankenstein.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
"Emotion, agitation or disturbance of the mind. Vehement or excited mental state." -the narrator
