JaZ Make a Podcast does the Time Warp in a surprise bonus Halloween episode on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), the cult classic musical starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Nell Campbell and Meat Loaf. Zac watched it every Halloween through high school. John had never seen it until this week. Together they work out what still holds up almost 50 years later.
Tim Curry’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter gets the praise it deserves, and his “Sweet Transvestite” entrance might be one of the best character introductions in movie history. The guys rave about the run of songs from “Time Warp” to “Hot Patootie” to “I Can Make You a Man,” and agree the first half is close to perfect. They also ask whether the movie has any real point to make about Brad and Janet’s sexual awakening, why Dr. Scott suddenly turns up in the third act, and why the second half drags so badly. One firm rule comes out of the episode: whatever else gets cut, the pool orgy stays. There’s also a theory about Eddie, a debate over the planet’s actual name, and a case for seeing it at a midnight screening (or more realistically, a 6 p.m. one).
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