The Rocky Horror Picture Show
“A different set of jaws.”
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.
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Part of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection
2 films
Cast
48 people
Tim Curry
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Known for
It
Clue
Susan Sarandon
Janet Weiss
Known for
Thelma & Louise
Dead Man Walking
Barry Bostwick
Brad Majors
Known for
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Spin City
Richard O'Brien
Riff Raff
Known for
Phineas and Ferb
Dark City
Patricia Quinn
Magenta
Known for
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
The Lords of Salem
Nell Campbell
Columbia
Known for
Great Expectations
Jubilee
Jonathan Adams
Dr. Everett V. Scott
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Revolution
Peter Hinwood
Rocky Horror
Known for
Sebastiane
Meat Loaf
Eddie
Known for
Fight Club
Ghost Wars
Charles Gray
The Criminologist
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
The Devil Rides Out
Jeremy Newson
Ralph Hapschatt
Also in
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
For the Whales
Hilary Farr
Betty Munroe
Known for
The Return
Jim Sharman Director · Richard O'Brien Screenplay Richard Hartley Composer
Worldwide gross $171M · Budget $1.4M · United States release September 29, 1975
Box office
Budget
$1,400,000
Worldwide gross
$171,181,400
Gross vs. budget
122.3×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Lou Adler Productions
Production
Michael White Productions
Production
Houtsnede Maatschappij
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom · United States · Curaçao
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Denmark · August 14, 1975
Theatrical
United Kingdom · August 14, 1975
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 1975
Theatrical
United States · November 8, 1990
Physical · 15th Anniversary Video release
United States
December 23, 1992 · Physical · LaserDisc
December 20, 1995 · Physical · 20th Anniversary LaserDisc
October 3, 2000 · Physical · 25 Years of Absolute Pleasure! DVD / VHS
October 19, 2010 · Physical · 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · 4K Restoration; David Geffen Theater, Los Angeles
September 26, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 50th Anniversary Re-Release
October 4, 2025 · Theatrical
October 7, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
October 7, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
American Samoa
October 6, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
Australia
December 18, 1975 · Theatrical
July 25, 1984 · Physical
July 28, 1995 · Physical
October 23, 2000 · Physical · DVD
June 10, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Austria
November 25, 1977 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 31, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Pink Screens Festival (Brussels)
Brazil
November 19, 1975 · Theatrical
October 22, 1998 · TV · Fox Film
October 18, 2010 · Physical
November 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Relançamento de 50 anos
Colombia
August 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 18, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Finland
August 14, 1975 · Limited theatrical
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
May 21, 1986 · Theatrical
December 5, 1996 · Physical · Limited Edition LaserDisc
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
October 30, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
June 24, 1977 · Theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical · 50th Anniversary Re-Release
October 31, 2025 · Physical · 4K UHD
October 30, 2026 · TV · Arte
Guam
October 7, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
Hungary
October 27, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 4, 1976 · Theatrical
Italy
September 29, 1975 · Theatrical
Japan
August 28, 1976 · Theatrical
January 25, 1994 · Physical · LaserDisc
December 10, 1996 · Physical · 20th Anniversary LaserDisc
August 9, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
October 18, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 25, 2002 · TV · Net 5
March 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 27, 2010 · Theatrical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
April 17, 1996 · Physical · VHS
December 13, 2007 · Physical · DVD
August 21, 2008 · Physical · DVD
February 15, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Northern Mariana Islands
October 7, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
Portugal
April 25, 1978 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
October 7, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
South Korea
September 26, 2016 · Digital
Spain
February 10, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 4, 1978 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 18, 2021 · Digital
U.S. Virgin Islands
October 7, 2025 · Digital · 4K digital
United Kingdom
August 2, 1984 · Physical · VHS
May 1, 1996 · Physical · The: 21st Anniversary Widescreen Edition LaserDisc
February 14, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 18, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 31, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 22, 2025 · Theatrical · 50th Anniversary Re-Release
October 20, 2025 · Digital
October 20, 2025 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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