Mary Elizabeth is in charge of a fanzine, Punk Rocky, about punk rock and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. she is also in charge of the showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Patrick and Sam take Charlie to see it on Halloween:
"It's really fun because all these kids dress up like the people in the movie, and they act out the movie in the front of the screen. also people shout at the movie on cue."
If you've never come across Rocky Horror before, it started out in 1973 as a successful London stage musical and was made into a film in 1975. It's described as a musical comedy horror film, and draws on sci-fi and horror films from previous decades for satirical effect, paying tribute to these genres at the same time.
A couple are driving in their car on a rainy night when it gets a puncture. They have to walk to a castle to use the phone...
Reviews of the film were bad when it was first released but it became popular when audiences started dressing up and participating at midnight showings, just like Charlie describes.
Now it has a unique cult following, as well as conventions and an international fan club,there's even a Rockypedia site. It has featured in other films apart from The Perks and the most well-known song is Time Warp.
Charlie mentions that Patrick plays Frank ´N Furter and Sam plays Janet, Craig plays Rocky, until he doesn't turn up for rehearsals...then it's Charlie's chance. Watch these clips and imagine The Perks characters acting out the Rocky Horror Characters
Or, see this from the film version of The Perks
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