How to Stream ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at Home in 2025
The beloved cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, is having a fantastic year.
It’s possible that “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” wasn’t a huge hit with audiences when it debuted on September 26, 1975. Decades later, and particularly during the scary season, the film is a bold representation of queer celebration.
The movie is based on Richard O’Brien’s original screenplay, “The Rocky Horror Show,” which made its London premiere in June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre. The following year, it made its way to the US, where it debuted in March 1974 at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. In October of the same year, the “picture show” started to be filmed.
Among the musical numbers that make “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” most famous are “Time Warp,” “Sweet Transvestite,” and, of course, the opening number, “Science Fiction/Double Feature.”
Would you like to watch at home? Observations regarding the streaming of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’: what is it about?
The rock-horror musical centers on young lovers Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), who one fateful night end up at the mysterious mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). The couple meets a mishmash of eccentric characters inside, including butler Riff-Rat (O’Brien), biker Eddie (Meat Loaf), and devoted assistant Columbia (Nell Campbell). During the musical number-filled evening, Dr. Frank N-Furter introduces his newest creation, Rocky (Peter Hinwood), a muscular and handsome man.
How to watch ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at home
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” can be streamed on the following platforms:
- Amazon Prime Video: Rent for $2.89 or buy for $14.99
- YouTube TV: Rent for $3.99 (high definition) or $2.99 (standard definition), or buy for $14.99
- Apple TV: $12.99 per month subscription
Discover more behind the scenes in the recently released documentary “Rocky Horror”
A 90-minute documentary about “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was made by Richard O’Brien’s son, Linus O’Brien, who was captivated by the movie from an early age. On Friday, September 26, “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror” was released in a few theaters across the country. Richard O’Brien, cast members Curry, Bostwick, Sarandon, and well-known fans Jack Black and Trixie Mattel appear in the documentary.
Do you want more ‘Rocky Horror’? Take a look at these spinoffs
The following spin-offs from the original 1975 movie are worth seeing if you’re a “Rocky Horror” fan:
- The 1981 film “Shock Treatment” was written by O’Brien and included many of the same characters as the first movie, although it wasn’t a direct sequel. The fictional town where “Shock Treatment” is based is taken over by a television network. Janet becomes the pet project of a local beaurocrat, while Brad is imprisoned in a mental hospital.
- “Noche de terrock y brujas” (1987): A Spanish remake of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” (2016): Starring Curry, Victoria Justice and Laverne Cox. This film is a modern take on the 1975 classic.
