Susan Bechtel / Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture show is currently the longest running film release in history.  It is an adaptation of  a London musical that was created as a tribute to the campy B horror movies of the forties.  Although it was originally a theatric production I doubt it was ever considered highbrow.  From a sociological view the RHPS has many characteristics identified with the functionalistic perspective.  There are certain rituals and rules that are expected to be adhered to when in the theater viewing RHPS.  Interaction and role playing done while viewing RHPS, with it's strong sexual, transvestite content could be seen as a safe manner to explore subjects that in the seventies were probably seen as taboo.  RHPS in 2005 was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by The Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.  Is it art or craft?  You decide.wwwrockyhorror.com