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Krasker t1_j9na58j wrote

Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake

I’ve seen it maybe 20 times, I’ve never seen it in a theater. That means that I have sat down and watched this movie with zero additional commentary. No yelling, no throwing stuff, no inside jokes, just me and the dialog as written.

I’m not sure what’s wrong with me but I just enjoy the movie as is.

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Mr_TurkTurkelton t1_j9na1sm wrote

Reply to comment by buckphifty150150 in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake

It was one of the first “cult classic” movies and was a regular for midnight showings at theaters. According to my folks, going to these midnight shows was the equivalent of Netflix and chill. The people who would go to those showings would see the movie enough that they memorized the lines, dress up like the characters then say the lines aloud with the movie; almost like a show within a show. Combine that with the theme of drag and makeup, it made parents mad/uncomfortable; cementing it in film lore for the rest of our years

Ironically it bombed initially and grew to become one of the most popular cult classic films ever. It stuck around long enough for it never really fade away and then suddenly become cool again—through multiple generations.

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Double_Distribution8 t1_j9n9bh3 wrote

Reply to TIL that Gert Frobe, the actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger in James Bond, was a former Nazi. Because of this, Goldfinger was banned in Israel until a Jewish man informed the Israeli Embassy that Frobe had hidden his mother and him from the Nazis. by NYstate

This is just like that guy (Ernie) who ran the morgue in "Return of the Living Dead". Turns out he was very likely an ex-Nazi, carried a Luger and even had the audacity to hang a poster of Eva Braun on his wall. He also listened to German music on his walkman, and even whispered in German as he watched the rain fall outside. And also (obviously) had a crematorium (ugh), and he sure seemed to enjoy his job.

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Lessthanzerofucks t1_j9n4wlt wrote

Reply to TIL The US military once accidentally killed over 6,000 sheep with nerve gas when a weapons test went wrong by Cranyx

I remember hearing this story when I lived in Wendover. The locals that told the story always said they never found out what killed the sheep. One guy said he heard there might have been a gas leak, but nothing ever proven. I never even looked into the whole thing because I thought it was just the locals sharing stories.

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