The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie • 1975 • Comedy
ReportThis movie contains 48 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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Yes
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6
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
145 supporters
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Anonymous
Yes, sort of in the same way Frankenstein would be categorized as a child being abandoned by a parent
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Abuse
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
88 supporters
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Anonymous
Commented on the wrong section, can’t delete :/
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Is someone gaslighted?
412 supporters
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22
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1
Characters are tricked and lied to but I don't think anyone is gaslighted.
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Is someone stalked?
270 supporters
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12
Not really, but 2 characters watch Janet and Rocky have sex on the security cameras
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Are there abusive parents?
107 supporters
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3
Frank could be considered a parent because he created Rocky. He is very abusive toaards him.
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StevotheHuman
One character whips another.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
226 supporters
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theobsessor
one character is said to be a junkie, another is shown very briefly doing heroin and an other character smoked a cigarette
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Yes
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Jay_isnt_cool
Their is a brief reference to heroin and a picture of someone about to use is show, but it is only for a couple seconds
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
208 supporters
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lurch4711
Riff Raff drops a bottle of wine, because he can't hold his liquor.
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Animal
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StevotheHuman
One character does send guard dogs to hunt down another character trying to escape.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
178 supporters
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mercy
a character has his ankles shackled to the bed so he can't run away
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BlueRhys
As mentioned above, Frank goes into Brad/Janet’s rooms disguised as the other and begins to initiate sex with them. However, before anything happens, they each realise it’s Frank and consent to having sex with him anyway.
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squahs
frank assaults both brad and Janet after putting them into separate rooms and coming in disguised as the other ones partner
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Is someone held under water?
127 supporters
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Anonymous
Characters are shown under water but aren’t held under
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Is rape mentioned?
141 supporters
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1
The word "rape" is never said. But there are dubiously consensual sexual acts.
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Is there pedophilia?
225 supporters
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Hyacinthian72
It shows one of the characters, Eddie with a juvenile record, and it's implied to be recent, and it's practically confirmed that he and Frank n Furter were lovers
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Is someone drugged?
144 supporters
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4
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ErinHollow
The lyrics allude to the floor show performers being drugged, as the lyrics are from the musical (in which they were drugged.) And they act strangely during the show
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
150 supporters
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knifesketball
Brad is made to believe that he is having sex with his wife. It is played for laughs when he realizes he's been hooking up with Frank
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Frank slaps Janet during the dinner scene after she jumps into rocky's arms
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Bodily Harm
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67
Yes
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20
Yes
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73
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
520 supporters
Yes
3
No
47
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scabbedover
a character gets kicked in the balls but thats pretty much it
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Is someone stabbed?
11 supporters
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Anonymous
Mild spoilers: after the song hot patootie bless my soul a character is murdered with a pickaxe (so kind of a mixed stab/blunt force murder)
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Is there cannibalism?
317 supporters
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ZachPridgen
They served Meatloaf
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Is there body horror?
216 supporters
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Anonymous
-A guys head is bashed in but we don’t really see it
-Characters are also briefly turned into statues
-Many characters’s bodies are violated
-Characters are also briefly turned into statues
-Many characters’s bodies are violated
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Does someone become unconscious?
95 supporters
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Janet faints for a few seconds
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Does someone break a bone?
261 supporters
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chloebeacham18
Frank breaks his neck at the end, after being zapped and falling from the curtain. No triggering visuals (just his head tilting back), and the audio also sounds very fake
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Is someone tortured?
760 supporters
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JayHay
For those who haven't seen it
- brad & Janet are lured into a strange house & held captive there. The show is essentially a slow mental breakdown of the two into sexual depravity.
- a character is killed after singing a song, the group have dinner in a different scene and the corpse is found to be in the table, implied that they have been eating him
- when Rocky disappears, the Dr. Whips his servant, but it's clear that it's intended to be played like a BDSM type of situation
- when they kill the Dr, it's very slow. It's all pretty silly. 70s sci-fi violence.
- brad & Janet are lured into a strange house & held captive there. The show is essentially a slow mental breakdown of the two into sexual depravity.
- a character is killed after singing a song, the group have dinner in a different scene and the corpse is found to be in the table, implied that they have been eating him
- when Rocky disappears, the Dr. Whips his servant, but it's clear that it's intended to be played like a BDSM type of situation
- when they kill the Dr, it's very slow. It's all pretty silly. 70s sci-fi violence.
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Is there amputation?
310 supporters
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theobsessor
a character (though already dead) is cut up into pieces and fed to the others
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Does someone fall down stairs?
109 supporters
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ErinHollow
There's action on the stairs but no one falls
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Does someone fall to their death?
194 supporters
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HalHorrific
At the end of the movie when Rocky climbs up a light tower holding Frank, the tower breaks causing him to fall into the pool below, killing him.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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sticksandstans
While yes technically rocky is only 8 hours old, he has the appearance of an adult and i dont think anyone views him as a "kid"
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
124 supporters
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ErinHollow
Some characters are revealed to be space aliens and almost immediately one dies
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Does a major character die?
106 supporters
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Yes, three important characters die at the end.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
122 supporters
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Columbia half-accidentally sacrifices herself by getting in the middle of Riff-Raff' fight with Frank.
Rocky could have left and saved himself but decided to stay with Frank's body and gets killed.
Rocky could have left and saved himself but decided to stay with Frank's body and gets killed.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
192 supporters
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CeliaCristalia
A few characters are implied to be drunk at several points of the movie.
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Family
Does a parent die?
326 supporters
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ErinHollow
Not onscreen but there's a whole song about how Eddie was affected by the death of his mom
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Does someone cheat?
212 supporters
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theobsessor
both brad and janet (his fiancée) cheat on eachother with the same person (it isn't seen but heavily implied) then janet cheats again with another character
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Does a family member die?
107 supporters
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Dr. Scott's nephew dies. He doesn't seem ro care that much.
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Is someone kidnapped?
171 supporters
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72
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devon
Brad and Janet are not allowed to leave Frankenfurter’s castle, but are not explicitly kidnapped
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
785 supporters
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CeliaCristalia
During the dinner scene, the tablecloth is removed to reveal the corpse of a character.
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Are there mannequins?
95 supporters
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Anonymous
Not mannequins per se, but characters are at one point turned into marble statues, in the end they’re turned back (however there are similar statues around the castle and their fate is unknown)
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Are there natural bodies of water?
7 supporters
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0
there's a scene where characters are in a pool and shown underwater (in said pool)
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Are there clowns?
202 supporters
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Emmasummers
In the Floor Show scene toward the end of the movie, four of the characters appear wearing makeup that isn't really clown-like but it's kind of similar? Their faces are painted white but the makeup around their eyes and lips is more realistic than a clown's. However, if you think you would find this disturbing, turn the movie off when The Criminologist (narrator guy) says "no picnic."
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Gross
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Is someone eaten?
105 supporters
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RyanS
Does cannibalism count?
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Is there audio gore?
387 supporters
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A character is murdered offscreen with a pickaxe. The sound of the pickaxe repeatedly hitting the victim (along with the sound of the a screaming witness) is pretty gross.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
3 supporters
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Anonymous
Not police incarceration but characters are definitely held in captivity against their will(s)
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Is there copaganda?
237 supporters
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No cops in the movie, the narrator is a criminologist.
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
140 supporters
Yes
16
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Anonymous
Somewhat yes, a straight married couple “cheat” on each other with (+ sexually assaulted/coerced by) the same person, but it’s not biphobic about it
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Are there transphobic slurs?
166 supporters
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SiRenfield
Granted bare in mind at the time it was made “transvestite” was a pretty neutral word, but it’s still there
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
57 supporters
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jdpamv
*Frank is a crossdresser/gender nonconforming. "Transvestite" was once what both crossdressers and trans people were called but the term is now deemed outdated and is often considered a slur (if not in the time and context of this film). But yes, he's sexually predatory throughout.
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
497 supporters
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Jay_isnt_cool
A picture of a character about to shoot up heroin is briefly shown
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Is there a hospital scene?
197 supporters
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GreyCaprice
Not a hospital per se, but there is a laboratory.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
250 supporters
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The only person who could be considered mentally ill is Rocky (he is mentally disabled) and he's the least violent character.
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57
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
25 supporters
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Frank hallucinates an audience during I'm Going Home. It is pretty clear to the viewer that this is a hallucination but still.
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Is there misophonia?
238 supporters
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17
No
16
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HalHorrific
In the scene where everyone is eating dinner for Rocky's birthday, Rocky chews his food really loud.
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Yes
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10
Is there body dysphoria?
130 supporters
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11
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3
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ErinHollow
Presumably. A character sings about crying because of not being able to dress like a girl
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Is autism misrepresented?
31 supporters
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0
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6
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Anonymous
No characters are canonically autistic
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60
Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
384 supporters
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16
Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
1,160 supporters
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62
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Yes
3
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Does someone have a mental illness?
95 supporters
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4
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2
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Anonymous
Nothing is specifically diagnosed but everyone definitely has something deeply wrong with them <3
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63
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
262 supporters
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1
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23
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CeliaCristalia
Rocky is shown to feel instinctively scared of people after he's physically abused. There's not enough time for him to develop a chronic condition, but he appears traumatized.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
238 supporters
Yes
12
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jazzytherat
It is shown that Rocky is mummified and in a human sized tank of water. But it is not exclusively a claustrophobic scene.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
273 supporters
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43
Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
272 supporters
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9
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theobsessor
no, but entering Frank's laboratory the camera is a bit shakey)?
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0
Are there flashing lights or images?
353 supporters
Yes
64
No
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rockywashere
When Dr. Frank-n-Furter and his assistants are about to bring his creation to life from the tank full of water, the set lights flash on and off. I don't know why so many people said 'no'.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
108 supporters
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10
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0
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Anonymous
If “transvestite from transsexual transylvania” is past your limit, that’s your warning, there’s the door
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Are there sudden loud noises?
92 supporters
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6
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0
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Screaming
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4
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0
Yes
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
111 supporters
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11
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0
1
Frank and his staff have been watching Brad and Janet before they get to the castle. They can be seen during Dammit Janet.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
141 supporters
Yes
39
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sticksandstans
There is a criminoligist narrating the story to us and frequently speaks directly to the audience and looks into the camera
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
166 supporters
Yes
0
No
30
1
If you read Brad and Janet's police reports, you'll find out that Janet is pregnant. Frank alludes to this in Planet Schmanet Janet. Very easy to miss and not relevant to the plot.
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Yes
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Prejudice
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
337 supporters
Yes
56
No
2
15
mmiileesss
specifically "i thought it was the real thing"
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Does an LGBT person die?
639 supporters
Yes
141
No
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13
yes, a LGBT character dies (not graphically nor is the death homophobic in motivation)
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
180 supporters
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11
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Anonymous
definitely in the zone of questionable queer representation, if any outdated lgbt+ language/stereotypes are a big bother, probably skip it
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Yes
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feministkilljoy
It is implied that one character is a n*zi
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Is there hate speech?
417 supporters
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10
No
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VeganMuffin
Dr. Frank-n-Furtur uses the word “transvestite” which was the common term at the time of filming, but is now outdated. It could make transgender audiences uncomfortable.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
521 supporters
Yes
6
No
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1
Rocky could be decribed as mentally disabled, due to literally having only half a brain and being unable to speak or understand some things. He is mistreated but not because of it.
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Are there fat jokes?
449 supporters
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1
No
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1
Frank says that Eddie deserved to die because "he had no muscle". However Frank is implied to have had a relationship with Eddie in the past and his current girlfriend finds him very attractive.
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55
Are there homophobic slurs?
590 supporters
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7
No
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Emmasummers
There's a song titled "Sweet Transvestite"; however, the character is using the phrase to describe himself in a positive light. The show was written in a time when that was a commonly used phrase and as a trans person I always saw it as a reclamation type deal, however if you think this would be upsetting, I'd probably skip it.
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Onyx
Frank is explicitly stated to be a cross-dresser. He is gendered correctly throughout the movie.
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Does the black guy die first?
273 supporters
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0
No
56
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lurch4711
In response to another comment, Rufus Collins is a POC and plays a Transylvanian, but he does not die.
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Race
Yes
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8
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
222 supporters
Yes
0
No
19
1
It is implied that Eddie is pretty young and had a relationship with Frank. This is never really brought up, it's all subtext.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
46 supporters
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0
No
4
0
Anonymous
Brad & Janet are married in a church but there are no discussions about religion or anything
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Sex
Does someone lose their virginity?
109 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
3
Janet and Brad, presumably.
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Is there sexual content?
718 supporters
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111
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0
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xxlivlovesmusicxx
a main character simulates sexual acts with multiple characters (shown as a silhouet and not graphic) and a song is featured called ‘touch a touch me‘ about another main character losing her virginity, with her (covered) breasts being touched and other mildly sexual acts demonstrated
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Yes
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Seenit
Riff raff and magenta
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12
Is there BDSM?
69 supporters
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2
No
2
0
Not explicit but some of Frank's clothes look a bit like BDSM gear, and he at least owns a whip.
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Are there nude scenes?
263 supporters
Yes
23
No
4
2
You can see Columbia's nipples in two scenes. You can see a porn magazine for a moment during the song Eddie. Characters also wear pretty revealing clothes. Two of the main characters are in their underwear for a lot of the movie.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
256 supporters
Yes
39
No
0
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cheezedoodlezz1020
rocky is literally made to be a sexual object
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
172 supporters
Yes
0
No
24
1
A male character cried during a song, no one comments on this.
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Sickness
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23
Yes
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12
Yes
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5
Yes
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10
Social
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No
9
Yes
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No
25
Is existentialism debated?
19 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
3
SiRenfield
In the final lines, mostly played as a joke since it has nothing to do with anything
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6
Spoiler
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6
Yes
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65
Does it have a sad ending?
536 supporters
Yes
78
No
14
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ZarahInkeri
Depends on your point of view.
The heroes survive.
The heroes survive.
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Vehicular
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62
Yes
29
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1
Does a car crash?
189 supporters
Yes
5
No
68
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StevotheHuman
A car does break down.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
272 supporters
Yes
9
No
55
6
Mortisstorm
A character is shown floating face down in a pool dead however the character was dead long before ending up in the pool as the body was dropped into the pool by another character trying to carry it up a structure
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Is there blood/gore?
546 supporters
Yes
89
No
1
9
One of the characters gets killed by an ice pick and his blood is briefly shown on the walls and floor. Dr Frank N Furter is shown with bloodied gloves.
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Is there gun violence?
232 supporters
Yes
15
No
44
15
Seenit
Sort of, someone is shot but the gun is clearly a laser gun
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
110 supporters
Yes
0
No
60
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ErinHollow
No but the entire castle blasts off into the sky
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