What 1975 musical horror film features the song "Time Warp"?

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The 1975 musical horror film featuring the song “Time Warp” was The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Directed by Jim Sharman, the film adapts Richard O’Brien’s stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, which opened in London’s West End in 1973. It follows newly engaged couple Brad and Janet after a car breakdown leads them to the bizarre castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, an eccentric scientist from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy Transylvania.

“The Time Warp” is performed during a party sequence led by Riff Raff, Magenta, and Columbia. The song’s simple dance instructions helped make it one of the most recognizable numbers in musical cinema. Other songs include “Sweet Transvestite,” “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” and “Hot Patootie—Bless My Soul.”

The film initially struggled at the box office but became a cult phenomenon through midnight screenings and audience participation. Viewers began dressing as characters, shouting responses, and throwing props such as rice and toast. Its long-running theatrical tradition is one reason the film remains far more than a conventional horror musical.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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