Keep Calm and 'Rocky Horror' on: The 50-Year-Old Cult-Film Comfort Watch Just Took Over Los Angeles
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Keep Calm and 'Rocky Horror' on: The 50-Year-Old Cult-Film Comfort Watch Just Took Over Los Angeles
"Still sporting that same cherry-red hair - and quick as ever to flirt with her fans - the 72-year-old actress is better known as her character, Columbia. Almost always rocking gold, she's the feisty groupie Campbell debuted on stage in 1973 and then on film in 1975. "How grateful do I feel that I was just this happy hoofer at age 19, tap-dancing on the top of a table and in the streets of London," she said."
"Not even Leonardo DiCaprio in limited VistaVision could compete with the most powerful midnight movie ever made as partygoers in full costume emerged across the city to toast "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Academy Museum, the Roxy Theatre, and more L.A. venues, kicking off a particularly festive October for the twisted classic."
Los Angeles hosted lively celebrations for The Rocky Horror Picture Show's 50th anniversary with costumed audiences gathering at the Academy Museum, the Roxy Theatre and other venues. Partygoers turned out in full costume for midnight screenings and anniversary events, creating a festive October atmosphere. Original cast members including Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn attended, with Campbell noting her longtime association with the role of Columbia and recalling early stage and film performances from 1973 and 1975. Disney's restoration faced seating shortages for honored guests at an Academy Museum screening. Patricia Quinn and Barry Bostwick joined cast conversations at the Sofitel.
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