"Shit, That Was Clever": What The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast Remembers After 50 Years

"Sitting down with Bostwick, Campbell, and Quinn at a recent press day, I'm curious what they remember about the filming of the movie, given how long ago it took place. The answer ends up being plenty, as they don't hesitate to recall at least one accident that occurred on set. "When they had the stand-in for Eddie on the motorbike, racing 'round the laboratory, he fell off the the slope and crashed over," Campbell says."

""His reputation," Campbell cracks. Adds Quinn, with Magenta's same deadpan drawl: "He died." Her co-stars laugh at that. Campbell continues. "And then of course, when darling Jonathan Adams had to come crashing through the wall in his wheelchair - he died too." Campbell then tries to remember if Quinn also crashed through a wall at one point in the movie, in the scene where Magenta announces that "Dinner is prepared." Quinn didn't, but she does fondly remember hitting the giant gong."

""Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn still remember plenty about what it was like to make The Rocky Horror Picture Show, one of pop culture's most iconic cult movies. Encompassing nearly all genres at once - musical, comedy, drama, sci-fi, horror - the film depicts one very wild night \"over at the Frankenstein Place,\" as young lovers Brad (Bostwick) and Janet ( Susan Sarandon) encounter the wild Dr. Frank-N-Furter ( Tim Curry) and his party guests/servants, including Magenta (Quinn) and Columbia (Campbell).""

Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn remember making The Rocky Horror Picture Show and share vivid memories from the set. The film blends musical, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and horror while following young lovers Brad and Janet encountering Dr. Frank-N-Furter and his eccentric guests. The cast recounts on-set accidents, including a stand-in for Eddie falling off a motorbike and Jonathan Adams crashing through a wall in a wheelchair. Quinn fondly recalls striking the giant gong. Rewatching the movie reveals a young, scrappy production with an unexpectedly alive feel and explains its rise as a midnight-cinema cult touchstone worldwide.

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