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In a rare interview with CBS Sunday Morning<\/a>, Tim Curry, 79, went down memory lane about his iconic performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d which celebrated its 50th anniversary<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n Tim Curry in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.\u201d \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Tim Curry on CBS Mornings. CBS<\/p>\n \u201cIt died a death. It was a failure,\u201d he said, referring to how the 1975 cult classic musical comedy film initially had a tepid reception.<\/p>\n Curry, who currently lives with paralysis caused by a stroke, added that after the film seemed to flop, \u201cI was crushed\u2026I thought that it might well be [the end of my movie career]. But I was tougher than that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n However, \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d soon picked up steam with midnight showings in New York City<\/a> and became a cult hit, drawing audiences who dressed up and talked back to the screen. The film has been running continuously in theaters longer than any other movie in history.<\/p>\n Nell Campbell, Tim Curry and Patricia Quinn in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.\u201d \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \u201cFor your first movie to run for 50 years is crazy,\u201d Curry said, referring to the flick\u2019s continued success.<\/p>\n The horror musical movie follows a young couple, Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon), whose car breaks down near a castle inhabited by strange beings such as the alien \u201ctransvestite\u201d Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Curry) and his mad scientist creation, Rocky (Peter Hinwood).<\/p>\n Curry also played the role in the original 1973 London stage production before it was made into a film.<\/p>\n Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, and Susan Sarandon in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.\u201d \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Tim Curry in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.\u201d \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n The \u201cMuppet Treasure Island\u201d actor\u2019s career stalled after his stroke left him wheelchair-bound, but he appeared in his first feature film role in 14 years<\/a> with the 2024 movie \u201cStream.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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