<P> The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British - American musical comedy sci - fi horror film by 20th Century Fox produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman . The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien , who appears in the film , which is based on the 1973 musical stage production of the same title , with music , book , and lyrics by O'Brien . The production is a parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1970s . Along with O'Brien , the film stars Tim Curry , Susan Sarandon , and Barry Bostwick and is narrated by Charles Gray with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre , Roxy Theatre , and Belasco Theatre productions . </P>
<P> The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British - American musical comedy sci - fi horror film by 20th Century Fox produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman . The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien , who appears in the film , which is based on the 1973 musical stage production of the same title , with music , book , and lyrics by O'Brien . The production is a parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1970s . Along with O'Brien , the film stars Tim Curry , Susan Sarandon , and Barry Bostwick and is narrated by Charles Gray with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre , Roxy Theatre , and Belasco Theatre productions . </P>
who played brad in the original rocky horror picture show
who played brad in the original rocky horror picture show
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick