Tim Curry talks about the Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2011
- To my knowledge this is the only full interview that Tim Curry gave about his part in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Recorded during the week that the film was released in 1975, he talks about his roll in the film and whether or not he would play the part again! The Interviewer is Mark Caldwell and the Director is Colin Grimshaw. The interview was shot in black and white (the film is in colour)! Clips were provided by Fox-Rank. Fox has (June 2012) reviewed and released any copyright claim on the film footage appearing in this video.
This interview was made by students, not professionals in the TV industry. See my main page (under MORE tab) for email contact details - / colingrimshaw
Also see: Richard O'Brien talking about Shock Treatment:
• Richard O'Brien - 1982
Also read: www.openculture.com/2015/02/ti... - Фільми й анімація
I personally think every actor/ actress they chose to cast in this was pure gold. I can't imagine seeing anyone else playing these parts so well. They did such a fabulous job with it. Tim Curry is and will always be one of my favorite actors. He's always so in character. And I love that about him.
You said it!!! Mine too. I love everything he's in from cartoons voices and legend the devil. Just everything. Furngully
Besides the music the looks of all the cast is my favorite thing
I love Tim💕In Home Alone too! So sad that he had a major stroke & in a wheelchair now.
It is hard to image a show and movie like rhps without Tim curry and the cast in it, Tim curry is a great legend and he can do no wrong, and I am lucky to have known of him though his movies.
You're right. And the newnone is the same.
I didn't think they could do it, but I loved the new one just as much
I always felt that Richard O'Brien never got the acknowledgement for the amazing music and lyrics that he composed. What a talent!! If not for him this musical would hot have existed!!! He truly is a multi-gifted artist!!!
Sheila meri That is so true.he also sings great.
+Sheila meri yeah, Richard agrees with you to the point that he has a real problem with Tim. What a shame. It is such an amazing project and it means so much to so many.
@@pixieduster he doesn’t have a problem with Tim he admires him and he even said he thought Tim was the most beautiful thing on stage
Here, here. Melodic and witty songs, masterfully delivered. A true gem of a musical/movie.
Without ROB, The Crystal Maze wouldn't have been an worth watching also
The whole production of Rocky Horror was genius. The crazy over the top madness was so enjoyable and liberating and Tim Curry was brilliant. Nothing has ever eclipsed this manic miracle. ...
This has grown into our culture… last year I asked Siri to set a timer for 10 minutes & she replied “I’m waiting with antici…..pation”, I looked at my wife & we burst out laughing. We both saw the movie several times in the ‘80’s in our late teens, great production.
Tim Curry always seems so seductive, in everything (apart from IT), I don't know why, his face, voice I can't work it out
don t t ry to work it out emma..just enjoy it!
i know!!! i love him!! ♥
emma Theresa Yeah, I've been trying to understand it too!
emma Theresa He has charisma!
emma Theresa the way he enunciates, his speech is so clear.
The two times that I’ve met Tim Curry he’s been absolutely enchanting. Even in bad health, he steals the room and you sit on the edge of your seat at every word he says.
He was and always will be my childhood and my world.
I think the transformation he makes when he's the character is amazing, frankenfurter is so loud and flamboyant and confident and here we have normal Tim who seems shy and bashful, shows how truly talented he is
he had no idea how iconic he would become. don't dream it, be it.
I understand why Tim is so defensive in this interview the amount of scrutiny he would have had to endure would have been huge.
He really was perfect in the role and I'm so glad he took it despite what the time was like back then. Nobody could have done it better.
You must give him credit for performing such a diverse role particularly in time when those actually are transsexuals probably being beaten in alley somewhere.
Rocky Horror Picture Show is an eternal classic. Tim Curry is probably the most underrated actor on the silver screen.
P.S. he was the best Pennywise the clown as well.
The screen wasn't silver. It was a color film.
He was also the best devil, Darkness.
I had the honor of meeting Tim at my husbands studio when he was doing voice overs for IT. He was genuinely a gracious man and very humble. I was a bit star struck as I was already a ROCKY fan, but he sat and chatted with me just like any other guy. I’ll always respect him and his body of works.
NOBODY could have played Frankie but Tim Curry. Just all the little things he did is what made him so unique for this part.
Totally agree with you there. Tim Curry is unique and one of my favourite actors.
There’s now a statue of Richard O’Brien as Riff Raff in his home town of Hamilton, New Zealand.
Richard O’Brien is from New Zealand? I thought he was British.
O'Brien was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He emigrated with his family to Tauranga, New Zealand, at the age of 10, where his accountant father had purchased a sheep farm. He went to Tauranga Boys' College. He returned to England in 1964....
The understatement of the century Tim Curry referring to his role as Frank N. Furter " I just thought that if it took off, it be a difficult image to shake off." Yeah you can say that
It's so... bizarre to see him so reserved and mumbly here, when we all know him through the big, outsized CHARACTERS he plays. He's so... quiet. And NORMAL.
blofeld39 I thought the same so reserved off screen and stage..
Poor Tim was in poor health as recently as May2021 as I saw him being interviewed on a doc by a young chap. Tim was gracious but you could see he was not well. Send a prayer or a positive vibe, to Tim Curry. This movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. One of my fav cult movies of the late 70s at Univ Of Md College Park. 🥰
Yeah, I saw that one to. Great interview.
Why has this man not been knighted yet?
Tim Curry walked better in high heels than I ever will.
😂🤣
Tim Curry was overlooked as a major actor I believe. He is so talented and handsome. I only knew him from Rocky then discovered more of his talents. He's a star!!
I'm 62 years old. I saw this when it first came out and fell in love with it instantly. I still to this day know the words to every song and almost every word of the Damned movie my heart. I have gone dressed up as Rocky when I was in good shape and collagen let me tell you January in the Virginia mountains with little silver boots and a speedo gets very cold. I have gone as Riff Raff and I even went as frankenfurter I actually had the most fun is frankenfurter. Mainly because I can do the mannerisms and everything so I loved doing it. Tim Curry is a actor that I highly respect I've watched most everything he's done at least I think I have and everything I've ever seen him in I have enjoyed him greatly. He has a great range of talent so I give him and the rest of the cast major props
Meat Loaf...went home today.
It seems so fitting to watch iconic Rocky Horror moments in black & white.
And, of course, this interview with Tim is wonderful.
I have never actually seen Tim Curry in an interview and was surprised how subdued he is when not in character. Acting is like an outlet for 'voluntary schizophrenia' as he says where he can take risks. A very intriguing man.
Amazing that he's so soft-spoken here, almost seems a bit shy...and his playing of the character, explosive!
A mark of a talented actor.
confusing me sexually for my teen years with legs lady gaga would kill for. Yes Tim Curry nailed the frankly bizarre role and not just captured hearts. He owned them. He gives 110 percent to everything.
Tim Curry was extraterrestial in this role. His performance and singing is just perfect for that role
-which do you prefer, the stage or the screen version?
-...oh, i don't know because i never saw the stage version.
gosh i love him
Tim Curry = perfection in this film 💋💋💋
God bless Tim Curry. Such a treasure.
That strut of his after he tosses the water...no one could do it better.
Always loved him as Cardinal Richelieu in 3 Musketeers also. His facial expressions are the best. His smiles. Perfection.
Seeing nothing but new comments on an 11yr old video goes to show the relevancy that RockyHorror still has today
Edit:fixed grammar errors
Caldwell: "Which do you prefer, the stage or the screen version?"
Curry: "Oh I don't know...because I never saw the stage version (ha ha)"
Tim Curry, no matter the film, gives it he's all. Home Alone, It, Annie, Clue, Legend and Rocky Horror
And Muppet Treasure Island!
I like how he is so quiet and restrained, but you can see a real devilish twinkle in his eye!
It's so interesting how almost shy and low-key he seems in the interview when in the film he is the complete opposite. He is definitely one of my favorite actors and I love this movie!
I was very fortunate to The Rocky Horror Show with the fabulous Tim Curry at the Roxy several times. Still have the playbill and a small bag of glitter I scooped off the stage.
That is amazing!!
Wow!
"Are you a fan of horror movies?"
"Not really..."
Goes on to become the most terrifying clown in history.
Not to mention the Devil in the movie Legend.
Trivia point, he has a phobia of clowns, and demanded no reflective surfaces in his sight while he was in makeup during shooting of "It".
He was one of the scariest villains on Criminal Minds. Completely vicious but also pitiable. Brilliant actor.
@@Juli414 BS PR story no doubt.
Tim Curry should've been cast as a Bond villain.
Do you notice that he seems very mellow and shy. But on film he's so out there and very theatrical. That's very impressive how controlled he seems.
The former lead singer of one of my favorite Christian bands (Newsboys), Peter Furler, is the same way. On stage he is loaded with "guy-liner" and animated faces and moves, but in person he's quite different. I got to meet him several years back and he was so soft spoken, gentle and humble. Plus equipped with an amazing Aussie accent. :)
He always seems larger than life in his performances. This piece shows him to be very soft spoken and down to earth.
I had NO idea, had NEVER heard of RHPS until someone dragged me to a midnight showing, probably late 70’s. Almost everyone was disguised, which I thought “hum, what’s that all about ?”. Then the movie started and everybody knew every lyric to every song. What a fun time that was, so to whoever took me there, thank you very much … and thanks for the upload!
That voice Tim... that wonderful, amazing, sexy voice!!!
Absolutely the perfect Frank N'Furter!
It's so odd, seeing things like this, from the mid-'70s, having been done in black and white, when colour had been available for over a decade. It kind of takes away from how very modern the movie still feels. This interview is rare gold, something nobody back then would have realised how important it would be to the world of theatre and music. I never think of Tim as my parents' age. His characters seem timeless.
The reason this weird musical became a cult classic is because the music is so effing good!
Rather because it is one of those rare perfect movies where everything fits in - actors, music, story
Excuse me, sir! If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to take a moment of your time to tell you about our lord and savior, Tim Curry.
HALLELUJAH!!! 🙏✌🤘👄🌟☸🕉☪☯✝🔯
+Autumn Arends FINALLY A savior who represents MY values!
Audience: "Who's Tim Curry?"
Columbia: "My God!"
Audience: "Mine too!"
Actually saw Tim at the Roxy on Sunset Blvd before the show moved on to New York (from London) and… BOMBED in the Big Apple… it was a High School field trip (Catholic😳) and our Drama teacher, Ralph Daugherty, had contacts for tickets 🎟 and was promptly fired at the end of the year… GREAT MEMORIES!
1974 - I saw it then too (twice), I was 16 and TC shocked the hell out of me!
He shouldn't have been fired.
At least he didn’t take you to Oh! Calcutta!
I saw the movie in the 70's at a dollar theatre. I had no idea what to expect and was blown away. People in costume acting in perfect sync with the movie onstage. Every Friday night at midnight. Loved it!
I used to go to a few shows a year and I was born in 78" so they were still doing them well into the late 90's. I have no clue whether they still are or not?
They were definitely like nothing else I've seen and we always had a blast!!
Dressing up and going to the midnight show with our toast and rolls of toilet paper was the thing to do by the high schools kids who felt trapped in my southern city in the early 1980’s - it was small opportunity to feel defiant and transgressive among others who felt the same. Those midnight shows were a community for kids seeing something like that for the first time.
One of the greatest voices of the 70s
More like one of the greatest voices of all time!
This film came out when I was in high school. I went to see it with friends many times. Funny, I never heard a single stuffy, puritanical comment about it back in 1977 - not one - but this comments column is loaded with them. People have changed, and NOT for the better.
"I think I've made my effort in the area, and I think that's quite sufficient really." that bit cracked me up :)
Went to see the movie every Friday night, at a midnight showing, for two straight years in 78 and 79...great times!
I would have hated to be one of the minimum-wage theater flunkies that had to clean up afterward.
The Uniondale mini cinema
Midnight. U brought your water gun & toast. That was a blast . antici:::::: Say it::::::::pation
Tim Curry is absolutely amazing, but I would have really loved to see Freddie Mercury try the part of Franken Furter. The similarities between him and Mr. Curry, and the extreme campiness of the character would have made Freddie perfect for the role. It would have been a sight to see!
Too right! Well Rami Malik would do nicely!
Can you believe Mick Jagger auditioned for that role
Every Halloween I watch TRHPS. last night I saw an interview with Tim Curry, I was stunned to see he had suffered a stroke. Which brought me here. Tim is as good as acting gets
The man was a tipple threat. He could sing, dance and act. He's a legend and it's so sad 😞 that he had a massive stroke. But he has great support and is well cared for...
Yes! I watch ot every year around Halloween as well and I just randomly saw a UA-cam video with him looking so much older that it shocked me so much time has gone by! I looked him up after the video about an hour ago..and saw he had a stroke ! Saddens me 😕
About six years after this interview took place I saw him as Mozart in the play Amadeus on Broadway. He was absolutely amazing, much better than the guy in the movie, and I was brought to tears during his death scene. There were was one moment during the show when he kind of subtly channeled Frank-n-furter in a way that somehow worked seamlessly with his portrayal of Mozart. It was hilarious and thrilling. Ian McKellan played Salieri and Jane Seymour was Constanze. The whole thing was incredible and the movie was rubbish by comparison. Forty years later and I remember the whole thing like it was yesterday.
Sadly Tim Curry was right to fear that Rocky Horror would be a hard role to follow. He was such an amazing talent and should have had a much bigger career. He also made a couple of albums as a singer and they’re quite good.
He's superb in anything he does. He's just so fantastic even in small roles like Home Alone 2 lost in New York.
Wow - you got to see a terrific cast.
Tim Curry has been a favorite of mine ever since Rocky Horror.
I would have loved to see that.
It's hard to believe he's so soft spoken!
Tim Curry seems to be an underutilized/underappreciated actor
To think he was the clown in IT - another iconic cult movie.
@@JDAfrica Winston Newquay in Wiseguy
@@JDAfricaIt's a miniseries, not a movie. If it was a theatrically released movie, I think it would be way more popular.
And also the Devil in LEGEND👺
Heard and saw him in a recent interview. He has been debilitated by a stroke but can still speak fairly well. He is 75 and the interviewer was only 21. Both were very respectful to each other
Aw that’s upsetting, he is so gorgeous here.
I just watched that yesterday.. Reminded me that we are human and not indestructible.. I loved that Tim gave time to that young man. Tim seemed humble and appreciated. I saw this RHPS as a 3 yr old... I’m not sure how this affected my brain.. definitely rewired it.
I first watched rocky horror when I was 14. this year I made my friends sit down and watch it and then took them all to a (mostly empty) midnight viewing, probably watched it five times in the space of a month. It's impact keeps on going and now as the queer experience gets so heavily bowdlerized, instead of losing its impact in more progressive times it remains a new and slightly shocking (most always in a good way) experience for anyone who watches it. Not to wax poetic in the youtube comments but I think that's amazing and a guy has to admire Tim Curry for having the balls to do this in 1975.
Tim Curry - an incredible talent
I came for the interview. Did I skip any of the song clips from the movie? Not one second. In fact, I cranked the volume each time, lol.
Looks like Freddy Mercury saw this interview and decided that's a look he wanted to rock.
Tim curry absolutely steals the whole show in any scene he’s in all eyes on him. He knows how to command the views and make sure you pay attention. He even made Frank have such depth to his character and give personality
Surely the best Movie Entrance ever.
Given that Tim Curry did this for a long time on the stage, shows how polished he is in the film.
It's always fascinating to me to see actors who have such big personalities on stage/screen seem so soft spoken and and almost shy.
I have no idea why this appeared in my recommendations 10 years after it was uploaded, but I'm delighted that it did. Thank you Mr Grimshaw for making it available.
Very pleased for people to be able to see these interviews rather than being stuck in an archive and never making an appearance!
here! here! this just showed up for me today out of nowhere, and I'm very glad it did!
Acting is “voluntary schizophrenia.” Brilliant.
It's funny I'm seeing comments about similarities to Freddie Mercury because as I was watching the new Bohemian Rhapsody movie, I thought Rami Malek could also play young Tim Curry.
Rami Malek nailed Freddie. He could nail Tim Curry too. And yes, you can see the similarity between all 3.
One of my favorite movies!!! Am I the only one thinking Tim Curry was HOT in this?!
So hot that I bought the Roxy Album soundtrack because it had a cardboard cutout of him inside. It was awesome.
You are not! And I want to know how much he practiced on those heels, because I sure can’t walk that well in heels!
Literally every person whose ever watch it thought that🤣
Uhhhm... NO!! 😂
Most definitely not!
Mark Caldwell describing scenes in such a proper way is almost more camp than the show.
Tim Curry is a brilliant talent.
I love his versitility
Contrast his performance with his reserved personality in the interview and you can see his range of talent.
Not to mention, "Annie" !
I'm sad I don't have friends with who to appreciate this together
So nostalgic
My father went to costume parties in the 80s dressed often as Frank N. Furter… he looked identical. Pearls and fishnets.
It weird to see the movie, as I saw him dressed like that for years without every having seen the movie as I was too young.
Find some new friends who do!
@@allendracabal0819 easier said than done, unfortunately
Tim Curry said hi with a big smile as we passed each other in the hall of a video game company I worked at in the 90's. I didn't know who he was at the time.
Out of interest, what was he doing there, a voiceover for a game? Cheers.
Tim curry and Richard o brien are two underrated and under appreciated geniuses
Among the greatest performances in cinematic history. Tim Curry.
It’s a role you can’t half-play. It needs total commitment or it fails
im 14 and i grew up watching tim but a few weeks ago i heard of rocky horror and i was blown away and i think i have a crush on frank-n-furter like everyone else is the world😂😂
yup same i just watched it for the first time 2 weeks ago and now i’m wrapped up in a tim curry obsession atm
Same here😂
He did such a great job so much so, that I can't even picture any one else playing this part. Tim Curry really brought Dr. Frankenfurter to life.
Had the honor of sitting beside Curry in my theater class when he came to speak to us about acting while in town to do "Rocky Horror". He bumbed a couple cigarettes from me and we had several good laughs. He was wonderfully warm and funny and nobody else that day seemed to think he was except me. Will always remember him that way.
Just when I think Tim Curry can’t be more of a legend, he shows up with that mustache…
Tim Curry is so gorgeous.
I turned away for a second while watching, and was struck by how much his singing voice has a Tom Jones quality to it. So rich and deep.
Too bad Tim didn't also play Gomez Addams when he was this age. I would have LOVED to see his take on Gomez.
Oh so much!!!
he did play Gomez in the third installment of the movies - Addams Family Reunion
HOLY CRAP I never thought of that. Perfection.
He did in 1998 in the movie called "The Addams Family Reunion"
He was easily the best part of Addams family reunion
Almost 50 years later, this is still as brilliant and exciting as day one. In my opinion this film was absolutely perfect. ❤️
Tim Curry was so perfect in this role and I still love this movie
Amazes me how many people have never heard of this film. Tim Curry is a beast of an actor.
Where are you from?
He really does have an undefinable “it.”
I want to hear Tim Curry sing Tutti Frutti now...
Curry is perfect in this. Fun to see him sporting his Freddie Mercury look long before Fred 😂
Tim Curry was to be the original voice of the animated Batman's Joker. He frightened kids too much and the role went to Mark Hamill. And not the only time Tim lost a role for being too scary.
byron p Not only that, but doing the Joker voice caused too much strain to his vocal cords.
Both wrong
He had a chest infection and while he was being treated for that, the gave it to Hamil
@@denegwynn2869 he had bronchitis
Amazing what this movie did for the Boomer's kids. Basically brought the radically sexy rhinestone mindset to the front, helped to make the eighties and nineties truly great. Today nobody suspects that I was an original live cast member from my fishnets to my blue hair (at that time, we used pen ink to color hair, no "unnatural" dyes available back then) had a jar with over 500 ticket stubs. Now I am vanilla on the outside, but still strut my rhinestone platforms and corset in my mind's eye, helps me to relate to almost anyone.🎶 I feel released...🎶
What character did you play?
It's a cultural icon. Anyone who says different isn't paying attention to pop culture. Furthermore, it's pure theatrical gold on stage or screen! The music, lyrics, melodies and actor's are superb. Finally, Tim Curry is a phenomenal character actor. Nobody else could have done this role justice.
I think Tim and Freddie Mercury were very similar. As well as physically looking similar, In their careers they're loud, outgoing with big personalities, but in reality like in interviews you can see how quiet and reserved they actually are.
Queen's song Killer Queen reminds me alot of Tim's Frank N Furter character
Planner Cookie Mama oh I LOVE Tim haha! I watched IT when I was younger too and it scared me for a few years but now I can watch it without being scared I find it hilarious now 😂 I love Tim in Rocky Horror 😍😍😍
I have to say - he speaks so slowly in this interview, and with so little animation, you almost feel you are going to fall off the chair (asleep). It's almost painful to watch.
Don't get me wrong - he did a great job in the film. He is still the best Frank 'n' Furter to date. But for whatever reason, he chooses to give the impression in this interview, that he possesses no colour in real life. Perhaps it's because he is expected to be so vibrant in his career/when meeting fans. He needs some downtime 😂
Ive always thought paul Stanley of kiss reminded me of frank n. Furter. Our prayers and thoughts are with Tim Curry.
So funny you say that!! I've always thought that, but no one I know agrees with me!!
Oh my god I was just thinking that!! I thought it was all in my head.
Tim Curry was brilliant in this. I was lucky enough to see it in London in 1973
Such a demure gentleman who brought us such an outrageous character, what a great actor. This movie probably provided the most joy to the most people of any movie in history. I wonder what the final cinema viewing numbers were. Beyond count.
I spent countless hours in high school in the 70's at the theater watching this gem. I still revisit the soundtrack......and the fun
I have a strange attraction to Tim in this movie... pure genius
Same!!
I'm pretty sure the entire wotld does. He is elegance.
Lol not strange at all - he is so beautiful & sexy in general and especially this role
Janet & Magenta for me.
I think it's not the look, it's the ATTITUDE.
Having played Frank recently, hearing Tim say all this rings 100 percent true. I too found it physically exhausting, slept in more and more and yet kept arriving to the theater earlier and earlier. Such an amazing role to have the privilege to play, but very demanding.
Interviewer: "What is it that most appeals to you [about acting]?"
Tim Curry: "The voluntary schizophrenia, really."
He flirts with everyone...including us! One of the best scenes ever.❤️❤️
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Looking at Tim Curry then and the over the top character of Franknfurter that he created for Rocky Horror, it's amazing they could be the same person. Lets face it, Rocky Horror Picture Show is pure genius from start to finish, but 41 years on, could anyone else have played Franknfurter? My all time favourite and most entertaining movie pick.
I'm surprised by how shy he seems in this interview. Not at all what I imagine in comparison to the character he played.
That's acting
Tim Curry was brilliant. This movie was such a cult classic that will never go out of style.
Rocky Horror played at a run down movie house the summer of my senior year in high school. My entire friend group of band and theater kids had our suburban jersey shore minds blown. By the end of the summer we were dressing up and singing along.
Bringing toast, throwing rice, and using your spray bottles