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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 76 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm this is true across many generations

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

...which would mean that you probably cannot actually tell how old someone is based on recognizing the good doctor.

... which also does make sense given the sacred ritual of the time warp.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 13 points 3 months ago

Of course. I took my uncle to midnight showing, and the guy in front of him heard him disparaging the "hippies" around the theater. When Dr Frank-N-Furter came down the elevator, the guy stood up, and when Dr. F made his reveal, the guy spun around to face my uncle, and yanked his long coat open to reveal a full Dr F costume. It traumatized my uncle for life.

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 64 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

"I am going to the one place that hasn't been CORRUPTED by CAPITALISM.... visibly tries not to laugh... SPAAaaAAce!"

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Communism was just. A. Red. Herring.

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[–] Terrapinjoe@lemmy.world 51 points 3 months ago (5 children)

It from 1990. Absolutely horrifying Pennywise

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That shit was on network television during primetime! Scarred our entire generation.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

when I was younger i thought he was funny, now i think he was justified

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 months ago

The best part is that even he had visible trouble containing his laughter.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Seems silly, but I most remember him from his brief stint on Psych playing Nigel St. Nigel, a knockoff Simon Cowell.

I think he did a guest showing on Monk too.

And also as Nigel from the Wild Thornberrys.

[–] pepeSilvia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago

"I feel like an angel baby swaddled in a cocoon of cloud candy."

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[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 months ago

Muppets Treasure Island

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] mos@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I listened to the soundtrack the other day, horny AF

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[–] thegreatloofa@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 months ago

Home alone 2

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You really can't, because a lot of Curry's best works have become timeless classics that have gone on to gain new fans. I certainly wasn't alive for the original theatrical run of Rocky Horror Picture Show or the broadcast of the IT tv series, but they're the first two that come to mind.

[–] MrEff@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

You certainly were and are alive for Rocky Horror Picture Show's original theatrical release because it is still on it. It has been continuously shown in theaters since it came out. It is the longest running release in movie history as well as most played movie in terms of numbers of showings in history. And it just had a 4k release for its 50th anniversary, also on its original theatrical run.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Clue
Three Musketeers
Pirates of Penzance

But let's be honest, he raises the bar in basically any role.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I remember him most from Clue though I probably saw him in The Shadow first.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] sdfric88@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 months ago

SHPAAAAAAAYSH

[–] SmokedBillionaire@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I cannot believe I'm the only person here who is mentioning The Hunt for Red October.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I loved that movie - if only because it had Sean Connery try to do a Russian accent with a very thick Scottish accent overlay.

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[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He'll always be Frank N Furter to me Ya, im old

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Theres a light over at the Frankenstein place 🎶🎵

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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

I remember him going to the one place not corrupted by capitalism. SPACE!

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

HAHAH……..SPACEEEEE!

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 months ago

Command and conquer red alert 3/ wild thornberries

One is visual the other is his voice.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (11 children)
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[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

AH-LIE-ZHA!

Nigel Thornberry

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Man, no peter pan mentions? His Hook was great.

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[–] Skuldug@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We're none of y'all ever fucking children‽

The worst witch

Ferngully

Muppet Treasure Island!!!

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We're none of y'all ever fucking children‽

Ummm…

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that was some poor phrasing. But your comment made me laugh so I'll refuse to edit it.

[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

Command and conquer, then Clue, then home alone 2.

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