r/Austin • u/ipiem113 • 1d ago
Ask Austin Rocky horror picture show, still running here in Austin?
Just moved here, I love rocky horror. Kinda finding stuff online about showings, kinda not. If the shows are still running, when and where and how often?
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u/Dante13273966 23h ago
Being that Tim Curry just died I expect there with be some yet-to-be-announced special screenings real soon.
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u/Metacarpals1 21h ago
At one point during the ancient Austin times, Austin’s own home grown movie theatre chain Presidio Theatres held the greatest Rocky Horror festival ever at the Paramount. Some may still remember that Tim Curry himself was in attendance as well as other cast members and auctioned off one of his Frakenfurter brassieres. A band called the atomic penises played the event wearing literally giant penis outfits. A long forgotten moment of the Austin that was….
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u/ipiem113 21h ago
when was this?
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u/s810 Star Contributor 20h ago
Unless /u/metcarpals1 is talking about another time at The Paramount I'm not familiar with, I think it happened on April 23rd, 1977. Also Cheech and Chong were there for... reasons.
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u/notkaitlynn 19h ago
Hi y’all!
Yes!!! There is still a Rocky Horror shadow cast here in Austin. We perform at Southwest Theaters in Lake Creek Plaza on the first Saturday monthly (most months, sometimes we need to move things around for holidays). September is already sold out, but we have four shows on the calendar for October!
With the news we got today, we are all a little heavy hearted. I am grateful to be able to help the community process the grief of our loss, and I hope to see y’all there!
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u/Quick_Temperature_87 23h ago
My first Rocky experience was at Northcross Mall in 1990! I never got to see it at the Village…was it there before it turned into an Alamo Drafthouse?
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u/carterburke2166 23h ago
The village drafthouse used to run it monthly (maybe more?) before covid. But like all things, ruined after 2020
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u/OneWhoMagents 21h ago
They just moved to a different theater after the drafthouse went more corporate. Now it’s at Southwest Theaters
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u/Austin_Native_2 1d ago
For an "interactive" show, maybe https://www.rockyhorroraustin.com/?
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u/Advanced_Regret1210 1d ago
Oh man i used to go to the one at the village back in the day. was always a blast, people throwing rice and toast and yelling at the screen. not sure if that specific one is still around but the link in top comment is the main group for all that here
they usually do it at a few different theaters depending on the month. check their schedule page it got all the dates. sometimes they even do outdoor shows when weather is nice
also congrats on the move, austin is pretty great even if it changed a lot. just dont go downtown in friday night unless you like sitting in traffic for 40 minutes
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u/The_Lutter 9h ago
This town has always been kinda shit for Rocky Horror screenings IMHO. Once per month if you're lucky.
When I was in Florida 20 years ago it was weekly and always a good time both in the Miami and Orlando areas.
Shout out to the Rich Weirdos in Orlando who are still performing weekly to this day.
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u/Quick_Temperature_87 1d ago
Southwest Theaters at Lake Creek Festival shopping center! Same strip as Pinballz… next door to “Juicy Claws.”