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Rocky Horror Picture Show’s 50th Anniversary Rolls Out 4K Restoration and Fan Events

Featuring a decade-in-the-making 4K remaster, the anniversary events tap into the film’s ritualized midnight screenings with live shadow casts, cast meet-and-greets, new home releases

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Overview

  • Disney’s Walt Disney Studios Restoration team spent ten months on a meticulous digital scan and preservation process resulting in a 4K Ultra HD restoration with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and a fully restored original mono track.
  • A one-night-only sing-along screening on September 26 at the Academy Museum’s David Geffen Theater will feature Tim Curry, producer Lou Adler and Los Angeles shadow cast Sins O’ The Flesh.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spectacular Tour kicks off September 23 and runs through November 3, stopping in 55 cities across the U.S. and Canada for original cast meet-and-greets.
  • Fans can attend an outdoor screening under the stars at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on October 4 before the 4K restoration returns to theaters throughout the month of October.
  • Home media arrives October 7 with a limited-edition 4K Blu-ray SteelBook and digital release, followed by a deluxe 50th anniversary vinyl soundtrack on October 10 and a Grammy Museum panel on October 15 alongside new Funko Pop, Loungefly and RockLove Jewelry releases.