The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
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The 2016 remake earns an 8/10 woke score by centering progressive casting and intent around Dr. Frank-N-Furter to push identity exploration and "new possibilities" for audiences. Skip it if you want the original's camp without the messaging.
The 2016 Fox TV remake faithfully follows the original 1975 script and plot—newly engaged Brad and Janet encounter Dr. Frank-N-Furter's mansion, his creation Rocky, and the Time Warp—but centers progressive ideological elements through casting and intent.
Laverne Cox, a transgender woman, was cast as the established male alien character Dr. Frank-N-Furter (originally played by Tim Curry as a man in drag), with producers explicitly stating her transgender identity was "a plus" that brought "something to this Rocky Horror that was below the surface – and that should be above the surface." Cox has described the role as personally resonant with her own gender exploration and has framed the project as opening "possibilities for a new generation" to "be their best selves."
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We've run a full content analysis on The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again and scored it 8/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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