It is the cult classic of cult classics and one of Hollywood's most enduring films.
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More than 700 people pulled on sequins, fishnet stockings, leather jackets and leotards on Monday to celebrate the 1975 comedy-musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Planned as a repeat showing of the Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman spectacle, popular demand led Canberra's Dendy Cinemas to schedule four soldout sessions for diehard fans.
After posing for photos in outrageous, often gender-bending costumes, fans collected wine and popcorn and filled the cinemas for a night of fun.
Complete with pink eye make-up, Martin Male said he had seen the movie dozens of times but was always up for the world's most famous time warp.
''We've got it at home, the 30th anniversary CD and DVD, the original CD and we've got in on vinyl,'' he said.
''It's really good fun and not commercial at all, which is so rare. It's an anti-movie movie and the story around it is so compelling.
''I love that it got canned and stuck in a vault for so long and then someone decided to release it and it's a huge success and goes on forever.''
Mr Male said true fans immersed themselves in the movie for special screenings and dressing up in character was part of the fun.
Starring Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Meat Loaf and Barry Bostwick, the movie adaptation of the 1973 stage show centres on a newly engaged couple whose car breaks down in an isolated area.
Forced to pay a visit to the bizarre residence of Dr Frank N. Furter, the pair find themselves in the midst of a crazy group of Transylvanians.
With characters such as Riff Raff, Magenta and groupie Columbia, the movie is reportedly the longest running theatrical release in history.
Normally a mild-mannered Canberran, Kristi Jorgensen was in full costume and accompanied by an excited group of friends.
She said the showing of the film was a highlight of her continuing obsession.
''I don't know why people love it so much,'' she said.
''What gets a cult classic like this going is always a mystery but the music is fantastic and the characters are great.
''I have probably listened to it 50 times and seen the movie 20 times, but it just works so well and never gets old.''