Australians do the time-warp!

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie was directed by Australian Jim Sharman and featured Australian actress Nell Campbell as Columbia. 50 years after the movie was made, fans still flock to screenings dressed in costumes to dance and act out the entire movie!

Rocky Horror Picture Show cast, 1975. Image: National Film and Sound Archive

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