'Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror' trailer promises big stars geeking out over the cult classic

Hello dear people, my name is Richard O'Brien, the author of that very odd musical, The Rocky Horror Show

I'd just like to say a very big thank you to the many of you that have interacted with it on one or two occasions over the past five decades

especially the lovely shadow cast performers from all around the world. And now, I would like, if I may, to introduce you to a trailer of Strange Journey

It's the story of the creation of Rocky and the 50 years that have followed

Because in very many ways it's as much your story as it is mine

So, let's keep the rainbow banner flying high It used to stand where I used to cut hair

Can you imagine when I was cutting people's hair and if I said to them One day, all this will be torn down

And there'll be a statue of me wearing fishnets. I was contemplating whether I should get a proper job or stay as an actor

I said to Jim Sharman, I'm writing a little musical which might amuse you

Called They Came From Denton High. I basically suggested to Richard on the simple principle that it's a rock and roll horror show, why don't we just call it what it is

We opened and it was a phenomenal success. Everyone just went nuts

From the beginning I just envisioned it as a film Not having money added to the edginess It was very hard work We completed the film and it flopped it was like somebody had let all the air out of a balloon

they suggested why don't we run the film at midnight everybody was amazed at that kind of success it's this snowball effect which goes from

shout outs to costumes to props toilet paper rice it was like a rock concert

I mean, you would hope at this point in world history that something like Rocky would be a relic

You have to turn to your child and explain. People used to be really afraid of someone professing that they are somewhere between two genders

at that point when you're trying to figure things out you can go to some place where there are a lot

of people that are trying to figure that out you can be there and you can be accepted for who you

are the truth of the matter is of course we all are freaks aren't we god made us in different ways thankfully