Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening & Panel Discussion

Let's do the Time Warp again!
Come watch this 1975 camp cult classic with a queer shadow cast from the SMU Drama Society! Dr. Allyn Walker will introduce the film with a critical examination of Rocky Horror's impact on cinema and culture. After the screening, the SMU Pride Society will moderate a Q&A.
Costumes and audience participation highly encouraged.
Dr. Allyn Walker: Don't Dream It, Be It? Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Making of Monsters
While earlier generations of 2SLGBTQIA+ viewers found empowerment and representation in Frank-N-Furter's unapologetic monstrosity, embracing the film for its celebration of sexual and gender nonconformity, more recent queer and trans audiences often find Rocky Horror to be monstrous in and of itself. Modern critiques of the movie focus on its depiction of the trans main character as predatory and reductive. This divide reveals complex questions about representation, reclamation, and the double-edged nature of monstrous identity.
Presenters/Speakers:
Dr. Allyn Walker
In partnership with Saint Mary's University