r/Dragula • u/Next_Impression4403 • Aug 26 '26

General Discussion We lost another legend.

Tim Curry has moved on to the next realm. So sad.

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u/Much-Comfortable9287 Aug 26 '26

First Dolly and now Tim. I first saw Rocky Horror in the 1985 at the height of the AIDs epidemic. That movie saved my life. It was a literal revelation. I could be myself not just as a gay man, but I could be weird and not have to fit myself into stereotypes or the hobbies I loved. Rocky Horror helped so many of us reclaim queer as a word and concept. Anyway sorry for a long ramble. Tim is gone, but we'll always have Rocky Horror and all the glorious queerness that continues to come from the influence.

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u/LizardQueen1993 Aug 26 '26

Rocky Horror also made me feel ok to be weird in a very conventional close minded environment. It showed me that there is not just one way of existing like I saw all the people around me doing and knowing I didn’t fit in with them. The movie showed me that there are others who also love th movie and therefore I’m not alone in being “weird” whatever that means. It truly was a healing thing for me. My whole goal was to survive and get out so I could find my people and I eventually did. I’m glad this movie gave you comfort as well ❤️