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He is renowned in Australia for his work as a theatre director since the 1960s, and is best known internationally as the director of the 1973 theatrical hit The Rocky Horror Show, its film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and the film's follow-up, Shock Treatment (1981).
Jim Sharman. Director: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Jim Sharman spent much of his young life at the circus, where his father and grandfather ran a travelling boxing sideshow. Taking an interest in theatre, he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1966.
- Director, Writer, Actor
- March 12, 1945
- Jim Sharman
Nov 7, 2015 · In 1975, Sharman directed and co-wrote “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which 40 years after its release is still the ultimate midnight movie. Executive produced by Lou Adler, who had seen the...
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Directed by Jim Sharman. With Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien. A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
- Jim Sharman
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien, who is also a member of the cast.
Sep 29, 2020 · He and director Jim Sharman only planned on performing the show for a few weeks to a tiny audience, so they didn't focus too much on it. However, once rehearsals got going, the script took on...
Jim Sharman. Director: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Jim Sharman spent much of his young life at the circus, where his father and grandfather ran a travelling boxing sideshow. Taking an interest in theatre, he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1966.
