BONUS: Sophie Hyde Talks 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'

SOPHIE HYDE — director of films such as ‘52 Tuesdays’, ‘Animals’, ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ — returns for a bonus episode to discuss a seminal artwork from her life – the iconic 1975 film THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.You can learn more about the film here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_ShowThis bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a paid subscriber to 5AM StoryTalk at Apple or Substack:Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928⁠Substack: ⁠https://colehaddon.substack.com/⁠Be sure to listen to the first part of my chat with Sophie, too:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/director-sophie-hyde-wants-to-make-it-hard-for-herself/id1807437928?i=1000720095981Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Lr6Dc9AJD62Lq9zyYxc2B?si=7af064dae1964209⁠Substack: https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/new-podcast-episode-q-and-a-director?utm_source=publication-searchSophie and I discuss the following and much more:The role of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ in her unique childhoodThe role of her parents, who embraced the film’s themes without fear, in shaping her understanding of and comfort with sex, gender, and bodiesParallels between the film’s themes and the transgressive nature of her own cinematic workTim Curry’s unbelievably sexy and tonally pitch perfect performance as Dr. Frank-N-FurterThe fluidity of identity and acceptance of alternative lifestyles portrayed in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, with specific examples to track and explore moreThe contrast between Sophie’s upbringing and my own; in her family, sex was not something to be censored unlike violence, which was the opposite in my familySUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK NEWSLETTER'⁠⁠⁠https://colehaddon.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠You'll gain access to both the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter and all episodes of this podcast – including exclusive bonus episodes in which my guests discuss seminal pieces of art from their lives. Ask questions in the comments section there, too!SUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK PODCAST' AT APPLE⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928⁠⁠⁠A paid subscription at Apple will get you access to all of my bonus episodes in which my guests return to break down a seminal artwork from their lives.TIP JARNot up for a paid subscription but appreciate the work that’s gone into making this podcast happen? You can “buy me a coffee” ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/colehaddon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIAL MEDIAFollow Cole/5AM StoryTalk at…⁠⁠5AM StoryTalk @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/5amstorytalkpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠Cole Haddon @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/colehaddonwashere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/colehaddon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/Colehaddonwashere⁠⁠⁠⁠EMAIL⁠[email protected] StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.This podcast's music is by ⁠⁠Cary Brothers⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.carybrothers.com/⁠