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ERIC Number: EJ242110
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Portrait of a Cult Film Audience: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Austin, Bruce A.
Journal of Communication, v31 n2 p43-54 Spr 1981
Examines the phenomenon of the cult film and the characteristics of the audiences of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Suggests that the preparation, waiting, and finally the active participation in the viewing of the film itself appear to be part of a group ritual which characterizes the cult film as an event. (JMF)
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Audiences, College Students, Demography, Film Study, Films, Participant Characteristics, Popular Culture, Secondary School Students, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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