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===Cultural influence=== ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' has been featured in a number of other feature films and television series over the years. Episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'',''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Tuca & Bertie]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[Deutschland 86]]'', and ''[[American Dad!]]'' spotlight ''Rocky Horror'', as do films such as ''[[Vice Squad (1982 film)|Vice Squad]]'' (1982), ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009), and ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (2012).<ref name="Champion"/> The 1980 film ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' featured the audience reciting their callback lines to the screen and dancing the Time Warp,<ref name="Ortiz2011">{{cite book |first=Lori |last=Ortiz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWdXRylPs44C&pg=PA147 |title=Disco Dance |date=31 March 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-37747-1 |page=147}}</ref> the dance from the stage show and film, which has become a novelty dance at parties.<ref name="Silvester2013">{{cite book |first=Delia |last=Silvester |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EqhdAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 |title=Dance and Movement Sessions for Older People: A Handbook for Activity Coordinators and Carers |date=21 December 2013 |publisher=Jessica Kingsley |isbn=978-0-85700-846-6 |page=47}}</ref> Director [[Rob Zombie]] cited ''Rocky Horror'' as a major influence on his film ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wood |first=Jennifer M. |date=21 October 2014 |title=11 Things You Didn't Know About The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23810/texas-chainsaw-things-you-didnt-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126230823/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23810/texas-chainsaw-things-you-didnt-know/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |journal=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}</ref> while the film's fan culture of [[cosplay]]ing and audience participation during screenings laid the groundwork for the similarly influential cult following surrounding [[Tommy Wiseau]]'s ''[[The Room (2003 film)|The Room]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web |last=Bather |first=Luke |date=16 March 2017 |title=Everything You Need to Know About Cult Film 'The Room' & Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/03/16/the-room-tommy-wiseau/ |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=[[Highsnobiety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=10 December 2009 |title=Motion Picture Purgatory: The Room |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/14773/motion-picture-purgatory-the-room/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619164205/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/14773/motion-picture-purgatory-the-room/ |archive-date=19 June 2017 |access-date=16 June 2017 |website=Dread Central}}</ref> ''Rocky Horror'' also inspired [[John McPhail (director)|John McPhail]]'s [[zombie film|zombie]] musical ''[[Anna and the Apocalypse]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Rosie |date=30 June 2019 |title=Anna And The Apocalypse interview: the director on his zombie musical |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/horror/62074/anna-and-the-apocalypse-interview-the-director-on-his-zombie-musical |access-date=30 June 2019 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref>
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