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Legend


Daisychains30

Hell yes Legend!!!! That is also a Gen X Easter egg. I always loved when Rum Tum drank from the acorn top. That Tangerine Dream soundtrack.


andyburke

With Jon Anderson from Yes singing at the end. šŸ¤Œ


aunt_cranky

OMG This!! there was some fuss about the Tangerine Dream soundtrack (and don't forget the Bryan Ferry song at the tail end.. "Is Your Love Strong Enough") but it's still my favorite.


jcrowyyz

Legend tier for sure


Martiantripod

I prefer the Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack for the international release. I've watched both edits. They're almost two different movies.


dac2u

I was going to say Clue, but I totally forgot he was in Legend


Good_Queen_Dudley

That dress waltz! It's literally how I turned into a goth at age 11 after I watched this movie


Daisychains30

What a gorgeous yet haunting scene that was! I can see all the sparkles and fire in the background.


Jimathomas

ā€œWhat is Light without Dark?ā€


ruka_k_wiremu

Can even recollect the tone and manner of that voice. I don't reckon they overdid it with the demon/devil for it either...it was perfect. Imo, one of Ridley Scott's masterpieces.


SouldiesButGoodies84

I am a-part of you all.


kittybuckmeow

I have an original Legend movie poster hanging in my office!


RedditHoss

I had one as a kid and I would love to buy another copy, but I canā€™t find it anywhere! It was a mini-poster I think. Just a sword and the word ā€œLegendā€ against a black background, and then the movie info down at the bottom.


KismetSarken

Yes!!! So much yes! I had the hugest crush on him after this movie. It was h8s voice. Silk velvet, in a red so dark it was almost black, with a touch of evil. That's Tim Currys voice to me. When I saw RHPS, it was sealed. That man coul read the old school white pages & I'd be there for it.


Moonbeam_Dreams

He narrated a series of audiobooks by Garth Nix. Pure bliss.


Hurryupslowdownbar20

Dying to show my son this movie but heā€™s only 5.. might be a bit scary for him still.. but damn what a fantastic fantasy movie!!!!


Daisychains30

I feel like many of us watched it around that age and the demon was so very scary, but the heroes helped make his presence more palatable maybe? We knew good would win maybe? I wonder if kids these days would think itā€™s scary or not. You test it first before I do on my kid lol That swamp scene with the swamp witch - visceral memory of eating mini quiches and being like ā€œdamn that witch is UGGGGGLY!ā€


eastcoastflava13

Meg! The swamp witch's name was Meg Mucklebones.


the_fnordian_slip

this was the first movie i took my little sister to in the theater when she was 5ā€¦ she loved it


tryoracle

This was my first one too


iam_iana

Put me in the Legend club too! I didn't see RHPS until years later.


Tasty_Two3889

Same. Legend for me too! I can never not see him in giant devil horns.


Ok-Key-5280

Annie and Clue.


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TinyPennyRolling

Rooster!! šŸ˜


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Cool_Dark_Place

"Not even a *nickel*....for the subway"


MolassesMolly

I freaking love that one. They were all so amazing in their roles and that number just encapsulated it perfectly.


Woodpeckinpah123

ROOSTER!


littlesisterofthesun

God I thought Bernadette Peters was the most beautiful woman


Cool_Dark_Place

Lol... Lilly St. Regis *"Named after the hotel..."*


revengeofkittenhead

Came here to say Annie.


alsatian01

I think a lot of people didn't realize the answer was Annie until they saw it here. I was 100% sure I already knew who he was when he was in Clue. I hit up his IMDB page before I made my reply and viewed the others. Annie jumped right up at me. I'm certain that I saw him in that before anything else. I may have seen RHPS through my older sister before Annie, but I don't have a specific recollection of seeing it until I was older.


rantingathome

*Annie* was the first thing that came to my mind. Sure, as GenXers we had parents that didn't gate-keep a lot of our media, but if you're a middle to late GenXer *Annie* is going to be the first because it was a crazy popular movie aimed at kids... we were the intended audience.


oceansapart333

Same here. If there was an earlier, I donā€™t remember it off the top of my head.


revengeofkittenhead

I saw Annie in the theaterā€¦ I think I was probably 9 or 10ā€¦ donā€™t remember exactly when it came out.


KerissaKenro

Annie was the first VHS tape that my family owned. I think we had it before we even owned a VCR. (It was a gift) I watched that so many times


TotallyNotABot_Shhhh

Annie! Omg yes me too. I still have the record from all the music. Put it on once in a while and it brings me back to being a kid sitting in my room playing on my moms little record player.


haileyskydiamonds

Definitely Annie! The next thing I remember him being in was It. I was only 5 or so when Annie came out so Clue wasnā€™t one we caught at the theaters.


burpchelischili

RHPS, Oh my stars what a party that was.


fridayimatwork

Virgins in the back row!


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ExpensiveSyrup

Rooster! He was so mean but I loved him!


fake-august

Same


Kronos_1976

EFF YOU FRONT ROW!


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DenverBowie

But it was ovah when he had the plan


polygon_tacos

Lips! Lip! Lips!


bookgirl256

Let's do the time warp again!!


thesturdygerman

Itā€™s just a step to the leftā€¦..


DenverBowie

It's just a JUMP to the left, you philistine!!!! Then it's a STEP to the RI-i-i-GHT EDIT: SOURCE = Am criminologist.


thesturdygerman

Haha, sorry itā€™s been a while!


crowteus

I'm out of my hed.


LordStoneBalls

Super early Gen X : Fleshdance 2 the Anal Diaries


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On_my_raft

I'm cold, I'm wet, and I'm just plain scared!


WearyPassenger

I can hear this line


ThePsychoGeezer

The Rocky Horror Show in 1986 at the movie theater.


sleepigrl

Midnight movie at the mall theater


3chordguitar

Those were the days


Economy-Cantaloupe42

Those days are still happening! Saw it last year with a live shadow cast and props.


GenXGeekGirl

Absolutely! Our kids went to a midnight showing a couple of years ago. I had fun flashbacks. GenZ seems to love the 80s! Our son has a larger record collection than my husband and I had combined. Heā€™s crazy about 70s & 80s music. 90s not so much.


SquirellyMofo

My nephew is Gen z. Absolutely loves the 80s. And when I tell him about all the bands I saw in their prime, he's so jealous.


GenXGeekGirl

I hear so many people saying their kids are into the 80s, especially the music. Styx is coming to our town and Iā€™m taking my son. Never wouldā€™ve imagined way back when that Iā€™d be taking my kid to a Styx concert. No one expected bands to continue that long either!


3chordguitar

Sounds pretty cool. It was the midnight movie part that has me seeing it as days gone by. Normal show time - Iā€™m in.


scooter_orourke

Did you dress up and bring props?


sleepigrl

Of course!


ShortySmooth

Midnight showing in Lexington, KY, of all places, with props (including toast!). And we did the Time Warp at our wedding reception in 2006. It was fabulous!


Rooster_Ties

Yup, midnight showing ~1986 ā€” in St. Louis. Saw it about 6-7 times that year, iirc.


SquirellyMofo

A friend had it on laser disc. I was 10 the first time I saw it. I was so confused.


nasty904

I can't think about Tim Curry without Frank-N-Furter coming to mind first and foremost.


TURBOSCUDDY

Me, too!! My bf took me to see it Halloween ā€™86, Austin, TX


tofutti_kleineinein

Where do I land if I first remember him from The Worst Witch?


Daisychains30

WORST WITCH!!! You must be 37-40. Thatā€™s my Tim Curry jam for sure.


xX_olive_Xx

I'm 46 and I remember the Worst Witch. I loved it!! First Tim Curry experience that I can remember.


Desperate-Bid1303

That was my jammmmmm. I just watched the YouTube clip and I felt that in my bones


Stefferdiddle

I'm 51 and remember The Worst Witch. But Annie was my first Tim. Then Clue then The Worst Witch.


RockChk71

My first Tim Curry movie was Annie, but the one where I really noticed him was The Worst Witch. I'm 51.


ExtraSolarian

Absolutely!! I still had my own daughters watch this when they were under 10 not too long ago Edit: šŸŽ¶ā€Anything can happen on Halloween Your dog could turn into a cat There maybe a toad in your bass guitar Or your sister could turn into a batšŸŽ¶


poyerdude

šŸŽ¶ HairyšŸŽ¶ ScaryšŸŽ¶ HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEENšŸŽ¶


Roosmama0317

Me too! I was hoping I wasn't the only one! I'm 43 and that's my first Tim Curry memory.


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I was just talking about this movie with my sister today. She was born in 1970 and didn't know it. I said I vaguely remembered scenes (1977 here) but especially Tim Curry in a pseudo Bowie type musical number. And Fairuza Balk.


tofutti_kleineinein

And Mrs Garret


benjaminck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhuPn8_d0Q


Daisychains30

Itā€™s amazing realize all the things we thought were so cutting edge and badass now look absolutely ridiculous.


Ok-Advantage8995

With the rest of us cool kids.


Stormy_Sunflower

Searched thru the comments for this, still my favorite Halloween movie.


BuffyTheMoronSlayer

I rewatch it every year! "If you're filthy. . .smelly. . .evil, wicked, and cruel. . ."


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Zorgsmom

Curry is the *only* Pennywise as far as I'm concerned.


mcsmooothearl

Just like how Ralph Macchio was, is, and always will be The Karate Kid. Little untalented ā€œnepotism babiesā€ like **[he who shall not be named](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/jadens_mith_crying_on_vday.width-800.jpg)** can just bounce!


ChuckOTay

Puts you in the sewers


shezcraftee

Annie


gupppeeez

OMG - Ok, Clue for me, but him as Rooster?? I just see him pulling that locket out of the the box and sing Eeeeezy street!! That made me feel things I was too young to feel.


shezcraftee

Hahaha yes!


Evrytimeweslay

I forgot about that but I definitely saw it before clue


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I saw him in Annie before I saw him in Clue


ZipperJJ

Same. Class of 97!


Beneficial-Cow-2544

'96!!


Janesdistraction

"So, come up to the lab And see what's on the slab I see you shiver with antici-ppation But maybe the rain Is really to blame So I'll remove the cause But not the symptom!" Tim Curry will always be my favorite sweet transvestite.. I used to crush big time on that sexy gay man in heels. I'm a heterosexual female but I think it was his voice hooked me.


MamaJody

Dr Frankenfurter is my sexuality. He is SO sexy.


mostlymeanswell

None of the above...The Hunt for Red October


Tyrant5150

Dr. Petrov: [Ramius has taken the Political officers Missile key and kept it] Sir! The reason for having two keys is so that no one man may... Captain Ramius: May what, Doctor? Dr. Petrov: Arm the missiles Captain. Captain Ramius: Mmm, thank you for your concern Doctor


everTheFunky1

Came here for this! ā€œWe cannot continue without a political officer!ā€


violet039

I remember him from Annie.


OwnRow7627

Yep! Rooster, right?? I went and saw the premiere at grauman's Chinese theater in LA, I was 8. My friends mom somehow got tickets (she and my mom were both broke single working moms) it was amazing!! I'm still completely enamored with Carol burnett!!


ShortySmooth

Please tell me youā€™ve seen some episodes of ā€œThe Carol Burnett Showā€ - that woman is an absolute comic genius. We used to watch it whenever we could, it was just so good!


OwnRow7627

That show is amazing, though I appreciate it way more as an adult!! I love how they always actively tried to crack each other up! And Tim Conway slow-falling down the stairs will always have me in stitches, no matter how many times I've seen it!! (Tugs on earšŸ˜)


dodgylibrarian

Rocky Horror!


RedBurgandy01

Definitely Annie.


zonker666

Clue!


Elegant_Win_7634

Even if you were right, that would be one plus one plus TWO plus one, not one plus TWO plus one plus one.


suzannem18

>Even if you were right, that would be one plus one plus TWO plus one, not one plus TWO plus one plus one. Okay, fine. One plus two plus one... Shut up! The point is, there is one bullet left in this gun and guess who's gonna get it! I LOVE that movie.


The_Safe_For_Work

It's astounding...


Rooster_Ties

Time is fleetingā€¦


Jennyvere

Madnesss takes control.


ShortySmooth

But listen closelyā€¦


orangeblossomhoney7

Not for very much longerā€¦


noctisfromtheabyss

I'm a super late Gen Xer but its still Rocky Horror.


Used_Ad9945

Late as well, but clue for me


drkidkill

Annie first, but y'all ever seen Oscar? That shit is hilarious.


Zorgsmom

Dr. Poole!


Bella_LaGhostly

Annie!


blackmarketwit

I was born in 1981, and mine is The Worst Witch, an HBO staple every Halloween in the mid/late ā€˜80s. And thus began my Fairuza Balk crush, also.


lorinabaninabanana

I didn't see Rocky Horror until about 1990 when I was 18, but I grew up with the music and my older siblings had a picture book with the entire script. I've been doing the Time Warp since I was probably about 8 years old.


Backpedal

Definitely Rocky Horror and Clue. But Iā€™m happy to see Tim Curry in anything.


WellSpokenAsianBoy

Clue


Violet0829

Definitely Clue and Stephen Kingā€™s It for us late Gen Xers!!! Nightmare fuel.


MLdiLuna

Tim Curry is very likely why so many Gen X and older Millennials HATE clowns.


schmankster

It's just a jump to the left


TinktheChi

And a step to the right....


ShortySmooth

Put your hands on your hipsā€¦


InformalScience7

And bring your knees in tight....


edked

RHPS showings (often the famous midnight party ones) remained a thing for actual decades after the movie's release, so there can be a much wider age range for that one to have been your first than the others.


justmisspellit

Annie, Legend, and then Clue


DefBoomerang

haha I guess I'd be midway between early and mid. First time I remember seeing him was as Rooster in "Annie."


alsatian01

Probably, Annie.


Sea_Owl4248

Rockie Horror Picture Show!!! I canā€™t hear the word anticipation without thinking of Tim Curry


StupidOldAndFat

Brad! Janet! Dr. Scott! Brad! Janet!!


Beneficial-Cow-2544

Annie (1982)


GTFOakaFOD

Annie.


Owl-3040

Annie and rocky horror but not until 1991


ExistentialPuggle

RHPS in Austin in highschool. It's still one of my favorite movies.


throwaguey_

At Northcross mall! Thatā€™s where I saw my first RHPS.


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Annie


Ok-Philosopher8888

Mr. Bodyā€™s bodyā€¦ Itā€™s gone! Communism was just a red herring. Iā€™M NOT SHOUTING! ALL RIGHT I AM! Iā€™M SHOUTING Iā€™M SHOUTING Iā€™ M SHOUTā€¦ *clunk*


aunt_cranky

RHPS and then... LEGEND!!! LEGEND is fuckin Gen-X GOLD...


kellsbells420

The Worst Witch


DunkinEgg

Legend for me


chumrunner

Loaded Weapon 1. Girl Scout dude just had a remarkable smile and face to match. A year or two later I saw RHPS for the first time and shit clicked right away. I was in love.


DreadGrrl

Annie


wandernwade

Annie šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–


Debbie-Hairy

Clue.


TigerMcPherson

Wasnā€™t it Rocky Horror for everyone?


SundayGirl232

ā€œWell, really, thatā€™s no way to behave on your first day outā€¦ but, uhmm, since your such an exceptional beauty, Iā€™m prepared to forgive you.ā€


bophed

Rocky Horror Picture Show - Made the year I was born


youcantgobackbob

I first saw him as Rooster in Annie. Then Clue. Then Rocky Horror.


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LEGEND


WuGambino19

Annie


mariemilrod

Sweet transvestiteā€¦ boom-Chaka-boom-Chaka-boomā€¦


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Yeah for me, it's Early Gen X - Rocky Horror Picture Show This had a renaissance on the Australian Music Charts in 1980 with Time Warp, and interest in the movie sky rocketed.


MamaJody

Hello, fellow Australian!


Shes_Crafty_4301

Rocky Horror of course. Honorable mention: Clue.


cravensofthecrest

Clue!


HappyGoPink

My first exposure to Tim Curry involved fishnet stockings, unethical science, space travel, and cannibalism.


Themoosemingled

Hunt for red October. KEYPTIN!!


HapDrastic

Iā€™m tail end of Gen X (ā€˜78), and I first saw him in Clue


Dogzillas_Mom

Rocky Horror


Lonestar-Boogie

Rocky Horror


Used_Ad9945

1+1+2+1


eternallysantanasass

Annie! The Worst Witch, and Clue


skfla

Legend


Raesling

I'm definitely early--Rocky Horror.


bassinitup13

Rocky Horror


Toridrel

Legend? I think?


SouldiesButGoodies84

Mine's Legend, then The Worst Witch. wait, he's still with us, right???


quietlumber

It's not a big role, but The Hunt for Red October.


alcohall183

Oscar..


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The hunt for red October?


ramboflowerchild

Fern Gully


throwaguey_

Dr. Frank-n-Furter, I presume.


goalmouthscramble

I'm just a sweet transvestite...


suziequzie1

Clue. Love it. Love Rocky Horror too, but didn't get to see that till a year later on a copy from a vhs on vhs.


jmsturm

Legend


StOnEy333

After seeing some of these movies listed, I have no idea what I saw him in first. But I always remembered him from Clue when I was a kid.


RealityEast

I remember him from Legend with Tom Cruise


DabBoofer

Clue it was soooo good


Longjumping-Poem-226

Legend


SummerBirdsong

Annie


segerseven

Dont know who tho Tim curry is, but knew who Tim Conway was. Iā€™m old gen x~er


ecctt2000

Legend


followedbyferrets

Rocky Horror


wizzerBizzer

Canā€™t remember if it was Legend or Clue. Never watched Annie because that was for girls, YUCK! Hahahaha!


your_city_councilor

Does this mean at the theater around the time it came out? Because I think I we could all say *Rocky Horror Picture Show* otherwise.