Quite an accomplishment for a movie that was a massive flop when it was released. “They couldn’t give it away,” says Quinn of Fox, the studio that released the bizarre and transgressive sci-fi musical. “They told us, ‘They’re talking to your film, they’re dressing up as you,'” Quinn recalls. … It was extraordinary.”Fifty years later, Bostwick says the film still appeals to people because, as he puts it, “It’s sex and rock ‘n’ roll. Over the years, its message of “don’t dream it, be it” has deeply impacted both misfits and the LGBTQ+ community alike.