Terry O'Reilly

But there is one industry that still loves motels.

Hollywood.

Think of how many movies and TV shows you've seen with dramatic scenes occurring at motels.

like Psycho, No Country for Old Men, Thelma and Louise, and Pulp Fiction.

And TV shows like Justified, Breaking Bad, and maybe Canada's favorite one of all, the Rosebud Motel in Schitt's Creek.

Today, there are about 1,500 motels in Canada and roughly 12,000 in the U.S.,

hats off to the mighty motel, 100 years young and still offering an affordable stop for weary motorists.

When we come back, a successful play flops as a movie, then breaks all cinema records.

When I was in university in 1978, Friday nights were often spent at midnight showings at the Roxy Theatre on the Danforth in the east end of Toronto.

That was where the Rocky Horror Picture Show was screened every Friday at the bewitching hour.

And what wild fun that was.

I had never seen anything like it.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show began life as a musical in London, England in 1973.

Created by an out-of-work actor named Richard O'Brien, he wrote it to keep busy during long winter nights.

He originally titled it The Rocky Horror Show.

The play was part sci-fi and part horror and featured an outrageous cast of misfits, including an unknown actor named Tim Curry who played the lead role of transvestite Dr. Frankenfurter.

As the story unfolds, a car driven by an innocent couple named Brad and Janet suffers a flat tire in a storm one night.

Spotting a castle on a nearby hill, the couple knock on the door for help.

The castle is occupied by strange people in costume having a party.

Then, the owner of the castle, Dr. Frankenfurter, makes a memorable entrance.