The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Genre: Comedy/horror/musical

Plot: After Janet accepts Brad's marriage proposal, the happy couple drive away from Denton, Ohio, only to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite who is holding the annual convention of visitors from the planet Transsexual.

Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon

"Taken at face value, the film could be considered ground-breaking for its frank (albeit comical) depiction of subjects such as transvestism, homosexuality, cannibalism, voyeaurism, adultery and even incest... Nevertheless, the film did not do well initially when released." -Wikipedia.org

However, since then, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has become a cult film.

"Possibly the most famous and popular depiction of transvestism in the history of movies is Tim Curry’s iconic Frank-n-Furter, in the cult 1974 movie The Rocky Horror Show. Curry’s brilliant creation of brawny hussy-in-sussies has become an institution copied by millions of married middle-aged men at fancy dress parties throughout the world!Strangely this mixture of prima donna and man-woman grotesque, had an endearing quality and no doubt caused sexual consternation among many straight blokes who may have found Curry’s shapely stiletto strutting form, an arousing and confusing spectacle." -http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Film/detail.asp?iData=14849&iCat=92&iChannel=14&nChannel=Film

Cross-dressing in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" could be classified as 'Transvestic Fetishism', although this form is usually undertaken by heterosexual males and protagonist Dr Frank-N-Furter is ambiguous in his sexuality. The above article suggests that transvestite Dr Frank-N-Furter may prove attractive to heterosexual males. However, this is an opinion expressed by a website predominantly aimed at homosexuals, who are often of the opinion that straight males have gay tendencies.