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James "Jim" Sharman (born March 12, 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with over 70 productions to his credit. He is renowned in Australia for his work as a theatre director since the 1960s, but is probably best known internationally as the director of the 1973 theatrical hit The Rocky Horror Show, its film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and the film's follow-up Shock Treatment (1981).
Jim Sharman is a film and theatre director known for his extensive stage career and for helming the cult motion picture The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He is recognized for directing The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its sequel Shock Treatment, alongside over 70 theatrical productions; browse his full filmography on Mood.
His creative output typically blends camp, surrealism, and rock music, often exploring transgressive themes within both cinema and avant-garde theatre.
He is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney and has directed extensively for the Australian stage.