Since Susan Sarandon started her acting career in 1970, she has managed to stay busy ever since. An extremely talented actor, Sarandon has become a true legend of the acting business. On top of that, Sarandon has every right to be proud of the fact that her talented daughter Eva Amurri has followed in her footsteps by becoming a successful actor in her own right.
Over the last five decades, Susan Sarandon has starred in an extremely long list of highly successful films. For example, Sarandon has headlined movies like Thelma & Louise, Bull Durham, Dead Man Walking, The Client, Stepmom, and Enchanted among many others. Despite all of those impressive credits, many people will always associate Sarandon with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While that is awesome, the sad thing is that it turns out that filming The Rocky Horror Picture Show was really hard on Sarandon.
Susan Sarandon Has Dealt With Her Fair Share Of Struggles
If anyone asked Susan Sarandon to look back on her life during an interview, the talented actor almost certainly would remark about how fortunate she has been. Considering that millions of people dream of just making a living as an actor and Sarandon has made millions from her work, there is no denying that a lot of things have gone her way. However, just because Sarandon has been extremely fortunate in life, that doesn’t mean that things haven’t been a struggle for her at times.
When looking back at Susan Sarandon’s dating history, it quickly becomes clear that she has been unlucky in love a lot of the time. Previously married to Chris Sarandon, Susan’s marriage ended after roughly eight years. From there, Susan has gone on to notably date Franco Amurri, Jonathan Bricklin and Tim Robbins. Sadly, however, all of those relationships came to an end.
On top of struggling to find a partner to share her life with to this day, it turns out that Susan Sarandon once was bit by an animal she adored. A noted animal rights activist, Sarandon seems to love all of Earth’s creatures. As a result, when Sarandon got the chance to swim with dolphins, she must have been overjoyed. Unfortunately, things ultimately didn’t work out well for Sarandon as one of the dolphins bit her wrist.
What Susan Sarandon Went Through While Filming The Rocky Horror Picture Show
At this point, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is widely known as one of the most successful and beloved cult films ever made. After all, stories about crowds going wild in theaters when The Rocky Horror Picture Show is screened late at night have become legendary. However, when looking back at the film’s legacy, it is important to note that virtually nobody expected The Rocky Horror Picture Show to go down in history the way it has.
Back when The Rocky Horror Picture Show was being produced, there wasn’t a major studio that was willing to give the film’s producers lots of money to spend on it. In fact, according to IMDb, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was produced for only $1.2 million. Considering the amazing sets that can be seen in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the money it must have cost to produce the music, that didn’t leave a lot of money for everything else. As a result, it likely won’t surprise anyone that there wasn’t enough money to make things luxurious for The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s cast and crew behind the scenes.
Unfortunately for Susan Sarandon, it turns out that she paid a hefty price for the shortcuts that were taken behind the scenes during the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s production. In 2017, Susan Sarandon appeared on The Rachel Ray Show and spoke about what it was like to make The Rocky Horror Picture Show. As it turns out, Sarandon got very sick while making The Rocky Horror Picture Show due to the environment she was in.
"Here’s a cautionary tale," she says. "If you’re going to be months in London in the winter with a set where the roof is leaking, do not be in your underpants and bra. I got pneumonia and was performing a lot of it sick.” From there, Susan Sarandon went on to explain that The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s producers tried their best to take care of her while she was sick but that wound up going horribly awry.
“So the doctors said, 'She can come, but you have to find some place where it's warm.' So, they put a screen around a space heater, and the whole thing caught on fire. Luckily, there was nobody in there. And my trailer also caught on fire later. So, it was an eventful shoot.” Fortunately, Susan Sarandon clarified that she looks back on making The Rocky Horror Picture Show with fondness before stating that in reality, it was no picnic for her. “When I look at it, I think, 'We had a blast.' But actually, it was hard!"