Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Charles B. Griffith (1960 screenplay)
Howard Ashman (musical)

Release Date:

19 December 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Horror | Musical

Tagline:

Don't feed the plants.

Plot:

A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Plot Keywords:

Plant | Orphan | Shop | Florist | Blood

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Rick Moranis	...	Seymour Krelborn
Ellen Greene	...	Audrey
Vincent Gardenia	...	Mr. Mushnik
Steve Martin	...	Orin Scrivello, DDS
Tichina Arnold	...	Crystal
Michelle Weeks	...	Ronette
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Chiffon (as Tisha Campbell)
Levi Stubbs	...	Audrey II (voice)
James Belushi	...	Patrick Martin
John Candy	...	Wink Wilkinson
Christopher Guest	...	Customer #1
Bill Murray	...	Arthur Denton
Stan Jones	...	Narrator (voice) (as Stanley Jones)
Bertice Reading	...	'Downtown' Old Woman
Ed Wiley	...	'Downtown' Bum #1

Runtime:

94 min | 102 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Geffen Company, The

Trivia:

Originally included an extended sequence for the song "The Meek Shall Inherit".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Audrey II fires the gun through the glass, sparks are visible from the pyrotechnic charges.

Quotes:

Audrey II: Does this look "inanimate" to you, punk? If I can move and I can talk, who's to say I can't do anything I want?

Movie Connections:

References Too Soon to Love (1960)

Soundtrack:

Da-Doo

A cute and fun little musical

I have known this film since I could crawl. And it was very cool when I was in it at my high school. Ah, memories. *sniff*, oh sorry! The musical is a lot of fun to watch. It is a little cheesy on some levels. But you'll enjoy it somewhat.

Rick Moranis is a wonderful actor. I really enjoyed him as Seymor. The rest of the cast delivers a great musical. Steve Martin is one of the best characters in "Litle Shop". And as well as the extremely talented John Candy.*hint* :D

I would recommend this for a fun time. But I am still curious about the original ending.

7/10