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Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 6.9
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Metascore: 81/100
Reviews: 160 user | 60 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Director:Frank OzWriters:Howard Ashman (screenplay), Howard Ashman (musical play "Little Shop of Horrors"), 2 more credits » |
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Cast
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Levi Stubbs | ... |
Audrey II
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| Rick Moranis | ... | ||
| Ellen Greene | ... | ||
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | ||
| Steve Martin | ... | ||
| Tichina Arnold | ... | ||
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Michelle Weeks | ... | |
| Tisha Campbell-Martin | ... |
Chiffon
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| John Candy | ... | ||
| Christopher Guest | ... |
The First Customer
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| Bill Murray | ... | ||
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Stan Jones | ... |
Narrator
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Bertice Reading | ... |
'Downtown' Old Woman
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Ed Wiley | ... |
'Downtown' Bum #1
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper. Soon enough, Seymour feeds Audrey's sadistic dentist boyfriend to the plant and later, Mushnik for witnessing the death of Audrey's ex. Will Audrey II take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey defeat it? Written by HannahMontaniwitz
Taglines:
A Singing Plant. A Daring Hero. A Sweet Girl. A Demented Dentist. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including comic horror violence, substance abuse, language and sex references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 December 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der kleine Horrorladen See more »Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$38,747,385 (USA)Company Credits
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Narrator: On the twenty-third day of the month of September, in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence. And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places...
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Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
Arranged and Adapted by Bob Gaudio and Robby Merkin
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Performed by Rick Moranis, Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin and The Do Wops (Nick Curtis, Peter Beckett, Alan Carvel, Phil Nicholl, Lindsay Benson and Donny Gerrard)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Frank Oz originally wanted the Greek Chorus (Crystal, Ronette and Chiffon) to be highlighted by a spotlight whenever they appeared, but this proved to be impractical as the light would spill over onto the other actors. He did manage to have them 'magically' remain dry during the rain storm in the title number. See more »Goofs
When Audrey II fires the gun through the glass, sparks are visible from the pyrotechnic charges. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: On the twenty-third day of the month of September, in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence. And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places...
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Crazy Credits
"Special Thanks" are given to Paul Dooley, because his scenes as Patrick Martin were cut and re-cast with James Belushi. Dooley's scenes are restored for the Director's cut, and consequently Belushi gets the "Special Thanks" instead. See more »Soundtracks
Da-DooWritten by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
Arranged and Adapted by Bob Gaudio and Robby Merkin
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Performed by Rick Moranis, Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin and The Do Wops (Nick Curtis, Peter Beckett, Alan Carvel, Phil Nicholl, Lindsay Benson and Donny Gerrard)
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Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia and Steve Martin. special appearances by Christopher Guest, Bill Murray, John Candy and Jim Belushi. Levi Stubbs(voice). Introducing Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks and Tisha Campbell.
Excellent musical-comedy that actually has great music and is geniunly funny. It's about down on his luck nerd Seymour (Moranis). He works for mean bossman Muschnik (Gardenia) along with his co-worker Audrey (Greene) who he has a major crush on. She meanwhile has a greasey boyfriend that happens to be a dentist named Orin Schrivello (Martin). Everything is going bad until he puts a strange plant he found in the store window. Soon the plant (named Audrey 2) comes to life and needs blood. Every performance in this film was top notch. Rick Moranis is excellent as nerd Seymour and even sings well. Ellen Greene, who played Audrey on stage, obviously has the character down and gives a flawless performance. Vincent Gardenia is great as the blowhard flower shop owner. And of course, the one remembered most from this film is Steve Martin, who gives his best performance to date as an evil dentist who enjoys others pain. Even with the amount of screen time he was given he manages to give a stellar performance. Excellent acting and great music. Direction is great too, by Frank Oz (of the Muppets). I highly recommend it!!!!!
My rating- A minus. rated PG-13 for violence/gore and some language.