Little Shop of Horrors

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Little Shop of Horrors

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Little Shop of Horrors

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Levi Stubbs

It started as a 1960 Roger Corman horror comedy, filmed in two days; it then inspired a lavish 1982 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Finally in 1986, Little Sho... read more read more...p of Horrors (1960) graduated into a multimillion-dollar, all-star film musical. Rick Moranis plays nebbishy Seymour Krelborn, who works in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss (Vincent Gardenia) bemoans the lack of business, Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop -- and himself -- fame and fortune. He purchases a strange plant from an even stranger oriental street vendor (Vincent Wong), naming the plant after his girlfriend Audrey (Ellen Greene, one of the few carry-overs from the Broadway version). Gradually, Seymour learns to his horror that "Audrey II" (given the voice of R&B performer Levi Stubbs) craves blood and flesh. With each of Audrey II's "FEEED MEEE"s, Seymour must scare up human food to satisfy the plant's appetite. One such victim is dentist Steve Martin, a leather-jacketed Elvis type (the dentist's ultra-masochistic patient played by Jack Nicholson in the 1960 original is here impersonated by Bill Murray). The lighthearted tone of the film darkens as Audrey II grows in monstrosity, but the unhappy ending of the Broadway version is avoided herein. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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  • blkbomb
    December 4, 2011
    blkbomb
    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? 

    "A Singing Plant. A Daring Hero. A Sweet Girl. A Demented Dentist."

    Little Shop of Horrors isn't a horrible musical by any means. It is just an extremely ... read moreannoying one. I found all the songs to be annoying that weren't sung by the trio of girls who followed the events of the story around. Ellen Greene's voice irritated the shit out of me. She talks in a raspy, soft spoken way that just makes you want to kill yourself. Then when she sings, good Lord when she sings. Rick Moranis's singing tunes are just as bad. He plays his usual character and that character just doesn't translate well to singing.

    A flower shop in the ghetto isn't doing very well. No one comes in and the owner is looking at shutting the place down. This is when Seymour shows his new plant and puts it in the window to attract new customers. It works and the business begins to thrive and Seymour becomes an overnight success. Soon he figures out that in order for the plant to grow and not die, it needs human blood. For a while, he is able to feed it with drips from his fingers, but eventually the plant grows to big for that to do any good. 

    My favorite thing about this movie are the cameos. There are great cameos from Steve Martin as a sadistic dentist and also from Bill Murray as a pain loving patient of that dentist. Also the songs from the three women who follow the events around are awesome. I wish I could have sold after the initial credits because that was awesome.

    The movie is just too dull and actually quite boring. Songs can only go so far, there has to be characters and a plot that can support those songs and in Little Shop of Horrors, the characters cannot. I guess it is still worth one watch for Steve Martin' scenes alone. 
  • fb1664868775
    November 20, 2011
    fb1664868775
    The best parts of this imaginative remake of the strange little Roger Corman film are the hilarious performances of Steve Martin and Bill Murray.
  • spielberg00
    September 23, 2011
    spielberg00
    LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS was a very, very quirky musical, but it was contrarily very, very funny. I love Rick Moranis's humor (see my review of SPACEBALLS, if you need further explanation), and this is truly a classic. I love the fact that the plant (Audrey II) can talk--a... read morend it can talk dirty, which was a huge, hysterical surprise for me. The music in this movie wasn't all that great (or at least I thought so), and it was, in fact, more corny than anything, but as a comedy, I rarely stopped laughing. Had I been eating popcorn while watching this, I would have choked to death.
  • theunknownhobo
    August 24, 2011
    theunknownhobo
    One of my favourites from childhood I can not only sing every song but recite every line. Audrey II has played a great role in my life with many cacti and snapping plants bearing his name. Deranged, hilarious, fearful and timeless the poster has hung on my wall for years and will... read more stay there forever.
  • CloudStrife84
    May 16, 2011
    CloudStrife84
    When I saw this as a kid I had a big crush on Ellen Greene, and that was long before I even knew what a "crush" was. Now in my adult years, I still think she's pretty hot, despite the mousy voice and less-than-attractive hairdo. Anyhow, apart from her and the big singing monster ... read moreplant, I didn't really remember much of the movie as a whole; which is why I felt the urge to see it again. On any given day, musicals is not something I'm in a rush to watch, but this has such a infectious energy about it, that it's impossible not to like and be enchanted by. Catchy songs, amazing cast and a movie that gets you in a really good mood. Looks like Ellen Greene will be in my dreams once again tonight.
  • fb100001493964409
    April 27, 2011
    fb100001493964409
    This is a great film musical on its own merits, but in comparison to the source material, it pales considerably (mainly the altered ending is just STUPID). But no matter how you flip the coin, you can't deny the greatness here. I mean, a singing killer plant? A sadistic dentist p... read morelayed by Steve Martin? What is there NOT to love? The effects for realizing the killer plant, Audrey 2, hold up remarkably well and still look cool. But what solidifies Audrey 2's presence in the film is the voice of Levi Stubbs who does a perfect job. If it wasn't for the ending, I would give this 5 stars, but as it stands, I have to give it 4.
  • ajv2688
    January 24, 2011
    ajv2688
    If you loved the original, you'll be glad to hear that this remake is different in one big way: it's a musical! This movie is hilarious and has a fantastic cast, I highly recommend it.
  • erika250
    January 6, 2011
    erika250
    too werid
  • rjayhutchinson
    November 28, 2010
    rjayhutchinson
    It has quite a few moments of rather exceptional comedy, but much of the film is just plain annoying.
  • FrizzDrop
    November 18, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    It's an entire musical about a man eating flower, a dentist is maniacal, and three doo-whopping singers in the background. To say this is a masterpiece doesn't do it justice.
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