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Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail ... see more see more... , Laiola Wendorff , Jack Nicholson , Wally Campo , Marie Windsor , Ernst R. von Theumer , Toby Michaels , Jack Warford , Meri Welles , John Herman Shaner , Charles B. Griffith

Perhaps the greatest movie ever shot in two days, Little Shop of Horrors was originally conceived as a followup to Roger Corman's black comedy A Bucket of Blood (1959). Jonathan Haze plays Seymour Kre... read more read more...lboin, a schlemiel's schlemiel who works at the Skid Row flower shop of Mr. Mushnick (Mel Welles). Experimenting in his spare time, Seymour develops a new plant species that he hopes will lead him to fame and fortune. Unfortunately, the mutated plant -- named Audrey Junior, in honor of Seymour's girlfriend Audrey (Jackie Joseph) -- subsists on blood and human flesh. It also talks, or rather, commands: "Feed Me! FEEEEED ME!" Before long, the luckless Seymour has fed his plant the bodies of a railroad detective, a sadistic dentist, and a flashy trollop. Meanwhile, Mr. Mushnik, who has stumbled onto Seymour's secret, has inadvertently offered up a burglar (played by Charles Griffith, who also wrote the script and supplied the plant's voice) as a midnight snack for the voracious, ever-growing Audrey Junior. (When the plant blooms, the faces of its various victims are reproduced in its flowers.) Ignored on its initial release, Little Shop of Horrors began building up a cult following via repeated TV exposure in the 1960s. By the mid-1970s, it had attained classic status, spawning a big-budget Broadway musical (and followup feature film) in the 1980s and a Saturday morning cartoon series in the 1990s. Enhancing the original Little Shop's reputation was the brief appearance by star-in-the-making Jack Nicholson as a masochistic dental patient (Nicholson is often incorrectly referred to as the star of the film, though in fact he barely receives billing). Much as we love Nicholson, our vote for the most memorable Little Shop cast member goes to the ubiquitous Dick Miller ("No thanks, I'll eat it here"). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Roger Corman

Release Date: September 14, 1960

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  • FrizzDrop
    October 14, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    Like the seminal 1986 musical with a similar title, this 1960 film has some very sick dark humor, this shorter film actually very innovative and grotesque for the time it was set in. Much of the musical and the movie it is based of off are similar in some respects: the character ... read moreof Audrey is bubble gum adorable but lovable, Seymour is down and out, and strangely the voice of the plant is still very deep and soulful. A bit less upbeat as the remake, Little Shop was filmed in only two days, which shows in the overhead tracking shots, and some scenes where the dialogue trips all over itself. Still, between the great scene involving Seymour feeding Audrey Jr. human appendages, and the hilarious humor this is certainly a classic. Besides that we get to watch a very young Jack Nicholson as a deranged dental patient, which Bill Murray would soundly emulate years later with the help of dentist Steve Martin. Yes, the ending is significantly different, playing out more like a morality tale than a science fiction/fantasy crossover, but with the nostalgia angle of a black and white picture that wasn't given all too much confidence, it was surprisingly good.
  • 366weirdmovies
    June 24, 2011
    366weirdmovies
    Meek Seymour Krelboyne grows a weird and very hungry plant that brings fame to Mushnik's Flower Shop on Skid Row in this black horror comedy. Great comic supporting characters (including a young Jack Nicholson as a masochistic dental patient) and snappy dialogue are the reason it... read more's considered the best movie ever shot in two days.
  • FilmFanatik
    May 15, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    Low budget, fun, and silly. It's obvious this was shot over 3 days, but it's much better than you would expect it to be. Yeah, it's campy and funny without meaning to be at times (despite being a dark comic tale), but it's way too enjoyable to be written off as mere B movie fod... read moreder. Hell, it even has Jack Nicholson in a bit part. :)
  • ajv2688
    November 21, 2010
    ajv2688
    This is the original Little Shop of Horrors movie! And no, Nicholson doesn't play a huge part, but he has a great scene. It's a low budget sci-fi horror that comes off as more of a comedy, and I really like it.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    March 10, 2010
    FiLmCrAzY
    saw the orignal now yay!! i liked it i think i preferred the remark but i did like this it was funny as well!!
  • SirPant
    February 16, 2010
    SirPant
    It's a great idea and I love Roger Corman but this was a poor follow up to Bucket of Blood. Dick Miller and Mel Welles are ace as always but again the poor quality and ridiculous editing let it down. Great ending though!
  • MeetMeinMontauk
    January 10, 2010
    MeetMeinMontauk
    How is Jack Nicholson in the first billed? He was in for six seconds... still it was pretty funny.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 22, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    This Movie reminds me of another Movie, but the Plant was not bloodthirsty, it was infact a very nice and helpful Plant and at the End there were baby plants.
    Regarding this Movie If I am not mistaken not really a creepy Movie but nice classic.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    March 26, 2008
    YosemiteSamFan
    Jack Nicholson does not star in this! He's a minor character. I wish they'd quit plastering his face all over the marketing. Overall, a funny low-budget comedy with sci-fi horror elements. No songs in this one. It's like a school play in scale. There's no music to entertain. I pr... read moreefer the colorized version, which enhances the cartoony feeling.
  • barrys
    July 4, 2007
    barrys
    nice movie. Some fine dark humor. Jack nicholson was very good

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Critic Reviews

Steve Biodrowski
August 9, 2010
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique

Whether the film fully lives up to its reputation is another matter, but there is no doubt that The Little Shop of Horrors has earned its small place in cult movie history. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
June 18, 2009
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Aside from all this surface nonsense, there's something interesting about the film (perhaps all the emphasis on eating and mouths). Full Review

Alex Sandell
April 11, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

A campy Corman classic. Drink some beers and have fun with it!

September 22, 2008
Variety

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Cole Smithey
October 10, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Emanuel Levy
August 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Randy Shulman
July 1, 2004
Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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Rich Cline
October 15, 2003
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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Mark Palermo
May 1, 2003
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Philip Martin
July 29, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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    • Seymour Krelboin: You mean I'm fired?
    • Gravis Mushnik: No, I'm electing you President from the United States!... YES, you are fired!
    • Fouch: I remember in one flower shop there was a whole wall covered with poison ivy. People came from miles around to look at that wall and they stayed to buy.
    • Gravis Mushnik: And the owner got rich?
    • Fouch: No, he scratched himself to death in an insane asylum.
    • Seymour Krelboin: I didn't mean it!
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