The Little Shop of Horrors

Starring:Mel Wells, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, Tammy Windsor, Jack Nicholson Jackie Joseph
Director: Roger Corman
Studio: Passion Productions
Product Type: DVD

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The off-Broadway comedy-horror-musical hit that ran for years makes a successful transfer to film with a bevy of big-name cameos and two perfectly cast leads. Rick Moranis is the nebbish Seymour, who pines for flower-girl Audrey (Ellen Greene) while living in the basement of florist Mr. Mushnik (Vincent Gardenia). Things start turning around for Seymour, though, after he buys a little plant during a solar eclipse, christens it Audrey II, and discovers that it likes to drink blood. Soon enough, though, Seymour finds out that Audrey II, now grown to epic proportions, is in actuality a "mean green mother from outer space" that is hell-bent on world domination. Based on the 1960 Roger Corman cheapie that featured a young Jack Nicholson, Little Shop boasts a hilarious, amazing score by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who would go on to revitalize Disney's animation arm with The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Greene, the lone holdover from the original cast, is a ravishing, goofy Audrey, whose awkward demeanor belies a voice that could knock Ethel Merman off her feet. She's ably matched by Moranis, whose lack of a singing voice is perfectly in sync with Seymour's nerdiness. And Levi Stubbs Jr. of the Four Tops provides the lowdown, nasty-minded voice of Audrey II; his rendition of the Oscar-nominated "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" is a showstopper. As for those celebrity cameos, Steve Martin's sadistic dentist is a masterful creation, as is Bill Murray's masochistic patient; John Candy, James Belushi, and Christopher Guest also pop up. And there was never a lovelier and funkier Greek chorus than the three Motown-fueled girls (Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell) who appear throughout the film. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews:

very good.......2007-06-28

i love this movie it is fun and funny it has comedy and action and murder a evil plant what more could you ask for

Like the movie...not the singing.......2007-05-18

This is a pretty good movie, except for all the singing....I know it's that type of movie, but I don't care for it. But I love the plot!

The second best musical of all times.......2007-05-15

I first saw this when I was about 12. I hated it at first because I wasn't mature enough to watch it with out having nightmares. Luckely after occasionaly watching it over a period of about two years I final was able to to watch the whole movie from beginiing to end without stopping except for bathroom breaks. If you saw the original black and white version of this made in the sixties and the off brodway play which ran four about four years in New York. I also thought I would inform you that the whole alternate first ending is not include on this dvd. The al;ternate nding was only avilable for about the first three days the dvd was avilable for sale on line and in stores when it first came out. Unfortunately Mr. Griffen had not given approval to have the alternate ending included on the dvd so only fragments of it remain on the second release of it. When young rick morransis discovers a mystery planet trouble some comes up. Can rick tame this blood thirst monster will he is forced to murder to feed it;s growing hunger. I also thought I'd inform you that two of the members of this cast are currently decased. John Candy died from a heart prtoblem I belive it was shorly after his role as Barf in spaceballs the famous spoof of the starwars triology that came out after this. In addition shortly before the dvd release vincent Garden also passed away. Can seymor control this monster of nature and what fate lies in store for the human race. Find out in thrilling action packed hillarious finally. This movie should be fine for kids 13 and up due to mild gory images mild rude humor mild violence in a couple of parts, intensity and occasional inapropriate language at the begining, middle and the end of the movie.

Funny with a great Soundtrack!.......2007-04-06

I'm not crazy about musicals, but if the music's right and the story's tight, then I can be sold. I fell in love with this movie when I first saw it and I still love it today. I also admire the original by Roger Corman. Who can resist a giant wise cracking plant that eats people and sings! Gotta love it.

Humorously Devious.......2007-03-23

I have nothing but respect for the puppeteers who controlled dear Audrey II. That plant ran the show, no doubt about it.

As musicals go this is one of the greatest, only second to Rocky Horror.

Rick Moranis is brilliant, and Ellen Greene has such an amazingly deep voice for such a tiny woman.

The three women singing throughout the movie gave me chills with every note. The vocal in this film are surprising and beautiful.

The story itself is brilliantly funny and horrific, it will have you laughing and cowering at the same time.

A true classic and worth watching...again, and again and again.

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Puts a new spin on "Let's Do Lunch"
Great Classic
A cult movie!
A CULT CLASSIC.
And all along it was a YIDDISH COMEDY!!!

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Starring: Jonathan Haze , Jackie Joseph , Mel Welles , Dick Miller , and Myrtle Vail
Director: Roger Corman
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Customer Reviews:

Puts a new spin on "Let's Do Lunch".......2007-03-30

This little, independently made student movie is filled with fun, sardonic moments, hilarious spoofs and truly black comedy with no annoying moral messages. A florist in the middle of a runned down neighborhood hires an assistant to help him in his shop. The assistant finds and cultivates a plant that needs food and plant food just won't do.

I have always loved the original better than the musical because it has a more personal, small movie feel and it is a maverick, offering a story that was abit graphic for the time in a format that is equally dark and alluring. Fun, fun, fun!

Cameo Alert! Keep an eye out for a very, very young Jack Nicholson in one of his first roles as a masochist who pays a visit to the local quack dentist and gets all the pain he can handle.

See it if you can.

Great Classic.......2006-09-02

This film stands the test of time. It is just a good story. I laughed, got some chills, and just plain appreciated the acting of a young Jack Nicholson.

Does a plant actually consume people?
Will Nicholson's character feed it to keep his own job?

Quirky.

A cult movie!.......2005-08-07

No matter the distant opinions you may have or mutual agreements respect to this black comedy. Plenty of laughable situations, the picture is told at different levels. A meek florist shop employee has developed a very peculiar way of feeding a curious plant: he likes human flesh. Obviously that premise will allow to show the reduced list of involuntary candidates: a drunkard who suffers an accident, a sadistic dentist, a thief and finally a pros. Curiously three of these deaths are accidental but one is induced by the floristry's owner and all of them are nightly facts. Additionally we have a broad display of characters depicted with sublime cynicism as the eat flower, the low budget Mrs. who lives according a predetermined script: familiar tragedy to get discount, and a masochist who thrives the dental interventions: Jack Nicholson in his beginnings.
The film was made in just two days and remains to my mind as the most surrealist American movie until now. This movie joins to Hallelujah, the hills and the Troublemaker as the purest and genuine independent expression of the craziest humor in those decades.

A CULT CLASSIC........2004-08-10

"Little Shop Of Horrors" is cult film without a doubt, one of the central characters is a mutated plant that subsists on blood and human flesh. This movie inspired a Broadway musical and a remake in 1986 (but that time with songs and dances). The original version is not a musical, it's a black comedy, populated with weird characters.

"Little Shop Of Horrors" was shot with a tight budget, but it doesn't matter, because if a director and his crew are creative, they can make a good movie with little money, and "Little Shop Of Horrors" is one of those movies.

The film has a very charismatic cast, all the actors play a eccentric character, but all of them are funny and their performances are essential to the success of the movie. "Little Shop Of Horrors" is cult classic, a black comedy that it's funny and eccentric at the same time.

And all along it was a YIDDISH COMEDY!!!.......2003-12-18

As every film buff knows, this is the schlock horror movie that later became the hit Broadway musical of the same name. Like the musical, this was never intended to be a scare -- it was done tongue-in-cheek and is really a spoof .

I had heard of this movie, but did not see it until after viewing the musical. What surprised me was the amazing amount of Jewish humor in the original. Mr. Mushnik, the flower shop owner, speaks with a decidely Yiddish accent, and is constantly making puns like "Aloha -- OY!" Then there's Mrs. Shivah (her name refers to a Jewish funeral custom), who is always buying flowers for some relative who died. Never mind that traditional Jewish funerals don't use flowers -- it's a good gag. So is Seymour's hypochodriac mother, who is the exact opposite of the usual Jewish Mother -- she DOESN'T want Seymour to get married, but if he does, he should at least get a girl with a really serious disease, not this healthy Audrey he brings home. The dinner at Mom's is hilarious -- everything she serves is some sort of home remedy. Cough syrup liquers, cod liver oil soup.... kosher, but YECCCCH!!!!

Customer Reviews:

The original is still the best.......2007-02-17

This is the original black and white version, at least on one disk. Supposedly produced in just a few days near Los Angeles' Skid Row, the treat here is to see and hear the comic one liners, the outrageous accent and performance of the shop owner, and the 1st acting role for a certain now-famous actor.

For me, definitely, turning this into a musical was a step back.

Colorization and Nelson commentary insulting to this classic.......2006-12-17

This film deserves better treatment. There is no reason the film should be colorized nor tainted by the insulting comedic commentary by Mike Nelson. "L.S. of H." may not be "The Godfather" but it certainly isn't "Manos the Hands of Fate" either. Avoid Legend Films releases.

Best-Looking Restoration Of A Legendary Cult Classic Comedy !.......2006-07-11

Roger Corman's Original 1960 version of "The Little Shop Of Horrors" is considered by many as a true cult classic comedy of B-Movies,even the most respected of film critics.Unfortunately depending on the tastes and opinions of film fans that were used to seeing this legendary film comedy through the public domain since there was a lack of copyright in the titles,(same thing had happen to "Night Of The Living Dead") and for many years since the dawn of the videocassette and late late movie shows,those versions were vastly inferior and often poor-looking in terms of presentation and contrast.Now the great folks at Legend Films have finally put out a brand-new definitive and excellent restored presentation of this cult hit on DVD in both the original black & white version as well as the disc's main presentation of showcasing a brand-new restored digitally colorized version too.As with previous selected Legend releases of classic horror/B-movies in their DVD series,the disc features a well-done and at times hilarious commentary by MST3K's Mike Nelson and the great thing is that you can listen to the track on both versions of the film,giving the b&w version sort of a MST3K-flavor to it (I love how he refers to the opening Filmgroup logo as little Reese Cups !).Despite packaging claims that is the first time the film has been colorized,it's actually the second colorized incarnation of the film.First colorized on videocassette in the very late '80's with lousy and at times amateur results,this Legend version completely blows away the first attempt and looks like it was actually filmed in color,but of course this films' legendary budgetary constraints prevented from actually filming it in color.Of course lets not forget that the film features a very very young Jack Nicholson,in his fourth film role,in a memorable role as a crazy dentist patient.I must say,this Legend version of "Little Shop" is probably the most superior and sharpest looking out of all the previous versions of the film that you're possibly going to see and no wonder it was transferred from an excellent 35mm print of the film ! Other extras,besides the Nelson commentary,round out the package including both restored color/unrestored b&w trailers to "Little Shop",and the following colorized trailers for "Plan 9 From Outer Space","House On Haunted Hill","Carnival Of Souls",and "Reefer Madness".Plus a gallery of nine man-eating plants,if any kids are planning to do a school project on man-eating plants,this could actually be a fun reference guide,and also a very short clip called "Man Eating Plants" which is actually the president of Legend Films Barry Sandrew vigorously eating vegetable plants such as celery (always eat your vegetables folks !).Well-done packaging,excellent eye-catching menus and a sparkling transfer of both versions will definitely please any film buff,both Hollywood and B-Movie fans alike ! This is by far one of the first best DVD releases of 2006 and is highly recommended for old and new fans alike instead of those who only prefer the 1986 spectacular Frank Oz musical remake with Rick Moranis and Steve Martin.Highly recommended !

UPDATE 11/24/06:
Just Recently,Buena Vista Home Entertainment in association with Roger Corman have finally released an "authorized" DVD release of "Little Shop Of Horrors" as well as a nicely restored original black & white version of Nicholson's debut film "The Cry Baby Killer".Unfortunately,the recent disc's presentation of "Little Shop" is in fact the ORIGINAL colorized version,slightly mentioned above,that was first produced and eventually released to video in 1987 by Color Systems Technology.The source print used for the color version (other than the fact that the quality was directly copied off a video master for the DVD) is surprisingly in quite good condition,but it really truly is one of the worst examples of 1980's colorization technology I've ever seen and will probably be the last.The colors are often the same as certain objects (ie: the outside of Mushnick's Shop and the greens for the flowers,etc.),tons of continuity errors (ie: clothing,signs,etc.) and does anybody wish to care seeing Audrey Jr. looking like a talking watermelon plant? Reportedly,that color version was authorized by none other than Corman himself and it's easy to see why many directors above his stature hate and disregard colorization.Nicholson/Corman fans alike aren't going to be impressed with that bust of a release and it's very easy to see why the '87 colorized version was out of circulation for many years.Easier said than done,the newly restored Legend Films release is by far,hands down,the real winner due to the technology,version options,and bonus materials !

Best presentation of LITTLE SHOP yet!!!!.......2006-07-10

Legend Film's DVD of Little Shop of Horrors easily has THE BEST picture/sound quality I've seen for this title.

There have been dozens upon dozens of public-domain VHS releases, and many DVD releases too. All poor quality. This transfer blows away ALL of those.

I could care less about the "colorized" version, even if Legend's technique is good, it still looks like pastel-crap to me.

The black and white version (also featured on the disc), is gorgeous. Crisp, and full of detail. The 35mm source materials are in great shape (except Nicholson's line "I'm looking for Dr. Farbe", which is missing frames.. why they didn't restore them with 16mm/video is beyond me). I'm a big fan of this movie, and overall was VERY impressed with the transfer.

The DVD does include the original theatrical trailer, and a "restored" colorized version of the trailer (recreated to look like the original b&w trailer). The Mike Nelson commentary is decent (I'm a huge fan of MST3k), but usualy just makes fun of the movie, rather than any real information. Too bad, since the movie is in a higher class than some of Legend's other titles.

An audio commentary with Jonathan Haze, Roger Corman, Jackie Joseph, or Charles B. Griffith (depending on who's alive still) would have been a better choice.

Legend has done a supurb job, finally giving this movie a proper DVD presentation. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Passion Pictures presents The Little Shop of Horrors (The store with more...) Black/White, REGION FREE, Rated R, Running Time 73 Minutes King of the B's, director Roger Corman shot this crazy beat-era classic in a mere two days, but it packs plenty of inspired lunacy and clever bits in its 70-minute running time. Jonathan Haze stars as clumsy assistant florist Seymour, who saves his job in Mr. Mushnik's skid-row flower shop when he brings in a unique man-eating plant. The problem is, it's a very hungry plant; every night it opens its huge jaws and demands to be fed, forcing poor Seymour to take to the street in search of victims, lest he disappoint his boss and his adoring girlfriend, Audrey (Jackie Joseph). From a zingy script by Charles Griffith, this hilarious black comedy overflows with great ideas and characters: Corman regular Dick Miller plays a hipster who eats flowers, and a very young Jack Nicholson takes a memorable turn as a masochistic dental patient. DRAGNET-style detective Joe Fink (Wally Campo) narrates as he slowly begins to track the killer down. This oft-revived favorite still generates plenty of laughs and chills, deserving of repeat viewings. A musical version debuted off-Broadway in 1982 and led to a film starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. Cast: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, Tammy Windsor, Jack Nicholson Director/Producer: Roger Corman Roger Corman rehearsed the actors for three days and then shot this film in two, on a preexisting office set. The budget was around $30,000. Screenwriter Charles Griffith played three roles in the film and provided the voice of the plant.

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Plant Food...
Not the funny version

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Customer Reviews:

Plant Food..........2004-06-13

Yes, this is the original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, with the original talking carnivorous plant known as Audrey jr. Produced and directed by schlock-meisterburger Roger Corman, LSOH is about the trials of poor Seymour Krelboined (Jonathan Haze) and his interesting life in and around Mushnick's florist shop. Seymour works at Mushnick's, where a steady stream of eccentric characters happen through (including Dick "Bucket Of Blood" Miller as a guy who loves to eat flowers). Seymour is growing his own new type of plant, which he names Audrey jr. after his cutie pie co-worker (Jackie Joseph). Well, Audrey jr. doesn't seem to be very healthy, until Seymour accidentally cuts himself, getting some of his blood in Audrey jr.'s soil. The little plant responds and begins growing big and strong. The little green monster starts talking too, demanding more FOOD! Soon, Seymour is bringing in the bodies of people he's met, who just happen to have fallen victim to a series of unfortunate accidents. LSOH is hystrically funny and dark as well. Seymour's mom is unforgettable, as are Mr. and Mrs. Mushnick, and of course, the great Jack Nicholson in his debut role as a masochistic dental patient. Buy this one right now! Highly recommended...

Not the funny version.......2003-11-28

I didn't realize there were other versions of "Little Shop of Horrors." This one is kind of creepy if your looking for the Rick Moranis version. This is an interesting movie to watch.

I actually found myself drawn to the TV, because unlike the funny movie, this one have the 'old school' king of twists that make it confusing.

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Two Movies featuring Jack Nicholson on one DVD. In the landmark LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS which Roger Corman reportedly filmed in three days, is about a downtrodden man working in a city florist shop who unknowingly cultivates a plant that demands human meat for sustenance. VELOCITY is reminiscient of Marlon Brando's THE WILD ONES, fans of Jack Nicholson will want to include this early film in their collection. All the elements are here: juvenile delinquents, hot cars, alchool and of course Jack.

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low budget gem
love it, love it.....

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low budget gem.......2004-03-30

What can you say about a movie made in 2 days and 4 nights.Very funny movie about a skid row flower shop.throw in a little greed, a man[and woman] eating plant and a great asortment of characters.another dark comedy from Roger Corman.

love it, love it............2001-07-30

Im sure that technically speaking the sound, clarity etc, is not up to the DVD standards of excellency, but it is fun to see it as I remembered long ago, on late night horror shows. It is nice to know that one can own it and see it when one get the urge to see classic "B" at their best. Im sure that when they do bring out a digital mastered and restored version I will buy it also, but Im glad to have this "true" version in my collection of equally badly made but greats.

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