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Little Shop of Horrors (1986) -- A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
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Overview

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Director:
Frank Oz
Writers:
Charles B. Griffith (1960 screenplay)
Howard Ashman (musical)
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Release Date:
19 December 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
Don't feed the plants. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations more
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A Wacky and "Out There" Musical that's a lot of Fun... more (122 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min | 102 min (original version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
As part of the film's promotion, the "Audrey II" plant was occasionally interviewed, in character, by the press. On at least one occasion, the interview concluded with Audrey II "eating" the interviewer. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The first bum in "Downtown." more
Quotes:
Seymour: [singing] Suddenly Seymour / Is standing beside you
Audrey: [singing] Suddenly Seymour / Showed me I can...
Audrey: [singing over sustain] Yes you can...
Patrick Martin: Excuse me! Pardon me, beg your pardon, if you two kids would stop singing for just a moment I've got something I want to discuss with you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Subsequently more

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Did all of the Lead Actors do their own singing?
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15 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
A Wacky and "Out There" Musical that's a lot of Fun..., 22 December 2005
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Author: ijonesiii from United States

The 1986 film version of the Broadway musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is an entertaining movie based on the black comedy from the 1960's about a nerdy milquetoast who raises a man-eating plant that gets totally out of control. Rick Moranis is perfection as Seymour, the nebbish who is at a loss at what to do when his own Frankenstein grows too big for him to control and Ellen Greene (reprising her role in the original musical) is delightful as Audrey, the object of Seymour's affections. Moranis and Greene make one of the most engaging screen teams I've seen in a while. Vincent Gardenia plays the greedy flower shop owner, Mr. Mushnik and Bill Murray is hysterically funny in one scene as Arthur Denton, a man who seems to enjoy going to the dentist a little too much. Tischina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, and Michelle Weeks are awesome as the Greek Chorus known as "The Urchins" and Steve Martin practically steals the movie as "Orin Scrivello, DDS". His song "Be a Dentist" is hysterically funny. The voice of the plant, Audrey II, is provided by Levar Stubbs of The Four Tops and he is superb. A fun musical comedy that the whole family can enjoy.

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