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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

TV_14 94 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   19 December 1986 (USA)
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A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Howard Ashman (screenplay), Howard Ashman (based on the musical play: "Little Shop of Horrors"), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs ...
Audrey II (voice: of The Four Tops)
Rick Moranis ...
Ellen Greene ...
Vincent Gardenia Vincent Gardenia ...
Mushnik
Steve Martin ...
Orin Scrivello - D.D.S.
Tichina Arnold ...
Michelle Weeks Michelle Weeks ...
Tisha Campbell-Martin ...
Chiffon (as Tisha Campbell)
James Belushi ...
John Candy ...
Christopher Guest ...
The First Customer
Bill Murray ...
Stan Jones Stan Jones ...
Narrator (voice) (as Stanley Jones)
Bertice Reading Bertice Reading ...
'Downtown' Old Woman
Ed Wiley Ed Wiley ...
'Downtown' Bum #1
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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  

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Plot Keywords:

Plant | Orphan | Shop | Florist | Blood  | See more »

Taglines:

Don't feed the plants. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including comic horror violence, substance abuse, language and sex references (Approved No. 28048) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La petite boutique des horreurs See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,659,884 (USA) (21 December 1986) (866 Screens)

Gross:

$38,748,395 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Geffen Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (original version)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The shot pulling away from Audrey after the song "Somewhere That's Green" was so long that it required two cranes, one placed on top of the other, to pull it off. The camera actually shifts a little when the one crane stops and the other takes over. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Listen closely to the line "the press coverage" and look at the mouth movement - it is a dub over the original line "Your Adoption papers?". See more »

Quotes

[in the Radio station]
Wink Wilkinson: Gee, I wish you folks could see this. Hey Seymour, where did you get this WEEEEEEEEEEIRD plant?
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Connections

References Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) See more »

Soundtracks

"Somewhere That's Green"
(1982)
Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
Arranged and Adapted by Bob Gaudio and Robby Merkin
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Performed by Ellen Greene See more »