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The Little Shop of Horrors

  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
19K
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The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
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A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.

  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Charles B. Griffith
    • Roger Corman
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Haze
    • Jackie Joseph
    • Mel Welles
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    19K
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    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Charles B. Griffith
      • Roger Corman
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Haze
      • Jackie Joseph
      • Mel Welles
    • 156User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
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    Mel Welles, Charles B. Griffith, Jonathan Haze, and Jackie Joseph in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
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    Jonathan Haze
    Jonathan Haze
    • Seymour Krelborn
    Jackie Joseph
    Jackie Joseph
    • Audrey Fulquard
    Mel Welles
    Mel Welles
    • Gravis Mushnick
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Fouch
    Myrtle Vail
    Myrtle Vail
    • Winifred Krelborn
    Karyn Kupcinet
    Karyn Kupcinet
    • Shirley
    • (as Tammy Windsor)
    Toby Michaels
    Toby Michaels
    • Shirley's Friend
    Leola Wendorff
    Leola Wendorff
    • Mrs. Shiva
    Lynn Storey
    • Mrs. Hortense Feuchtwanger
    Wally Campo
    Wally Campo
    • Sgt. Joe Fink…
    Jack Warford
    Jack Warford
    • Detective Frank Stoolie
    Meri Welles
    Meri Welles
    • Leonora Clyde
    • (as Merri Welles)
    John Herman Shaner
    • Dr. Phoebus Farb
    • (as John Shaner)
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Wilbur Force
    Dodie Drake
    • Waitress
    Robert Coogan
    Robert Coogan
    • Tramp
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Griffin
    Jack Griffin
    • Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    Charles B. Griffith
    Charles B. Griffith
    • Kloy Haddock - Hold-up Man
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Charles B. Griffith
      • Roger Corman(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) was shot on a budget of $22,500 to $28,000 (about $240,000 in 2019), with interiors being shot about two days, utilizing sets that had been left standing from A Bucket of Blood (1959).
    • Goofs
      Mel Welles's character name is spelled as "Mushnik" in the end credits, but appears as "Mushnick" on the sign outside his shop.
    • Quotes

      Fouch: Besides, I've got to get home. My wife's making gardenias for dinner.

    • Alternate versions
      The Filmgroup Inc. opening logo is cut from some prints.
    • Connections
      Featured in Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Auld Lang Syne
      (1788) (uncredited)

      Traditional Scottish ballad

      Words by Robert Burns

      Sung off-screen and a cappella by Jonathan Haze

    User reviews156

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    7/10
    Horror comedy with low budget converted a cult movie
    The picture concerns upon a geeky employee (Jonathan Haze) working in a florist shop called Mushnick (Mel Welles) who brings a carnivorous and ferocious plant developing a bloodthirsty hunger and is forced to murder for human eating .

    Horror comedy blending black humor , parody , tongue-in-cheek and horror . The comedy is absurd and cheesy but gets its moments here and there . Incredible cheap but effective visual effects . This is a well known terror-comedy , it's a quickie but was shot for two days and is deemed one of Corman's best and funniest movies ever made although with lack budget . The principal actors and technicians will repeat along with Corman in various films ,in fact, the picture belongs to horror-black comedy sub-genre as ¨A bucket of blood¨ and ¨Creature from the haunted sea¨, both of them written by Charles B. Griffith (who is the voice of ¨Audrie the plant¨ and besides plays the thief) . In the film appears the Corman's ordinary actors as Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Haze and a young newcomer Jack Nicholson in a comic interpretation as a sadomasochistic who receives a especial dental intervention . The picture is remade (1986) as an amused musical comedy by Frank Oz with Steve Martin and Rick Moranis . The flick will appeal to classic and cult movies fans.
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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Passionate People Eater
    • Filming locations
      • Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • The Filmgroup
      • Santa Clara Productions
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    • Budget
      • $27,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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