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Little Shop Of Horrors [1987]
starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Tichina Arnold
directed by: Frank Oz

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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5013037340174
Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: October 01, 1999
Running Time: 91 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1986
Sales Rank: 5515

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
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 revitalise 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 demeanour 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 low-down, 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-fuelled girls (Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks and Tisha Campbell) who appear throughout the film. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- One of the best!
I watched this at an early age and I still love it now and sing along to the songs as much as I ever did! With a geeky Rick Moranis and a scary Steve Martin, this film doesn't fail to please.
Although it looks like a kids film younger children might be a bit worried by the man-eating plant . . .however my kids love it ( little gore-hunters that they are!) Its bright colours and cheesy songs are the perfect antidote to a boring sunday afternoon!!!

Rating:

- It Came From the Eclipse
Things are not going well at Mr. Mushnik's (Vincent Gardenia) flower shop. He has had no customers for the longest time. In fact, he can hardly afford to keep paying his two employees, plant nerd Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) and cashier Audrey (Ellen Greene). Seymour, meanwhile, has a crush on Audrey, but she is currently dating a sadistic dentist named Orin (Steve Martin).

Everything changes after an unexpected eclipse of the sun. Seymour finds an unusual plant. Naming it Audrey II (voiced by Levi Stubbs but played by a series of puppets), he places it in the shop window. Almost immediately, it starts to draw in customers.

However, Seymour discovers a serious problem. It requires human blood to live. And ... Read More:

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- Brilliant
I bought this DVD after seeing a stage production of Little Shop of Horrors.

This film is amazing and has hardly dated. The plant puppetry is breathtaking (if you like plant puppetry) The performances are great (I didn't know Rick Moranis could sing so well)

As for bonuses, the out-takes are interesting and include a brief glimpse of the original end (the not so happy end) The behind the scenes documentary lets you see how they controlled the plant and makes it even more amazing as well as looking at the choice of actors, the set, interviews, etc.

One word of warning however, the 'music only track' is the most bizarre extra I've ever seen, you 'see' the film as per usual but only 'hear' the music and ... Read More:

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- An Unsung Gem
This little gem of a musical cannot be recommended more. It stars Rick Moranis as geeky Seymour, a guy whose totally in love with his sweet co-worker Audrey. However, she is in a relationship with an abusive dentist. When a talking plant appears from outer space though, things have got to change for the better, right? An astonishingly original concept - which was actually borrowed from the horror original by Roger Corman, with an early appearance by Jack Nicholson - is brought to life by Frank Oz, director of The Dark Crystal and Bowfinger, also starring Steve Martin. The songs are outstanding and are performed with much gusto by the leading actors, particularly Ellen Greene, who reprises the role of Audrey which she played in the stage version. ... Read More:

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- Mean green mother!
If you liked musicals-type films such as the rockey Horror Picture show and the Blues Brothers I highly recommend this film. It's a comdey and is quite fun, but also has many dark moments of evil in the film. Often orientated around the plant which ofcourse eats people. IT is an alien plant and reminds me of the film "The Triffids", but the difference is he is immobile. This plant certainl yhas a power over people however. It seems to have the ower to lure people and make the owner wealthy, though at a price. the owner will have to feed it or otherwise it dies. Certainly a very intrigueing story. I liked Steve Martin as the dentist (think that's the actor's name)

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