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The Little Shop of Horrors

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

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Perhaps the greatest movie ever shot in two days, Little Shop of Horrors was originally conceived as a followup to Roger Corman's black comedy A Bucket of Blood (1959). Jonathan Haze plays Seymour Krelboin, a schlemiel's schlemiel who works at the Skid Row flower shop of Mr. Mushnick (Mel Welles). Experimenting in his spare time, Seymour develops a new plant species that he hopes will lead him to fame and fortune. Unfortunately, the mutated plant -- named Audrey Junior, in honor of Seymour's

R, 1 hr. 10 min.

Horror, Classics, Comedy, Cult Movies

Charles B. Griffith

Apr 30, 1998

The Filmgroup Inc.

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1) | DVD (7)

Whether the film fully lives up to its reputation is another matter, but there is no doubt that The Little Shop of Horrors has earned its small place in cult movie history.

August 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment
Cinefantastique

Aside from all this surface nonsense, there's something interesting about the film (perhaps all the emphasis on eating and mouths).

June 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

A campy Corman classic. Drink some beers and have fun with it!

April 11, 2003 Comments (2)
Juicy Cerebellum
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Audience Reviews for The Little Shop of Horrors

Like the seminal 1986 musical with a similar title, this 1960 film has some very sick dark humor, this shorter film actually very innovative and grotesque for the time it was set in. Much of the musical and the movie it is based of off are similar in some respects: the character of Audrey is bubble gum adorable but

August 12, 2010
FrizzDrop

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Meek Seymour Krelboyne grows a weird and very hungry plant that brings fame to Mushnik's Flower Shop on Skid Row in this black horror comedy. Great comic supporting characters (including a young Jack Nicholson as a masochistic dental patient) and snappy dialogue are the reason it's considered the best movie ever shot

June 24, 2011
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Greg S

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    1. Seymour Krelboin: You mean I'm fired?
    2. Gravis Mushnik: No, I'm electing you President from the United States!... YES, you are fired!
    – Submitted by Wes S (28 days ago)
    1. Fouch: I remember in one flower shop there was a whole wall covered with poison ivy. People came from miles around to look at that wall and they stayed to buy.
    2. Gravis Mushnik: And the owner got rich?
    3. Fouch: No, he scratched himself to death in an insane asylum.
    – Submitted by Wes S (28 days ago)
    1. Seymour Krelboin: I didn't mean it!
    – Submitted by Jamie F (8 months ago)

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