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Little Shop of Horrors

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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 44

Fresh: 40

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Based on the Roger Corman cult classic, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS slams together twisted humor, a singing plant, a sadistic dentist, and sweet and oblivious love between two skid-row denizens into a... Based on the Roger Corman cult classic, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS slams together twisted humor, a singing plant, a sadistic dentist, and sweet and oblivious love between two skid-row denizens into a rollicking musical well worth watching again and again. Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene portray perfectly clumsy Seymour and bubbly but easily dominated Audrey as they search for a way off skid row. A strange and unusual plant Seymour found after an eclipse might be their ticket out, but the plant Seymour calls Audrey II also desires a strange and unusual food: blood. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, Orin, a dentist who enjoys inflicting pain (played to the hilt by Steve Martin), is the first to go, but who will be next? And will Audrey II's hunger ever end? Moranis and Greene sing with verve and passion, making each song a joy, and the cartoonish sets recall a stage musical even as Frank Oz wields the camera skillfully to make the most of the movie format. Fans of musicals shouldn't miss this movie, and nonfans will soon be converts. [More]

Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia

Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia, John Candy, Bill Murray, James Belushi, Christopher Guest, Tisha Campbell

Director: Frank Oz

Director: Frank Oz

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Jan 27, 1998

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One and a half hours of freaky, scary nonsense set to a killer doo-wop soundtrack.

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08/25/08
Channel 4 Film

You can try not liking this adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical hit -- it has no polish and a pushy way with a gag -- but the movie sneaks up on you, about as subtly as Audrey II.

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08/25/08
Richard Corliss
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A fractured, funny production transported rather reluctantly from the stage to the screen.

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08/25/08
Variety Staff
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For all its expensive excess, fails to recapture the spirit of the original.

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08/25/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Oz was no doubt hired to handle the plant monster puppet, but his brisk, lightweight direction spreads satisfyingly across the entire movie.

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07/04/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

a classic black comedy musical

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03/08/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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No review available.

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12/29/06
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

This wild and witty musical is great fun.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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11/01/05
Cole Smithey
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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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It's the professionalism that I admire.

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01/31/05
Kevin A. Ranson
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01/27/05
Fred Topel
About.com

No review available.

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01/19/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

I'm in love with Ellen Greene!

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01/08/05
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

The offbeat nature of the story, the wayward characters and the forgettable musical numbers make the film unappealing in every way.

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08/25/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Both exuberant and mean-spirited, it's just a great musical comedy.

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07/22/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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06/19/04
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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03/22/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Not as good as the Roger Corman original, but you have to love the songs.

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12/11/03
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

[H]ilariously pathetic for the extremely minor aspirations of its down-on-their-luck characters...

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10/31/03
MaryAnn Johanson
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