[H]ilariously pathetic for the extremely minor aspirations of its down-on-their-luck characters...
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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Reviews for Little Shop of Horrors
A lively and frequently hilarious adaptation of the the Menken-Ashman stage musical.
Made tolerable by Steve Martin and the talking plant. Everyone else in this film is nails-on-blackboard annoying.
Has aged about as well as any film about a singing house plant with an appetite for flesh could.
It takes a little genius to turn a Z-grade Corman horror flick into a hit musical comedy… and a little more to sucessfully return it to the big screen.
The film represents a rare example where Hollywood has applied itself rigorously to material that might somehow seem beneath it with wholly satisfying results.
One of the most memorable viewing experiences of the previous decade.
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