Little Shop of Horrors

Name: Little Shop of Horrors
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy, Musical
Released: December 19, 1986
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Ellen Greene, Rick Moranis, Vincent Gardenia

1986

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 19, 1986 | PG-13

Starring: Ellen Greene, Rick Moranis, Vincent Gardenia

Summary: When geeky Seymour Krelborn discovers a very strange and unusual plant, business starts to turn around at the flower shop where he works and (sadly) lives. When the plant's health is threatened, Seymour desperately discovers the gory secret to keeping it alive. As Seymour grows more and more anemic and the number of bandages adorning hisWhen geeky Seymour Krelborn discovers a very strange and unusual plant, business starts to turn around at the flower shop where he works and (sadly) lives. When the plant's health is threatened, Seymour desperately discovers the gory secret to keeping it alive. As Seymour grows more and more anemic and the number of bandages adorning his fingers mounts, the plant thrives, business booms and Seymour gets the girl. But as the plant grows bigger, so does its demand for the life-nourishing liquid is craves and Seymour must discover other, bigger sources for feeding it...like the sadistic dentist next door.… Expand

Director: Frank Oz

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy, Musical

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 94 min

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Rita Kempley

The Little Shop of Horrors is a thoroughly original adaptation, if that's possible. With its toe-tapping cadences, its class cast and its king-sized cabbage, it's destined to become a classic of camp comedy. It's vege-magic. Read full review

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Gerald Nachman

Little Shop of Horrors is consistently amusing and churns with non-stop musical momentum, plus a few old-time Disney touches. This time, it's easy being green. [19 Dec 1986, p.79]

Michael Wilmington

A lot of this horrific Little Shop is not only sweet, melodic, funny and oddly idealistic, it's even, well, tasty. [19 Dec 1986, p.1]

Pat Graham

Rick Moranis is properly nerdish as the flower-shop attendant who keeps his carnivorous charge supplied with a steady stream of human plasma, and Ellen Greene makes a good scatterbrained innocent in the ersatz Broadway mold, but the best moments in this 1987 release belong to Dr. Steve Martin as a dentist with a professional yen for pain. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

The pleasures of Little Shop carry you past its dull stretches -- you enjoy its quick-witted wordplay, inventive sketch comedy and the Broadway- and Motown-influenced music (by Alan Menken). And most of all, you enjoy watching a story told through song, as the Hollywood musical, with its glitz and sass, is reborn. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Although an impressive technical achievement, the film itself is a rather overblown and overhyped affair--which, for all its expensive excess, fails to recapture the spirit of the original. Read full review

Empire Staff (Not Credited)

Some of the slower tunes tend to grind but the sort of musical/ retro irony is still amusing in places. Not if you don't like dentists though. Read full review

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JurassicParkFan

Dec 24, 2014

Great Funny Movie. Even My Dad Loved It. The Story is easy to Follow, Great Characters, Catchy Music, and a great villian. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

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SparklinDiamond

Apr 27, 2014

This movie is amusing from start to finish. The songs are unbelievably catchy! The characters are hilarious and the story line is just funny really. As a lover of musicals this is definitely a light hearted one with a slightly dark twist that you can enjoy. It is definitely unique! I alsoThis movie is amusing from start to finish. The songs are unbelievably catchy! The characters are hilarious and the story line is just funny really. As a lover of musicals this is definitely a light hearted one with a slightly dark twist that you can enjoy. It is definitely unique! I also love Rick Moranis, Steve Martin and Ellen Greene in their roles, they are perfect!… Expand