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Hilarious, tacky black comedy from 1960 that may be the best film by B-picture master Roger Corman, other than Bucket of Blood, made about the same time with the same writer, Charles Griffith. Seymour (Jonathan Haze) is an assistant in a skid-row flower shop who's on the point of losing his job when the unusual plant he's developed turns the store into a major attraction. The only problem is that the plant needs human blood to live, all the while crying, "Feed me! FEED ME!" Luckily, Seymour causes a series of inadvertent deaths that more than make up for the food shortage. Jack Nicholson provides a comic sidebar as a masochistic nutter visiting a dentist's office. Giggling and wild-eyed from the same impulse that might lead others to read scandal sheets, he can be seen in the dentist's waiting room reading aloud from Pain magazine. Famous for having the shortest shooting schedule on record (two days and a night), The Little Shop of Horrors spawned an off-Broadway musical that was in turn made into a successful film in 1986, starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. It was in just this quick-shoot atmosphere that Corman nurtured the careers of many of America's most celebrated film directors; this little shop of honours included Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Demme. --Jim Gay
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This has to be one of the top films ever made. The plot of the film is the story of a nerdy, unsuccessful shop assistant, Seymour, who finds a mysterious blood-eating plant that brings him success and riches, only to discover it is intent on taking over the world. Add to this a naive heroine, scheming shopkeeper, sadistic dentist (Steve Martin at his best), and a host of cameos; you get a fantasticly worked musical black comedy that plays on the classic b-movie genre. With superb music from pre-Disney Alan Menkin (Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics and script from Howard Ashman, muscials rarely come any better than this. 5 stars barely comes near to doing this film justice.....buy it now!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
If your into all that horror stuff...then change because this is not horror. It's the best film that I have ever seen. It has so many songs that are so catchy you just can't keep up. No matter how bad a singer you are try it it's fun. A great film for the whole family to watch! So next time you go and buy plants make sure that there wasn't just a total eclipse of the sun!
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By "evillink"
Format:DVD
If ever a film deserved accolades for bringing a successful Broadway musical to screen,it's Litttle Shop Of Horrors. It deserves it more so than other film adaptations like West Side Story, as it brings something entirely new into the experience. It's definetly a hilarious film, and every song is instantly unforgettable.
This DVD also includes a good 40 minutes + of bonus material that is quite intereting and funny to watch. There's also a commentary by the Director Frank Oz, which is very informative and pleasant. And another excellent feature is to watch the film, so that only the songs get played without the sounds of the film.
It's nice but if you've got the films soundtrack, it's rather pointless.
If you love musicals or just love comedies, this is a film you can't go wrong with.
Bill Murrays performance alone should warrant it's purchase.
This DVD also includes a good 40 minutes + of bonus material that is quite intereting and funny to watch. There's also a commentary by the Director Frank Oz, which is very informative and pleasant. And another excellent feature is to watch the film, so that only the songs get played without the sounds of the film.
It's nice but if you've got the films soundtrack, it's rather pointless.
If you love musicals or just love comedies, this is a film you can't go wrong with.
Bill Murrays performance alone should warrant it's purchase.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
quick
bloody hell what more can I say I ordered it then it was here very quick but it being a book better packing is needed the corners were a bit bent
Published 1 day ago by Michael Quinlan
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this film
I bought this after seeing a theatre production of LSoH. I have watched the dvd again and again; I can't get enough!
Published 5 days ago by Rachel Kane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb!
Just a top top film! Great cast, top tunes, and great for all the family! You'll watch it time and again.
I even bought the soundtrack!
I even bought the soundtrack!
Published 6 days ago by Craig
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Little Shop Of Horrors review by Ray.
Very entertaining.I actually bought this to learn some of the songs that I was to sing in a show.The show was a collection of songs from west end shows and we performed three... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Ray
4.0 out of 5 stars
great sing along film
love this film
I bought it as a replacement for VHS
watch it once then singalong time and time again
I bought it as a replacement for VHS
watch it once then singalong time and time again
Published 1 month ago by Helen Rice
3.0 out of 5 stars
funny, cheesy plant
When he got the 1986 version he saw on the doccumentary the 1960 version so he had me buying it.
It wasn't what he would have hoped for but I guess it wasn't half bad.
It wasn't what he would have hoped for but I guess it wasn't half bad.
Published 1 month ago by Julie Forrester
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
an ageless cult film you must have in your collection of alternative musicals, if like me you love to hold a dvd and the box it comes in
Published 1 month ago by Helen Kempson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius
Brilliant comedy / musical. Good for all the family yet not so childish that adults won't enjoy it. Some properly funny moments.
Published 1 month ago by Paul Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars
got it quick, works fine
it arrived when they said it would and worked fine , i just love this film, love the songs, and will watch it again and again
Published 1 month ago by julie holt
5.0 out of 5 stars
film for all ages
I loved it as a child and pleased to share with my kids - they enjoyed it but not loved it
Published 1 month ago by kindle reader
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