{"id":71102,"date":"2021-04-05T10:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71102"},"modified":"2021-09-25T22:50:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T05:50:30","slug":"little-shop-of-horrors-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71102","title":{"rendered":"Little Shop of Horrors (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Excuse me: I couldn&#8217;t help noticing that strange and unusual plant!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster-191x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-71104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster-651x1024.png 651w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster-172x270.png 172w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Poster.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn unsuccessful flower shop owner (Vincent Gardenia) is happy when his nebbishy employee (Rick Moranis) purchases a small, unusual plant that draws massive attention to his business. However, Seymour (Moranis) soon finds that his plant needs more than the usual substances to survive, and turns to the sadistic boyfriend (Steve Martin) of his beloved co-worker (Ellen Greene) as a source of sustenance.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Bill Murray Films<\/li>\n<li>Dentists<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Killer Plants<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Steve Martin Films<\/li>\n<li>World Domination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrank Oz directed this enjoyable adaptation of an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical)\">off-off Broadway horror-comedy musical<\/a> which was itself inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35725\">Roger Corman&#8217;s quirky b&#038;w cult favorite from 1960<\/a>. It moves quickly, building on the intriguing storyline in Corman&#8217;s original (scripted by Charles B. Griffith) while taking it to even wilder extremes and with much more color (and music). Speaking of music, it&#8217;s integral to the script, with each song (by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Ashman\">playwright\/lyricist Howard Ashman<\/a>) helping to move the narrative and\/or character development forward (they&#8217;re all quite catchy). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song.png 1280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Song-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers.png 1280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Singers-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most impressive, however, is Frank Oz&#8217;s puppeteering of &#8220;Audrey II&#8221;, which grows from a tiny and seemingly harmless potted houseplant:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant.png 1280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Houseplant-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to a fully-grown force-to-be-reckoned-with: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized.png 1280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Audrey-Midsized-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[SPOILERS] <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to a Godzilla-like monstrosity that has taken over the Earth: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla.png 1280w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horror-Godzilla-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(This ultra-dark, apocalyptic ending was the original one conceived and filmed by Oz; it was altered to something cheerier for theatrical release, but has now been restored.) <\/p>\n<p>Also amusing are various cameos by comedic favorites &#8212; especially Steve Martin and Bill Murray&#8217;s interactions as a sadistic dentist who encounters his most enthusiastic patient <em>ever<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Leads.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Steve Martin as Dr. Scrivello<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Martin.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bill Murray as Martin&#8217;s sadomasochistic dental patient<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Murray.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Truly impressive puppeteering<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Shop-of-Horrors-Plant.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A most enjoyable soundtrack\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091419\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/12\/19\/movies\/the-screen-little-shop-of-horrors.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/littleshopofhorrorspg13kempley_a0cacd.htm\">Washington Post Review (Rita Kempley)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/littleshopofhorrorspg13attanasio_a0ad85.htm\">Washington Post Review (Paul Attanasio)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/little-shop-of-horrors-musical-1986.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/littleshop2.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Excuse me: I couldn&#8217;t help noticing that strange and unusual plant!&#8221; Synopsis: An unsuccessful flower shop owner (Vincent Gardenia) is happy when his nebbishy employee (Rick Moranis) purchases a small, unusual plant that draws massive attention to his business. However, Seymour (Moranis) soon finds that his plant needs more than the usual substances to survive, and turns to the sadistic boyfriend (Steve Martin) of his beloved co-worker (Ellen Greene) as a source of sustenance. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71102\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71102"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76513,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71102\/revisions\/76513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}