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Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Frank Oz

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia ...

6.7

13,335

Musical. Comedy. Horror Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper. Soon enough, Seymour feeds Audrey's sadistic ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"At a time when so many movies show such cold-blooded calculation, here's one heedless enough to be fun (...) The movie has the offhand charm of something that was concocted over the weekend (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"This large-scale new film version has just the right mixture of playfulness, tunefulness and blood lust."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"With several triumphant musical numbers, an original villain, a smart and witty script, a cute romance (...) this Little Shop of Horrors offers countless delights during its 94-minute running time."
		Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"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"

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