Little Shop of Horrors, The

The Little Shop of Horrors

Credits
Title:	The Little Shop of Horrors
Director:	Roger Corman
Writers:	Charles B. Griffith
Producers:	Roger Corman
Composer:	Fred Katz
Cinematography:	Archie Dalzell
Editors:	Marshall Neilan, Jr.
Production
Distributed by:	The Filmgroup American International Pictures
Released:	August 5th, 1960
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	72 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Little Shop of Horrors is an American independent feature film of the comedy and horror genres. It was directed by Roger Corman with a screenplay written by Charles B. Griffith. It was produced by The Filmgroup and released through American International Pictures. It premiered in the United States on August 5th, 1960. The film stars Jonathan Haze as Seymour Krelboined - a clumsy employee of florist Gravis Mushnick (Mel Welles), who operates a small shop out of the Skid Row district of Los Angeles. Despite being perpetually on the cusp of being fired, Seymour save his job by introducing his boss to a new type of plant - one that will drum up interest in his shop. He names it Audrey after his girlfriend Audrey Fulquard, played by Jackie Joseph. What makes Seymour's plant so unique is that it is carniverous... and it talks! As the plant continues to shout "Feed me!" in Seymour's direction, the inept shop clerk must now find a way to satisfy its need... for human flesh!

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Jonathan Haze	Seymour Krelboined
Jackie Joseph	Audrey Fulquard
Mel Welles	Gravis Mushnick
Dick Miller	Burson Fouch
Myrtle Vail	Winifred Krelboined
Tammy Windsor	Shirley
Toby Michaels	Shirley's friend
Leola Wendorff	Mrs. Shiva
Lynn Storey	Hortense Feuchtwanger
Wally Campo	Sergeant Joe Fink
Jack Warford	Detective Frank Stoolie
Merri Welles	Leonora Clyde
John Shaner	Doctor Phoebus Farb
Jack Nicholson	Wilbur Force
Dodie Drake	Waitress

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline for this film is "The store with more". Another tagline is "The funniest picture this year!"
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There are a total of fifteen credited cast members in this film.
This movie was remade as a comedy musical in 1986 with the shortened title Little Shop of Horrors. It was directed by Frank Oz and written by Howard Ashman. It stars Rick Moranis as Seymour Krelborn with Vincent Gardenia as Mushnik, and Steve Martin as Doctor Orin Scrivello.
Many of the set pieces used from this film were recycled from A Bucket of Blood, which had been released the previous year.
Due to the studio shutting down the set pieces, Roger Corman only had two days to shoot this film. Filming began on December 28th, 1959 and concluded the following evening.
Most of the scenes were filmed in Los Angeles (Skid Row, Central City East, and Downtown) with the final chase scene being shot in Lynwood. The scene where Seymour accidentally contributes to the hobo's death was filmed at the Santa Fe Rail Yards.
Actress Karyn Kupcinet is credited as Tammy Windsor in this film.
Actress Meri Welles is credited as Merri Welles in this film.
Actor John Herman Shaner is credited as John Shaner in this film.
Screenwriter Charles B. Griffith played numerous bit roles in this film. He played Kloy Haddock - the criminal who held Seymour Krelboined at gunpoint. He played the screaming patient in Doctor Farb's dentist office, and he was the voice of Audrey, Jr., the man-eating plant.
This is actor Jack Nicholson's fourth feature film. Even though he has a minor scene in the movie, Nicholson's name and face will go on to appear in promotional material and video release artwork in the years following his rise to stardom.
The Little Shop of Horrors has a rating of 3.8 on Letterboxed.
Actress Karyn Kupcinet was murdered by a person or person's unknown on November 28th, 1963 in her apartment in West Hollywood. Her body was discovered by future Lost in Space actor Mark Goddard and his wife, Marcia. The Los Angeles Police Department noted that she had been strangled to death, and ruled it a homicide. The case remains unsolved to this day.
At the time of filming, actress Meri Welles was the wife of actor Mel Welles. Fourteen years after filming this movie, Meri passed away from a heart attack on August 27th, 1973. She was 36-years-old.
Actors Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, John Shaner, and Lynn Storey all appeared together in A Bucket of Blood.
Dick Miller was originally offered the role of Seymour Krelboined, but turned it down feeling it was too similar to his character from A Bucket of Blood. Instead, he took on the smaller role of flower-chomping vegan Burson Fouch.
Screenwriter Charles B. Griffith is the grandson of Myrtle Vail, who plays Seymour's mother in this film.

Recommendations[]

A Bucket of Blood
House on Haunted Hill
Little Shop of Horrors
Raven, The
Terror, The

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