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Production Year: 1960 - Horror - Director: Roger Corman - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance more

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King of the B's director Roger Corman shot this crazy beat-era classic in a mere two days, but it packs plenty of inspired lunacy and clever bits in its 70-minute running time....
more...Jonathan Haze stars as clumsy assistant florist Seymour, who saves his job in Mr. Mushnik's skid-row flower shop when he brings in a unique man-eating plant. The problem is, it's a very hungry plant--every night it opens its huge jaws and demands to be fed, forcing poor Seymour to take to the street in search of victims lest he disappoint his boss and his adoring girlfriend Audrey (Jackie Joseph). From a zingy script by Charles Griffith, this hilarious black comedy overflows with great ideas and characters: Corman regular Dick Miller plays a hipster who eats flowers, and a very young Jack Nicholson takes a memorable turn as a masochistic dental patient. DRAGNET-style detective Joe Fink (Wally Campo) narrates as he slowly begins to track the killer down. This oft-revived favourite still generates plenty of laughs and chills, deserving of repeat viewings.





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little shop of horrors - the original version
A review by magoogy on The Little Shop Of Horrors DVD
June 17th, 2007


Author's product rating:   The Little Shop Of Horrors DVD - rated by magoogy

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Weak 
How does it compare to similar films? Outstanding 

Advantages: brilliant
Disadvantages: black and white

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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this original version is by far the best - the actors are a lot better than the later version - you have;-

Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail

this version is in black and white which for some reason makes it scarier than the updated version.

The basic plot is that a nerdy florist called seymour falls in love with audrey and names one of his plants (a venus flytrap) after her - he spends most of his day tending to the plant and singing to it and calls it audrey after his beloved. The plant develops a taste for human flesh and begins to eat people....seymour struggles to control his plant as it gets bigger and bigger and more out of control...

very funny but scary at the same time.... 
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How does it compare to others by the same director? Outstanding 
Value for Money Excellent 
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