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Little Shop of Horrors (1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American horror comedy musical film directed by Frank Oz. It is an adaptation of the 1982 off-Broadway musical of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, which is itself an adaptation of the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors by director Roger Corman. The film, which centers on a floral ...
Dec 19, 1986 · Little Shop of Horrors: Directed by Frank Oz. With Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia. A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
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- Comedy, Horror, Musical
- Frank Oz
- 1986-12-19
- Rick Moranis (Seymour Krelborn) Lovesick plant enthusiast Seymour Krelborn was sung to life by Rick Moranis. Before he was "Suddenly Seymour," Moranis was a performer on the sketch comedy series SCTV alongside future stars John Candy and Catherine O'Hara.
- Ellen Greene (Audrey) Ellen Greene played Seymour's vulnerable love interest, Audrey. A Tony nominee for her work in The Three Penny Opera, Greene originated the role of Audrey in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop, and director Frank Oz fought for her to be cast in the movie.
- Vincent Gardenia (Mr. Mushnik) Vincent Gardenia played the harsh flower shop owner Mr. Mushnik. Prior to Little Shop, the Italian-born actor won a Tony in 1972 for The Prisoner of Second Avenue and received an Oscar nomination for his work in Bang the Drum Slowly in 1973.
- Steve Martin (Orin Scrivello, DDS) Steve Martin channeled his best impression of the King to play sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello, DDS. Frank Oz told The Hollywood Reporter the character's rockabilly swagger was Martin's idea.
- Alexandra Schonfeld
- Rick Moranis as Seymour. When Rick Moranis stepped into the role of Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, the actor already had years of experience under his belt after first being featured on Second City Television (SCTV) in 1980.
- Ellen Greene as Audrey. Ellen Greene had appeared on the screen and on stage before she landed the on-screen role of Audrey in the 1986 film — including both the Off-Off and Off-Broadway productions.
- Vincent Gardenia as Mushnik. Prior to landing the role of Mushnik in the film, Vincent Gardenia had already won a Tony Award for his performance in 1972’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue as well as an Oscar nod for 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly.
- Levi Stubbs as Audrey II. Many were already familiar with Levi Stubbs’ voice when he lent it to the film as the voice of Audrey II — the blood-thirsty plant — as he was the lead singer of The Four Tops starting in the 1950s.
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 Seymour 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.
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Seymour, an orphan and a nerd, is taken in and given a job by Mr. Mushnik, the owner of a run down Florists in the seedy part of town. Seymour spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of the shop assistant, Audrey. One day, just after an eclipse of the Sun, Seymour discovers a strange plant. He buys it and names is Audrey II.
