Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.
Jonathan Haze
Seymour Krelborn
Jackie Joseph
Audrey Fulquard
Mel Welles
Gravis Mushnick
Dick Miller
Burson Fouch
Myrtle Vail
Winifred Krelborn
Karyn Kupcinet
Shirley
Toby Michaels
Teenage Girl
Leola Wendorff
Siddie Shiva
Lynn Storey
Mrs. Hortense Feuchtwanger
Wally Campo
Det. Sgt. Joe Fink / Narrator
Jack Nicholson
Wilbur Force
Jack Warford
Det. Frank Stoolie
Meri Welles
Leonora Clyde
John Herman Shaner
Dr. Phoebus Farb
Dodie Drake
Waitress
Charles B. Griffith
Screaming Patient/ Audrey Junior (voice) / Burglar (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Man in Crowd Outside Shop (uncredited)
Jack Griffin
Drunk (uncredited)
Robert Coogan
Tramp (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Roger Corman
Screenplay
Charles B. Griffith
February 20, 2018
5
RELEASED IN 1960 and directed by Roger Corman, “Little Shop of Horrors” stars Jonathan Haze as Seymour, a klutzy worker at a Los Angeles Skid Row florist shop. On the verge of getting fired by the owner (Mel Welles), the young man brings his weird hybrid plant to the store to spur business. Unbeknownst to Seymour, it requires flesh & blood to grow and live. Jackie Joseph plays the other worker at the shop and Seymour’s potential girlfriend. A very young Jack Nicholson appears as a patient at a dentist office for about 8 minutes.
Back when this was released I’m sure the black humor was almost scandalous (e.g. Seymour feeding body parts to the ravenous plant), but Corman got away with it because it’s such an inane, quirky comedy. A lot of the humor didn’t work for me and I personally don’t like black & white. But there are enough amusing elements to make it worth checking out and Jackie possesses a winsome sweetness that’s a pleasure to behold. Filmed in late December, 1959, the late 50s/early 60s ambiance is a highlight.
THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 12 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles. WRITER: Charles B. Griffith. ADDITIONAL CAST: Toby Michaels and Karyn Kupcinet are on hand as high school girls in need of flowers for a float.
GRADE: C
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$30,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00