FilmPG-13Monster & Creature Comedy Horror

Little Shop of Horrors1986

Name: Little Shop of Horrors
Genre: Monster & Creature, Comedy Horror
Released: 1986-12-19
Rating: 7.3

“A singing plant. A daring hero. A sweet girl. A demented dentist. It's the most outrageous musical comedy in years.”

Directed by Frank Oz

7.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.1Rotten Tomatoes 91%Metacritic 81TMDB 7.0

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On the charts

#4·Top Horror Movies of 1986 #16·Top Horror Movies of the 1980s #18·Top Comedy Horror Films #23·Top Monster & Creature Films

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Year

1986

Runtime

94 min

Box Office

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$53,964,308

Domestic

$39,032,001

🏆 Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 14 nominations total

The premise

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 it’s supper.

Horror Vault's take

Down-on-his-luck flower shop assistant Seymour discovers a bizarre, otherworldly plant that could finally turn his miserable Skid Row existence around — if he's willing to feed its increasingly sinister appetite. Equal parts Broadway spectacle and creature-feature nightmare, this beloved musical horror-comedy pairs catchy Motown-influenced songs with a genuinely dark fable about what people sacrifice for love and success. Rick Moranis anchors the film as the lovably hapless Seymour, while the monstrous Audrey II — brought to life through extraordinary puppetry — steals every scene it devours. It's a gleefully twisted ride that never lets you forget there's real menace lurking beneath the laughs.

Content: Violence, Dark Themes, Comedic Depictions Of Abuse