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• Little Shop of Horrors is a film musical about a nerdy florist named Seymour (Rick Moranis) who raises a man-eating plant while harboring a secret crush for his co-worker, Audrey (Ellen Greene).

  The film was an adaptation of an off-Broadway musical which was also an adaptation of a 1960s black comedy film by Roger Corman. The Roger Corman film was made for $30,000 USD while the 1986 film cost $30 million. Little Shop did not initially have a huge impact in movie theaters, but now has a cult status amongst some moviegoers.

• Fast Facts

  1. Released: December 19, 1986
  2. Directed by: Frank Oz
  3. Writer: Howard Ashman
  4. Music: Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Miles Goodman
  5. Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, Steve Martin, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, John Candy, Bill Murray, James Belushi
  6. Tagline: "Don't feed the plants."

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  Steve Martin | Frank Oz | James Belushi | John Candy | Christopher Guest | Bill Murray | Warner Bros.

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