The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 13min
- Comedy, Horror
- 05 Aug 1960 (USA)
- Movie
A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jonathan Haze | ... |
Seymour Krelborn
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| Jackie Joseph | ... |
Audry Fulquard
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| Mel Welles | ... |
Gravis Mushnik
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| Dick Miller | ... |
Fouch
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| Myrtle Vail | ... |
Winifred Krelborn
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| Karyn Kupcinet | ... |
Shirley
(as Tammy Windsor)
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| Toby Michaels | ... |
Shirley's Friend
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| Leola Wendorff | ... |
Mrs. Shiva
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Lynn Storey | ... |
Mrs. Hortense Feuchtwanger
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| Wally Campo | ... |
Sgt. Joe Fink / Narrator
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| Jack Warford | ... |
Detective Frank Stoolie
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| Meri Welles | ... |
Leonora Clyde
(as Merri Welles)
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John Herman Shaner | ... |
Dr. Phoebus Farb
(as John Shaner)
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| Jack Nicholson | ... |
Wilbur Force
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Dodie Drake | ... |
Waitress
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Coogan | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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| Jack Griffin | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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| Charles B. Griffith | ... |
Kloy Haddock - Hold-up Man / Screaming Patient / Audrey Junior (uncredited) (voice)
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| Frank Mills | ... |
Man in Crowd Outside Shop (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roger Corman | ||
Written by
| Charles B. Griffith | ... | (screenplay) (as Charles Griffith) |
| Roger Corman | ... | (co-writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Fred Katz | ||
| Ronald Stein | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Archie R. Dalzell | ... | (photographer) (as Archie Dalzell) |
| Vilis Lapenieks | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Marshall Neilan Jr. | ||
Art Direction by
| Daniel Haller | ||
Makeup Department
| Harry Thomas | ... | makeup |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Dixon | ... | assistant director |
| Charles B. Griffith | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Mel Welles | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Karl Brainard | ... | property master (as Carl Brainard) |
Sound Department
| Philip Mitchell | ... | sound recordist (as Phillip Mitchell) |
| Jim Dixon | ... | sound recordist: exterior sequences (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- The Filmgroup (presents)
- Santa Clara Productions
Distributors
- The Filmgroup (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (presents)
- Astral Films (1960) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Inopia Films (1960) (Spain) (tv)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (double bill with "Black Sunday")
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1963) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Hemdale Film Distribution (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Vestron Video International (1987) (Australia) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (United States) (theatrical) (unconfirmed)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
- Alpha Video Distributors (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1998) (Finland) (tv) (TV2)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- SubTV (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Weton Wesgram (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- M.I.B. (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (tv)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Another World Entertainment (2007) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Astro Distribution (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pan Vision Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (colorized)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Synergy Entertainment (2007) (World-wide) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Legend Films (2008) (United States) (DVD) (restored)
- Spectra Filmworks (2010) (United States) (VHS)
- Legend Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Horndog Studios (2013) (United States)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- SGL Entertainment (2016) (World-wide)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2017) (World-wide) (restored HD)
- Premium Cine (2019) (Non-US)
- 3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
- Gemini Entertainment (2021) (Japan) (video) (VOD)
- WVG Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD) (Roger Corman Edition)
- Allied Artists Television (United States) (tv)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- BuckRay TV (2022) (United States) (video)
- LaserDisc. (Japan) (VHS)
- Mistar (Finland) (VHS)
- ROKiT FLIX (2023) (United States)
- Sirius Publishing (1996) (United States) (video) (CD-ROM)
- Starmaker Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
- United American Video (1987) (United States) (VHS) (EP Mode)
- Vestron Video International (Finland) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Vidmark Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Vidmark Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS) (reprint)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ryder Sound Services (sound recording)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.)
- Legend Films (colorization: 2006)
- Legend Films (restoration: 2006)
Storyline
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When clumsy Seymour Krelborn spoils two of a client's flowers, his boss Gravis Mushnick is ready to fire him from his flower shop until Seymour says he has mixed two different breeds of plant at home to create the "Audrey Jr." hybrid. Mushnick agrees to give Seymour another chance, and the next day Seymour brings in Audrey Jr., which becomes Mushnick's pride and joy and draws interest from his other employee Audrey Fulquard and more and more of their clients. Suddenly the plant ails, and Seymour accidentally learns that she likes blood. Upset because he doesn't know how to feed her, he walks along the railroad track and throws a stone that accidentally hits the head of a man who falls on the track and a train runs over him. Seymour takes pieces of the body back to the shop and discovers that the plant likes human flesh. The next morning, Audrey Jr. has grown and become the attraction of the shop. But how will Seymour feed his plant again? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | The flowers that kill in the Spring TRA-LA See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $27,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) was shot on a budget of $22,500 to $28,000 (about $240,000 in 2019), with interiors being shot about two days, utilizing sets that had been left standing from A Bucket of Blood (1959). See more » |
| Goofs | Mel Welles's character name is spelled as "Mushnik" in the end credits, but appears as "Mushnick" on the sign outside his shop. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Saturday the 14th (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Auld Lang Syne See more » |
| Quotes |
Fouch:
Besides, I've got to get home. My wife's making gardenias for dinner. See more » |