Little Shop of Horrors
Brief Synopsis
A timid shop clerk discovers a plant from outer space that lives on blood.
Cast & Crew
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Frank Oz
Director
Rick Moranis
Ellen Greene
Steve Martin
Vincent Gardenia
James Belushi
Film Details
Also Known As
Pequena Loja dos Horrores, A, petite boutique des horreurs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Musical
Adaptation
Comedy
Horror
Music
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Synopsis
Lonely nerd Seymour Krelborn works in Mushnik's flower shop on skid row, enduring constant criticism from Mr. Mushnik and hiding his crush on co-worker Audrey. When Seymour finds an odd, unidentified plant, he names it after Audrey. But the plant doesn't use soil, water, and sunshine like other plants, and is wilting until Seymour accidentally discovers that it needs blood. Audrey II becomes a neighborhood attraction, bringing business to the shop and celebrity to Seymour. The now enormous Audrey II talks to Seymour when no one is around. It gets hungrier every day and Seymour is getting weak from feeding it his blood. So when it presses him to kill for him, Seymour brings back the body of Audrey's abusive boyfriend. Audrey and Seymour reveal their mutual love for each other, but their happiness is threatened when Mushnik accuses Seymour of murder. So Audrey II protects his meal ticket by eating Mushnik. Guilt-ridden Seymour has switched the menu to ground chuck when he learns that his plant is really a space alien out for world domination. After a violent fight, Seymour electrocutes the menace, and he and Audrey marry and move to the suburbs.
Director
Frank Oz
Director
Cast
Rick Moranis
Ellen Greene
Steve Martin
Vincent Gardenia
James Belushi
Tisha Campbell-martin
John Candy
Christopher Guest
Adeen Fogle
Barbara Rosenblat
Michael J Shannon
Alan Tilvern
Gary Palmer
Frank Dux
Bob Sherman
Peter Whitman
John Scott Martin
Judith Morse
Levi Stubbs
Voice
Stanley Jones
Narrator
Bertice Reading
Michelle Weeks
Bill Murray
Miriam Margoyles
Bob Sessions
Paul Reynolds
Danny Cunningham
Abbie Dabner
Kevin Scott
Paul Swaby
Kerry Shale
Danny John Jules
Melissa Wiltsie
Stephen Hoye
Mildred Shay
Mak Wilson
Kelly Huntley
Heather Henson
Doreen Hermitage
Robert Arden
Edward Wiley
Vincent Wong
Tichina Arnold
Crew
Madeline Adams
Other
John Alagna
Other
David Allan
Medic
Marit Allen
Costume Designer
Sherry Amott
Other
Andy Andrews
Cashier
Eric Angelson
Production Supervisor
Martin Antony
Other
Tony Antony
Other
Lynda Armstrong
Makeup
Anthony Asbury
Other
Robert Ash
Sound Dubbing
Howard Ashman
Screenplay
Howard Ashman
Theme Lyrics
Howard Ashman
Music
Donald Austen
Other
Valerie Baiaedi
Graphics
David Barclay
Other
Michael Barclay
Other
James Barton
Other
Joan Barton
Other
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutting
Nicholas Baum
Graphics
Michael Bayliss
Other
Fiona Beaumont
Animatronics
Ailsa Berk
Other
Robert Billig
Music Arranger
Tessa Billyeald
Other
Brent Blair
Animatronics
John Blakeley
Visual Effects
Bob Bornstein
Music
Lynn Bowen
Other
Richard Braine
Other
Bob Bridges
Other
Martin Bridle
Other
Fiona Benyon Brown
Other
Simon Brown
Other
Bob Buckles
Other
David Bulbeck
Other
Ron Butcher
Sound
David Cadwallader
Key Grip
Michael N Caputo
Graphics
Mark Challenor
Office Runner
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects
Georgia Clarke
Other
Marcus Clarke
Other
Braden Clary
Graphics
Murray Close
Photography
Lyle Conway
Visual Effects
Richard Coombs
Other
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Susan Coursey
Other
Simon Cox
Video Playback
Phillip Cullum
Other
Debbie Cumming
Other
Tony D'amico
Other
Phil Dabson
Animatronics
Sue Dacre
Other
Alison Darke
Other
Allan Davies
Accounting Assistant
Tessa Davies
Set Decorator
Philomena Davis
Visual Effects
Ron Davis
Sound Effects
Val Demeter
Assistant
James Devis
Director Of Photography
Steve Donald
Animatronics
Paul Dooley
Assistant
Lisa Dorney
Assistant Editor
Joseph Doyle
Other
Sanford Duke
Other
Phil Easton
Other
Mary Edwards
Other
Steve Eels
Carpenter
Rebecca Einfeld
Assistant Editor
Kinnereth Ellentuck
Other
David Elsey
Animatronics
Philip Elton
Other
Graham Emery
Propman
Paul Engelen
Makeup Supervisor
Chris Eveleigh
Mechanical Special Effects
Michael Faerman
Graphics
Geoff Felix
Other
John Fenner
Art Director
Bran Ferren
Titles
Bran Ferren
Special Effects
Graham Fletcher
Other
Nancy Fogarty
Music Editor
Carl Fortina
Music Contractor
Celestia Fox
Casting
Gareth Francis
Office Runner
Pamela Mann Francis
Script Supervisor
Robert C Francis
Other
Kevin Fraser
Grip
John A Frith
Motion Control
Denise Frost
Post-Production Coordinator
Graeme Galvin
Other
Martin Gant
Visual Effects
Pat Garrett
Choreographer
Joan Garrick
Other
Michael Gaster
Animatronics
Bob Gaudio
Music
Bob Gaudio
Music Producer
Bob Gaudio
Music Arranger
Robert Gavin
Editor
David Geffen
Producer
William S. Gilmore Jr.
Line Producer
Robert W Glass
Sound
Andy Glen
Music Editor
Miles Goodman
Original Music
David W Gray
Consultant
David Greenaway
Other
Jo Gregory
Production Accountant
Barbara Griffiths
Animatronics
Martin Gutteridge
Special Effects
Mike Halford
Other
Stephen Hamilton
Visual Effects
Jane Harding
Other
Gregory M Harker
Graphics
Charles F Harrison
Motion Control
Joanna Hart
Music
Chester T Hartwell
Other
Robert Hatt
Animatronics
David Hayes
Visual Effects
Leslie Haynes
Other
Nick Heckstall-smith
Assistant Director
Jim Henrikson
Music Coordinator
Brian Henson
Other
Kevin Herd
Mechanical Special Effects
Penny Hetherington
Other
James Hickox
Office Runner
Sue Higgins
Art Department
Martin Hitchcock
Other
Louise Hogarth
Assistant Editor
Bob Hollow
Visual Effects
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Sue Honeyborne
Wardrobe Assistant
Jeremy Hunt
Visual Effects
John C Huntington
Other
Claire Ibbotson
Music
David Jacob
Other
Ted Jaffrey
Grip
Colin Jamison
Hair
Jan Jamison
Hair
Mike Jarvis
Wardrobe Assistant
Helen Joannides
Other
William Todd Jones
Other
Dennis Jordan
Graphics
John Jympson
Editor
Jeremy Karpel
Art Assistant
Ian C Kelly
Video
Christopher Kennedy
Music Editor
Chris Kenny
Video
Janet Knetchel
Other
Robert Kohut
Other
Martin Krauka
Office Runner
Joe Laudati
Graphics
Susan Le Ber
Other
Ronnie Ledrew
Other
Terry Lee
Other
Otto Leichliter
Motion Control
Chris Leith
Other
Graham Longhurst
Special Effects
Stuart Lorraine
Other
Stuart Lorraine
Video
Sue Love
Hair
Jonathan C Lucas
Assistant Editor
Terry Lynch
Other
Richard Lyon
Other
Ronnie Maasz
Director Of Photography
Jim Machin
Visual Effects
Cameron Mackintosh
Producer
Scott Macpherson
Assistant
Suzanne Kapner Mann
Music
Vicki Manning
Production Coordinator
Patricia Martinelli
Other
Steve Maslow
Sound
John May
Electrician
David Mccall
Visual Effects
Sally Mccormack
Other
Michael Mcdermott
Gaffer
David Mcdonough
Other
Pauline Mcgee
Music
William Mcphail
Assistant
Jo Measure
Wardrobe
Alan Menken
Music
Martin Mercer
Production Assistant
Robby Merkin
Music
Robby Merkin
Music Arranger
Robby Merkin
Music Supervisor
Robby Merkin
Original Music
Janine Modder
Production Assistant
Joseph Monks
Other
Joe Moorat
Production
John Morgan
Camera Operator
Ian Morse
Animatronics
Joel Moss
Sound
Kaye Moss
Assistant
Stephen Mottram
Other
Brian Muir
Chief Modelmaker
Brian Muir
Art Department
Film Details
Also Known As
Pequena Loja dos Horrores, A, petite boutique des horreurs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Musical
Adaptation
Comedy
Horror
Music
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Award Nominations
Best Song
1986
Best Visual Effects
1986
Bran Ferren
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video June 1987
Released in United States Winter December 19, 1986
Began shooting October 21, 1985.
television extract: "Howdy Doody" (1947-1960)
Released in United States on Video June 1987
Released in United States Winter December 19, 1986
