Little Shop of Horrors is a cult musical performed all over the world practically every day 365 days a year. I hope this page gives you an insight into how it all began.
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 comedy film directed by Roger Corman and written by Charles B Griffin the film is a farce about an inadequate young florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.The film starred Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller all of whom had worked for Corman on previous films. Produced under the title 'The Passionate People Eater', the film employed an original style of humor, combining black comedy with farce, incorporating Jewish humour, and elements of spoof.
The Little Shop of Horrors was shot in two days utilizing sets that had been left standing from a previous production on a budget of $30,000. The film slowly gained a cult following through word of mouth, when it was distributed as the B movie in a double bill with 'Black Sunday' and eventually with 'The Last Woman On Earth'.The film's popularity increased with local television broadcasts, in addition to the presence of a young Jack Nicholson, whose small role in the film has been prominently promoted on home video releases of the film. The movie was the basis for an off Broadway musical, Little shop of horrors which was made into a 1986 feature film. The show enjoyed a Broadway revival in 2007, and a London revival in 2008, both of which have reignited interest in the classic 1960 film.
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The original movie poster.
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