A Slightly Tipsy Viewing of Little Shop of Horrors...

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Hey guys, I'm sorry it took so long to get this video out but behold! I have finally covered Little Shop of Horrors. This was quite a ride and such a classic camp movie so I hope you all enjoy.
Thanks for hanging out! Stay safe and have a great day/night/unit of time. I'll see you in the next video...bye! :)

[@vegetasasuke0]

This movie was one of those remakes that were made in the right era. It had a lot of the right people involved, and you were right, it wasn't afraid to show off it's strengths, which a lot of movies are afraid to do now.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's so unique and I love that!

[@c.w.r.794]

The first musical book I bought. I have (kid you not) the 666th copy. It must be haunted or something. But I love it, because it’s so specific. It even has the ground plan of the original set, puppet operation directions, the cast list, etc. I LOVE IT!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's so cool! I love practical effects and the puppetry is off the chain. 🥰

[@LordVolkov]

Frank Oz's masterpiece adaptation of a stage musical adaptation of a 1960's horror/comedy. I love it so much 🥰. The cast is fantastic, even down to the cameos, and every song is a bop. Ba doop! Favorite has to be Skid Row. I love the way the city breaks into song and Rick Moranis belts the heck out of his verse. And you are right that it sets the tone perfectly. Dark subject in an upbeat way. Dentist has to be a close second because Steve Martin never fails to delight. His energy really sells it. Again, crazy dark subject, upbeat song 😅

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes! It gets the tone perfectly. I love how Steve Martin makes me smile even when he's playing the most hateable character lol.

[@daniellel230]

Rick Moranis really does have quite the voice on him and it should be more appreciated

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@daniellel230 I know, no one talks about it and I'm like show that man some respect. 😅

[@robertc.1958]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Yes! And Steve Martin also as "Maxwell Silver Hammer" in 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' ( 1978. )

[@overlydramaticpanda]

Musical theatre expert here: the reason why some movie musicals work in terms of being screen adaptations of stage shows and some don't (among other variables that literally no one can account for like release dates, cast suitability, changing audience tastes, etc) mainly comes down to two things. The first is remaining faithful to the source material; though this isn't entirely necessary since some movie musicals are very different from their stage-shows - e.g. Chicago and Cabaret - and still work, while some movie musicals are faithful to a fault but it ultimately works against them - e.g. Phantom of the Opera with its literal candles literally rising from the lake and completely needless framing device. The other and arguably more important factor is largely down to how seriously they take themselves and the material. For example, Cats failed as a movie because among *plenty* of other things, director Tom Hooper (who, by the way, is someone who should never under any circumstances be allowed to direct another movie musical purely because of the sheer hell he's now put two sets of performers and orchestras through) opted to go as realistic as possible with the design of the cats which actively works against the material. Cats isn't a show for hyper-realism - the costumes in the original stage-show were in fact specifically designed to keep the audience aware that these are humans playing cats (since the basic premise of the collection of poems the show is based on is essentially "cats are just like people"), and equally, that allows an audience viewing the stage-show to maintain a certain amount of suspension of disbelief right from the start. By going the nightmare-fuel CGI motion capture fur route that tried to get the "bipedal cat" look as close to realistic as possible, Hooper basically ensured that audiences struggled to accept the basic concept of Cats at all because it seemed like we were being encouraged to take it entirely seriously; the stage-show basically throws up its hands (er...paws) as soon as the first cat appears onstage and says "yup, it's silly but look how awesome the dancing is!". Musicals are, by definition, unrealistic pieces of entertainment. We all know real life takes place in a sad sad world where people don't just start singing their feels or instigate random yet perfectly choreographed crowd dances; the more a movie musical tries to convince us that it's a realistic drama taking place in the real world (e.g. 2012 Les Miserables), the less inclined an audience is to get onboard with the mere concept of it being a musical because the hyper-realistic tone ends up completely jarring with the inherently fantastical element of people expressing their feelings through song and occasionally dance. Where LSOH and other movie musicals succeed is that they just accept that musicals aren't realistic in the first place and thus never really try for 100% realism - even in the first song in this film, you've got the girl chorus in odd costumes, singing directly to the audience, walking through walls completely unseen by the other characters and not getting wet from the rain. And it only leans harder into the "not realistic" tone from there (even through things like blocking and editing and camerawork), especially during the musical numbers. It automatically relaxes the audience and gives a feeling of "okay, so this is a non-realistic world where people sing and dance...I can (hopefully) go along with that".

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you for the input! I immediately think of Rocky Horror Picture Show which runs on the power of Tim Curry and the way it feels like he's looking at the audience going, "yeah this is silly...what are you going to do about it."

[@CollisionPlayz]

I genuinely love the original ending. There are definitely things it could've done different, like cutting time off of things like, Seymour bringing in Audrey for Audrey 2, Seymour being eaten, and how long the attack scene went on in general. The theatrical ending is good too, but I prefer the original.

[@estherleclaire2626]

one of my fav movies

[@Tinybeequeen]

I watched this movie like 6 times in the past month 💖💖💖 The original 60s version is just as campy and very fun but the music in this one is just. So fun. And the meta/tongue and cheek moments crack me up 😂😭 Also Audrey (1) is the love of my life she’s such a sweetheart 😭😭😭

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's such a classic and Audrey is the best!

[@bootsthecat6718]

What a great way to watch this movie!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks! It's obviously a very condensed overview but I hope you enjoy!

[@bootsthecat6718]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff your videos are so good, they might just be... Beyond Belief 😜

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@bootsthecat6718 haha, thank you! 😊

[@ghostsurfer23]

I thought the darker ending was the original one, but it got cut because test audiences didn't like how much of a bummer it was?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes, that's what happened. The happy ending is known as the "original" to a lot of people who saw that version first. Sorry if I said that in a super confusing way.

[@jacobbramlett3251]

I loved this movie growing up and would watch it constantly as a kid. I consider it to be my favorite musical movie of all time. Even bought the Director's Cut on Blu-Ray as soon as it was released. I barely watch the theatrical cut with the happy ending anymore.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I definitely see the argument for both endings. In the end I know that the darker ending is the way the creators wanted it and honestly plant Godzilla must have killed them to have to cut.

[@jacobbramlett3251]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Not only that, but it cost them some money and sets. There are people who prefer the happier ending, mostly because it fits the tone of the rest of the film, but the alternate ending is far more faithful to the stage musical and solidifies its message while still being ridiculous enough to work. Plus, with what changes they had to make, the "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" number feels chopped together poorly.

[@Hinatachan360]

In case you didn't notice,Levi Stubbs, voice of Audrey 2, makes a cameo during Skid Row. He's the guy that kicks the fence.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh I didn't know that but that's really cool! Thanks for the info!

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

I really like the dark ending. It really commits to the theme of the protagonists being fatally flawed, Seymour is too willing to compromise and claim victimhood to take any responsibility for his actions, Audrey is constantly taking responsibility for the bad actions done to her- and making horrible compromises to her own wants. There is no way it can end well. The happy ending does away with the moral of the story. Also- mad props to the writers of the musical for codifying the moral. The same basic events happen in the original film- but without any rhyme or reason to hold it together. It's a really tight adaptation that not only replicates, but elevates.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah there are just so many layers to this movie I feel like it could be talked about for hours. 😊

[@justcallmebrian793]

@Emily Farfadet I have seen both ending, and i really prefer the dark ending as well, and everything you said i agreed with

[@nikiglop-3637]

The original theatrical ending is actually better for these versions of the characters. They made the leads more sympathetic than the original musical.

[@box0choco593]

This literally used to be my favorite movie in kindergarten my mom showed it to me and I loved it when little I still love it as a teen. My fave song is actually the da Doo one I know it's like 15 seconds long but I really like it idk

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's so cute! I didn't see it until I was older but it's great!

[@mysfiring]

I mean: its duration is 1:26 technically, but who's counting, really? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mImbk4qdbK-EicU :3

[@kodyk.7649]

I directed a stage version of this a few years back. Currently the highlight of my life lol. Oh and we built the plants from scratch and they were beautiful.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's amazing!! That must have been such a cool experience 😊

[@bootsthecat6718]

Not sure if it was just at my elementary school, but our come back for "No shit, Sherlock" was, "keep digging, Watson"

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I saw that as another alternative and it made me laugh because I never knew there was a comeback 🤣

[@DarkmanPoe]

"Nice of the murder plant to open the door for him." 😂😂😂 Love this movie. Great review!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you! He may be a murderer but he's got manners 😂

[@eringoblah]

I loved the "happy" ending, but I also first saw the movie as a kid, so that's what I needed. I still think the "director's cut" ending isn't as successful, because it's not paced particularly well, and I don't think they nailed the tone they wanted to. They were going for funny, but it's kind of depressing because of how it's shot and acted and scored. Like Audrey's death is meant to be so melodramatic that it was funny, I think, but didn't quite get there because what's funny on film is different from what's funny on stage.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's a great point! I've seen some clips from the stage show and it's definitely way funnier the way they do it.

[@noahhutchins5164]

YES! I love this musical adaptation so much. This and Chicago are great examples of how a musical can be translated from Broadway to the screen. A musical is all about heightened reality and expressing emotions in a big bombastic manner. So, whenever they make a movie and just suck all the so called glamour out, looking at you Dear Evan Hansen, it just leaves you wondering what's the point of the music

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Don't forget the phantom of the opera movie 👀👀 I don't know how you make that story boring but they did.

[@PhantomFandoms]

So glad you watched it with the original ending, though I wouldve loved to see your take on the family friendly theatrical ending. That whole situation was wild when it happened, this was the ending they had in the stage show but when they did previews for the movie the test audience said it was too dark of an ending so thats why they filmed the good ending. With the remake coming out I'm hoping they do the dark ending since modern audiences definitely are much more used to darker endings.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I had no idea there were two endings but I think it's so interesting how angry people were with the one they originally did.

[@JAM4077]

​@@AveryTalksAboutStuff You should check out A Different Perspective with J-Man's video about the two endings in this film. It goes into depth about why people weren't fans of the darker, original ending. Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX3NoqOhYrhnms0

[@princemingy8860]

Okay in Seymour’s defense, their deaths came from them being complete dummies. Like you see a giant plant mouth and you stick your head inside it. And the dentist gets high on the job around a bunch of sharp objects.

[@Wario7793]

Was the extra bass in the Little Shop of Horrors music scores intentional? or was it an accident? I've got some fairly powerful PC speakers and they thump when the music plays lol I heard a little about the original 1960 version of Little Shop of Horrors was a forgotten movie, nobody seems to care about it anymore. That's a shame. I mean it had Jack Nicholson in it. He's younger than he was in the 1963 movie The Raven. The version you're reviewing was pretty wild though. From the amazing timing and editing they had to do to get the Audria II plant to sync with the music to the wacky cast of them movie. I was elated to finally see the director's cut with the alternate ending that many deemed too dark.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Honestly it may just be audio mixing on my end. 😅 But yeah the music slaps and it's a really fun movie... although dark. I should watch the original sometime.

[@calvinallen3424]

I'm so glad they restored the original ending. I remember when I could only find it on KZbin

[@theprimestonecollection295]

I love the way the plant looks too. Practical effects were way better than cgi.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know, I'm such a nerd for practical effects!

[@PhantomFandoms]

Holy shit you're covering little shop? Literally one of my favorite musicals, can't watch right now but I am anticipating coming back in a couple hours and seeing your tipsy take (as is the best way to watch it)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Haha, thank you! I meant to make this video months ago but kept putting it off. 😂

[@jessieleo7224]

didn't expect to get jumpscared by the director's cut like that

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Sorry about that. 😅

[@adamerawlings]

It makes me so happy that you used the directors cut for the video.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It was a total accident because it was the only cut I had seen at first and then when I put it on to film didn't realize it was also on the director's cut 😅

[@adamerawlings]

A happy accident indeed

[@acciotardisalohomora6302]

Ahh yes the Rumor Weed, one of my fav VeggieTales along with Ester, The Girl Who Became Queen & Where is God when I'm Scared? Lol. I love the idea that the Rumor Weed is a homage to this movie :P

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know, Larry boy was so great! I also love Madame blueberry 😊

[@acciotardisalohomora6302]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff *sings* ooooooh whereeeeee is my hairbrush?

[@THATGuy5654]

Welp, somebody reminded me that this movie exists, which means that I need to watch it again, and listen to the soundtrack, and have the songs stuck in my head for the next 4 months.

[@jonnaking3054]

I do love seeing the younger generation taking an interest in movies from my childhood 😊 I was 7 when this movie came out and I loved it, I'm glad it still translates well into this generation

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I think this is one of those timeless classics for sure! 🙂

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

Woah! Yeah, I didn't know about the second ending! That's wild lol. The only one I'd ever seen was the happy electric ending. Thank you for this review. Good times!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thanks for watching! I straight up almost forgot to include the first ending and that would have been super confusing 😃

[@mysfiring]

KARMA-KARMA-KARMA! LITTLE SHOP! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! I can't help but feel that due to Rick Moranis' and John Candy's pairing in SCTV (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH7NpamJdqeEabM) it helped elevate their profiles enough to get picked for Ghostbusters, (Louis Tully was originally written for Candy, but then Candy dropped out, so Moranis stepped in; Ramis was also a co-star in SCTV) and this. ~12:23 - fun fact: Steve Martin and the bloopers of this rather dramatic opening of the doors here actually broke the panes of glass within them, and subsequently badly cut his hands as a result. (You can see a distinctive *flick* after he realises what he's done - as the shards of glass fall from the broken panes, and cut his hands. He still remains in character tho!) Also - the scenes where Audrey II is, well, bigger than small - lol - if you watch the BTS/video assist: everything sounds sped up. Well, the puppetry for Audrey II was shot at less-than 24fps (I guess to make the movements easier on the puppeteers?) and so when played back at regular speed, it gets a speed boost as a result. The trivia nugget here is that Moranis had to mime his lines/actions slower, so that when played at speed, things would be in sync. Else, he'd deliver them as a chipmunk on speed otherwise. :3

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's all so cool! Except about poor Steve and his hand 😳 😅

[@mysfiring]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I *obsessed* over the details of this film when I was shown it for the very first time in... 1999. lol. It's burnt a nice little groove in my brain eversince. DA-DOO!

[@only257]

Love this movie original ending is the best🍿

[@Salem_APRO]

not reading through all the comments so i have no idea what folks have and havent already brought up but i have a lot of fun facts/additions of my own to add to your commentary, both in terms of comparisons with the musical and behind the scenes stuff for the movie itself! 1) you shouted out Howard Ashman for the writing, which is great because he deserves all the credit in the world, but dont forget he was accompanied by Alan Menken! who also worked on most of those disney movies with Ashman you mentioned (hence the similarities between tunes like Somewhere That's Green and Part of Your World), along with a couple more after his passing. in terms of the original little shop musical, the booking/lyrics were done by Ashman while the music itself was Menken. So he's to thank for most of those catchy songs lol 2) for the opening scene, the Urchins (greek chorus ladies) actually had a fabric cover thing over them in an effort to keep them from getting wet during the rain, so they'd have sort of a "separated" feeling from the rest of the activity going on. like they're immune to the events of the story. 3) a big part of the reason why Little Shop works so well as a film adaptation is that it *was* already a film in its very first iteration, since it was based off the 1960 Roger Corman movie of the same name, so a decent amount of the story pacing and such is already in line with what people expect from a theatrical verison. the other reason is that Ashman and Menken both directly had a hand in making it, so they were there to ensure that it didn't stray too far from its original vision lol 4) technically Mushnik isn't making him stay overnight when Audrey II starts getting sick, just telling him they're not going out at all-- Seymour already lives at the shop. 5) in another version of the scene w/ Orin during Feed Me he actually broke the glass on the door and hurt his hand when he tried to catch it after slamming it open 6) they cut a song during Orin's death, "Now (It's Just the Gas)," where its made clear that while Seymour actually kind of sucks at killing people he doesnt suck for lack of wanting to do so, just an inability to. he manages to justify his way into letting Orin die by basically saying "well, I couldn't shoot him, but now I can kill him by doing absolutely nothing." which i think gives more depth to Seymour's character personally. 7) the fact that Mushnik outright saw the crime was also changed for the movie! they cut all of Mushnik's songs for an unclear reason, which means they never established the whole adoption/surrogate father plotline in this version, so they specifically needed to make him blackmail Seymour so it wasn't *totally* baseless when he dies later on. 8) Ellen Greene can in fact sing *really really well,* she was the first Audrey in the initial off-broadway run of the show in '82 9) THE PLANT IS IN FACT PUPPETRY (with some animatronics to supplement) AND IT IS *THE COOLEST THING* i can't quite remember the exact number but i believe Twoey's final stage required somewhere in the realm of 30 puppeteers to operate-- mostly controlling the vines, but with at least two if not three/four working the pod. the scenes with Twoey were also filmed with the audio at half-speed (then artificially pitched up to make them intelligible enough for the actors to work with) so they could be sped up in post and make the movements look more natural, but that also meant that in the scenes where she shared the shot with any of the human actors, said human actors had to act at half-speed (and were dubbed after the fact) so they still looked normal when the scenes were sped up. 10) yet another change from the musical-- you question why audrey went over to the shop after seeing the plant acting like a freak, and in the original she didn't. the whole phone call was added for the movie (i presume since they had the ability to have multiple sets they decided to take advantage of it), and in the original she was already going over to the shop to check on Seymour. the plant noticed her on her way and started talking to get her to come in. 11) im so glad you watched the version with the restored ending, IMO its just better for the whole message of the story. though Mean Green Mother is one hell of a villain song (and, fun fact, based on a demo Ashman and Menken originally wrote for the musical) all in all though i loved seeing your reactions to things! (audrey DID deserve better youre right). it was especially fun watching this as someone who IS one of those dedicated fans, since its really interesting to see what things are common knowledge and what i've completely taken for granted as something that seems so obvious to me but is actually a result of years of fixation lol

[@MrSupertallblackman]

Favorite song? My is definitely Feed me (Get it). Which ending do you prefer? Cause I kind of like the alternate ending I don't know of I like it more but I like it. Last thing Rick Moranis is great.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Feed me is great! I also like mean grean mother from outer space and skid row. Just great music all around. I like the darker ending from a writing standpoint but I also think Audrey deserved better so idk. And yeah Rick is great.

[@MrSupertallblackman]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff It was a toss up between those two. That's fair.

[@only257]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff loved both versions 1986 remake and the original 1960 movie😇

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah one day maybe I'll do a video about the original film

[@only257]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff cool 😎

[@buddyzilla4557]

20:09 -Oh my fucking god..I had no idea you were watching the scrapped version..ive seen this movie and million times and I've never even watched that all the way through..so I'm sure you know..and will probably recognize it soon after I type this..but what you are watching is not considered the cannon cut. This was the version that fialed with test screen audiences that the play tends to do. Since it doesn't work so well for the movie where the cinematography makes you feel a little more intimate and connected yo these characters, they redid the ending to not be a complete bummer. Again..I'm sure you are aware but just in case, watch the release as it first came out if you haven't. It really was one of the few times when the feedback changed by the test audience paid off properly. There is still a little dark cliff hanger eluding at something earlier in the movie occuring and an ultimate bad ending but it's never confirmed. Ok..was going to leave it a surprise but the guy who plans to spread the plants interupts a reprise of suddenly Seymore which is just hilarious. Also he is played by another actor (I THINK Jim Balishi) and yes, he apparently succeeds despite Semore running him off as a baby Audrey 2 is in Audry and Semore's garden at the end.

[@buddyzilla4557]

Ellen Green is the fucking boss. If you think you're loving her now, there is a vinyl 45' recording of Suddenly Seymore here on youtube...I don't know how but it is just sooo much better even than the other soundtrack versions..my god. I love the songs on here and all the people who sing them, but that is just the best one, and I can't help but always sing along with her part.

[@Bfdidc]

I enjoyed the reaction. I will say that I'm one of the film's theatrical release's audience, which was the one with the happy ending. So it may be partly the order in which I encountered them, that makes me still enjoy the happy ending to the darker one. And then there's the original 1960 film...

[@monoduck]

I watched a production of it a year ago and i just have to say that i was in complete awe from the first moment the 3 girls came on screen til the end. The fact that they didn't keep mushic and son or it's just the gas is such a shame. Absolutely love the movie though

[@kthomp38]

My kids are 10 and we saw our local gigh school perform Little shop with the sad ending and the movie woth the happy ending. I like the happy ending better though I feel like the dark ending works better with live theater. Now our local college isbsoing it at the end of April and they are beginning me to go again.

[@sasamichan]

A lot of people who recommend this to people who have never seen this push for the sad ending rather then telling people that there are two endings and letting them choose or having them see both endings . Its like how some one watches Star Wars and half the people say "Release date" and half the people say "Chaological order" the difference being Star Wars fans want to preserve the original theatrical experience while Little Shop fans want to share an experience that the public didn't normally get . Same with Superman where the director cut is preferred for blind reactions. Then on Goonies people prefer blind reactors to see the original not the directors cut. also same voice actor for the plant was also in Captain N, I can never unhear it. this movie also had a very weird cartoon series and has been references almost every time a fly trap is in a thing Also your Alice in Wonderland and Pinocchio videos are locked and again my basic comment there is that I would love to see you go threw every version of the movies that have been remade multiple times Im getting done with the movies you made videos of that I have nostalgia for, The one I clicked on you for was Muppets Star Wars but I followed it from a reaction on Little Shop so we came full circle. growing up my parents never approved of me having a copy of this movie in my collection also that Little Mermaid song, Part of Your world, kind of sounds like me trying to share things I love with other people. Starting to wonder when to let people watch what they want to watch and when to keep saying "But this movie is so cool try it you'll like it" I feel like Green Eggs and Ham some times like "Try it you'll like it" but some times I worry Im being too pushy maybe if people are not interested I should just let them be and stop asking. Just when one loves a thing one wants to share it but some times people get sick of being asked again to try a thing they have no time for. But some times one regrets not seeing things sooner and some times one is better off not seeing things they have no interest in. also thinking about this movie as a play makes me think of how popular Romio and Juliet is as a school play and about how moral is it to make kids kiss each other in a story about taking your own life vs how important is it to not ban and censor literature also when I was a kid we always said "Keep digging Watson"

[@bwilliams463]

I like the happy ending better, not the least because they WAY over-filmed the 'Don't Feed The Plants.'

[@Itsniceweatherforducks]

So today I learned there is the dark, apocalypse plant ending! And I prefer it!

[@ZacBrzuchalski]

I have been the plant puppeteer in a couple of productions of Little Shop Of Horrors. It's such a dark and fun musical!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's amazing!

[@TamaMetalPuppet]

One of the greatest practical effects movies I have ever seen. Doesn't hurt I love the plot, the characters, and the songs. Favorite movie ever. But, the director's cut is not the version I hold sacred.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It really is a masterpiece and does justice to the stage show. 😊

[@pokemaniac05]

I'm late to the party on this & it was definitely a interesting film. As you may also know, our list of tv & movies has a wide selection via Wiki lists that i personally haven't explored them all, just only a few list (includes New Zealand via it's tv & movies) which is one of the most overlooked stuff imo because some or most Aussies go into foreign related media most of the time (because AUS media gets deleted/blocked/private quite a bit on YT so a VPN is almost essential for any blocked content not in your country or piracy). Like a friend of mine from Canada who uses a VPN to go into Netflix AUS (btw have you been to Netflix AUS, Avery)? Fingers crossed for 90s Blinky Bill era via my playlist, Skippy 1960s tv show via the Luna Park EP, the 1969 movie or anything from AUS or NZ tv or movie related for commentary. Heck even Saddle Club or Round the Twist again, while i also found & lost many obscure stuff overtime. Also saved & created more AUS & NZ playlists compilations.

[@kevindavis296]

I didn't like the original ending it's quite disturbing especially when Seymour had to feed Audrey 2 Audrey's dead body. The happy the theatrical ending is better.

[@hannahbrennan2131]

I like the original ending because it's disturbing. I don't think the happy ending fits with the tone of the rest of the movie.

[@kevindavis296]

@@hannahbrennan2131 why? Seymour was malupulated by Audrey ll

[@hannahbrennan2131]

@@kevindavis296 Yes, Seymour's story is meant to be a tragedy. He made some bad choices and suffered the consequences of those choices. Little Shop of Horrors takes a lot of inspiration from the story of Faust.

[@kevindavis296]

@@hannahbrennan2131 all caused by an alien disguised as a plant . However Seymour should have been aware of Audrey lls bad intentions like knowing when it talked to him he should have figured out that he never trained Audrey ll to talk.

[@traprecap3750]

Rewatching this movie and the show Martin as an adult I found it interesting that actresses Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold started together as the singers in this movie and both broke out co starring in that show.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh, that's cool! I never knew that. 😊

[@daniellel230]

Martin is a great show, I found Tisha and Tichina from Martin and then got so excited when I saw them in this movie

[@joshuakeller634]

How do you like all of my favorite weird things?

[@conveniencestoreentertainm1968]

I use to know the soundtrack to this movie and it's I think 2003 Broadway soundtrack from start to finish. I Even performed the song Supper Time before. It was a lot of fun. Hard but fun I can not match to the amazing voice of the late great Levi Stubbs who by the way was the lead singer of the group The Four Tops I highly recommend checking out the songs Shake Me, Wake me. It's the same old song and going loco down in acapulco cause omg can these people sing. Also yes the puppet was made by The Jim Henson Company. And I would love to see you make a review of the original 1960's Little Shop Of Horrors that the musical and this movie was based off of. It is just a seriously good watch, And it is defiantly the meaning of Dark Comedy even for the 60s. But highly worth the watch. Like I can see it being a Original Twilight Zone episode if they were allowed to go that dark at the time. But as always Another great review Avery can't wait for the next one.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you so much! That's so cool that you got to perform the song. The plant definitely steals the show and Levi definitely has so much talent. I will have to check out the original sometime for sure.

[@pokemaniac05]

Ok a YT channel has been uploading the AUS tv show from 1996, Sweat starring Heath Ledger & a few actors that would star in the Aussie Soap Heartbreak High. Downside is the audio in a few EPs, it's synch but it sounds distorted or echoed & I really didn't like that at all.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Aw, that's good and bad news I guess haha

[@MacTechG4]

If you’re a fan of the BBC Sci-Fi comedy “Red Dwarf”, one of the background singers in the ‘Da-Doo!’ Song (the guy in the red jacket) is Danny John Jules, an accomplished dancer and singer, who also played the character of “Cat” in Red Dwarf

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Cool!

[@ilikecurry2345]

Of course - the Domestic Violence hotline and the CW must mean that this is a 1986 movie, from when couples therapy was just a fresh springtime baby.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

1986 was certainly a wild time 😳

[@ilikecurry2345]

Also, I can't stand Audrey's voice. It's so squeaky and falsely 1950s.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I typically would agree but I've always thought it kind of worked for her haha

[@Tinybeequeen]

Fun fact, I absolutely hate the inside of Audrey Two’s mouth so much, every iteration, totally squicks me out 😭😭😭 the puppetry of that creature is so impressive tho

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know 😭

[@XxMelliBeeexX]

I've somehow never seen this and now I want to lol. Also, when I saw John Candy pop up, I immediately thought you should watch The Great Outdoors

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I love John Candy! He was legendary. And yeah, definitely give the whole movie a watch.

[@johnbarrett6835]

6 months later but I just had to say I got to play Seymour my senior year of highschool and those 6 months of rehearsal were probably the happiest time of my life. Also, as someone who has acted in the play, I vastley prefer the apocalypse ending since that is the original outcome of the show. In my opinion the happy ending is incredibly tone-deaf to the moral of the show since Seymour is unpunished after willingly feeding people to a carnivorous plant.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's amazing! You must have had so much fun 🙂 I totally get where you're coming from with the ending...though my heart does break for Audrey one.

[@CERULEANSPIRAL]

I like the "happy" ending better, but it's not really happy anyway. There's another plant in their garden when they move into the house somewhere that's green. I like endings like that because it pokes at that anxiety that says "this is too good to be true", which is something that scares the shit out of me, lol.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I totally see that! I think there's a valid argument for both. To be honest, a part of me loves seeing Audrey get some form of her dream life at the end...even if it's anxiety inducing.

[@Tinybeequeen]

That tiktok song about Hippa Violations but instead it’s just the events in this film + OSHA violations

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I can see it now 😁

[@g.b569]

The room is actually based on a book

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

Its so funny the "good" ending for this is where all the human cast die and the world is taken over by carnivorous alien plants

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It really do be like that sometimes 😂

[@austinrenteria]

The 1986 version of this musical will always be the one for me.

[@KitsunenoHibi]

THe longer ending is the original, correct ending. It just didn't screen test well with audiences, so it was cut and reshot with the victory.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's kind of awesome how elaborate it is 😅

[@blueboy2976]

I dont like that Audrey dies . She doest deserve that . Thats why I like happy ending more

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I hear that...I adore audrey!

[@pinkestpeaches6302]

As someone who has had to learn all these songs, they all are bops. It’s an incredibly fun musical to do.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I love hearing from all of you that actually performed it in these comments! I'm sure it's a blast 🥳

[@MarkCalise]

I just got cast as Mr Mushnik in a local production of the stage version.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Congratulations! 🥳

[@roux823]

I was not ready for you to review the depressing ending! I only watch the nice one

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Sorry! I thought it was the regular one and then i learned that the happy version existed. 😭

[@g.b569]

You had braces twice? Oh god, I was told 2 years. 7 years and 2 surgeries later I got them off

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh no! Yeah they took the braces off and then a month later decided that they weren't actually done and put them back on 😂😭

[@g.b569]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Good lord that is the worst

[@danielcarr1452]

Love that movie even whent to a thater production of it hun 💓

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Nice!

[@phibby]

Im just now realizing ive never seen this movie in full even though i swear that i did. Did anyone else watch it recently when it was free on youtube and not see the whole thing? did i fall a sleep part way through and imagine a different ending. might just be me being an idiot, but I even remember double checking that i finished it, what the helllllll, my brain hurts. EDIT: I didn't see the end of your video lol

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah there are two different endings so it can be confusing.

[@phibby]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I feel really silly haha. But I’m gonna have to check out the darker ending in full now. Glad I watched your video, and glad I’m not losing my mind

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@phibby not silly at all! I didn't know either. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@bookboywastaken855]

you did the scamilton vid. Keep doing theater/musical content pls.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'm about to cover the beauty and the beast live musical that happened over the holidays and phantom of the opera soon

[@bookboywastaken855]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Yay

[@wendymccoy1093]

I just so happened to have a bad toothache so that mouth shot was traumatizing!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

NOOO!

[@AntonWongVideo]

I guess we can guarantee with any movie that has a song, the video will get claimed. Happened with The Christmas Gift and I guess it's happening again Also, if you like musicals, I ABSOLUTELY recommend *OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical Podcast*. It's exactly what it sounds like. If you just watch their live show, that'll give you a pretty good idea on whether you'll like the show or not: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6fJZmuhapihq5I I don't usually petition this hard for you to watch things but it's been my obsession for last few months

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah, I'm honestly just grateful they haven't blocked it (knock on wood) and that it's doing so well. 😅 I'll check out that podcast right away because it sounds fantastic!

[@JRKonungrinn]

Whoa WTF? This Godzilla ending did not exist when this was on VHS when I was a kid.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah apparently I'm late enough to the little shop game that this was the version I originally saw and learned about the original one later on. 😅

[@JRKonungrinn]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I can't even imagine what it would be like to see that version first, I can barely process that it exists. 😮

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@JRKonungrinn haha, for some reason my brain just went, "sure that makes sense" 😂

[@neivilde.1242]

i love that movie! suddenly seymour is so iconic I knew it before I even knew it was from this. and one of the greek chorus ladies is the teacher in lemonade mouth, so whenever I see her in it I'm like "HOME TO SKIDROWWWW!!!!". the scene with bill Murray and steve martin is so weird I love it. and I love dreamsounds!!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I didn't know she was the teacher!! I love that movie! Suddenly Seymour is such a power ballad. Yes! Dreamsounds is amazing 😍

[@c17sam90]

I still wonder where the plans eyes were because how did it see?

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It had Spidey senses but for plants 💀💀

[@c17sam90]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff ah that’s it. I’m glad a few years ago funko made an Audrey 2 pop. It’s such a cool design

[@blueboy2976]

I love this movie

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Same!

[@darthsidious47]

I love this movie! It's very good, and the songs are great. Even though some of the characters don't have a lot of screen time or depth you still care about their situation because people can relate to them. I have seen both endings and I prefer the one where Audrey II wins. This is definitely when a remake is better than the original movie. I don't know if the movie industry can do it again. From what I hear there might be a remake in the future. I also agree with you I don't find Bill Murray funny either. I personally didn't like the first Ghostbusters. I liked Afterlife a lot more.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's a very relatable movie for such a campy story. I don't think remaking it could ever catch the magic of this show a second time. I like ghostbusters and obviously he's been around for a while but he's always struck me as very mean. I much prefer Steve Martin's sense of humor.

[@StarSeeker35]

Oh wow! You watched the director's cut!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes! I thought it was the main version for the longest time. 😅

[@StarSeeker35]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I don't blame you! It's the same as the stage version!

[@Rhimune]

I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching your videos, I hope your channel blows up.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you so much! Welcome!

[@bookwoman53]

Hi. I enjoyed your reaction. In the original show the masochist patient came into the office for a minute or so. Orin & Seymour sing a song called (Now) It’s Just The Gas. I prefer the original dark ending Onstage the plant sprouts flowers with the victims faces inside.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you! I haven't gotten to see the stage version but that sounds super cool!

[@lizan2678]

YAY! Dreamsounds shoutout! Also, YES, "Somewhere that's Green" does sound like "Part of Your World"! In fact, Alan Menken said they used to jokingly call Part of Your World "Somewhere That's Wet" when they were making TLM.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh I didn't know that but it definitely sounds the same! I love Alan and Howard and yes Dreamsounds is probably the best creator on this entire site. 💛

[@Tinybeequeen]

I’m sorry I’m just obsessed with this movie. So like. I love the costuming, I read that the actress playing Audrey still has all her costumes from this production. Also, I only watch the happy ending version of this movie lol my heart can only take so much. It absolutely feels like being lied to by the narrative tho cuz they end up in the house from her fantasy sequence in Somewhere That’s Green. The apocalypse bit is fun tho! Anyway, for the most part her costuming goes from being some combination of black and white until the end where she’s in the white wedding dress. Something something morally grey etc.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I love that! I like the happy ending for the ambiguity of it and also Audrey deserves so much better.

[@adrianaheiler9794]

I was today years old (43!) when I found out about the Godzilla ending! What??? They always showed the picket fence ending in Germany. My favourite song is probably 'Little Shop of Horrors' because it's such a bop. This movie also cemented the suspicion I had as a kid that you need to love torturing people to become a dentist!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know, a lot of people only saw that ending and I'm sure this one is a shock in that case. 😅 I always laugh at the dentistry shade lol

[@russellfacemire]

This has been one of my three favorite musicals since I first saw it in school. I haven't stopped singing "Feed Me" in the car for the past few months, so it's a nice coincidence to see this! Also, not to prod, but, uh... Were you aware of the original 1960 version? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHqxgHWKa8h0mrc

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes, all the songs are great! And yes! I haven't seen the original film yet but I may end up making a video about it in the future. 😊

[@ahad2k11]

Wow, this third act is COMPLETELY different from what I have always seen!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's so funny that I never knew it had another ending. I guess that happens when you come to the fandom late like I did lol.

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

That was a fun ride. And in defense of the shorter, happy ending I think for a cinematic audience the original ending would have been too much of a downer. The original was based on the theatrical version and closer to the first film, and in the theater you get the cast taking a curtain call after the final scene. Although Audrey 2 breaking through the movie screen at the very end is pretty damn brilliant.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I can totally see that. And I do like that Audrey one gets to be happy with Seymour in that version. They also made Seymour a bit more sympathetic here so he doesn't deserve to be eaten quite as much as the stage version.

[@tommyg8146]

Thank you for this video, I never saw this film, and this was the perfect summary! :-)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'm so glad you liked it! This movie has so many layers you could go on for days about it but I tried to hit all the bullet points. 😊

[@daniellel230]

SHITTTTT DUDE I JUST GOT HERE BUT I'M SO EXCITED

[@daniellel230]

so I don't remember why I found this movie. I'm pretty sure I watched it with my dad at some point and forgot about it, but I definitely watched it last May and fell in love with Rick Moranis' performance specifically. Also I totally forgot John Candy was in it until I last saw it, which was nice considering Ghostbusters and Spaceballs

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

YAY! I'm so sorry, I was gonna include your request comment but for the life of me I could not find it. 😅 Thank you for this recommendation, it was a fun video to do!

[@daniellel230]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff it came out so well! I totally agree with all the stuff you said, and i also like the Godzilla ending lol

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@daniellel230 I'm so glad you like it!!! 😊

[@sophiathedandilioness]

Aayeee, I was so excited to hear you were gunna cover this, what a perfect piece of media 🐸

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's just super fun! I don't know how it took me so long. 😅

[@shelbymckinney8888]

This is one of favorite musical movies. It just clicks very well. Also Props to Alan Menken, who worked with Howard Ashman on this project as well as the Disney Renaissance films you mentioned. And then there's the rest of his resume which consist of many Disney and non-Disney project. everything is just great. Also, the little girl with that at the dentist with contraption on her face, that's Jim Henson's daughter Heather Henson.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes! Props to Alan for being another legend. 😊 And I didn't know that about Heather Henson but that's great!

[@shelbymckinney8888]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Well this was a Frank Oz directed film. And the puppetry is great too.

[@magicalpasta5462]

for another musical filled with high camp review the apple rated PG there's a song called coming for you no joke, and this movie was made in the year I was born. Another scary musical more darker is Repo the Genetic opera. And I relate to Audrey as an adult bc I once escaped a toxic relationship and still have the trauma while in a positive relationship.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'll check those out for sure! I'm sorry you went through that. Sending all the good vibes. I know way too many people who are in or have been in similar situations to Audrey. 💛

[@magicalpasta5462]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff and Repo has Giles from Buffy in it so if you like buffy and Giles. And yee I'm getting better day by day

[@vickorpus]

this movie is my all time fav and encapsulates so many of my favorite things- musicals, 80’s movie tropes, rick moranis, incredible practical effects

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I know, I totally understand the loyal fan base surrounding it. 😊

[@daniellel230]

Rick Moranis is so cute in this movie for real

[@PaulonotPaul8]

Fun video. If you haven't yet, you should check out Russian Doll. It's a really good series, though Netflix being Netflix they'll probably cancel it like they did with The Order, Mindhunter and The Santa Clarita Diet.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'll check that out for sure. I'm still salty over mindhunter and Santa Clarita diet being cancelled 😭

[@PaulonotPaul8]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff At least the ending of Santa Clarita Diet you could deal with but Mindhunter's ending was a total cliffhanger.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@PaulonotPaul8 ugh, i know right??

[@mysfiring]

Heh. Especially after *those* most-recent earnings figures. Meep.

[@PaulonotPaul8]

@@mysfiring Yup, we all know the problem is password sharing and not price increases, being impatient with good programs, and giving out $30mil dollars for mediocre ones. Thank god they still have Selling Sunset and Too Hot To Handle...

[@ChronosTachyon]

I actually prefer the theatrical ending, for a combination of reasons... but nostalgia is definitely a big one, as it's the only ending that was available when I fell in love with it as a kid. My first exposure to a Greek Chorus, the first musical to capture my 6 year old heart, my first dark comedy, one of my first campy movies... big deal for me.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That makes total sense! It's a great movie/production. 😊

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

Woot! I've never been super into musicals, but this movie is amazing! When I was in 5th grade, I was in a bowling league. There was a dude named Chris, and every time he'd get a strike, he'd bellow to the heavens as loud as he could "Suddenly Seymour!" I'm pretty sure he was my patronus.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Haha, that's amazing!

[@doingdrugsnaked]

Little shop of horrors is one of my most fucking know by heart films!! Rented that vhs 100 s of times all because Audrey 2 s puppeteer had my first name little kid me just thought I was the coolest my name in credits big Hollywood picture ! This movie is tits!!!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's adorable! 😊 I didn't watch it until I was older...I guess because my mom thought it would be too scary but I love it!

[@doingdrugsnaked]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff the songs are so embedded in my brain and I liked the Hollywood happy ending it was the only one I knew and Audrey 1 suffered enough in her days give her some Rick Moranis white picket fence Love ❤️ 💕

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@doingdrugsnaked right? That's my main argument for the happy ending...I want Audrey to be happy. 😭

[@doingdrugsnaked]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff she is a such a Debbie downer I just wanna throw confetti and streamers all round her just bring up the atmosphere she makes

[@BrooklynBaby100]

Love this take on this wonderful Classic! 🪴 Appreciate the links and the additional info, so interesting! 🤘🏼🎸🪩

[@Lucky_Gurl-Luna]

Thank you for this !! You are officially the Goddess of Obscurity 🖤❤️🖤

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you so much! I will wear that title with pride. 😊

[@Lucky_Gurl-Luna]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff you’re welcome, you’ve earned it . ❤️🖤❤️