Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - 🤯📼First Time Film Club📼🤯 - First Time Watching/Movie Reaction/Review

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[@coreymason7017]

The original ending was one of the most expensive movie scenes ever filmed at that point! But even without it, the sheer craftsmanship in Audrey II IS AMAZING

[@maximillianosaben]

The dentist scene is just hyserically glorious. Martin and Murray are just too much!

[@vodengc520]

I almost broke the VHS tape as a kid cause I rewound that scene dozens of times. It was too damn funny. I still say "Comfeh?" to this day, as well as "CANDY BAAAAR!!"

[@otisroseboro5613]

Fact's

[@radicaladz]

Fun fact: in the original Corman version, Murray's role is played by a babyfaced Jack Nicholson in one of his very first film roles.

[@jenniferyorgan4215]

​@@radicaladz I was about to comment the same thing 😂 Good on you

[@raputathebuta]

@@radicaladz I think they'd get a laugh out of the original.

[@suebob16]

Fun Fact: At the Oscar ceremony Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops came on stage as himself and sang the song with a puppet Audrey II and dancers behind him. I wasn't sure how they would perform it for the Oscars, but this turned out to be fun to watch. It was great to see Levi Stubbs out in front so that viewers could connect him as the voice of Audrey II. There is a video on YT of the petformance.

[@jamestriche5480]

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[@Cindrbell]

I just watched it cause of ur recommendation. Awesome!!!! So much fun.

[@Brirend]

Jack Nicholson played the masochistic dental patient in the original movie. I believe it was one of his first movies.

[@sakuram69]

I love that this movie only exists because two guys made a bet that they couldn’t write a movie within 24 hours and the original movie was the result lol its not overly complicated or over-thought. It’s just random and amazing lol I drove my mother and grandmother nuts with this movie. I swear I watched this and sang along to it at least twice a day every single damn day.

[@jrobwoo688]

I am so happy y’all watched both endings. I have to say, though very impressive the director’s cut ending is visually, I still prefer the happy ending that I grew up with.

[@pete_lind]

Original 1960 movie had a sad ending , if you have seen it , whole movie was done for a bet , Roger Corman claimed he can do a horror movie in few days , it took less than 3 days to do the original . Both Jack Nicholson and Stallone started their talking roles with Roger Corman . Jack Nicholson plays dentist customer role in original .

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

I'm with you. The director's cut ending was based on the stage play and, watching it one night after I'd watched the happy ending, I realized that at the end of a stage play the cast comes out and takes a bow so things still end on a high note. You don't get that with a movie. Although I do love the song "Don't Feed The Plants".

[@ricksgamemisc10]

I VASTLY prefer the Happy Ending (no jokes lol). It's the one I saw in theatres.

[@aliaj98]

I prefer the happy ending too. I had the dvd and say the happy ending but when I rewatched it online it had the bad ending and I was so confused. I thought the Mandela effect happened again. But then I realized it was the theater ending 😂

[@Scimarad]

I love the Don't Feed the Plants ending!

[@BrianSmith-kv3px]

This came out when I was 14, and it is now my 13yo daughter's favorite film. As you said it 'checks all the boxes', and my daughter is now in love with horror-comedies and musical theatre. I couldn't be happier.

[@0okamino]

That’s a sign of parenting done well. 👍

[@Caroline_Tyler]

The nurse was Miriam Margolyes - who is also Professor Pomona Sprout in Harry Potter. She's wonderful.

[@helenchelmicka7894]

Miriam is hilarious!

[@LordVolkov]

"I got goosebumps! I'm so happy!" Skid Row still gives me goosebumps and I've been watching this movie since I was a kid. My favorite song of my favorite musical 🥰

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

4 Real I saw this when I was a kid in the 90s this joint is still great.

[@Ozai75]

This is one of the best musicals ever written, and it's just amazing the people they got for the movie.

[@shainewhite2781]

FEED ME SEYMOUR FEED ME! Nominated for 2 Oscars Best Visual Effects "Best Original Song, Big Green Mother From Outer Space." "Big Green Mother From Outer Space" was the first profanity laced song to be nominated for an Oscar.

[@jamestriche5480]

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[@rashidclark]

In the 80's, my southern-California high school did a stage production of this, and they had one of the actual Audrey-2 puppets from the film. My sister played Audrey, and got to be eaten by the puppet.

[@radicaladz]

Fun casting fact: during the Da-Doo scene, one of the dancers on the street corner - black guy with the rockabilly pompadour hair in the foreground - is British actor Danny John-Jules, best known for his role as The Cat in Red Dwarf.

[@vincegamer]

And one of the vampire commandos in Blade 3

[@radicaladz]

@@vincegamer - indeed, and also also the bartender from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels who gives the famous subtitled cockney rhyming slang monologue. Either way, great performer, snappy dresser, great dance moves.

[@vincegamer]

@@radicaladz haven't seen that. I'll put it on my list

[@dannykent6190]

I love this movie and red dwarf, and never noticed that! Awesome!

[@johnjr757]

I've never seen the Audrey death scene before. I still love the theatrical release though. I was around 10 when it came out so it's just a part of my childhood.

[@pushpak]

I saw this in its original release. Watched it twice in a row. The voice is the late great Levi Stubs. One of the greatest singers ever.

[@ennuieffect]

I’m not much of a musical guy, but this one (and a few others) has a special place in my heart. Ellen Green should have been a superstar and it’s a crime that she didn’t star in more films following this one. Her voice is so powerful and delicate at the same time I nearly cry every time Suddenly Seymour comes on. Great reaction! If you like big monster movies, why not try out Godzilla, 1954?

[@RichardX1]

Greene had a supporting role in the short-lived fantasy crime dramedy "Pushing Daisies"

[@JDelwynn]

This and Rocky Horror are the only musicals I like.

[@pantlessreactions]

For some reason, i believe Ellen had a small roll in Leon: The Professional (as Matilda's mother)

[@hughdalton7622]

Same with Cady Huffman from The Producers. It was a SIN that they put Uma in the role of Ulla. Huffman was brilliant, some some dumb-ass at the studio felt the role needed star power. Imagine had they done this with Ellen with Sigourney Weaver (for example). You're absolutely right.

[@hughdalton7622]

In the movie...

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

I sort of Loved it when Emily was vibing with Somewhere that’s Green while also clearly giggling about the parody which was such a perfect shot for shot recreation.

[@morrislary4576]

Fun fact: in the original, low budget non-musical film Little Shop of Horrors (1960) the masochistic patient played by Bill Murray in this version was played by a VERY young Jack Nicholson in one of his earliest roles.

[@alexmurphy6748]

Nobody mentions how amazing it was to have two comedy greats, to have Murray and Martin in the same scene for their only scene together is great!

[@robertbarron283]

My first time seeing this I was too young to fully appreciate the Steve Martin and Bill Murray scene. To this day I'll never understand why these two comedic geniuses were never paired together more often in film. From the moment Martin appears on screen my enjoyment level is at a 10, once you throw Murray in I go up to 11. Emily your reaction was everything I had hoped it would be

[@clarencewalker3925]

Did anyone recognize Tisha Campbell as one of the singing trio? And the plant's voice is Levi Stubbs of The Four Tops.

[@MJones-bg9gd]

Bone meal?! 😆 That look he gives us was perfect lol

[@geraldbrown2893]

Even though I have watched this movie before but I have not seen different endings from this film also good seeing the cast of "Martin" singing was truly phenomenal! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Avery-un4he]

This is one of my favorite musicals ever! I'm SO glad you're finally seeing it! Alan Menken is a musical genius & this movie is a classic.

[@chaindorian]

I love this movie, it's my favorite musical movie. I don't think I can pick a favorite scene or song, it's just all so great. I do prefer the theatrical ending to the original though. This is mostly because I suffer from depression. Seeing Audrey and Seymour, who have both led downtrodden lives on Skid Row, finally finding happiness with each other only to be killed one after the other and thus never actually breaking free from Skid Row...it just depresses me even more. Though I do appreciate the world destruction bit and all the effort put into it.

[@VBane]

I grew up on the happy ending so thats always my favorite. I respect the original ending but i don't want them dead.

[@hannahbrennan2131]

I like the original ending better. I think it fits the tone of the rest of the movie better.

[@enicole1203]

We watched this movie so often when I was a kid, I can still do some entire scenes verbatim. 🤣

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

This film is one of those special ones that I can watch over and over again without ever getting tired of it. The music is absolutely fantastic. It was utterly delightful to watch Emily enjoy it as much as I do. But I prefer the happy ending. It simply must be that Seymour and Audrey live happily ever after. And there's still a little hint of the original ending with the new baby Audrey II and the "Here we go again" style of ending that so many horror movies use.

[@legionaireb]

A couple of tidbits you missed. The alloys used to create the internal structure of Audrie 2 were developed by Nasa scientists. Puppeteering the plant took (I think) 56 miles of cable and maintaining its glossy sheen required dozens of gallons of KY Jelly. Finally, it's traditional in the stage play for the voice actor of Audrie 2 to play a bum on the street during the Skid Row musical number, and that happens in the movie, too. That one African-American guy who hits his notes WAY harder than he needs to, that's Levi Stubbs.

[@philrob1978]

I knew Emily would absolutely love this - it is an utter joy, and yes, I prefer the original darker ending! Oh, and some great facts from Matthew at the end there! Thanks both x

[@tonytheriault1186]

Somewhere That's Green has one of my favorite musical lines "...on our big, enormous...twelve inch screen." I had a 14 inch CRT TV in my room as a kid, so I can understand where she's coming from.

[@bluesman6891]

To be honest, I actually love the theatrical ending version better than the dark ending lol I like happy ending in general 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sherylannd6813]

The dark ending honestly fits better with the actual stage play because Seymour isn't the best guy. He is much more involved with murdering his boss (even after he adopted him - for his own selfish reasons but still) and had a whole few minute monologue where he decides to just let Orin the dentist die.

[@monoduck]

@sherylannd6813 now (it's just the gas) is my favorite song in the musical and it shows that Seymour was just like "oh well. Guess you'll die 🤷‍♂️"

[@JDelwynn]

Although Audrey II scared the crap out of me as a kid, I loved this movie and the songs. I remember in the early 2000's my I bought a DVD and watched it my friend who hadn't seen it thinking it was a straight horror movie. When the movie started and the first notes hit I said "By the way, this is a musical". The look on my friends face was priceless, he still ended up liking it. Edit: The creators and composers of the musical version, Al Menken and Howard Ashman, went on to kickstart the Disney animation movie reneissance by making the songs for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Beauty and the Beast. From a flesh eating plant to a siging mermaid, that's quite the jump.

[@slobberydog]

Great reaction so far, as always. Rick and Steve are together in My Blue Heaven too. You would like that one.

[@Mviews-hb4ib]

My blue heaven is great, I'm in a mates spare room with a vhs and that movie is one kf about 10 he has left so I put it on quite a bit for some be noise 😀

[@raputathebuta]

My Blue Heaven is excellent. That would be a fun one for these guys (& some other reactors too!).

[@peterzerfass4609]

Of all the great songs that this movie has the one I always remember first for some reason is "Suddenly Seymore". She just has an amazing voice.and gives it 110% in that one.

[@MrSmartAlec]

I remember watching the original Corman version back in the 60's. It was black and white, non musical, and the sets were so cheap. At the end when Audrey II blooms instead of little mouths the flowers showed a photo of each person it had eaten. Seems to me there were more deaths in that original.

[@hikikomicklori9290]

Suddenly Seymour never will stop giving me goose bumps.

[@Benjamas-]

This is such an amazing movie, I still quote this movie and especially Steve Martin saying “will make your natural tendencies pay….. he’ll be a dentist!”

[@B_B-420]

"They put so much work into this." "I was about to say, it's kind of insane." So glad you guys watched the "original" ending. The entire movie cost $25 million to make, and they spent $5 million on that ending only to cut it.

[@GeekGinger]

I can't wait to see which ending they have. Edit: The wimpy one! Edit 2: Both!!! Win!

[@Songfugel]

OMG, I never knew there was a happy ending version of this! I remember seeing this as a child in the 80s, but for some reason we only had the version where they died, and I was so horrified and disappointed of that ending at the time This happy ending makes this movie so much better imho!

[@andrewrawlings5220]

This is an argument that will probably never end. Which is better, the original 'horror' ending or the happy 'Disney-fied' one?

[@TomVCunningham]

How is that possible? The original ending where Audrey and Seymour died was only released in the Director's Cut in 2012.

[@JDelwynn]

Your memory might be tricking you or (for some reason) you're lying. The original ending was only available as a low quality black and white extra on a DVD version that was immediately pulled out of stores for legal reasons and wasn't fully restored until 2012.

[@YourMothersMan]

@JDelwynn.. Right. I've seen it hundreds of times on TV and elsewhere, and it was ALWAYS the happy ending

[@Songfugel]

It must have been the the 60s version that I saw then with the original and I am confusing it with this remake. I still remember how horrifying it was that the evil plant won and ate the main character. That just wasn't how movies were back then

[@GooniesNeverSayDie1980]

The 2 Black slim young lady singers of the 3 are, Tichina Arnold - _Martin & Everybody Hates Chris._ Tisha Campbell - _Martin & My Wife and Kids._ The 2 have been best friends since 12yrs young.

[@atari303]

I lose it every time I watch this because Steve Martin is comedy gold, especially that scene where the motorcycle comes flying into the alley LOL

[@ricksgamemisc10]

Re: Modelwork. It's one of the (many) reasons I enjoy the Godzilla movies. :) I worked in the theatre when this movie came out and I was floored. Absolutely LOVED this movie. Got all my friends to come out to see it ... and they *hated* it so much that they walked out. The version they showed in the theatre was the Happy Ending. As a story-teller, I totally understand the the apocalypse ending. But I absolutely loved Seymour and Audrey and wanted to see them be happy. I literally saw the "other" ending on another reaction just last week and was shocked!

[@MrTbk1701]

One of the greatest musicals ever. Then Howard and Allen went on to give a mermaid her voice a beast his soul and a genie sparkle.

[@TwilightLink77]

Well Howard did the lyrics for the Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast, and passed away before Aladdin.

[@MrTbk1701]

@@TwilightLink77 he died before the movie came out but he did never had a friend like me, Prince Ali and several other songs they were not used in the movie because they changed it. I know my Disney man. I also had a CD set of the soundtracks of him singing songs for Aladdin

[@TwilightLink77]

@@MrTbk1701 oh.

[@MrTbk1701]

@@TwilightLink77 they had to keep rewriting the script for Aladdin. He was supposed to have a mother and friends. So many songs Howard and Allen wrote had to be scrapped.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

There are five major songs in the final version of *Aladdin* (1992). Three have lyrics by Howard Ashman ("Arabian Nights," "Friend Like Me," and "Prince Ali"), and two have lyrics by Tim Rice ("One Jump Ahead," and "A Whole New World"), though Rice also wrote lyrics for a brief reprise of Ashman's "Prince Ali." The most heart-breaking of the unused songs by Ashman is "Proud of Your Boy."

[@quietman71]

We put on Little Shop at the local theater in Meridian about three years ago. I played the narrator, the radio DJ, the drunk on the street (singing, "That's when you go" before "Downtown"), and the salesman at the end who unleashes Audrey II on the world. Jason Clayton played Seymour, LaQuinton Holliday was Audrey II (and he was flippin' awesome(, Greg Snowden was Mr. Mushnik, Clint Brown KILLED it as The Dentist, and Amy McMinn played Audrey. Amy's father passed away during the play's run, and Amy left to be with her family. Bella Pickard, who was all of sixteen, stepped in and took over for Amy on three hours' notice, and she KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. Eagan Tilghman (son of Todd Tilghman) did the production design. The guy was all of 18 years old, and his set design was a jaw-dropper. Also, the "official" Audrey II prop would have been way too expensive, so Eagan designed one from scratch... and it was MUCH better than what we would have bought. You may have guessed from my rambling, but we were all VERY proud of this one. By the way, Seymour was a bit darker as a character (Mr. Mushnik was shown to be a decent guy, and Seymour cold-bloodedly sent him to get et), so the original dark ending was more fitting. That play was an absolute BLAST.

[@ChristopherRuggles]

Fun, random fact: Christopher Guest, the customer that pops in, never blinks in that scene. Ever. LOL

[@mikemartin8194]

Emily is like a laugh track on a sitcom. Makes it much more enjoyable.

[@BillyBones-ui9ck]

I played in a stage production of this year's ago when I was 22 years old. I played the voice of Audrey 2 😎 which is usually voiced by a black singer. But I've been singing blues music since I was 5. Loved being in this show

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

In the performance of the song "Mean Green Mother" there was around 50 puppeteers operating Audrey 2. Also I remember reading somewhere that Lyle Conway (creater/designer of Audrey 2) said that "Ellen Greene's cleavage upstaged the plant in most of the movie shots".

[@bookwoman53]

I saw the original off Broadway production with Ellen Greene when I was 7 and began singing along to the cast album. My friends didn’t understand what I liked about it then the movie came out. Mean Green was nominated for best original song. Levi Stubbs wore a purple suit and performed it at the Oscars. It was the first entry with profanity in the lyrics.

[@bighuge1060]

Great musical and Frank Oz really is an underappreciated director. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Death At A Funeral and (my favorite) Bowfinger are three excellent comedies from Oz and highly recommended.

[@resin_Hd]

When my wife and I were dating like a million yrs ago, we saw the off, off Broadway live performance. I think the theater held 50-60 people. Was very enjoyable show. Audrey II was very cool live.

[@radicaladz]

I did a college production version of this about a decade ago where I was a Chorus member, but I also got to play a couple of minor roles including the First Customer, so naturally I milked the hell out of that bit with a sort of Bugs Bunny meets Mayor Quimby accent - "pahdan me, folks, I couldn't help noticing that stuh-raaaaaaange and in-tur-restin' puh-lant!"

[@radicaladz]

My other role was Bernstein from NBC, who does a verse on The Meek Shall Inherit, a song that got mostly cut from the film where Seymour agonises over the fame he's now gained at the cost of human life and his own principles - footage of a longer filmed version does exist out there but it's kinda low quality I believe. Also, that number was one of the hardest to get right in rehearsals for our show, since we were working with imperfectly timed/lengthed backing tracks that we had to tweek, and the poor Chorus Girls really struggled with the harmonies, especially at the end - after the last big top Cs I'm sure I saw one of the girls leave the stage trying not to burst into tears of embarassment and frustration.

[@epicmage82]

This came out when I was 4, and have watched many, many times over the years. I absolutely love Rick. He is funny, and is a great actor. Just a great human being too.

[@Hinatachan360]

Suppertime is my favorite number. That bass line is everything.

[@GaOutlawVinyl]

When Rick Moraines was a kid his mom took him to the eye doctor. He gave him a new pair of glasses then suddenly he could see more.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Back when movie Musical cast members could actually sing wonderfully. Great reaction! One of my all time favorites too!

[@coreymason7017]

Fun fact bill Murray’s character is from the original non-musical film and was played by a very young Jack Nicholson in his first film role!

[@user-xr5kp6qz8g]

The actress of audrey has such a wonderful voice, it goes from soft and small to big and powerful so easily

[@ToniMcGinty]

I played 13 parts in the stage version (Orin, the other 11 parts he plays as per the original script, plus the voice of Audrey II). Can't wait to see this reaction!

[@clarissa182]

Little Shop of Horrors is probably my favorite musical of all-time. I don't even know how many times I've seen it since I was a kid. Absolutely fabulous!

[@Drawkcabi]

Downtown is my absolute favorite number but I like/love every single song in this movie! Very glad the original ending is now available to be seen, and like Mathew, love, love, love, the practical effects! It doesn't feel drawn out to me because goes out with yet another hit song! However, I know me-from-1986 and know that version of me would have been traumatized by the original ending, so I'm very happy this movie has a Wayne's World or Clue ending now. I love this movie and it also reinforces my belief you are really gonna love the 1979 The Muppet Movie too! Best Regards!

[@kimo_]

Another Fun Fact: the actress who played Mrs Futterman in Gremlins and Gremlins 2 was the original Audrey in the Roger Corman version. And Dick Miller, who played Mr. Futterman was in that movie too (as shop client who likes eat flowers)

[@CathleenMJennings80]

The more I watch these movies over again (the ones I used to watch between 5-7 years old), the more I understand why I grew up into the warped individual I am now. lol

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction you two of one of my favorite movies....I have it on Blu-Ray in my movie collection (which has has both endings that you can choose which version of the film with what ending you want to watch 🙂). I always choose the happier ending in my opinion (and because it has Jim Belushi that version). 😁 Fun Fact - the songwriters for this movie also wrote songs for Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' as well(and if you listen to the song 'Somewhere That's Green' from this movie, it sounds very similar & almost identical in some sections to the song 'Part Of Your World' in The Little Mermaid). 😮

[@randallshuck2976]

A great flick, musical, , comedy and star studded. Nothing else to say except thank you for covering this one.

[@YSongCloud]

This one will always hold a special place in my heart. I was actually in a production of "Little Shop" back in high school and we were lucky enough to have such a great administration that we were able to get funding to rent one of the actual Audrey II puppets used in the professional touring productions. It has to be one of the most memorable shows I was ever a part of.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I frequently catch myself singing "Grow For Me" in my head whenever I'm working with plants.

[@monoduck]

I love the bad ending more, it's just so campy and extra, but I'm glad the canon ending is that Seymor and Audrey get to live happy

[@toomfath]

I always love the enthusiasm and snappy reactions you two give. Very contagious. Keep up the fun!

[@RaptorNX01]

I first saw this film as a kid as soon as it was released on home video (my parents practically lived at blockbuster and curtis mathis). fell in LOVE with it. it was, literally and without a doubt, my favorite film of all time at that point, and remained so for quite some time. even to this day its one of my top favorites. Mean Green Mother (the theatrical version) is a regular listen just on its own. and Skid Row is a very close second. I didn't know about the original cut until frank oz's dvd commentary for it for the movie. and since I LOVE extended cuts of movies, esp since they are almost always the better versions, i sought out the original ending (at the time only available as black and white leaked versions on youtube, but later color versions showed up so i got to see those too) loved it, esp the destruction sequence. wanted badly to see a directors cut to see the whole film together, and to my glee one was announced a few years later. I was SO hyped for it. you have no idea. when it finally came out, i grabbed it IMMEDIATELY. I watched it THAT DAY. and I hated it. that utterly shocked me. its not that i love downer endings or wanted to see them die, but i did think the scenes were handled well and such, plus i knew it was coming, i had seen the scenes already. as deleted scenes its great. but as a full cut together movie it just didn't work for me. it just felt off. and yeah, their chemistry is a major reason. suddenly she's dead, and he's on the roof trying to kill himself. he does try to fight it, but loses and gets eaten too. I have no problem watching it on it own, and still love the invasion bits, but i'm glad they cut it.

[@RaptorNX01]

Frank said in the commentary that the invasion sequence alone took more then half their entire effects budget. and you can see it. its one of the most impressive effects sequences from an 80's film. interestingly, i have been huge effects geek my whole life. my parents love films and esp filmmaking. we watched all kinds of movies together (even r rated horror films), but we also watched alot of behind the scenes for film. before the age of ten i could see an effect in a movie and tell you how it was done. But this film always eluded me. I could never figure out how it was done. it was too early for cgi, to quick and fluid for puppets, too much interaction for miniature and forced perspective, too good looking to be stop motion. it wasn't until the commentary that i didn't see until the late 2000's that learned about about the filming at half speed thing. never seen it used anywhere else (outside of a tiktok video. lol) fun personal fact: this was only movie my parents ever banned me from watching. not because it was violent or anything, but because I watched it so many times i was wearing out the tape and they were getting sick of hearing the songs. this was my Frozen. lol

[@stephenlackey5852]

I was in the pit for two different stage productions of this musical. In both locales, the stage directors had to remind the conductors to limit the meter on Feed Me. It is such an absolute blast to play… but the puppeteers could not articulate fast enough when we would inevitably rush the piece. For the latter, we ended up compromising by upping the meter 20% and adding improv sections for the curtain call version.

[@therojowo]

I know this video's a year old, but I have something I desperately want to say. So, the songs for this musical were done by an iconic songwriting duo, and I haven't seen anyone bring this up. The screenplay and the lyrics were written by Howard Ashman, who also wrote the lyrics to Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and about half of Aladdin. He couldn't finish Aladdin because he passed away tragically young due to AIDS. (Fun fact: he also wrote the original treatment for Aladdin and pitched it to Disney, so it's because of him really that they made that movie.) The music for the songs was written by Alan Menken, who did the music for basically every Disney renaissance movie. I say the music for the songs because he had never scored a film when this was being made, and he didn't feel confident in that, so the score was written by another composer. After that composer was nominated for best score for this film, Menken was like "Well, I could've done that" so he scored his first film, The Little Mermaid, and won an oscar for it. Menken/Ashman also won best song for the Little Mermaid, and the rest, as they say, is history.

[@caleb1413]

In the original stage play, the ending still involved world domination but wasn't nearly as drawn out as in the movie. So I suspect she'd love the stage play!

[@doncotton3638]

Am I remembering correctly that the original Roger Corman movie the Seymour character is getting away with murdering people by feeding them to the plant and that at the end Seymour is implicated in the murders because the plant produces blooms that look like the faces of the murder victims?

[@SilverShade1008]

I adore this movie. Possibly my favourite movie musical ever. Much prefer the Director’s Cut but I’m happy you experienced both endings.

[@bwilliams463]

I just watched this Monday Night. I love the music.

[@DelGuy03]

The speculation that curtain calls made a difference onstage has a point, but I also think that the stage musical was done in such a (deliberately) low-budget scruffy stylized way that we didn't take the deaths that seriously -- it was all spoofy fun. At the final blackout, vines unrolled from the auditorium ceiling to tickle our heads, and we all laughed and applauded. Onscreen, though I was disappointed at the changed ending I could sort of understand it; it all seemed more "real" and I cared more about Seymour and Audrey. I also remember hearing that another proposed casting for Audrey in the movie was Madonna. We're so lucky that they ended up with Ellen Greene.

[@clarencewalker3925]

I forgot to mention that the movie "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" starring Steve Martin is a must see.

[@martinholt8168]

I had the privilege of playing Audrey II in our local production of LSOH. It is still one of my favorite roles.

[@terryotoole3265]

Saw the original stage play in elementary school. Vines dropped down from the ceiling during the Don't Feed the Plants song. Jump scared the crap out of us!😀

[@bookwoman53]

You should check out the moment in the director’s cut when Seymour feeds Audrey to the plant. It’s touching.

[@Flibster]

Absolutely love this film. There's actually nothing bad I can say about it. Everything was just absolutely spot on. Cast, effects, music... I've got the soundtrack on regular rotation. Ending wise, it's the original for me. But I do appreciate the happy ending too. I do have castings of an Audrey II (it's the one from the radio studio) that I really need to clean up and get assembled and painted in the full hand puppet. Although with Halloween just gone, maybe for next year.

[@quixote6942]

You need a special Shelf in the Background for a Baby Audrey 2, Baby Yoda and a Baby Groot! I put Bill Murray's "Candy BAR! I'm Gonna get a CANDY Bar" and the "yes... Yes... oh, YES" as my Ringtones!

[@1x4]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. And one of the two only musicals that I like. I like how they chose to end it. All for that happy ending.

[@wampa25]

I think they could have put the original ending in (just the world domination part) as a dream sequence or an imagining of Audrey II's plans.

[@johnjr757]

That's actually a great idea. They could have put it in right after Audrey 2 pulls the ceiling down on Seymour and then after it's done cut back to Seymour reaching through the rubble and grabbing the power cable.

[@JDelwynn]

@@johnjr757 That probably would've made the actual ending feel really anticlimactic.

[@MacTechG4]

In the “Da-Doo” chorus singers, one of them is British singer/dancer Danny John-Jules, better known as the actor who played “Cat” in the BBC Sci-Fi comedy series Red Dwarf I believe he’s the one in the dark red jacket, closest to Rick Moranis.

[@taneshah.1260]

That was fun! I forgot how much I loved the movie, I hadn't watched it in a really long time.

[@crimsonda]

I love this movie with the theaterical ending. It's still bittersweet in its way with that little plant. That said, I've seen crystal clear HD versions of the "real" ending and have heard it's that way on the Blu-ray version where you can pick the ending. 🐾🐾🍻

[@anthonymiele4320]

Most people are not aware but this is actually sort of a remake itself. There was another movie version earlier (in 1960) that had a super young Jack Nicholson, but it's not a musical.

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

I looooooooved this movie as a kid. Obsessed and all I knew was the theatrical release. Then I saw the stage play at the age of 11 with everyone dying and I was devastated. Watching everyone die live on stage was a bit much for my little heart. As an adult I live it

[@namco003]

If you guys didn't know, Audry's speaking voice is the basis for Cow from Cow and Chicken, according to the voice actor Charlie Adler. He also voices Chicken and The Red Guy. You may also recognize him as Buster Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, and a bunch of other shows.

[@andreasbenning]

I have seen this movie quite a few times, but I had no idea about that happy ending! I was like "wait, how is Audrey still alive?". I love how much Emily loved this movie! ^^ Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden

[@jasonplourd9570]

Steve trying BEST to make his patient (Bill) hurt, and Bill is loving it and getting turned on lol

[@danieldunlap4077]

In 1994, my higschool marched field show competitions using this music. We even had a 6ft plant on a stand that emitted CO2.

[@Bumbuliuz]

I loved seeing Emily's reaction of the film. Amazing she had never seen this one. I used to watch it quite a few times as a kid. Always loved it and the songs in the movie.

[@Hinatachan360]

Did you notice that Tisha Cambell (Gina) and Tachina Arnold (Pam) are 2 of the Greek Chorus singers?

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Em's delight in this is purely wonderful ..I always liked the movie, but never as much as seeing her excitement.

[@jimfaust6342]

This movie kills me every time I watch it . especially Steve Martin lol there are also lil easter eggs in there so pay attention 😄 this movie is GOLD pure Gold . I love it and always will