Little Shop of Horrors original ending

One of the best (and most expensive) deleted ending in the history of cinema. It is a pity that the audience of the '80s could not appreciate such a wonderful ending. www.miguelgalvanreina.com
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[@Omeganed0]

Y'know, much as I'm a sucker for happy endings, feel really bad for the puppeteers and special effects guys. 'Bad ending' or not, the whole thing looks spectacular.

[@sonicradioetuf]

It really must've pissed them off when they saw the movie and it was the other ending

[@markcobuzzi826]

Even it they went for the happy ending, I don't see why they could not incorporate this footage in some other way. For example, after we see the second Audrey II plant in Seymour's new garden smiling at the camera, we cut to the credits. During the credits, the same music and footage for "Don't Feed the Plants" is played, but occasionally cut together in ways that make it look like a Public Service Announcement. That way, you can still get your footage of Audrey II being sold around America, city destruction scenes, and lyrics warning us not to feed our "plants," but it would be left ambiguous as to whether the invasion really happened or if it was just a PSA to warn us of what might happen (in a similar manner as how America sometimes releases incredibly dramatic PSAs about certain illegal drugs, etc.).

[@k-trashradio5163]

Mark Cobuzzi holy crap where we you when the movie was in production?

[@bastianse8235]

Positively Dreadful are the 80 in that era did not exist the technology. the effects were made with animatronics I think: /

[@giovannirobertoanselmo265]

Positively Dreadful ssffsshqsfggghhjjhtetiwweefh

[@edwardduffy722]

Its funny how the plants barely eat anyone they mostly sit there laughing :D

[@chatteringbox7583]

Yeah, you'd probably expect more from galactic flesh-voring Jumanji rejects

[@jermainekngdom3154]

They don't need to constantly eat. That was a con. The more they eat they grow. They wanted to take over earth.

[@-Unidentified_Comment-]

They’re still killing thousands of people in this ending

[@diegodollarhide6663]

Ah yes. Because an entire train of people, a whole bridge, the entire city of Cleveland, and anyone in the at least a dozen cars being thrown around, are totally fine and lived long happy lives in the stomachs of these giant plants.

[@grimlockharris2622]

The laughing is weird

[@tomeeshahaller4226]

Oh my god imagine if they'd had ending in the theaters, people would have been freaking out when Audrey II burst through the 'The End' screen XD

[@OptimusPhillip]

Tomeesha Haller They did actually screen this ending in theatres, around the same time as it came out on DVD.

[@tomeeshahaller4226]

OptimusPhillip How was I supposed to know it was the ending shown in theaters when I wasn't even born yet? I'm a 90's baby lol

[@OptimusPhillip]

Tomeesha Haller I meant when the Blu-Ray came out in 2012.

[@tomeeshahaller4226]

OptimusPhillip I'be never had a Blu-Ray so I didn't really know that one even came out. I also lived in a small town so I never heard about the alt. ending or got to see it until I found the video on KZbin. Thanks for letting me know about it cause now the place where I live has one so I can buy it an Amazon or something.

[@chrisbasquez1382]

HAHA😂😂😂

[@philiphunn194]

This ending makes far more sense - Seymour actually pays the price for his Faustian pact instead of getting the girl and living happily ever after, which goes against the entire point of the story.

[@markcobuzzi826]

What if the alternate ending, which would appease the test audiences, went for a compromise between the two versions? At first, it would look like Seymour successfully killed the plant and saved his girlfriend to live happily ever after. Right when the audience thinks Seymour learned the error of his ways and stopped the alien just in time however, you find out that the same businessman already came along to collect Audrey II's saplings to create a new business, which Seymour now has no control over. The same ending as the original would play out, only with Seymour and Audrey unsuccessfully trying to make people boycott the plants on TV and singing their lines from the Broadway version of "Don't Feed The Plants," while protesting. Then, while the invasion is happening, we see Seymour witnessing the carnage from a distance and realizing that the consequences are catching up to him, it is still his fault for letting Audrey II live long enough to produce seeds, and all he can do is watch on unable to really fix it. Would this kind of ending work decently in your opinion? That way, all of the same themes of greed, disordered ambition, and blind consumerism are left intact. Plus, the film could add these other morals to its commentary: It can be possible to learn the error of your ways and turn your life around before it gets even worse; however, it is best not to make bargains with greed in the first place, since your actions can still have a negative cascade effect on future generations, even you yourself get out unharmed; it is up to each individual person not to give in to those vices since these temptations are everywhere and will always exist; while some people can resist these temptations, others will not develop any such moral compass, making this a constant trial throughout each generation that we will always be fighting.

[@Lin2Waterfall]

actually it wasn't a 100% happy ending with no consequence. Remember the final shot in that ending was of an Audrey 2 hiding in the garden, hinting that even having stopped the original back in the shop there were still others out there and the threat wasn't over.

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

+Mark Cobuzzi That's actually a pretty cool idea.

[@sonicradioetuf]

That would be a pretty awesome sequel (if they did it)

[@MaximusTheShoosh1]

Actually it has similarity’s to the 1960 film and has scrapped songs from the 1986 film and has a rap battle at the climax

[@mikeshirleyforever]

This must have taken a very long time to put together and must have been a blow to the filmmakers that it was remain unseen for years. I'm so glad it has resurfaced, especially for the fans. The effects are still incredible. It has to be one of the most expensive deleted endings ever produced.

[@iusproductions9050]

And those test audiences who watched the test screening that had the original ending really ruined the fun for everyone in theatrical, Huh?

[@THE_FILM_ART]

Exactly!

[@GanondorfsWife]

​@@iusproductions9050 buncha babies if you ask me! This beats the stereotypical happy ending that made no sense.

[@dearmadeline]

they coulda released both at the same time, one where this ending happens and the credits roll but then seymour wakes up from a nightmare/daydream or he was tripping balls the whole time

[@jackierocha5096]

Just imagine trying to survive the Audrey II apocalypse

[@ChurchoftheLatterDayShrek]

Jackie Rocha if Audrey catches you, you're now his dinner

[@thechallenger752]

On word. Fire

[@kioku119]

I always considered Audrey a she, since she's a mean green mother! ; p I know that's a saying too, but she does have a bunch of child sprouts. Who says aliens would have the same standard for what is a male or female voice ; p That said I'm guessing since it's a plant it may be both, since some plants are. That said I realize you could have been using gender neutral he. I'm mostly being silly/discussing ideas.

[@OptimusPhillip]

I feel like that might make for an awesome video game.

[@IronFreakV]

@@kioku119 Technically all plants are hermafrodites so it´s more of something in between the two. Anyway it doesn´t really matter, Audrey is cool either way

[@adrianbryan4573]

*dials phone* Hello? Japan? Yeah, can you send Mothra and Godzilla over to America ASAP

[@RayMKlll]

Forget them! GET THE INSECTICONS; THEY'LL EAT ANY PLANT!

[@stevenlopez4076]

wouldn't that make the problem worse. Sure they can eat Audrey 2 and all his plants but won't the insecticons cause more damage by eating the buildings afterwards

[@stevenlopez4076]

btw this film is the prequel to Godzilla vs. Biollante

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

RayMKlll FORGET THEM! CALL THE GHOSTBUSTERS!

[@Wh4tShouldIPutHere]

Lol

[@Zzzk23]

The thing is, this ending is better. For starters, it sticks to the moral. And it is sort of revealed that humanity won against the plants in the end. In the beginning they sing about a time humanity was threatened. Not destroyed, threatened. At the end they sing, "We can fight, while we still got a chance"

[@SheepFace]

And when it said "The End", it was followed by "?!?". Huh. Would've been AWESOME to see a sequel!

[@qmchale5130]

The song does say that, but the visuals pretty much look like humanity is screwed. Never paid attention to the opening narrative, though. The line is "If we fight it, we've still got a chance."

[@Zzzk23]

***** This movie also included sexual jokes eferences, domestic abuse, and other dark themes. I don't think children were their intended audience,

[@Zzzk23]

***** that's the parents' job. not the filmmakers.

[@SheepFace]

agizzy23 Agreed.

[@BoshMind]

I think i know where most of the budget went...

[@toby3678]

Yup, it costed 5 million dollops methinks

[@olinja_]

In the trash. So upset this didn't make it in permanently.

[@6blackdiamonds714]

Lol​@@olinja_

[@Edthullo]

Howdy, Bosh! Didn’t think you were a fan of little shop of horrors.

[@vincenthurtado6839]

So you're saying that NONE of these things touched a power line and exploded??

[@spasticpug5209]

This is following up to the original script that frank oz changed where Seymour is eaten by the plant and they cut off his tinier plant characters and sell them all as part of his plan for invasion

[@vincenthurtado6839]

Spastic pug I know... Mind just blanked there O_o

[@Theboxofme]

I'd imagine they've gotten much stronger since Seymour wasn't able to electrocute them. So they probably grew resistant to electricity.

[@magicamadeye]

welcome to film spoof logic

[@oranplan1630]

Nah some of them probably did but it would have been lame to show XD

[@EarthlyBlur]

I love the "END?!?" at the ending of the video. I wouldn't have normally cared, but those extra !?'s just made it hilarious

[@qmchale5130]

Also proves that humanity is screwed at the end.

[@EarthlyBlur]

yup XD

[@nigtcreature1837]

"If we fight them we still got a chance!" That means that while it may seem grim, there is still hope for humanity yet.

[@shannonstone3169]

DON'T FORGET AUDREY 2 BROKEN THROUGH THE SCREEN AND EATS YOU

[@allenbooth7033]

Whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants.

[@yesiampicklegerardnowgoawa6917]

Good idea.

[@MIGUELHENRIQUE-pw7tz]

Eu gosto dos velhos na cama 😍

[@hewhowatches5182]

Too late

[@michaelbeaudoin1518]

This ending is AWESOME!! Not only is this true to the original musical, I think this offers a better lesson. Sometimes life doesn't throw you a happy ending. Besides, Seymour's actions had absolutely no reprocussions in the "Happy Ending." He let innocent people (as horrible as they were) die, and he still ends up with the girl at the end. I'm happy that this ending finally got the treatment it deserves.

[@sha11235]

Michael Beaudoin WHAT WAS THE DAMN LESSON IN THIS STORY? THAT IT WAS OKAY TO JUST STAY IN POVERTY?

[@cmulwee001]

But he didn't do any of the killing. He just happened to be there when they died. He really was a good man at heart.He though the plant was his friend, and when he realized the truth he killed it, in the revised ending.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

sha11235 It wasn't so much a lesson, but Audrey II seems like a metaphor for ambition, the social ladder, and what it costs, especially if shortcuts are taken.

[@TheBurningFreeze]

OBJECTION!!!! The character of Seymour Contradicts his movie counterpart. Here I present the evidence, of in the play, all the characters WERE bad people. While in the movie, Seymour IS NOT a bad person. The play forced you to root for the plants, as all the characters were bad people. But in the movie! Seymour and Audrey are NOT bad people. Audrey and Seymour are both innocent, and made relatively good decisions. If you had seen the play! You would know you were SUPPOSED to root for the plant (no pun intended), but in the movie you were supposed to root for Seymour, the hero. In the play, Seymour is an anti-hero. But in the movie! He IS the hero. He chopped up a body. He didn't kill anyone. In the play he in cold blood kills people, and barely shows remorse. Obviously a contradiction...

[@michaelbeaudoin1518]

I have seen the live musical and the movie. In both versions, Seymour was tempted to do bad things in order to get what he wanted. He was definitely not completely innocent. For example, in both the play and the movie, he tricks Mr. Mushnik to look in the plant saying that he put the money in there. He as good as killed him. He even admits at one point that signing all of the contracts means that he will have to keep doing awful things just to keep the plant alive so Audrey would like him... And he signs the contracts! He sells his soul for his own selfish desires and ultimately loses everything. Both the movie and the play warn of the dangers of taking shortcuts or doing the wrong thing in order to fulfill your own selfish ambitions. This ending wins.

[@starsantheoriginal]

This ending was so expensive!!! And honestly, it still holds up even by todays *2021* standards. Very fun and scary at the same time!

[@jeffzebert4982]

This ending would be ESPECIALLY spectacular in 3D!

[@alvexok5523]

Yeah, they just knew that they wouldn't have scared audience members so much with the happy ending, and that there'd be alot of kids interested in seeing a movie about a talking singing plant, as I was at the time, and that sticking with this ending may've given many kids nightmares, and that's what the movie producers were thinking of. But the thing is is that was this really a kids movie anyway? I was a kid when it came out and I liked the movie, but even without the less happy ending, there were other dark parts of the movie such as with Steve Martin's dentist, both with how he ran his practice and with what ultimately happened to him. He literally laughs himself to death with an overdose of nitrous, and is then literally chopped up and fed to the plant.

[@alvexok5523]

@@jeffzebert4982 Yeah, it would be. They should make a youtube video of this ending with 3D imaging. Also, see my above comment

[@aidenj5john]

they need to turn this into a ride at universal they would make a s*** tom of money

[@culdee4525]

That's actually a great idea, where you go round and you have to shoot the plants as they invest the city like with laser guns or something.

[@wailtd4396]

What about a Arcade Game?

[@SuperMarioJustin4]

Here's a challenge, no CGI. It must be designed like Kongfrontation, Twister, and all of the pratical effects rides you've closed, Universal!!

[@BenjiGojira]

culdee4 So just turn the MIB ride into that

[@tuxedtigsalt4317]

Aidenj5john i would go on that ride for the entire day

[@theheadshot45]

This is cool as fuck! Damn test audiences.

[@froboythestud]

I can't believe that they filmed and edited this entire ending, with all the stunts and then decided not to use it!

[@York22]

Test audiences hated it. It wasn't even finished then. It was fully restored and released in a directors cut edition in 2012.

[@sha11235]

froboythestud As mentioned, when they sneak previewed the film, the test audiences hated it.

[@qmchale5130]

It translated too darkly from the 1982 stage play.

[@ChurchoftheLatterDayShrek]

sha11235 fucking test audiences from the 1980s

[@idontknowwhattonamemyaccou7086]

I don't think they decided to not use it, I think it was because test audiences hated it.

[@ryliebrausam6485]

I adore both endings of this musical, but I most definitely think this makes much more sense.

[@sha11235]

Rylie Brausam In what way, might I ask?

[@ryliebrausam6485]

If we're going with the general idea of the story, I don't think Seymour would just suddenly be like 'lol nah I'm all moral now.' It could be because I grew up with the movie, but a fairy tale ending didn't seem right for such a dark movie, you know?

[@sha11235]

Rylie Brausam Well, he is never comfortable living with the guilt of feeding Orin and Mushnik to the plant, remember? He says that. So I don't get your reasoning.

[@ryliebrausam6485]

True, you have a point. I suppose I'm thinking of the musical, rather than the movie. I think the directors cut ending is good for the movie, but when it comes to the musical, I prefer this ending.

[@RentingSpam]

sha11235 The reason it makes more sense is because Seymour is a very meek character. It's quite odd for such a meek character to kill such a strong creature. Also, once you know the true ending to this musical, just seeing Audrey II get killed by a collapsing ceiling just doesn't add up.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

I love both endings. The theatrical one for when I'm in the mood for a feel good dark comedy, and this one when I'm in the mood for some WHAT THE FUCKERY.

[@XXLSSBBW]

why don't they use flame throwers? They're bloody plants!

[@qmchale5130]

You know people just stand there gap-jawed at the first time they see something they can't perceive as real. They just stand there like, "Is this really happening right now? Are we really seeing this?" People usually get eaten before they can catch on.

[@thedoctor3996]

Quintin Gay People bought plants, that drink human blood.

[@E_2the_mma]

***** they do eat them if you accualy watcged the film you would knw that but they started by drinking blood thought

[@thedoctor3996]

baccaplayzgamez What?

[@conner4385]

XXLSSBBW also there inmortal the only way to kill them is like seymor did SHOCK THEM TILL THE POP XD (also they regenerate that whati mean as imortal nad if you shock pop them they have nothing to regenerate with they will just be dust no heart)

[@stevenkollin4409]

Then suddenly after all that, the cheery credits music plays.

[@geraldspencer1956]

This could've actually part of the ending we all remember. If you recall, after Seymour killed Audrey 2 and they lived happily ever after in that white picket fenced house, there was another killer Venus fly trap.

[@alyxwold4974]

Gerald Spencer but i whould most likely die becuase they need blood of humen to live an Seymour would know what whould happen So he will kill it

[@karenwest7958]

Yeah and it smiled then come credits

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

CoolConner 307 yeah but think of the implication. If that one tiny Audrey two was plants there by a rando neighbor then that means Audrey twos seeds were sold across the country so there wouldn't really be anything seemore could do to stop it.

[@iusproductions9050]

Basically in the theatrical ending that even though that Seymour, Audrey and the rest of the humans lived all happily ever in the end, There's still evil hiding in the shadows, growing slowly and productively, waiting it's chance to strike again... But oh well, We never gotten a sequel but that's fine, We have the original dark ending!

[@rogersstinson4019]

@@iusproductions9050 you think this is dark? You haven’t seen the original screenplay ending.

[@joyunicycle]

As much as I love happy endings, the puppetry in this whole ending is incredible!

[@BeezowDoodooZopittybop-bop-bop]

Boy, other than running on a bit long, I really appreciate this ending. "Happy endings" are why some K-Horror movie endings are superior. NO happy endings. The monster wins most of the time and it's so dark and cool to see.

[@SheathEntertainment]

“Everyone died.” *THE END*

[@tyblizzard123]

That didn't help at all.

[@WoodsToLiveBy]

This ending goes on a bit long, but I do love the very last "bursting out of the movie screen" moment.

[@LittleFlameVA]

My question is how the hell did they get so big without anyone noticing?

[@papasmurfsmurfy6360]

LittleFlameMaster most of them died however the ones with owners like Seymour were able to take over and breed now strong to protect their offspring.

[@shinsouhitoshi6335]

People didn't know that the plants were eating people. Like Seymour, he didn't know until he died. All people knew is that the needed blood. They most likely didn't kill people but slit their bodies in some way to feed them more. They most likely eventually died and the plant ate their remains.

[@Chalastor146]

My question is HOW THE FUCK THEY GETTING THESE PLANTS FROM!?

[@jermainekngdom3154]

The plants can eat animal meat but they are trolls and manipulate people.

[@jermainekngdom3154]

@@Chalastor146 they are aliens

[@supersebac320]

man, this would look awesome in 3-d, just imagine the ending where audrey comes out in a 3-d effect, but keeping it as a puppet and not as a 3d model, just the effect not the 3d model

[@culdee4525]

Maybe a cinema will release this movie with this ending in 3D, it happened for Jurassic Park so why not for this?

[@papa_usa203]

And to think, This all started with a total eclipse.

[@jessejamison9516]

STEP ONE: Pause this clip at 46 seconds in (Special Bulletin) STEP TWO: Mute the volume. STEP THREE: Open a new KZbin tab (sorry but this can't be done on the phone) STEP FOUR: Look up "too many cooks" and play the first result. STEP FIVE: Resume playing this muted clip and enjoy! (Some parts eerily match up)

[@qmchale5130]

I'm tired of "Too Many Cooks", honestly. You wouldn't believe how many times I heard that on [adult swim].

[@jessejamison9516]

Quintin Gay I agree, but it's errie how the two clips line up.

[@AntiFaGoat]

+Jesse Jamison You've heard about how the brain tricks us into seeing rhythm in movements, right? Especially when there are two musical sequences with rhythm. Vsauce did a great video about that. I think it was in the "coincedences" episode.

[@jessejamison9516]

+Snowflake Productions Here-here!

[@Dragonrider1227]

This ending would've fucked me up so hard as a kid XD But it's good it's avalible to be seen now. Mainly because I can see this was a major undertaking. All these extra actors, all these sets, all these effects, from a physival labor and passion of work and from that point of view, it's actually kind of a shame it would be thirty years until we could all see it. Though personally, I kinda wish the directors cut DVD this is would give us the option of which version to watch because as awesome as it is to watch giant plants tear up Cleveland

[@OptimusPhillip]

The director's cut DVD does give you options.

[@Dragonrider1227]

OptimusPhillip I found out the Blu-Ray version does

[@sha11235]

Dragonrider1227 The thing was it was previewed by audiences, who didn't like it. They turned stony silent after enjoying the earlier songs.

[@Dragonrider1227]

sha11235 Yeah, I know the story behind the change. It actually doesn't surprise me. I don't think tragic endings were the thing in the 80s. I know Rambo was intended to have a more tragic ending too and was met with the same result. The only one I know of that did it and worked was Amedaus.

[@sha11235]

Dragonrider1227 This isn't the only time this has happened. The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers originally didn't have the narration and the flashback structure and ended with Binell on the highway shouting and nobody listening. Audiences didn't like that so they changed the ending to something more positive. Of course, when they remade the film in 1978, they used a darker ending-I don't know why.

[@alexwilson1878]

I read somewhere that during production, director Oz shot a 23-minute ending based on the off-Broadway musical's ending. However, after audiences at the preview screenings did not react positively to it, the ending had to be rewritten and re-shot for the theatrical release with a happier ending. So I guess that's the first, and shout-out to whoever though of a idea to have this with the Director's Cut, even know the ending is based on the Musical But here's the thing: never struck a deal with the devil with fame and fortune unless it leads to your death, but here's what I would do: take the girl, defeat evil and live happily ever after

[@E-Man5805]

Only thing bad about the ending is it goes on about two minutes too long. And this ending would've terrified me as a kid.

[@OptimusPhillip]

Actually, the "ending" is 23 minutes long, if you include the alternate final battle, which many do.

[@qmchale5130]

Me too. I'd probably be running around the house cutting every plant to pieces up to this day if I saw this when I was younger.

[@PyroGothNerd]

+E-Man5805 Wow, you guys were wimpy kids.

[@PyroGothNerd]

***** Excuse me? I AM A FAN OF THE ORIGINAL ENDING!!! I was arguing against the "This would have scared the children" argument made on every one of these videos.

[@E-Man5805]

PyroGothNerd I don't know about other children. It WOULD have scared me. And I never said it was a bad thing.

[@Kwipper]

I never knew this ending existed until now! So many years of loving this movie, and never new that this was the true original ending of the film. I love this!

[@Liberator130]

To be honest, I like both endings. This ending makes sense in terms of the story underlining the evil bargain Seymour struck with Audrey II leading to the downfall of mankind. However, I also like the theatrical ending where Seymour takes responsibility for what he's done and no longer being complacent in the world for his own benefit. I can see people liking either ending.

[@MisterLyn]

Now we just need a post apocalyptic series called "the talking plant"

[@kivrinsagchannel791]

Just imagine how this looked on the big screen! Betcha it would have been quite a experience

[@stefaniarusso]

Yeah I agree with you

[@jonservo]

The model and miniature work in this entire sequence is exquisite. It really makes you wonder what would have been the result of this team had gotten their hands on the chance to make an American Godzilla film instead of Roland emmerich

[@Raving_Rando]

...How did the people not see these things coming? They're the size of buildings! You think they would have noticed something was up once they grew by feeding them blood. Great movie non the less. >:D

[@culdee4525]

Very valid point indeed.

[@DragonScythe64]

because its a movie, and most people are dumb in media

[@Blueleaf11]

Because they start out cute. People are easily fooled by cute novelty items.

[@Bababooey759]

did you see how many they sold? even if not every single one made it its more than enough to get that many giant ones, especially in the chaos after lol

[@grand_vacation]

WOW!!! I HAVE NO IDEA THIS EXISTED! My High School performed this show in 2008 and I have had a fondness for this musical ever since! Never knew there was an original ending! This is fucking awesome!

[@BBCLewis]

It really doesn't matter that this was cut from the movie. That it now exists at all in such fine form is all that matters - amazing!!!

[@2005tripod]

I’d be terrified if this happened in real life😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@2005tripod]

Yes I liked my own comment

[@stefaniarusso]

Yeah I agree with you

[@DeepEye1994]

It would've been fine if they played this song during the credits roll since the "other" ending ended up revealing that a smiling Audrey II bud survived the explosion. ...Or if they showed this entire scene as Seymour imagining what would happen if they sell around Audrey II's buds before he goes to confront and destroy her... Just to don't waste ALL this effort goddamnit.

[@York22]

This is the ending completed and fully restored. When originally shown it wasn't finished. This was released in a directors cut edition that came out about a year ago.

[@Tornado1994]

Cameron Will The film got a DVD debut in late 1997 as part of Geffen's 11th anniversary release.(Yes as early as 1997) This R1 release contained the alternate ending. The Ending was entirely in B&W. Geffen recalled the '97 masters and re-issued the DVD in 2006 with bits and pieces of the dark ending as well as a description of it. The 2013 BD release has the option of letting you watch the dark ending or happy ending.

[@Hektols]

I agree with DeepEye, they could have made the happy ending without wasting the scene. I would have countinued it with Seymour waking up just after the building collapsed, revealing to the audience that it was a short dream that he had while he was unconscious and then go with the happy ending.

[@qmchale5130]

That's a pretty interesting concept. This could probably be at the point where he's approached by Patrick Martin and that sequence could be used. But some things would have to be changed around or even cut for that.

[@eelblack5980]

I wish this ending was put in the final cut. It's so beautiful ! The effects and puppeteering in this is stunning.

[@timcarr6084]

They should of kept this in the film and just used it as a bad dream Seymour was having.

[@dusroots]

They should've put you on the team because that is brilliant! Lol. I like both endings. They definitely should've placed this somewhere in the movie. It's too epic to just go to waste.

[@Psalm-pr1io]

Crowd pleasing ruins films. Lesson learned.

[@JonathanToolonie]

The most hilarious bad ending with mass destruction by plant infestation.

[@christianpascua1441]

QUICK GET THE GIANT CATERPILLAR

[@JonathanToolonie]

YOU'RE GONNA NEED MORE THAN ONE GIANT CATERPILLAR, 'CAUSE I'M A MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTER SPACE!

[@christianpascua1441]

+JonathanToolonie CALL A ARMY OF PYROS

[@JonathanToolonie]

NO! NOT THE PYROS!!!

[@christianpascua1441]

Xp the plant just turns to vegetable fries GET IT?!?

[@ShowtunesbyJenna]

Me at 3:15 : NO, NOT THE DOG. ANYONE BUT THE DOG.

[@briettapolly5030]

Same

[@York22]

Hollywood never kills a dog on screen!!!

[@jupiter9099]

Boomer will live.

[@sha11235]

Cameron Will Yeah, they are chicken fuckers.

[@looneywoman]

I fifth that. (Normally I would second it, but it would appear I've been beaten to the proverbial punch.)

[@BigK13372]

Holy shit! A jump scare ending that actually freaked me out. God this movie would of been innovated if they kept the original ending.

[@marcel1372]

this reminds me of riding old universal rides like the old king kong or back to the future...all these highly detailed expoloding minatures.. this is so massive and elaborate it's more like Cloverfield or 2010s Godzilla I'm honestly stunned

[@gardenerguy2.065]

What it feels like to have every plant on your team be a Chomper

[@gaymenarepretty1015]

Imagine how much time and effort ok can we just take a few minutes to appreciate the editor and the specail effects crew

[@richardgadberry8398]

What they could've done was keep both this and the theatrical ending.

[@worldofexperiences6510]

This was a relatively dark movie that was fun and twisted. Loved it as a kid.

[@philipgross4302]

I was 15 in 1986 and saw the movie in the theatre... even though I really like the "Mean Green Mutha" sequence..( which also has variants) ... I would have ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS ENDING!!! very classic 50s horror schtick

[@user-dy7ls7uo9j]

Yup. And it actually matches with the story's message.

[@Jayalaw]

My headcanon is that even with the Focus Group Ending the plant apocalypse happened like this, just not with Seymour and Audrey and possibly a few months or years later. Both versions argue that it only takes one fallible human being to give into temptation, and Seymour was only pulled back or reeled in because he had Audrey. Not every person has an Audrey in his or her life, though, and the plant is very persuasive.

[@fruit86]

Levi Stubbs probably couldn't speak for a year after all that laughing

[@chrismulwee4911]

Actually Frank Oz did the laughter, he's used that same laugh for several Muppet characters he performed.

[@casesoutherland4175]

The original ending is better. Here's why: In the 1960 original The Little Shop of Horrors, Seymour is a wanted man for killing those who he fed to Audrey Jr. He blames the plant for manipulating him and jumps into it with a knife. The plant dies, but so does he and (without spoiling it) the final shot of the movie is hilarious! The original ending for the musical remake makes sense, because Seymour dies but the plant doesn't. The devil has come to collect his due and the price to pay is all of humanity. I'm glad it went several steps further than the original movie (which I still prefer over the remake)!

[@hpool7779]

I wonder how vegans feel when they watch this

[@LeekClock]

As a vegan I think it's hilarious and brilliant ;)

[@minty_the_sweet_alicorn7133]

I'm actually glad they changed the ending to good. When I saw the musical, I was expecting a happy ending just like the movie. I was just repeating 'what?!?' Over and over again right up until the musical ended and the performers came on stage. It was completely unexpected and it made knowing two different endings way more interesting.

[@jacktayl]

If they left this ending in, the movie would have gotten best visual effects in the oscars.

[@qmchale5130]

Back then, if they left this ending in, we wouldn't be able to see this movie today. Having shown this ending to two different test audiences and getting only a 13% approval rating, this entire movie would be on the cutting room floor if they kept it, so it had to be changed. I'll admit, they put a lot of work into making this ending, but having Seymour and Audrey killed off was pretty mean.

[@benyu316]

And then Godzilla came and murdered all the Audrey 2s and every New Yorker. The End

[@papasmurfsmurfy6360]

Ben Yu they would probably maul godzilla.

[@pterazei9152]

Why only New York

[@ArtistTheArtist05]

Car: *Gets roof dented by rubble* Car:*Fucking explodes*

[@EVPpsycho]

I am fortunate to have just now had the experience of watching LSOH without realizing I was watching this ending. I was born in 1993, and I grew up watching this movie with my Mom, who adored it. In 30 years of watching this film throughout my life, I never knew this version existed until today when I accidentally watched a version of the original cut without realizing it. I had no idea this ending was coming and it was the best surprise ever.

[@mrk-ism]

This could’ve at least been a dream sequence when Seymour was asked to sell or when he was crashed by the building !

[@tomcook707]

The audience of the '80s never got to see this ending so I don't think you can say they couldn't appreciate it.

[@ahobbit1273]

Honestly, my main qualm with this ending isn’t that it’s dark, it’s just that it goes on too long and gets boring. The plant bursts through the wall, people scream. It bursts through another wall, more people scream. I feel we could have gotten the point in a couple of minutes and it would have hit harder. The end where it bursts through the screen is great, though. I can imagine that being terrifying in a theatre!

[@zebjensen4251]

Could you imagine a video game where you play as ether the military or the plant to take over or back the world that would be fun.

[@emilyblenn]

the ending of the theatrical cut never sat right with me I love a happy ending but this just makes so much more sense

[@CappsLocke]

Its hard to feel sad about the end of the world when such a bop is playing in the background

[@charlespackowski6620]

0:53 how cool is this clip?! I’m not the biggest fan of shaky cam but here it works phenomenally

[@tyblizzard123]

What were they even watching before the special bulletin came on?

[@Bobsheaux]

Am I the only amazed by how the colorization for this ending came out? Usually black & white movies converted to color look terrible.

[@cmulwee001]

Nice comment, but it was NOT colorized. It IS in color for real.

[@sha11235]

Bobsheaux The whole film was in color so this is not colorization.

[@Tornado1994]

Chris Mulwee Correct. The 1997 DVD release alternate ending was in full B&W.

[@cmulwee001]

Tornado1994 I can't imagine why though, since it was produced in color

[@Tornado1994]

Chris Mulwee While it was filmed in color, the B&W was to give it a surreal tone. Also, Test Audiences did not see the dark ending in color, but in B&W.

[@thesenateguy1707]

At 4:39 the soldier clearly says "what the f**k

[@darthkurland]

In Memoriam: Levi Stubbs (1927-2008) Roger Corman (1926-2024) Charles Griffith & Howard Ashman (1950-1991)

[@RAP-SKULLION]

This is absolutely spectacular, but I can see why audiences hated it. First your leads die, then EVERYONE does, and then YOU DIE. If I were to make a "best of both worlds" cut I would show this as the plants imagine spot before Seymour manages to kill it.

[@tgljc]

I personally LOVE this ending

[@NewhamMatt]

Congratulations, Seymour. You were saved by the audience vote. Lucky you - Andy Kaufman and Jason Todd weren't so fortunate.

[@gantmj]

After a minute, what they're singing is totally inaudible, so I had to look up the lyrics.

[@ricarleite]

The problem with the ending is it's unrelated with the progatonists and not the norm for filmmaking. The character arc is not there. Usually the protagonist has their flaws fixed and he gets the (good) results of his change at the end of act 3 (or he fails and we have an unhappy ending). But here, Seymour dies at the middle of act 3 and is not redeemed. It sort of crashes the movie off tracks, it goes way off what modern 3 act strucutre filmmaking is all about, so audiences were shocked by it and hated it. I, however, LOVE transgression and bending the rules, and making it work. Since this is not a drama, this is a comedy, a farse, the ending works on a story-wise level (which is why it works SO well at the play). it fits the tone of the movie and the purpose.

[@culdee4525]

I absolutely agree with you there, I couldn't have put it better myself.

[@PeterZeeke]

but in film logic Seymour steals another mans girlfriend and kills a bunch of people, he kinda deserves to die

[@GMMReviews]

ricarleite Yeah Seymour murder 2 people.. this was kinda the ending he deserved.. Audrey II was kinda the main character anyway! I love this ending, it's so awesome.

[@awnaur0no919]

audiences usually hate dark endings & dey almost always hate question marks too, so ima bet tha final shot alone, as hilarious & grim as it is, pissed off tha films normie test audience to no end

[@greendragon5603]

I love how the plants are just laughing the whole time.

[@Johncollins219]

Man I swear I have never seen this ending for heard of it in my life this is like a whole new movie to me now

[@riverjordan2725]

That shot of the huge crowds in the store in the beginning makes me uncomfortable during the Covid Pandemic. 😱

[@Yustillhere]

I love how the plants are laughing like they’re having a party and it seems like that too, they’re saying stuff like *whoo* to each other and laughing with eachother

[@cb8655]

I can see why this ending was cut from a logical perspective: It was a hassle for Seymour to even feed ONE Audrey II with a few bodies, how did all these people figure out to feed blood to all these other ones if they’re being sold in mass numbers in stores?? It makes no sense… plus, these Audrey II’s would eventually run out of humans to feed on once humanity is extinct, thus they’d all dry up and die.

[@insomniacstacy]

I guess humanity said FUCK THIS! And retreated to bunkers

[@patrickriordan77]

Loved this movie growing up, and never even knew about the original ending until a couple years ago when I saw an off-Broadway production (Jonathan Groff was Seymour and he was really great in the role.) its a shame the film cut this.

[@Titleknown]

I've written this comment other places before, but this ending totally looks like the Bad End from some hypothetical visual novel. Which now kind of makes me want to see a Little Shop Of Horrors visual novel/dating sim...

[@joshuasage9117]

This ending is so dark and sad that none of us would want to see it again,but in the stageplay it's much better cause the leads and others will come out for a bow at the end.

[@joshuasage9117]

+Joshua Sage I can read the solder`s lips he said `what the f**k.

[@culdee4525]

+Joshua Sage They probably weren't allowed to leave it in.

[@kioku119]

A lot of people seem to like this ending honestly, and it makes sense.

[@kioku119]

I don't know if it was cut necessarily. They just made it clear he was saying it in a way they could get away with since it was drowned over by the music ; p

[@KaijuKitty]

What are you talking about? I love seeing this ending. It makes more sense. I'd watch this film when I was a kid and wonder why Audrey 2 wouldn't just eat Seymour and find another weak minded fool to do it's bidding. Maybe I was just a morbid kid but once I found out there was a much darker ending I felt cheated.

[@EHH246]

I love the puppets and models used for the city rampage. The crew must have had a lot of fun doing this. To know all that hard work was left on the cutting room floor is kind of sad.

[@bradenjohn2671]

Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest cinematic ending of a whole decade.

[@warrenmoore4743]

This ending would have made the movie a lasting classic. it makes the whole script amazing. the other ending nullified the script.

[@stefaniarusso]

Yeah I agree

[@DAOW17]

i bet if i saw this as a kid it probably would've traumatized me, but the song is very catchy and sets the mood...and tell me that when you see one of the Audry's eating the train you don't think "wow, now thats what I call fast food!"

[@cryhog]

when i first watched the true ending years ago it was disturbing to me even though the Audrey II song was catchy. i understand why the viewers were a little upset about it, but you're right, Galvan. why change the ending just because the viewers didn't like it? sometimes there can be no happy endings. if that's how it originally suppose to end they shouldn't worry about butt hurt people. lol

[@hpool7779]

This is one of the coolest endings ever. How could anyone hate it?

[@aabcdee9074]

I only started to feel bad when I saw the little puppy running

[@cryhog]

Aabc Dee Lol yeah. That was a cute little pup! ^^

[@4ther2]

cryhog

[@MilkmanNorm]

If LSOH was a straight monster destruction movie it would have been great. But it's a musical based on a B horror movie and generally musicals have different beats then horror movies. The ending could have been a negative, had they ended with Seymour being eaten by Audrey 2 that would have worked. What didn't work was the big budge ending with a bunch alien plants taking over the world. That wasn't what the musical was about. It was about Seymour and Audrey and Audrey 2 manipulating him.

[@TheBoneFatherPlaysGames]

Looks like XCOM was on their damn coffee break

[@sha11235]

George W. Bush guy at 2:11. And I love a shot before where there is a cop with a nightstick but he isn't running fast.

[@TheNewFD12346]

Had a nightmare about this the other night.

[@karenwest7958]

Dude im 10 and i watched this 12 times and since it was labeled "comedy" I got scared of nothing

[@issacflores2010]

Looks like we need Godzilla he could take them out.

[@stevenlopez4076]

he did watch Godzilla vs Biollante

[@hpool7779]

He would just make everything worse

[@OptimusPhillip]

If I could change one thing, I'd have the Plants actually sing the "Here I come for you!" line. Apparently that was planned, but somehow didn't make it into the final cut. Also, I'd make sure that it would be recognizable as Levi Stubbs's voice, since it sounds nothing like how he did in the rest of the movie.

[@Quintus468]

Not everything has to be a morality play, but LSOH DEFINITELY is. This is the correct ending.

[@joshualoar6378]

I just can't believe that, for 30 years, this ending - and all of the brilliant work that went into it - sat in the trash all because of an alleged negative response from a crappy test audience. With this ending, and possibly the deleted Meek Shall Inherit scene, this is possibly the best stage-to-screen adaptation in history.

[@LordAbsu]

Love the soldier dropping F-bombs at 4:39! "WHAT THE FFFFFF--"