I absolutely LOVED that movie. It contains everything for people like me; comedy, songs, dance, mystery, and such good actors its' unbelievable.From the beginning song to the end I've been carried away on a laugh and love ride. Steve Martin is hilarious and to see him with black hair! Just that is worth the movie!I've been totally carried away with the Skid Row song and dance. This is the best number I have seen since quite many years. The timing, the moves, the words, all is perfect and such performances by all that it blew my mind. I still listen to it on MP3 and see it in my head. Yes, it influenced me that much.By the way, usually I prefer the director's cut, but in this case I prefer the theatre cut, it makes more sense. It flows better. I guess it will be upon each watcher to make their own decision.This is still a masterpiece and should be watched by any serious movie lover, as long as you like song and dance in a movie.

The 1986 musical version is adapted from the successful Off Broadway play. The film was shot in London and filmed in the style of a musical play hence you get this interior staged bound feel to this movie.Rick Moranis plays Seymour a nerdy, hapless and put upon flower shop boy owned by Mr Mushnik (Vincent Gardenia.) Seymour is in love with the blonde, beautiful Audrey (Ellen Greene) but she is going out with psycho, motor biking dentist Orin (Steve Martin.)After an eclipse Seymour discovers a new plant which becomes an instant hit with the customers who all flock to the shop to admire it. The plant which Seymour calls Audrey II needs feeding and as it gets bigger so does his lust for human flesh and blood.The film is uneven, some of the song numbers are interesting but too many are overbearing or just drone on. Moranis is in his element as the put upon nerdy type with dark edges as he goes along with the desires of his insatiable plant maybe from outer space voiced by Levi Stubbs. Ellen Greene is simply delectable and divine as Audrey. It is left to Martin to deliver the laughs as the sadistic biker and the best scenes are between him and Bill Murray as the masochist patient who leave Martin questioning his nastiness.It is a fine enough retro musical and the version I saw also had the alternate and a more grim ending.

Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) is a bumbling worker at Mr. Mushnik (Vincent Gardenia)'s flower shop on Skid Row. His co-worker Audrey Fulquard (Ellen Greene) gets beaten by her semi-sadist dentist boyfriend Orin Scrivello (Steve Martin). They both want to leave Skid Row. During the total eclipse of the sun, a strange plant appear out of the sky. Seymour and Audrey figure a strange plant at the window would bring in business and it does. Seymour calls it Audrey II. The plant has a need for blood. It demands blood and in return, it promises to bring good fortune to Seymour.This is a lot crazy wacky overblown Broadway music. It's fun for the most part. Steve Martin goes over the top. The craziness doesn't get that many laughs. Some of the songs are catchy. It's a fun musical but not many big laughs. Bill Murray as Arthur Denton should have been funnier but like a lot of the movie, he's a crazy character and the movie assumes that he's funny just because it's wacky.

This is a great remake of the original 1961 The Little Shop of Horrors. Both are equally good but I think the remake has the edge due to Rick Moranis' performance in the film. The movie is very cute - actually a surprising good comedy.The movie is a science fiction comedy-horror musical that may have you thinking twice the next time you see a Venus fly-trap sitting around or looking at your over-grown lawn! I was about 14 when this movie came out - loved it then, love it now. I cannot ever forget "Feed Me, Seymour" when I look at plants - I tend to think of this movie every single time and snicker with laughter about it.8.5/10