ORIGINAL ENDING SCRIPT!!
(The sequence picks up during the song "Suppertime 2;"
Seymour and Audrey have agreed to run away and get married.
While Audrey is in her apartment, packing, she receives a
phone call from the plant. When she realizes who it
is, she drops the phone, runs across the street, and...)
INT-MUSHNIKS-NIGHT
Audrey rushes in, then stops dead in her tracks when she sees
the plant staring back at her.
AUDREY
I don't believe it.
AUDREY II
Believe it baby. It talks
AUDREY
Am I dreaming this?
AUDREY II
No, and you ain't in Kansas, neither.
Audrey II reaches out with one vine and pushes the door shut.
Another vine creeps towards Audrey; she pushes it away and
steps away.
AUDREY
Something's very wrong here.
Audrey keeps walking, ending up in the center of the store.
Vines continue to snake around her, threatening to enfold
her.
AUDREY II
I need me some water in the worst way. Look at my
branches! I'm dryin' up! I'm a goner, honey!
(singing)
Come on and give me a drink!
AUDREY
I-I don't know if I should.
AUDREY II
Hey little lady be nice...
Two more vines hoist the skirt of Audrey's dress. She pushes
them away as yet another snakes over her shoulder
AUDREY
Do you talk to Seymour like this?
AUDREY II
Sure do! I'll drink it straight...
Audrey grabs the vine from her shoulder with both hands. Still
another creeps up behind her...
AUDREY
Your leaves are dry, poor thing.
AUDREY II
Don't need no glass or no ice...
Three vines snake around Audrey's waist. She pushes them back
down and turns toward the sales counter.
AUDREY
I'll get the can.
AUDREY II
Don't need no twist of lime...
Audrey reaches over the counter and gets the watercan from
underneath.
AUDREY
Here we go.
Audrey II lunges.
AUDREY II
AND NOW IT'S SUPPERTIME!
To Audrey's horror, the plant wraps its vines around her
arms, wrists, and waist. She drops the can. Laughing,
the plant begins dragging the screaming, struggling
Audrey towards its laughing maw.
AUDREY II
Aw, relax, darlin', It'll be easier. Come join
your dentist friend and Mushnik. They're right
inside!
The plant laughs as it draws Audrey inexorably closer, closer...
CUT TO--the door of the shop, as a CHOMPING, SQUELCHING SOUND
is heard OS. The door opens and Seymour enters, carrying a bag.
By now, Audrey has been pulled into the plant's mouth, with
only her legs sticking out.
Seymour drops the bag and rushes to her aid.
SEYMOUR
Get off of her!
He tries to pry the plant's mouth open, but it rears up
out of his reach. He jumps up, grabs Audrey's still-kicking
feet, and pulls it back down. The plant laughs as he succeeds
in prying open the mouth. Audrey throws her arms around
Seymour as he tries to get away. The plant, still
laughing, chases them with its vines as Seymour half-walks,
half-carries her out the back door into the alley.
EXT-ALLEY-NIGHT
Seymour and Audrey make it out of the shop, away from the plant.
SEYMOUR
Are you okay?
AUDREY
(dizzily)Yes...no.
She collapses onto the ground. Seymour drops to his knees and
cradles her on his lap.
SEYMOUR
Don't die, Audrey. Please don't die.
Audrey's fading fast; her eyes are at half mast and her voice
little more than a squeak.
AUDREY
You know, the plant just said the strangest thing
just now. It said Orin and Mr. Mushnik are
already inside.
Seymour lowers his head.
SEYMOUR
It's true. I did it. I fed them to it.
AUDREY
(realizing) And that's what made it so big and
strong... (She touches his cheek)...and you so
famous.
SEYMOUR
I've done terrible things, Audrey, but not to you.
Never to you.
She takes her hand from his cheek and looks away.
AUDREY
But...I want you to, Seymour.
SEYMOUR
What?
AUDREY
When I die, which should be very shortly, give
me to the plant, so that it will live, and
bring you all the wonderful things you deserve.
Seymour is horrified. Audrey touches his cheek again.
SEYMOUR
You don't know what you're saying.
She is getting weaker; her hand drops to his chest.
AUDREY
But I do. It's the one gift I can give you.
(She smiles) And if I'm in the plant, then I'm
part of the plant. So in a way,
we'll always be together.
A tear trickles down her cheek. She musters her strength
for one last song.
SONG: "Somewhere That's Green (Reprise)"
AUDREY
You'll wash my tender leaves,
You'll smell my sweet perfume;
You'll water me, and care for me,
You'll see me bud and bloom...
She runs a hand through his hair and lets it drop down to
his arm. Camera slowly CRANES IN from a medium-wide shot
to a medium close-up.
AUDREY
I'm feeling strangely happy now,
Contented and serene...
(She shudders, about to die)
Don't you see...
Finally I'll be...
Somewhere that's green
She reaches out toward her imaginary paradise, as she did
when singing the original song. Then she shudders and
goes limp. Seymour holds her tightly, wracked with guilt
and grief.
CUT TO--
INT-MUSHNIK'S-NIGHT
CLOSEUP on the double doors leading back into the shop.
MUSIC plays, a rock-anthem version of a funereal march.
Slowly the double doors open onto the waiting Audrey II.
Camera slowly PULLS BACK as Seymour carries Audrey through
the doors to her final resting place. This entire sequence
has a very ritualized quality, a desperate sense
of inevitability.
--CLOSEUP on Seymour, a tragic look on his face.
--SLOW DOLLY toward the plant, waiting for its meal.
--MID-SHOT on Seymour, slowly carrying Audrrey forward.
--The plant slowly brings its head down to Seymour's level opens
its mouth as Seymour approaches
--OVERHEAD SHOT as Seymour and the plant sttand face to face.
The mouth continues to open, obscuring Seymour.
--Seymour places Audrey in the plant's moutth, feet first, and
steps back.
--CLOSEUP on Seymour, a pained expression oon his face.
Seymour watches as the plant simultaneously closes its mouth and
raises its head, easing Audrey's body down its throat. Soon, all
that is visible of her is one hand, sticking out from between the
plant's teeth. Seymour reaches out to her hand, but cannot bring
himself to touch it. Soon, her hand disappears inside too, and
the plant closes its mouth in a triumphant grin. The rock-funeral
march draws to a close.
Seymour closes his eyes and lowers his head. When he raises it
again, his face is a mask of despair.
Seymour runs out the front door of the shop. Through the door,
we see him run across the street, pausing only for a car that
screeches to a halt for him.
Seymour reaches the alley across the street and climbs a
fire-escape ladder.
EXT-FIRE-ESCAPE-NIGHT
Seymour reaches the fire escape terrace where the neon antacid
billboard is located. He runs to the wall and climbs another
ladder, up to the roof.
EXT-ROOFTOP-NIGHT
Seymour reaches the rooftop, which is laden with vents and
skylights. The New York City skyline can be seen in the
background. Seymour runs to the other side of the rooftop
and steps up onto the ledge.
He looks down at the garbage-strewn alley below.
Seymour, still looking down, inches ever closer to the edge,
mustering the courage to end it all. Some fragments of cement
drop, illustrating just how far down it is.
Suddenly, a VOICE calls to him from the other side of the roof.
VOICE
Mr Krelborn!
At first Seymour does not hear.
VOICE
(More insistently) Uh, Mr. Krelborn?
At last Seymour turns and looks. A door exits onto the roof
from a staircase inside, and in the doorway stands PATRICK
MARTIN, licensing agent. His hands are behind his back.
MARTIN
Patrick Martin. International Licensing and
Marketing. I want to show you something.
Seymour turns and again prepares to jump.
SEYMOUR
I'm not interested.
MARTIN
Ah, but you will be.
Martin takes a few steps forward and pulls something from
behind his back.
MARTIN
Look.
Seymour does not turn around.
MARTIN
Look!
Finally Seymour turns.
MARTIN
I took the liberty of taking a cutting from that
amazing plant of yours. And look what grew in
just a couple of days.
Seymour steps down off the ledge and approaches Martin
for a closer look.
MARTIN
The design boys did the packaging. Cute, huh?
In a small flowerpot, decorated with the words "AUDREY II,"
is a miniature Audrey II, just like the one Seymour first
bought from the old Chinese man.
MARTIN
Get the idea? My firm is willing to pay you a
reasonable amount to take leaf cuttings. Develop
little Audrey II's. Sell them in florist shops
and supermarkets across the nation.
Seymour is horrified by what he's hearing.
MARTIN
Pretty soon, every household in America could
have one...
SLOW DOLLY IN on Seymour as the words echo through his mind.
ECHO
...have one...have one...have one...
Martin takes a step closer.
MARTIN
Imagine it, boy, we'll make a fortune. Audrey II's
everywhere.
ECHO
...everywhere...everywhere...everywhere...
Martin takes another step forward.
MARTIN
This could be bigger than Hula-Hoops
ECHO
...Hula-Hoops...Hula-Hoops...Hula-Hoops...
Seymour covers his ears. Martin takes yet another step.
MARTIN
What do you say, Mr. Krelborn?
Seymour looks down at the miniature plant. It stares at
him with its little pod--and smiles. Seymour runs for
the fire-escape ladder and climbs down. Martin calls after
him.
MARTIN
Mr. Krelborn? Mr. Krelborn?
Seymour ignores him and climbs down out of sight.
MARTIN
Krelborn!
He goes to the edge and hollers down at Seymour.
MARTIN
Hey! We don't have to deal with you, you know!
A goddamn vegetable's public domain! You ask
our lawyers!
INT-MUSHNIK'S NIGHT
Seymour runs back into the shop, where the plant has
been waiting patiently for him.
SEYMOUR
Every household in America! That's what you
had in mind all along, isn't it?
AUDREY II
No shit, Sherlock!
SEYMOUR
We're not talking about one hungry plant here,
we're talking about world conquest!
AUDREY II
And I wanna thank YOU!
SEYMOUR
You ate the only thing I ever loved!
The plant merely laughs.
SEYMOUR
You're a monster, and so am I! It's gotta end!
It's gotta stop right here!
The plant shoves him with a vine
SONG: MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTER SPACE
AUDREY II
Better wait a minute,
You better hold the phone;
Better mind your manners,
Better change your tone.
The plant knocks him to the floor and shoves its massive pod in
his face.
AUDREY II
Don't you threaten me, son,
You got a lotta gall!
We gonna do things my way,
Or we won't do things at all!
The pod rears up, laughing. Seymour watches in horror as
the plant's pot begins to crack. Small chunks break away,
and roots begin pushing their way out.
AUDREY II
Uh huh! You in trouble now!
Suddenly, the entire pot shatters, showering clay and dirt
on Seymour. Audrey II has taken root in the ground underneath
the flower shop, and now faces him down defiantly.
AUDREY II
You don't know what you're messin' with,
You got no idea;
You don't know what you're lookin' at,
When you're lookin' here!
You don't know what you're up against,
No, no way no how;
You don't know what you're messin' with,
But I'm gonna tell ya n-n-now!
Seymour clambers to his feet and runs to the counter. He
opens a drawer and pulls out the revolver he was going to
use on Orin. He brandishes the gun at the plant, but is
frozen by fear, as dozens of smaller pods, like miniature
Audrey II's, pop open, singing the harmony.
AUDREY II
Get this straight!
I'm just a mean green mother,
From outer space and I'm bad!
PODS
Mean-green-bad!
AUDREY II
I'm just a mean green mother,
From outer space and it looks like you been had!
I'm just a mean green mother,
From outer space, so get off my back,
Get out' my face,
'Cause I'm mean and green
And I am BAD!
Seymour squeezes off three shots, which ricochet off the
plant's pod and into a potted flower and a mirror. He
looks away nervously and fires a fourth, which also bounces
off. The plant grabs the gun with a vine. The plant twirls
the gun and fires a shot at Seymour's feet. He jumps.
AUDREY II
Wanna save your skin, boy?
The plant fires another shot, which spangs the watercan at
Seymour's feet. He jumps again.
AUDREY II
You wanna save your hide?
The plant shoots out the numbers in the cash register.
AUDREY II
You wanna see tomorrow?
Better step aside.
Yet another shot. Seymour runs for the door to the back room, the
plant still firing after him.
AUDREY II
Better take a tip, boy.
Seymour runs into the back room and cowers in the corner as
the plant shoots out the windows.
AUDREY II
Want some good advice?
You better take it easy,
'Cause you're walkin' on thin ice!
The gunshots have stopped. Seymour takes a tentative step to
look, but jumps back into the corner as the cash register comes
crashing through the window into the back room. Finally Seymour
steps out to the middle of the back room, facing the plant.
AUDREY II
You don't know what you're dealin' with,
No you never did;
You don't know what you're lookin' at,
But that's tough titty, kid!
An idea hits Seymour and he runs for the side of the room.
AUDREY II
The lion don't sleep tonight,
And if you pull his tail he roars!
Seymour emerges from the back room with an axe. He lunges at all
the vines gathered on the counter. He hacks at them again and
again, missing each time.
AUDREY II
You say that ain't fair?
You say that ain't nice?
Know what I say? Up yours!
As the pods take up the harmony again, Seymour runs out in front
of the counter, the axe over his head. The plant pulls down his
trousers with its vines.
AUDREY II
Watch me now!
I'm just a mean green mother,
From outer space and I'm bad!
PODS
Mean-green-bad!
Seymour drops the axe and shuffles off to take cover behind the
counter.
AUDREY II
I'm just a mean green mother,
A real disgrace and you got me fightin' mad!
Seymour cowers behind the relative safety of the counter.
But the pods are now beginning to snake their way back here
and are oohing and aahing in his face.
AUDREY II
I'm just a mean green mother,
From outer space, gonna trash your ass,
Gonna rock this place,
'Cause I'm mean and green,
And I am BAAAAAD!
The smaller pods retract to rejoin the main one. A huge vine
snakes forward and smacks the counter, breaking it in half.
Seymour huddles there, pants around his ankles, as the plant
raps at him.
AUDREY II
You know I don't come from no Black Lagoon...
PODS
NO!
AUDREY II
I'm from past the stars and beyond the moon..
PODS
YEAH!
AUDREY II
You can keep the Thing...
PODS
HEY!
AUDREY II
Keep the "It"
PODS
WHOA!
AUDREY II
Keep the creature, they don't mean shit!
Seymour yanks his pants up and runs for the other door. The
plant thrusts a vine into the door, blocking him.
AUDREY II
I got killer buds, a power stem...
The plant shoots out another vine into the wall next to Seymour,
trapping him. Two more trap him at the waist.
AUDREY II
Nasty thorns and I'm usin' them!
So better move it out,
Nature calls;
You got the point?
I'm gonna bust your balls!
A vine shoots into the wall, between Seymour's legs, mere
inches from his crotch. He looks up in horror; he realizes
now the plant is playing with its food.The pods once again
harmonize in Seymour's face as the plant laughs.
AUDREY II
Here it comes!
Seymour drops to the floor, attempting to crawl to safety.
But the plant plunges a vine into and across the floor,
kicking up tile as it does, and emerges in front of Seymour.
Undaunted, he crawls in a different direction, but is again
blocked by a vine. He makes several more attempts, but is
soon trapped huddling on the floor as vines pop up all
around him.
AUDREY II
I'm mean and green...
PODS
Mean grean mother from outer space...
The plant is shooting vines into the walls now, even
through the pay-phone. Seymour remains huddled on the
floor.
AUDREY II
I'm mean and green...
PODS
Mean green mother from outer space...
Seymour watches as still more vines continue to snake
into all corners of the store, grabbing on wherever
they can.
AUDREY II
I'm mean and green...
The plant laughs. Still more vines shoot out; through
the radiator, through a sign, through the clock...
The plant grabs a support post and yanks. As the plant
and the pods laugh, the entire building collapses around
Seymour; first the ceiling caves in, raining dust and
tile everywhere. Then one wall gives, showing the neon
antacid billboard outside. Then the other walls collapse,
and soon what used to be Mushnik's Skid Row Florist is a
storm of plaster, cement, dirt, and debris. The plant
surveys the carnage, still laughing. Seymour tries to dig
his way out of the wreckage that has fallen on him.
He stands, and is quickly grabbed by several strong vines.
AUDREY II
And I..
Am...
BAAAAAAAAAADDD!
The helpless Seymour is lifted off the ground. The pods
leap and dance around him, singing a crescendo. Screaming,
Seymour is forced into the massive plant's open maw and
shoved down his throat. As his feet disappear, the plant
gives him one last push and licks its vines clean. The
plant bucks, forcing its meal down its throat. The music
builds, then ends with a flourish, the final chord
reverberating as the plant relaxes and smacks its lips.
The plant turns and spits. SEYMOUR'S GLASSES land in
EXTREME FG. One lens is cracked. In the background,
the plant laughs, it's triumph complete.
SONG: FINALE (DON'T FEED THE PLANTS)
SLOW DOLLY IN on Seymour's glasses.
CUT TO--
INT-STUDIO
Crystal, Chiffon, and Ronette, dressed in choir robes over
sequined gowns, are silhouetted in front of a backdrop of
the American flag, a la PATTON.
Slowly, in time with the music, they begin walking forward.
Eventually, Chiffon sings.
CHIFFON
Subsequent to the events you have just witnessed,
Similar events in cities across America,
Events which bore a striking resemblance,
To the ones you have just seen began occurring.
CUT TO--
INT-A&P-DAY
An A&P supermarket where a sign advertises, "WE HAVE AUDREY
II'S HERE ON SALE!" The place is a mob scene; parents and
their children are buying all the miniature Audrey II's
they can get their hands on. Checkstands are flooded.
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE(OS)
Subsequent to the events you have just witnessed,
Unsuspecting jerks from Maine to California,
Made the acquaintace of a new breed of flytrap,
And got sweet-talked into feeding it blood.
A manager presses himself against the doors, trying to
keep the scene from erupting into a riot. He is quickly
overpowered as more people pour in, adding to the
existing crowd, and overwhelming the poor cashiers.
Everybody, it seems, wants an Audrey II.
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE(OS)
Thus the plants worked their terrible will,
Finding jerks who would feed them their fill,
And the plants proceeded to grow...
CUT TO--
EXT/INT-HOUSE-NIGHT
CAMERA DOLLIES through the window and into the bedroom
of a nice, suburban home, where a MIDDLE-AGED COUPLE is
lying in bed watching Johnny Carson.
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE(OS)
And grow,
And began what they came here to do,
Which was essentially to...
The Middle-Aged couple react with mild surprise as Johnny
is replaced by a SPECIAL BULLETIN
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE(OS)
Eat Cleveland...
The TV screen CUTS TO a NEWSMAN standing in front of a sign
reading 'CLEVELAND CITY LIMIT.' The Newsman, speaking
frantically (But drowned out by the music) runs from the
sign and takes cover behind a police car. Frantic activity
can be seen in the background.
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE(OS)
And Des Moines,
And Peoria,
And New York,
The TV Camera moves forward to show what the activity is:
Cleveland is being attacked by a giant Audrey II!
Suddenly the image on the screen fades into interference.
When the picture is restored, it is of Crystal, Chiffon,
and Ronette, pointing at the camera.
CRYSTAL, CHIFFON, RONETTE
And where you live!
The TV screen suddenly explodes outward and a vine erupts
through. The Middle-Aged Couple scream. To their horror,
two more vines erupt from a dresser drawer, and still more
from the walls and floor around the bed. The wife bats at
a vine with her magazine. The Middle-Aged Couple jump out
of bed and attempt to escape.
MALE CHORUS(OS)
They may offer you fortune and fame,
FEMALE CHORUS (OS)
Love and money and instant acclaim.
The husband almost makes it to the hallway behind his wife,
but a vine crashes through the wall and grabs him. Soon,
several more wrap around his torso and neck. The wife runs
down the hall, but a vine grabs her wrist and drags her back.
She almost gets away before the house collapses.
FULL CHORUS (OS)
But whatever they offer you
Don't feed the plants!
CUT TO--
INT-DISCO-NIGHT
Clean-cut early-60s youths shake and frug to a clean-cut
early-60s three-piece combo.
FEMALE CHORUS(OS)
They may offer you lots of cheap thrills,
MALE CHORUS (OS)
Drinks and discos in Beverly Hills
Camera PANS over to the bar. Bottles are lined up on glass
shelves, lit from behind.
FULL CHORUS(OS)
But whatever they offer you,
Don't feed the plants!
An Audrey II crashes through the wall behind the bar,
shattering the bottles and their shelves.
CUT TO--
EXT-NEW YORK CITY-NIGHT
In the BACKGROUND, a huge Audrey II, much bigger, even, than
the one that ate Seymour, is looming over the Brooklyn Bridge.
In the foreground, terrified New Yorkers run for their lives.
CHORUS(OS)
Look out, here comes Audrey II!
A man runs up to the camera, looks up, and screams.
Two gigantic Audrey II's rampage down a crowded street.
AUDREY II(OS)
Look out, here I come for you...
VOICE 2(OS)
Here I come for you...
A Taxicab, skids to a stop and the DRIVER jumps out. He
joins the fleeing mob.
VOICE 3 (OS)
Here I come for you...
VOICE 4 (OS)
Here I come for you...
Music continues (Instrumental) under the following sequence.
The Audrey II's continue down the street, kicking cars out of
the way with their roots.
The fleeing New Yorkers stay one step ahead, running over and
around abandoned cars.
Another Audrey II looms over a building, setting off explosions
in its wake. A man in a suit stands immobile with fear until he
is swept away by the mob.
The plant lunges forward and wraps its vines around a businessman
and drags him away.
The two Audrey IIs chase the mob further down the street, now lit
by military spotlights. A man screams.
Two people stop and point to two more Audrey II's perched atop a
factory. One of the Audrey II's closes its pod over the factory's
smokestack and blows. The building explodes, raining debris on the
terrified populace.
A man runs to avoid falling debris while the Audrey II laughs at
the destruction. Buildings begin exploding left and right, spewing
more wreckage. Some people run, others seek cover, still others
stand and scream.
Dozens of people flee a theater. An Audrey II bursts forth from
the marquee. Another building explodes. Two men run for cover.
Vines grab a lamppost and pull it down onto an already-overturned
car. A dog runs from the destruction.
Audrey IIs burst forth from buildings. A man on his fire escape
screams at the Audrey II's, seen between two buildings. Children
ride away on their bikes, while a chunk of cement flattens the
roof of a car.
An elevated train speeds away from the wreckage--right into the
mouth of a waiting Audrey II.
At last the military roll in, with jeeps and helicopters.
Several jeeps stop at the waterfront, where an Audrey II rises
out of the water. Soldiers take cover behind their jeeps and
open fire with machine guns, but their shots ricochet off the
plant's thick pod.
Still more soldiers pour in. At the back of the formation,
one soldier turns and looks behind them. He sees an Audrey II
grinning at them from the base of the Statue of Liberty. Quickly
the soldiers turn and direct their fire at this one. Soon they
notice another one perched atop the statue's shoulder. To their
horror, vines begin snaking across the top of Lady Liberty's
crown.
CHORUS (OS)
Hold your hat and hang on to your soul,
Something's coming to eat the world whole.
As the vines creep down over Lady Liberty's face, a giant
Audrey II emerges on top of the Lady's head.
CHORUS (OS)
If we fight it we've still got a chance,
But whatever they offer you,
Though they're slopping the trough for you,
Please, whatever they offer you,
Don't feed the plants!
The plant sits atop the Statue, laughing triumphantly.
CUT TO--
Black screen. The words "The End" appear in the distance and
quickly fly to the foreground, where they become "The End?!?"
CHORUS (OS)
DON'T FEED THE PLANTS!
An Audrey II appears to BURST THROUGH the screen, providing one
last jolt for the audience. The plant sits there, laughing,
as we...
FADE TO BLACK
THE END© 1986 The David Geffen Company.
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