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THE
CAST
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Rick
Moranis Ellen Greene Vincent Gardenia Steve Martin James Belushi John Candy Christopher Guest Bill Murray Michelle Weeks Tichina Arnold Tisha Campbell |
Seymour
Krelborn Audrey Mr. Mushnik Orin Scrivello Agent Wink Winkeleman 1st Customer Arthur Denton Ronette Crystal Chiffon |
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Levi Stubbs as the Voice of Audrey 2 |
THE
CREW
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Frank
Oz
David Geffen Howard Ashman Alan Menken Miles Goodman William Gilmore Bob Gaudio |
Director
Producer Book/Lyrics Music Movie Score Line Producer Music Producer |
THE
SONGS
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Crystal,
Ronnette and Chiffon
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This song was written to be played over the closing credits. It asked the question 'so, what happened to those girls...?' It was cut but musical passages from it still exist in the score. |
Don't
Feed
the Plants |
This piece was attached to the original 'unhappy' ending and was cut when the 'happy' ending was thrown in. A musical treatment by the late Miles Goodman is attached to the original destruction of the world section. |
FROM
STAGE
TO SCREEN |
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is now alive on Broadway! But if you can't get to New York, or catch teh National Tour, or if you just hate going to the theatre, you are stuck with regional productions and the film version for home viewing enjoyment. And as far as the film goers, it is an absolute pleasure. Easily one of the best Movie Musicals of the past 50 years, it always brings a smile. Much of the charm certainly comes form the 'hip' score and book. But, it cannot be forgotten what a great cast populates the story. Rick Moranis, a natural Seymour, works very well whether he is under the drill of Steve Martin's dentist, under the sights of a killer plant, or under the spell of his dreamgirl, Audrey. She is played by the fabulous Ellen Greene, recreating her Off-Broadway performance. Even smaller cameo roles are pleasant. The whole thing under the careful hand of muppeteer Frank Oz. His direction has a built-in musical rhythm that saturates the film. The
film is based on the off-Broadway smash of the same name, but their were
several changes in the transition. Here are some of the changes:
Preview audiences felt uncomfortable losing their friends. On stage, viewers can't get intimate with the performers as the can with the film where you can zoom in on someone's face on a 20 foot screen. The
creative team agreed to shoot a new 'happy ending' that we now see. That
original ending was briefly available on the first Little Shop DVD release,
but was quickly pulled off shelves for legal reasons. Occasionally, you
can find a copy for sale on auction websites like ebay, but be prepared
to spend over $100 US.
The Oscar nominated song "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" was written directly for the screen. There was a similar song called "Bad"in the original production but it was cut... |
If you would like to discuss the show, the film or this website send an e-mail here. |
THE
STORE
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