The Little Shop of Horrors

"The funniest picture this year!"

Aug 5 1960 Not Rated 1h 12m
Comedy, Horror

Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.

Plot

When clumsy Seymour Krelborn spoils two of a client's flowers, his boss Gravis Mushnick is ready to fire him from his flower shop until Seymour says he has mixed two different breeds of plant at home to create the "Audrey Jr." hybrid. Mushnick agrees to give Seymour another chance, and the next day Seymour brings in Audrey Jr., which becomes Mushnick's pride and joy and draws interest from his other employee Audrey Fulquard and more and more of their clients. Suddenly the plant ails, and Seymour accidentally learns that she likes blood. Upset because he doesn't know how to feed her, he walks along the railroad track and throws a stone that accidentally hits the head of a man who falls on the track and a train runs over him. Seymour takes pieces of the body back to the shop and discovers that the plant likes human flesh. The next morning, Audrey Jr. has grown and become the attraction of the shop. But how will Seymour feed his plant again?

Written by

Charles B. Griffith, Roger Corman

Directed by

Roger Corman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Roger Corman Productions, Santa Clara Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
20,400
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA