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Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical [1] with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is loosely based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors.
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about a florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, who had all worked for Corman on previous films.
Little Shop of Horrors, after a delay needed to complete the revised ending, was released on December 19, 1986, and was anticipated to do strong business over the 1986 holiday season. [13] The film grossed $39 million at the box office in the United States and Canada, [ 14 ] which, from the viewpoint of the studio, was considered an underperformer.
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Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour (Rick Moranis), a floral shop employee who discovers, nurtures, and commercially exploits a sentient carnivorous plant that feeds on human blood, naming it "Audrey II" after his co-worker and love interest Audrey (Ellen Greene). As the film progresses, Audrey II grows larger and more demanding, and gains ...
Little Shop of Horrors may refer to: The Little Shop of Horrors, a 1960 American film; Little Shop of Horrors, a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film;
Ira W. Meltcher (February 17, 1924 – August 19, 2005), known by the stage name Mel Welles, was an American actor, voice artist and film director.He was best known to for his work with filmmaker Roger Corman, most notably as hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in the original 1960 film version of The Little Shop of Horrors.
In 2004, he played "Orin Scrivello" in Little Shop of Horrors with Joey Fatone on Broadway. He also performed the role of the Count von Krolock in the Broadway show called Dance of the Vampires at the Minskoff Theatre in 2002. This show is separate and very different from the show by that name that has been performed in Europe and elsewhere.