History Film / TheLittleShopOfHorrors

It was famously filmed in under 48 hours, using pre-existing sets that were built for a different film. The other thing the film is famous for is a small role by the then-unknown Creator/JackNicholson as masochistic dental patient Wilbur Force, who consequently tends to get [[BillingDisplacement top billing]] whenever the film is [[RetroactiveRecognition released on home video]].

* DownerEnding[=/=]EsotericHappyEnding: The finale of the movie: [[spoiler: Seymour gets so upset with Audrey Jr. that he tries to kill it, only to end up being eaten by it. On the other hand, due to the framing device of the film being that it's the recollection of a cop who got involved with the case, it's pretty obvious Audrey Jr. got destroyed afterwards (in contrast to the [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors later theatrical version]], where Audrey IIs kill off humanity) and, hey, Seymour ''was'' a murderer, so it's kind of a KarmicDeath.]]

* DownerEnding/EsotericHappyEnding: The finale of the movie: [[spoiler: Seymour gets so upset with Audrey Jr. that he tries to kill it, only to end up being eaten by it. On the other hand, due to the framing device of the film being that it's the recollection of a cop who got involved with the case, it's pretty obvious Audrey Jr. got destroyed afterwards (in contrast to the [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors later theatrical version]], where Audrey IIs kill off humanity) and, hey, Seymour ''was'' a murderer, so it's kind of a KarmicDeath.]]

--> Look at it, it grows like a cold sore from the lip.
--> -- '''Gravis Mushnick''', regarding Audrey Jr., the [[ImAHumanitarian man-eating plant]].

Although the movie wasn't a ''major'' hit by any stretch of the imagination, it was profitable and developed a cult following via drive-in and television screenings, eventually leading to [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a successful stage musical]] adapted by Howard Ashman and Music/AlanMenken. The musical streamlines the plot, ditching a lot of incidental characters and giving it a proper dramatic arc. It scores about a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification. The film and/or musical also probably served as partial inspiration for the plant in Creator/StephenKing's ''The Plant''. Probably the biggest impact this movie had on pop culture? The Piranha Plants in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.

Although the movie was profitable, it wasn't a ''major'' hit by any stretch of the imagination, but developed a cult following via drive-in and television screenings, eventually leading to [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a successful stage musical]] adapted by Howard Ashman and Music/AlanMenken. The musical streamlines the plot, ditching a lot of incidental characters and giving it a proper dramatic arc. It scores about a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification. The film and/or musical also probably served as partial inspiration for the plant in Creator/StephenKing's ''The Plant''. Probably the biggest impact this movie had on pop culture? The Piranha Plants in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.

* DepravedDentist

* EatTheEvidence
* FedToTheBeast: [[spoiler:Mushnik tries this on a robber]].

* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]RetroactiveRecognition: The big one is JackNicholson, who was an unknown when the movie was originally released, and now gets [[BillingDisplacement top billing]] on most home video releases, even though his role, as memorable as it may be, [[OneSceneWonder is very small]]. Dick Miller and Jackie Joseph are the second and third most recognized cast members, due to their later roles in ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''. Fans of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' may recognize Jonathan Haze and Mel Welles for their roles in a couple of different movies shown on that series.

* PublicMediumIgnorance: Fans of the Frank Oz movie are not aware that it derived from this movie, and the two are often confused as a result. Jack Nicholson is also not the star of the movie, despite a [[OneSceneWonder memorable role]] and being top billed on many home video releases (a noteworthy example? One VHS tape had a painting of Nicholson ''[[CoversAlwaysLie holding the plant]]'', even though the two do not come into contact with each other at any point). This is also not a straightforward horror movie, despite being categorized as such on {{Hulu}} and Website/YouTube or miscategorized on DVD shelves. In fact, when it was originally released, fans of the movie noted it for its ''Magazine/{{Mad}}''-like humor and satire.

* CatchPhrase: "I didn't mean it!"
** "Feed me!"

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Subverted, in that Seymour comes across as being basically good-hearted, but stupid and incompetent, and none of the deaths in this film were ''really'' his fault.
** Even the last one [[spoiler: his own]] is out of concern.

* SelfPlagiarism: Of Corman's earlier film, ''Film/ABucketOfBlood''. Same exact plot, same soundtrack, characters with similar personalities. [[spoiler: It even ends in the same exact way.]]
** Unsurprising as the two movies were also written by the same person (Charles B. Griffith), were shot back-to-back, and were shot on the same set.

Although the movie was profitable, it wasn't a ''major'' hit by any stretch of the imagination, but developed a cult following via drive-in and television screenings, eventually leading to [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a successful stage musical]] adapted by Howard Ashman and Music/AlanMenken. The musical streamlines the plot, ditching a lot of incidental characters and giving it a proper dramatic arc. The film and/or musical also probably served as partial inspiration for the plant in Creator/StephenKing's ''The Plant''. Probably the biggest impact this movie had on pop culture? The Piranha Plants in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.

* PasteEater: Burson Fouch buys flowers from the shop as take-out meals, and furthermore is something of an epicure, having eaten at florist shops all over the country. He even sees Audrey Jr. as a potential food item (complaining that it looks "stale"). When he finally leaves it's because his wife is making carnations for dinner.

[[IThoughtItMeant Often confused]] with [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors the 1980s musical that it inspired]], ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' is a low-budget [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror Comedy Horror]] movie by RogerCorman, released in 1960. The rather loose plot concerns a bumbling florist's assistant whose plant cross-breeding experiments accidentally create a talking plant with hypnotic powers that feeds on human blood.

Since this movie is in the public domain, you can watch it for free or download it from a bunch of sources, including [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/201832/the-little-shop-of-horrors Hulu]], [[http://www.archive.org/details/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors_60 Internet Archive]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HABYchwBjcg&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1 YouTube]]. The film is also streaming in its original widescreen theatrical screening aspect ratio on the website of independent comic book publisher MysticStudiosProductions [[http://www.mspcomix.com/2013/04/TheLittleShopOfHorrors.html here]].

It was famously filmed in under 48 hours, using pre-existing sets that were built for a different film. The other thing the film is famous for is a small role by the then-unknown JackNicholson as masochistic dental patient Wilbur Force, who consequently tends to get [[BillingDisplacement top billing]] whenever the film is [[RetroactiveRecognition released on home video]].

Although the movie was profitable, it wasn't a ''major'' hit by any stretch of the imagination, but developed a cult following via drive-in and television screenings, eventually leading to [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a successful stage musical]] adapted by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. The musical streamlines the plot, ditching a lot of incidental characters and giving it a proper dramatic arc. The film and/or musical also probably served as partial inspiration for the plant in Creator/StephenKing's ''The Plant''. Probably the biggest impact this movie had on pop culture? The Piranha Plants in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.

* SelfPlagiarism: Of Corman's earlier film, ''ABucketOfBlood.'' Same exact plot, same soundtrack, characters with similar personalities. [[spoiler: It even ends in the same exact way.]]

* SelfPlagiarism: Of Corman's earlier film, ''A Bucket of Blood.'' Same exact plot, same soundtrack, characters with similar personalities. [[spoiler: It even ends in the same exact way.]]

Since this movie is in the public domain, you can watch it for free or download it from a bunch of sources, including [[http://www.hulu.com/watch/201832/the-little-shop-of-horrors Hulu]], [[http://www.archive.org/details/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors_60 Internet Archive]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HABYchwBjcg&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1 YouTube]].

* DownerEnding

* DeadpanSnarker: Gravis Mushnick for most of the movie. Audrey Jr. also gets in on the action after revealing its man-eating nature to Mushnick:

-->'''Mr. Mushnik:''' I must get drunk!

Roger Corman is currently planning a DarkerAndEdgier remake helmed by ''{{Sharktopus}}'' director Declan O'Brien.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Mushnik's name is spelled "Mushnick" on the shop's sign, and in the credits, "Audrey" is spelled as "Audry".

* DisappearedDad

* HeyItsThatGuy / RetroactiveRecognition: The big one is JackNicholson, who was an unknown when the movie was originally released, and now gets [[BillingDisplacement top billing]] on most home video releases, even though his role, as memorable as it may be, [[OneSceneWonder is very small]]. Dick Miller and Jackie Joseph are the second and third most recognized cast members, due to their later roles in ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''. Fans of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' may recognize Jonathan Haze and Mel Welles for their roles in a couple of different movies shown on that series.