Before making it to the screen in its final form during the '86 Christmas season, Little Shop of Horrors had a long and colorful history. It is based on an off-Broadway play that soared to popularity during the early '80s. That, in turn, was loosely adapted from Roger Corman's infamous 1960 B-grade monster movie of the same name. It's humorous, buoyant, irreverent, and, against all odds, touching. The songs have the feel and sound of Broadway production numbers crossed with Motown tunes, and the lyrics are subversive and satirical.
Production design is stupendous.
Of course, the most impressive aspect of this movie is the monstrous carnivorous plant, Audrey II, which comes alive and grows before our eyes - it's as real a character as any other. For Seymour, everything is about to change. A strange and exotic plant he recently bought is beginning to blossom into something the likes of which no one has ever before seen. Suddenly, the plant is the talk of the city, Seymour is famous, and Mushnik's Flower Shop is flooded with customers. Fans of the stage play will not be disappointed by this version of Little Shop of Horrors .