Question: Are the directors of films Little Shop Of Horrors (Film) and The Man Upstairs (1926 Film) both from the same country?

It is a film adaptation of the off- Broadway musical comedy of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, which in turn was based on the 1960 film" The Little Shop of Horrors", directed by Roger Corman, about a geeky florist shop worker who finds out his Venus flytrap can speak. The film stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II. The film also featured special appearances by Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19, 1986. Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American horror comedy musical film directed by Frank Oz. " Little Shop of Horrors" was filmed on the Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage at the Pinewood Studios in England, where a" downtown" set, complete with overhead train track, was constructed. Produced on a budget of$ 25 million, in contrast to the original 1960 film, which, according to Corman, only cost$ 30,000, it was well received by critics and audiences alike, eventually developing a cult following. The film's original 23- minute finale, based on the musical's ending, was rewritten and reshot after test audiences did not react positively to it. For years only available as black- and- white workprint footage, the original ending was fully restored in 2012 by Warner Home Video. <SEP> The Man Upstairs is a lost 1926 silent film comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film is based on a novel," The Agony Column" by Earl Derr Biggers. <SEP> The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film's concept is thought to be based on a 1932 story called" Green Thoughts", by John Collier, about a man-eating plant. However, Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's sci- fi short story from 1956," The Reluctant Orchid"( which was in turn inspired by the 1905 H. G. Wells story" The Flowering of the Strange Orchid"). The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, all of whom had worked for Corman on previous films. Produced under the title" The Passionate People Eater", the film employs an original style of humor, combining black comedy with farce and incorporating Jewish humor and elements of spoof. " The Little Shop of Horrors" was shot on a budget of$ 28,000( about$ 240,000 in 2019), with interiors being shot in two days utilizing sets that had been left standing from" A Bucket of Blood". The film slowly gained a cult following through word of mouth when it was distributed as the B movie in a double feature with Mario Bava's" Black Sunday" and later with" Last Woman on Earth". The film's popularity increased with local television broadcasts, in addition to the presence of a young Jack Nicholson, whose small role in the film has been prominently promoted on home video releases of the film. The film was the basis for an Off- Broadway musical," Little Shop of Horrors", which was notably made into a 1986 feature film and enjoyed a 2003 Broadway revival, all of which have attracted attention to the 1960 film. <SEP> Charles Byron Griffith (September 23, 1930 – September 28, 2007) was a Chicago-born screenwriter, actor and film director, son of Donna Dameral, radio star of "Myrt and Marge", along with Charles' grandmother, Myrtle Vail, and was best known for writing Roger Corman productions such as "A Bucket of Blood" (1959), "The Little Shop of Horrors" (1960), and "Death Race 2000" (1975). He was credited with 29 movies, but is known to have written many more. He had also directed at least six films, acted in six films, was second unit director in six films, produced three films and was production manager of two films. During the late fifties and early sixties, Griffith created both redneck classics such as "Eat My Dust" and black comedies such as "A Bucket of Blood" and "The Little Shop of Horrors". He had a small role in "It Conquered the World", which he also wrote, as Dr. Pete Shelton. Griffith died on September 28, 2007 in San Diego, aged 77, from undisclosed causes. Quentin Tarantino dedicated his film "Deathproof" to Griffith, whom he referred to as one of his main influences and called "the father of redneck cinema". <SEP> Roy Del Ruth( October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American film director. <SEP> He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in" The Muppet Show"; and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in" Sesame Street". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the" Star Wars" series, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. Frank Oz( born Frank Richard Oznowicz; 25 May 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His work as a director includes" Little Shop of Horrors"( 1986)," Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"( 1988)," What About Bob?"( 1991)," In& Out"( 1997)," Bowfinger"( 1999)," The Score"( 2001)," Death at a Funeral"( 2007), and an episode of the US TV series" Leverage"( 2011).