Episode 2: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Bridget picked The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Movie description: Down on his luck Seymour works at a rundown flower shop, but when he discovers a strange plant, he has the best opportunity to bring tons of business to the shop and win the heart of the girl he adores. Too bad the plant starts to wilt until he realizes the one thing the plant needs and demands to survive – is blood.  The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) is a low budget comedy horror film directed by Roger Corman. The film was produced in an extremely short amount of time (two days!) and reused sets from a previous film production.  Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is a musical comedy horror film directed by Frank Oz starring Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene. Ellen reprised her role from the musical play that preceded this film. When the original ending tested poorly with test audiences, a more bucolic happy ending was filmed instead.  Seymour: “I don’t know anyone who deserves to be chopped up and fed to a hungry plant!” Audrey II: “Sure you do!” Bye for now and remember, don’t garden during an eclipse! *** Follow the show on Spotify. Leave us a review! Share with your friends!  "There's just no originality anymore!" Sequels, Remakes, franchises. The old Hollywood adage for many years has been rinse, recycle and repeat. But is it always a bad thing? Our podcast looks to break it down and see if there's merit to many famous sequels and remakes. On each episode we’ll look at a movie and its remake, or sometimes a movie and its sequel, to determine if Hollywood rehashed it for a reason or for a cash grab. Your Podcast hosts: Bridget LaMonica @Bridget LaMonica Erica Strout @stroutocaster Mailbag: Have some strong opinions about a movie we covered? Have a fun suggestion for a future episode? Just wanna put in your two cents? Send your mailbag commentary to [email protected].  Obligatory Socials: Instagram: @lightscameraremakepodcast Facebook: Lights, Camera, Remake Podcast References: Haanaes, Knut Bjarne; Sorell. “Déjà Vu: Is the Film Industry’s Sequel and Remake Addiction a Sign of the End?” IMD Business School for Management and Leadership Courses, 7 Jan. 2025, www.imd.org/research-knowledge/economics/articles/deja-vu-is-the-film-industrys-sequel-and-remake-addiction-a-sign-of-the-end/.  Little Shop of Horrors Original Ending, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RjFvcw6ToQ&t=223s. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.  Baume, Matt (14, December 2021) “The Weird, True Story Behind ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ (and Its Secret Lost Ending)” Hornet, 7 Jan. 2025.  “The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054033/. “The Little Shop of Horrors (1986).” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/?ref_=tt_mlt_tt_t_1 *** Podcast Artwork: Our beautiful slate/hands artwork was created for the podcast by Taylor Rebyanski.