Friday Family Film Night: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS review

In which the Mister and Kid 2 join me in reviewing LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986), a musical horror-comedy from director Frank Oz, with screenplay and musical play credits to Howard Ashman, and based off 1960s screenplay by Charles B. Griffith and Roger Corman's film.  A timid and down-on-his-luck floral assistant named Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) working in a dilapidated Skid Row flower shop discovers a strange, exotic new plant that he names "Audrey II."  As Seymour desperately tries to win the affections of his coworker Audrey (Ellen Greene), he soon realizes the bizarre plant requires a steady diet of fresh human blood to survive, causing it to grow into a gargantuan, talking attraction.  With his newfound fame and romance hanging in the balance, Seymour finds himself sinking deeper into a horrific cycle of feeding the increasingly demanding botanical monster before its dark origins and global ambitions are fully unleashed.  The film clocks in at 1 h 34 m, is rated PG-13 and currently streaming on Hoopla and to buy/rent on Prime Video.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #LittleShopOfHorrors #FrankOz #HowardAshman #RogerCorman #CharlesBGriffith #LeviStubbs #Audrey2 #RickMoranis #Seymour #EllenGreene #Audrey #VincentGardenia #Mushnik #SteveMartin #OrinScrivelloDDS #TichinaArnold #Crystal #MichelleWeeks #Ronette #TishaCampbell #Chiffon #JimBelushi #Patrick #JohnCandy #Wink #ChristopherGuest #Customer #BillMurray #Arthur #StanJones #Narrator #Comedy #Horror #Tragedy #SupernaturalHorror #RockMusical #PopMusical #PeriodDrama #MonsterHorror #Farce #DarkComedy  @Hoopla  @PrimeVideo  #FridayFamilyFilmNightOpening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library