The Little Shop of Horrors (1960): Cast & Plot
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 fantasy horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Mel Welles as Gravis Mushnick, Jackie Joseph and Jonathan Haze. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Director
- Roger Corman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Santa Clara Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Little Shop of Horrors About?
The premise of The Little Shop of Horrors without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A uproarious comedy about Seymour, a downtrodden florist who falls for his gorgeous co‑worker Audrey. While working in a seedy flower shop he cultivates a bizarre, talking plant that insists on being fed human flesh and blood, dragging him into a series of darkly comic mishaps.
The Little Shop of Horrors Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- monster
- talking plant
- florist
- employer employee relationship
- clumsiness
- eccentricity
- accidental killing
- corpse
- dentist
- mother son relationship
- carnivorous plant
- hit by a train
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- man eating plant
- surprise ending
- hypochondriac
- fame
- voice over narration
- eating a flower
- death of protagonist
- domineering mother
- hypnosis
- man eating monster
- eaten alive
- giant plant
- masochist
- murder
- killer plant
- nerd
- b movie
- cult film
- love
- skid row
- flesh eating plant
- creature feature
- customer
- chase
- hunger
- telephone call
- waitress
- restaurant
- impersonating a dentist
- toothache
- man carries a corpse
- rubber tire
- slipping on a banana peel
- tooth extraction
- foot chase
- toilet
- fainting
- revolver
The Little Shop of Horrors Cast & Characters
Mel Welles leads the cast as Gravis Mushnick, with Jackie Joseph as Audrey Fulquard and Jonathan Haze as Seymour Krelborn. Directed by Roger Corman; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roger Corman
- Mel Welles as Gravis Mushnick
- Jackie Joseph as Audrey Fulquard
- Jonathan Haze as Seymour Krelborn
- Myrtle Vail as Winifred Krelborn
Also Starring in The Little Shop of Horrors
· 15 more- John Herman Shaner Dr. Phoebus Farb
- Charles B. Griffith Screaming Patient/ Audrey Junior (voice) / Burglar (uncredited)
- Wally Campo Det. Sgt. Joe Fink / Narrator
- Jack Warford Det. Frank Stoolie
- Frank Mills Man in Crowd Outside Shop (uncredited)
- Dick Miller Burson Fouch
- Jack Nicholson Wilbur Force
- Jack Griffin Drunk (uncredited)
- Robert Coogan Tramp (uncredited)
- Meri Welles Leonora Clyde
- Karyn Kupcinet Shirley
- Toby Michaels Teenage Girl
- Leola Wendorff Siddie Shiva
- Dodie Drake Waitress
- Lynn Storey Mrs. Hortense Feuchtwanger
More from Roger Corman
More films directed by Roger Corman: Frankenstein Unbound, Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It., The Wild Racers and The Trip.
The Little Shop of Horrors Plot Summary
What happens in The Little Shop of Horrors from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a run-down florist on Skid Row, Gravis Mushnick [Mel Welles] runs a struggling shop with two workers, Audrey Fulquard [Jackie Joseph] and Seymour Krelborn [Jonathan Haze]. The neighborhood’s bleak vibe seeps into the business, and the storefront rarely catches the eye of passersby. When Seymour botches a floral arrangement for a dentist, Dr. Farb, Mushnick loses patience and fires him. Desperate to keep his job, Seymour reveals a mysterious plant he’s been nurturing from seeds he claims came from a “Japanese gardener” on Central Avenue, a specimen he names Audrey Jr. [Charles B. Griffith], the plant’s strange vitality thrilling Audrey.
Full summary
The whole story of The Little Shop of Horrors, scene by scene
The Little Shop of Horrors Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette Joe Dante on THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
How Well Do You Know The Little Shop of Horrors?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the owner of the struggling florist shop?
The Little Shop of Horrors Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “La pequeña tienda de los horrores” and “La tiendita del horror”.
- Also known as
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- La pequeña tienda de los horrores
- La tiendita del horror
- Ein kleiner Laden voller Horror
- La Petite boutique des horreurs
- La piccola bottega degli orrori
- Kleiner Laden voller Schrecken
- A pequena loja dos horrores
- Rémségek kicsiny boltja
- Το Κατάστημα των Εγκλημάτων
- A Loja dos Horrores
- Malý obchod hrůz
- Магазинчик ужасов
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- Sklepik z horrorami
- 恐怖小店
- Gys i blomsterbutikken
- ลิตเติ้ล ช็อป ออฟ ฮอเรอร์ส
- 흡혈식물 대소동
- リトル・ショップ・オブ・ホラーズ
- La botiga dels horrors
- חנות קטנה ומטריפה
- Mala trgovina užasa
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Movies Like The Little Shop of Horrors
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Little Shop of Horrors, The Comedy of Terrors and The Monster.
The Little Shop of Horrors FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Little Shop of Horrors, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Little Shop of Horrors?
The Little Shop of Horrors runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was The Little Shop of Horrors released?
The Little Shop of Horrors was released on August 5, 1960.
Who directed The Little Shop of Horrors?
The Little Shop of Horrors was directed by Roger Corman.
More films by Roger Corman Who is in the cast of The Little Shop of Horrors?
The Little Shop of Horrors stars Mel Welles as Gravis Mushnick, Jackie Joseph as Audrey Fulquard and Jonathan Haze as Seymour Krelborn, among 19 credited actors.
Does The Little Shop of Horrors have a post-credit scene?
No. The Little Shop of Horrors has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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