american black comedy horror film directed written film inadequate assistant plant feeds human flesh blood film concept thought based story called green thoughts man eating plant biography suggests influenced sci short story reluctant film stars worked previous films produced title passionate people film employs original style humor combining black comedy incorporating jewish humor elements spoof shot budget days utilizing sets left standing bucket blood film slowly gained cult following word mouth distributed movie double feature black sunday eventually film popularity increased local television broadcasts addition presence young small role film prominently promoted home video releases film movie basis broadway musical little shop feature film enjoyed broadway revival attracted attention film plot los_angeles row penny owns shop staffed employees sweet simple clumsy shop gets little business repeat customers instance shops daily flower arrangements relatives regular customer eats plants buys lunch arrangement fires hoping change mind tells special plant venus admits named plant revelation real apartment shares mother odd looking plant unimpressed look suggests attract people world gives week revive discovered usual kinds plant food strange hybrid night sunset plant leaves open accidentally finger plant opens wider eventually causing discover plant blood night nurses creation blood fingers feels increasingly begins grow shop revenues increase curious customers lured plant plant voiced writer develops ability speak demands feed knowing feed plant takes walk railroad track throws rock vent frustration inadvertently knocks man falls track run train guilt ridden collects body parts feeds restaurant discovers money returns shop cash secretly observes feeding plant intends tell police day sees line people waiting spend money shop later arrives morning suffering sends tries remove teeth flowers grabbing sharp tool fights accidentally stabs kills horrified murdered twice posing avoid suspicion patient feeds body unexplained disappearance men attract attention police finds questioned assistant sgt frank offs characters joe friday acts nervous conclude knows grown feet tall beginning relationship invites date representative comes shop check plant announces soon receive trophy return plant open date stays shop eats trading plant awakens requests fed finds mercy believes huge crowd observed attending shop indicated presence large money save life tricks thinking money plant eats monstrous plant growth increase latest meal intelligence abilities terrified pass money plant bringing attraction forced damage relationship discovering plant nature angry confronts plant asserting longer bidding orders plant employs commands bring food night streets pursued aggressively persistent high end girl intent making score believing harmless avail inadvertently knocks rock carries feed lacking clues mysterious men attend special sunset celebration shop presented trophy expected open attendees look open inside flower face plant victims crowd breaks shock realize culprit flees shop police hot pursuit managing lose yard filled toilets eventually makes way shop screams feed plant life grabs kitchen knife climbs saying feed like fed later evening return shop discover begun die son good boy final opens reveal face didn mean apparently ending life cast friend joe narrator detective frank credited drake drunk dental patient screaming patient flower shop development little shop developed director given temporary access sets left standing previous film decided use sets film days sets torn initially planned develop story involving private investigator initial version story character eventually referred actress nancy leading candidate characters eventually named irish eye iris eye actor scheduled play character named scheduled play played character named wanted write horror themed comedy film according impressed box office performance persuaded direct comedy later claimed interested bucket blood said development process similar earlier film inspired visiting coffee houses tried similar approach dropping downtown ended place star working trying subversive ideas appealing referee sat table worked rest story screenplay wrote themed story involving vampire music critic rejected idea says wrote screenplay titled protagonist chef restaurant wind cooking customers stuff like know couldn code time said man eating plant roger said okay time drunk later recalled told detective movie flying movie think wrote new movie horror genre think weekend rewrote screenplay written title passionate people stated reason little shop worked love project love project production film partially cast stock actors previous films writer portrays small roles father appeared dental patient grandmother appeared mother starred protagonist offered role turned instead taking smaller role cast rehearsed weeks filming began principal photography shot days night rumored film shooting schedule based bet complete film time claim denied according shot film quickly order beat changing industry rules prevented producers buying actor performance january new rules effect requiring producers pay actors future releases work meant movie business model permanently changed able produce low budget movies way rules went effect decided shoot film scheduled happen week december interiors shot cameras wide lingering master shots single takes states camera crews set picture cinematic standpoint camera crews pointed opposite directions got angles shots picked use flow pretty fixed set sort like sitcom today wasn difficult time shooting appeared films worked lead cry baby killer according went shoot knowing quirky roger originally hadn wanted words couldn play straight lot weird shit thought funny according dialogue character scene writer played remembers forgot lines improvised little writer allowed states absolutely word written ninety pages dialogue days according shoot end scene movie pre lit plug lights roll camera shoot outside office went inside office lit rolled chest pulling teeth hit rented dental machinery leg started tip roger didn cut set grabbed machine said set wrap day informed production manager schedule shot successive weekends worth rented equipment paid group children cents apiece run subway tunnel able persuade appear extras cents apiece buy wine couple act sort like production assistants charge extras persuaded funeral home donate coffin real corpse inside film shoot able use nearby yard entire evening bottles scene character portrayed run train accomplished railroad crew locomotive away actor shot later printed reverse spent total minutes worth film musical score written originally written bucket blood according author best cheap acts time called write music sold score new music score total seven films including explained music film created music editor selections soundtracks produced learned film edited point scenes cut visual didn work needed bridge moment found editing room nice shot moon cut worked years studio day comes running says got magazine article pages symbolism moon little shop according total budget production sources estimate budget release reception release history initial trouble finding distribution film distributors including felt film interpreted anti semitic citing characters jewish stated gave character turkish jewish accent mannerisms saw humor film playful felt intent ethnic group film finally released production company months completed film screened competition cannes film festival positive word mouth film spread released double feature preceded black sunday little shop released following year double feature believe financial prospect initial theatrical run bother copyright resulting film falling public domain film widely available copies varying quality film originally screened theatrically aspect ratio largely seen open aspect ratio original theatrical release critical audience reception film critical reception largely favorable modern review aggregate rotten_tomatoes giving film score variety wrote acting love reaction screening film states audience laughed hard barely hear dialogue didn register right forgotten comedy shoot got embarrassed positive response legacy film popularity slowly grew local television broadcasts 1960s 1970s interest film stage musical called produced based original film adapted cinema little shop short lived animated television series inspired musical film little shop premiered film twice time version poorly received film released color version restored black white version film dvd version received given theatrical premiere island museum dvd included audio commentary track comedian mystery science theater fame file legend version commentary embedded available nelson service january newly recorded commentary nelson released formats legend version available nelson commentary november film issued double feature cry baby killer billed double feature dvd contained version original black white version announced april brien helm studio remake film won musical told reference frank film don want reveal dark speaking shock till drop revealed going expect taking different direction let way
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