Classic DVD, Little Shop Of Horrors 1960 Jack Nicholson Edition
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Today I offer for your inspection this excellent DVD, Little Shop Of Horrors, featuring Jack Nicholson. Seymour Krelboin (Jonathan Haze) works in the Skid Row flower shop owned by Mr. Mushnik (Mel Welles). In his spare time, Seymour creates a new plant species he names Audrey Junior in honor of his girlfriend Audrey (Jackie Joseph). Audrey Junior begins speaking and demands to be fed human blood and flesh, convincing Seymour to kill a railroad detective, a sadistic dentist and a trollop. Seymour's guilt over the deaths forces him to confront Audrey Junior in a final confrontation.
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The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about a florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film's concept may have been inspired by "Green Thoughts", a 1932 story by John Collier about a man-eating plant. Hollywood writer Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's 1956 science fiction short story "The Reluctant Orchid" (which was in turn inspired by the 1894 H. G. Wells story "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid").
• Release date: September 14, 1960 (USA)
• Director: Roger Corman
• Screenplay: Charles B. Griffith
• Distributed by: American International Pictures, The Filmgroup
• Box office: 25,066 admissions (France)
• Budget: $28,000–34,000
Jack Nicholson, recounting the reaction to a screening of the film, states that the audience "laughed so hard I could barely hear the dialogue. I didn't quite register it right. It was as if I had forgotten it was a comedy since the shoot. I got all embarrassed because I'd never really had such a positive response before."
In his book Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008, Bruce G. Hallenbeck called the film "one of Corman's gems, an idea that was born on 'a night out on the town' that's every bit as looney as it sounds." He cited the hilarious performances delivered by the ensemble cast and Corman's strong results while working under the self-imposed pressures of a cheap budget and a fast shooting schedule.
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The DVD has always been kept in a clean, non-smoking environment and is in fine condition. It has a no wear, and is in pristine shape. The DVD is clean and odour free with no damage. I reside in NW Calgary (Beddington). Please call Dan at 403-680-1728 if interested. Thanks for viewing! Be sure to check out my other advertisements! I prefer to be contacted via phone or text.
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