The Little Shop of Horrors

Showings

Coral Gables Art Cinema Mon, May 27 8:00 PM
Film Info
Country:U.S.
Release Year:1960
Runtime:72
Director:Roger Corman
Rating:NR
Language:English

Description

Seymour—an orphan and a nerd who works in a run-down flower shop on Skid Row—spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of his co-worker, Audrey. Then, one day, just after an eclipse of the sun, Seymour discovers a strange plant. The exotic plant draws customers, saves the flower shop from bankruptcy and makes Seymour a hero in Audrey's eyes. But the plant has a rather unique appetite ... and it's getting interested in Audrey too.

 

Featuring Jack Nicholson as the masochistic dental patient Wilbur Force in one of his first roles, this low-budget production was the basis for the stage musical and Frank Oz's 1986 musical horror comedy.

 

"The film that perhaps best encapsulates Corman’s maverick approach, cultural impact, and sense of humor is 1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors." —Christopher Stewardson, Fangoria

 

"A stylish piece of work. Denied color, Roger Corman plays with light and shadow like a master of film noir." Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film 

 

The Little Shop of Horrors and The Pit and the Pendulum screen as a tribute to B-movie legend and pioneering producer Roger Corman (1926 - 2024).