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Rick Moranis is so adorable, I just want to EAT HIM
This week, Jazz Hams, all three of your hosts have seen the movie, so we brought in our first “official guest” (Jennie is more a silent partner than a guest) – Kaitlin Piraro – to watch that cult favorite LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The intro sound quality (about 4 minutes) isn’t the best and we apologize. Things improve radically after the cut.
We decided to show Kaitlin the director’s cut of the movie: the ending so unpopular with test audiences that only 13% of them thought it was a good idea. That didn’t keep Kaitlin from loving it – the music, the staging, the sets, and costumes. Director Frank Oz kept the ties to the off-Broadway stage very visible, and uses all his puppetry experience to make Audrey II a fully menacing and believable villain.
Starring that adorable pokemon Rick Moranis and powerhouse singer Ellen Greene, plus a cavalcade of cameos, plus songs by Menken & Ashman, it’s delightfully dark entertainment.
Having yet another set of opinions makes this episode super-sized, so grab a snack (doesn’t have to be meat, doesn’t have to be fresh) and take a listen!
Dressing up as Audrey II and Seymour – totally healthy relationship!
(Sidenote: listen for “Taye Diggity” – Windy’s pretty proud of that one)
Ellen Greene’s Broadway.com interview
Rick Moranis’ country album The Agoraphobic Cowboy
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rating: 7.1/10 (85,775 votes)
Director: Frank Oz
Writer: Howard Ashman, Roger Corman, Charles B. Griffith
Stars: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia
Runtime: 94 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Released: 19 Dec 1986
Plot: A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
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