The Reel Rejects - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) IS DELICIOUSLY TWISTED! MOVIE REVIEW!

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

FEED ME, SEYMOUR!! Little Shop of Horrors Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Save & Invest In Your Future Today, visit: https://www.acorns.com/rejects Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ It's MUSICAL MONDAY & with Halloween coming, Aaron, Andrew, & John are BACK to give their Little Shop of Horrors Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review! From director Frank Oz (The Muppets Take Manhattan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is a cult classic horror / comedy / musical blending dark humor, catchy songs, and unforgettable practical effects. Based on the off-Broadway stage musical (itself adapted from Roger Corman’s 1960 film), the movie follows the nerdy florist Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis – Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) who discovers a mysterious man-eating plant he names Audrey II. As the plant grows, so does Seymour’s fame and fortune — but Audrey II’s insatiable hunger for human flesh spirals into chaos. Ellen Greene (Pushing Daisies, Leon: The Professional) shines as Audrey, Seymour’s love interest, while Steve Martin (The Jerk, Planes, Trains & Automobiles) delivers an iconic performance as sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello. The film also features memorable appearances from Vincent Gardenia (Moonstruck, Bang the Drum Slowly) as Mr. Mushnik, James Belushi (Saturday Night Live, Red Heat), and Bill Murray (Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters) in one of the film’s most famous comedic cameos. Highlights include the show-stopping musical numbers “Suddenly, Seymour” and “Dentist!,” Audrey II’s jaw-dropping puppetry, and the alternate “Director’s Cut” ending where the monstrous plant takes over the world. Andrew Gordon, Aaron Alexander & John Humphrey react, review, and break down both the Director’s Cut and the original theatrical ending of Little Shop of Horrors, discussing the legacy of this bizarre, hilarious, and beloved musical. Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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musical or any other movie comes your way. Also, big thanks to the team over at PURR-R-P-R-R-R- for chomping these highlights down. Shamping on these highlights. Did we hear this the song he sang in the movie or is this another, another song? Either way, I think he sings this in the movie.

And John forgot to say leave some blood too. Leave some blood out for Audrey too. Gang, before we hop into our little patron Q&A, let's just get a couple quick thoughts off the dome. Andrew since you're pressed for time I love I'm feeling I be it at the ending was

really sad but also it's a fascinating theme and message just about again I was kind of alluding to it a lot actually and speaking ad nauseum the end there just about consumerism and greed allowing it to consume us all you know and what it does to us as a

society I thought that was a fascinating theme to drop upon there especially in the end and I just I thought Rick Moranis, I really appreciated just, you know, how much of a clutz and clumsy he was in the beginning and just how much of a pushover as well. And I resonated with that because I've gone through such periods of my life where I am like that and I let people just walk over me and talk down to me. So I'm like, but he's such a sweetheart of a guy. He's really like he really cares about Audrey and like he just really tries to make sure she's comfortable and he knows she's going through a very difficult situation and vice versa with her too.

and she really has a very low image of herself and talks down to herself too in a way. And she is so drawn to this toxic relationship, but also she wants so much more with Seymour. And I was just so drawn to this relationship, but also the music, like I was locked into the music too. I think my favorite types of musicals are when they're easy to understand,

but also they push the plot forward and progress the characters and add a arcs for them as well. So I thought the music was so memorable, so wonderful, and just gave us a picture into the mind of what these characters are thinking and the motivation and the why of what they are going through and what they hope to achieve. And I think this film did a great job of doing that and executing on that. And this is a film I will definitely go back to. And I'm sure I'm going to pick up on more things.

So I really adored this film and it had everything I love from practical effects to stop motion to rear projections. It had a lot of actors I love too. And also, My Blue Heaven, as I mentioned, is one of my favorite films. Bill Murray is one of my favorite actors. So it's like, very cause is one of my best favorite directors. I was going to say best friends, I wish. But favorite director. In a way, it kind of is, you know.

But this movie had a lot of things that I appreciate, especially with 80s films. So I thought it was a great freaking movie. I really adored it a great deal. But yeah. Heck yeah. Run. How you feeling, my friend? I am feeling

I'm feeling things I I really liked it I really really enjoyed it All the music was really well done I liked the setting of the musical The characters were really endearing And yeah you just want it good for these people And I just thought it was funny

The parallel between The lengths in which he'd go for Aubrey 2 And the lengths in which he'd go for Aubrey 1 And you know Because he was someone who wanted good but was also accustomed to kind of be and talk down to his whole life he had to feel like he had to obey the plan because he didn't know how to like be his own man and that's ultimately what was his downfall in the end like his desire for for love and acceptance versus his

self-esteem and desire to please and it ultimately cost him his life and then the world in the Oh, no, which is really unfortunate. And I'm very curious, because knowing that this is the director's cut of the movie, I'm just dying to know what the theatrical cut of this is. I'm like, does it end this bleak? Do we see the world literally get destroyed at the end? Because that's kind of wild. I think we should go watch the original action.

Release the Oz cut. Oh, wait, we saw that. I think we should look at the theatrical cut ending just to see. I would like that would love. I'm not to. I unfortunately have to depart these ways and not in the way that Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Martin Sheen did, but in just the regular way, I have to depart. So I apologize. I would see what you did there. I was just talking about a movie. You worked in a reference, I believe. That's what I do in my life. To something. I reference things. I can't place what it could have been. I don't know. I don't, I have no idea what. Reference or something. I'm so sorry. I love you guys so much. I'm so sorry. All right, gang.

Everyone has peed successfully. And you know what? We decided we didn't want to do this if we didn't have the full crew on hand to review it. So we swapped real quick into an alternate dimension where Andrew could still be here, the alternate ending, the original director's cut of this video.

And somehow in the process of hopping through space and time are a clothes change. But, you know, Andrews are anchor beings. So that's how that happens. but anyhow excited to jump into this man this is this is you know it's it's been a long trip through space and time to get here that this movie has filled me with a unique kind of joy that only like a kooky tangible thing from an age where you could you know take a swing like this you know and that was a thing that might happen more frequently so yeah I'm buzzing a little bit

but uh yeah I'll hop into our questions Let's do it. And I'm sure that'll guide our general thoughts and things. William Daniels. Mr. Feeney? The original ending of the musical and movie was the Audrey 2. Oh, this is going to be a little bit familiar. This is why partly we're going to hop in right away and then jump, you know, back around.

Because Audrey 2 had eaten Seymour and taken over the world. It was changed because the test screening audiences wanted a happy ending. If it was made today, do you think that's a chance studios and direct? would have made, you can find the OG ending on YouTube. Well, it so happens if you made it to this point in the video that you know that we just watched the OG ending on this timeline

as well. We found a few where we had watched the other version. And actually here, Jay rushed in. Do you know the original ending of Little Shop was plant invading the town implying nuclear bombing was used to end the attack and all that stuff? And yes, the original ending

is on YouTube. You know what? With all this talk of the original ending and whatnot and like you know do you think uh studios or directors would have made this or that choice today i thought it might be fun if we take a look at what the uh you know the the test screening notes ending was the theatrical ending was and then we can kind of see uh which seems more likely to suit the now what a beautiful segue let's do it john we're not going to go back through the the actual credits and stuff uh so this would be you know a little 10 minute chunk or so but let's take a look

and see how this hits us here and see if atoors or audience is no better All right You okay? Yes No Audrey

Audrey I'm not I'm okay I'm sorry Audrey I'm just so sorry I never meant to hurt you I never meant to hurt anybody It's just that somehow it makes things happen Terrible

I don't remember her getting up on this See like that Yeah, they just burst out the door after he pulled her out his mouth. We started doing business and making money and you like me. Seymour, do you really think I liked you because of that? She liked you for the person you were. I liked you from the day I came to work here. Oh.

Even if I wasn't famous? I still love you, Seymour. Oh, so sweet. All I ever wanted was you. Audrey, you're the most wonderful person that ever lived. Somewhere green. We're going to get that little house and everything will be okay somehow. You'll see.

You'll see. Yeah. Standing beside you. Oh. Simmo. Simmo. Yeah. Yes, you can.

Excuse me. Hey, Jim Belushi. Kids would just stop singing for a moment. I've got something I want to discuss with you. Which one of you is Seymour Crowborn? He acknowledged the musical. I am. Oh, it's a pleasure.

Boy, has your phone been busy? I've been trying to reach you for weeks. Patrick Martin, licensing and marketing, world botanical enterprises. Oh, my, no. Boy, are we going to make a fortune. Oh, wow. I just think they cut him out of the other one. Yes, they did.

You guys are obsessed with his brother and the Blues brothers. Come up with one incredible idea. Oh, no. We're very proud of it. See, you've had to be eaten. We take leaf cuttings, develop little Audrey Toos, and sell them to florist shops across the nation. So they got him and said of Paul Dooley. Yeah.

So the other scene wasn't Emmett. Yeah. Every household in America. For starters, kid. Because that scene was up on the roof, right? Yeah. Audrey Toos everywhere. Why, with the right advertising, this thing can be bigger than Hulu Hoos.

Big than Hula Hoops. You know, for kids. I'll keep your contract Nobody's touching that plant Yeah, hey, we're offering a lot of money Forget the money, keep the money, and get out of here, go on I shall not succumb to greed and consumerism

I'll come back when you're in a better move Go on, get out of here now Padra, you think of what I'm thinking? Fascinating It'll keep eating and eating until there's nothing left. It'll be like the original ending. Yes.

I've got to. Let's destroy the Hobartie too. I'm gonna bust that pod wide open Wait I'm coming with you It's me that got us into this I'm the one to get us out Something I gotta do alone

This is between me and the vegetable This is so different Yeah, just just a little bit He's having a hero turn Yes Every household in America Thousands of you eating That's what you had in mind

Oh yeah this is different Yeah we're talking about world conquest and I want to thank you you're not going to get away with this your kind never does I mean plans have been here a long time only one of us gets out of here alive

oh wait a minute you better hold a phone don't you fretting me son you got a lot of goal we're gonna do things my way oh we won't do things at all Okay, so then this song, they found a way to keep. Yeah.

Oh, no. That's right. This is very disconcerting. Yeah, this definitely feels quicker for sure. Oh, sure. You feel the editing. You don't know what you're missing with. When you're looking here.

Uh, uh, uh. Woo. Who. Who. Nice. from out of his face And it looks like you've in hand Making them dance

Making them dance How many rounds are in that gun How many rounds are in that gun? here we go here we go here we go let's go here's Audrey let's your balls you got the point I'm gonna bust your balls

let's go let's go Jack Torrance yeah that's what I just said Here's Audrey. Wowy. They put a lot into this. Yeah, man. Oh, the practical effects are amazing.

Bye, bye, Simo. Seymow. All right, all right. Here we go. Here we go. Oh, this is new. Whoa. Oh, no.

Damn. So he's a insult to injury. he's just did he pull a super shredder on himself I guess oh I think he's gonna be late for work dude he's still okay I know that's all I can think of with that debris

is piling on yeah electricity and plants don't go well wow okay fun fun fun a little twist love some 80s electricity effects how do you know to grab it You can see

Oh my god That's all right Very, very different Love this transition Just a tad Different Good job Seymour

You save the world Let's get that Hero shot in the smoke The rubble Yeah, buddy Sidely Sieve is standing in front of me

Aww Aww Oh Ha ha I mean on the heels of what we just saw This is a nice kind of salve Are you talking about what you and I just saw or What?

We all watch the directors cut on this time line. Yes. Oh, that timeline. Okay, yes. On either time. Sorry, I got to figure out which timeline I'm still on. Walk right into that camera. Oh, great fanation. And then this became up. Yeah. He does. Oh, my God. Oh, and it's, yeah, it's like rendered like a postcard fantasy house. Yay.

I have the best wardrobs in the film Did Tisha Campbell not come back for this? I didn't even see that. They didn't even show Tisha Campbell. Did they not? What the hell? Maybe not. Honestly, scheduling.

Oh, no. No. That's so weird. The whole thing was with the trilogy, the three of them, and they didn't even show her. Yeah. That is bonks. Oh, that's right.

Yeah. And what was his name? Levi Stubbs is from the Four Tops. Classic Motown band. That was fascinating different endings, right? So I guess that's kind of the question here is a little bit, just like, yeah.

That was the theatrical, right? Yes, that's the theatrical ending. So how do you feel about each ending? And yeah, which do you think would be the move today? I think the more ambitious one is definitely the director's cut because I think it ties into one of the themes of the film, which is consumerism. and greed and I think Audrey too is the metaphor for that this unchecked appetite you know that

that we that we have for that so and also too you know with identity and success and like do we lose ourselves sometimes in in that success that we are glorified in farce and bargain yeah so again I I love a good happy ending I really really do and I truly would have loved for Seymour and Audrey to have a happy ending I think that is sweet and indeed Deering. I think what the messages and the themes of this film are trying to get across that I think the other, again, the director's cut is more of an ambitious one and also kind of just renders onto what happens in the real world. So I think that one just hits home a little more. But I still think the other one is still very sweet. And Deering, because

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experienced, if we watched the theatrical version first and then saw the alternate version, would we feel the same way that we feel now? Yeah. Because that's, for us, that is the true experience and this is the alt experience. See, in a way I like

this ending more because I, not more than the other one, but I like it more than I might have because I saw the last one, just because now knowing what the story actually is and thinking about those themes based on that. It's just kind of like a nice, fun little, yeah, just like a nice little fun DLC where I get to be like, oh, see, there's another timeline where they lived happily

ever after and in our multiverse, happy age. I do kind of think that that's a neat thing. And, you know, what they did here certainly had some spirit and certainly, you know, worked with what they needed to, you know, include, which was obviously like the music, that transitions us out of the show and that final set piece from a huge vocal talent that you got. So yeah, I think this could have gone way worse

as like a reshot ending and it is, you know, I can imagine the version of this that has a feel good ending appropriately so. And I think both versions are kind of interesting in their own way. It's just, yeah,

one's a little more dark and twisted than the other. It's more, I think the director's kind is more ambitious for sure. I also feel like it goes on a little long with like all the destruction They were, like, really revelishing in it. On how much destruction.

Yeah, yeah. So I think for the fact that we get to root for these characters and the fact that they were able to wrap it up in a way that feels, like, I don't know, like, cozy. I think I might like this version better, but ever so slightly. But I do agree that the themes are more palpable or are rung home to a greater degree in the theatrical. Yeah, I can understand. I totally agree. And I can understand why they would go with the theatrical version, especially after the test audiences and all that. And again, I would love a happy ending. And also, too, I do like the whole theme of, it's never too late to have a redemption for yourself. Even if you are consumed with this greed and you lose yourself, you can always come back from that. There's always enough time to reshape your image. So I do appreciate and think that that still does fit in with the theme of what we were speaking about earlier. So, you know, and I do like what you said as well with, we can have this all, you know,

you have these two versions. You can go with this version or you can go with that one. And I think they're both great, honestly. Yeah, like, I think they both have their charms. And I think definitely the happier ending is the more likely version to, I think, you know, times haven't, the more things change the more to stay the same in some ways. And yeah, this is the ending I imagine would get studio noted into existence now. Definitely.

But as it stands, it was very lovely to behold. And actually, we'll touch on some of these ideas further down the line. Resonance ZZ. Thank you for chiming in once again. Technically, the first musical I've ever seen. I remember being scarred as a kid, scared as a kid when it was on, either or. Obviously, watching it now, I find a very fun. I have to do obvious question, which songs were some of your favorites.

Hope you guys enjoyed the movie and remember the two feet. I mean, water your plants at home. Yeah, I got to remember that, Aaron. I love keeping plant life. You know what? I think my favorite song, because, look, Little Mermaid is one of my favorite films growing up. So the one where Audrey, you know,

she had this image of, just in general, she had such a low standing on her image and she didn't view herself in such a high regard, which is why she was dating Steve Martin. By the way, Steve Martin, what a freaking electric performance. He's so sadistic in this film The way he was able to chew the scenery

And again, he's a character I think we can all agree we hate But we love to hate him And we love to watch him in this film He is so damn entertaining And but again The way she views herself in this film And I loved her voice in this movie too

It was kind of the heartbeat of the film to me And the song that she I forgot the name of the song But she was just speaking about how she wanted To have this nice mundane Summer Green Sure Somewhere that's green.

I pulled up the song. Yeah, yeah. Because this is our first. I think it's called Somewhere That's Green. So, yeah, that song. And I think it was really a precursor, at least in my mind, just with the way, you know how guys I like to reference things. But I know this film came out in 1986 and Little Mermaid came out in 1989. It really did feel like it was just a, again, a precursor for part of your world in Little Mermaid.

And, you know, how she was like really wanted to be part, again, just wanted to come up to the surface. and and have find love with Eric. So I kind of feel like, you know, and same thing with her and like get out from this abusive and emotionally torturing relationship that she found herself in with Steve Martin's character

and wanted to be with Seymour. So, you know, I kind of found some parallels there personally, and I thought that one like really hit home for me. I felt for her because I was really in love with the character and I wanted her to be with Seymour so badly. I would say that one. Yeah.

Yeah, I'm tossed between Skid Row or in parentheses downtown or Dadu Dadu Yeah I think I'm tossed between those Because I felt like Skid Row Kind of gave you the feeling of where everybody Was at the beginning of this musical

It's like the downtrodden And then Seymour's a part of that And he's living in the basement And then he kind of rises to notoriety Because of Aubrey 2 And Dadu Because one, it was a fun song And also there's this

Thing on Instagram and TikTok where people use the d'adu and they're like suddenly and without warning and like reveal a piece of information so it's kind of a mind blow to realize oh it's from this movie I see

but yeah if it wasn't for the the TikTok trend thing with some of the try guys I would say Skid Row's definitely my favorite about you man you know I mean Skid Row is one of the one that came first of mine just because I really like the way that that established the scene

and I love a good like ensemble tune and I think it just yeah really nicely kind of set the tone for the story because like it has the whimsy and the fun of a musical and uh you know slight bit of sci-fi but also it does have this kind of striking portrait of you know characters in more realistic situations than uh you might expect out of a show like this it's kind of got a neat blend of again whimsical uh quirky you know theatricalness but it also yeah it just has this

you know yeah as you said sort of downtrodden and scuffed up but still heartfelt quality so that came to mind definitely I mean I just loved listening

to Levi Stubbs sing across all and he's good and I mean the dentist bit is just so good like I love the blend

of sounds in this movie because yeah it's like Motown and it's you know old school rock and roll and certainly like musical you know jazz type stuff too

and I love all those traditions and somewhere great like you know that's another one too where it's just she's so endearing and she's exaggerated but she's just so lovely and that song she imbued with such it's like I could name any of the songs and I think that's cool because one of the tricks

of any musical is like you want to have an embarrassment of riches of songs to point to and different kinds of songs that serve different purposes and so I think it's a really strong soundtrack Yeah, no, the old one. And I loved having the, uh, the, the, like, Greek chorus in between everything, the three of them, you know, kind of narrating. And it has, like, that rock opera thing where it's like, sometimes people are singing the, you know, exposition to you or a narration or some kind of a side or commentary on. Totally.

Totally. Totally. Yeah. I thought the musical is for great all. Yeah, agreed. And I think the, I think the songs did a great job of painting a picture of what these characters are thinking that's going on through their head while also progressing and moving the story forward and also, you know, and also. you know it's operatic in that sense. Yeah for sure and also like Skid Row downtown I think that song too like really painted a picture of like the grind we all have to go through in life and kind of just like uplifted

the fact that Rick Moran especially Rick Moranza's character and also just us in general like we want more than this grind that we have to go through every day. It's just really annoying and it's tedious and like and we have ambitions and goals

to have more in life. So that It was a really, you know, very effective song, for sure, to set the tone for the rest of the film. Yeah, absolutely. Here, let's, and we can discuss the themes in this next one. Bailey Anderson, this movie touches, thank you, Bailey by the Whaley, touches on some really critical human struggles and approaches them in a cheeky, offbeat, and humorous way

from Audrey's abuse by the dentist to Seymour giving up his own blood, the Faustian bargain for success, love, and acceptance. How did those themes resonate with you? and do you think the tone obscured the themes or highlighted them? I think the tone definitely allows, it's kind of like that sugar for the medicine in a sense, and I think it's

the loveliness of you know, fringier and more underground arts, not that this doesn't have like, you know, mainstream studio help or, you know, mainstream money behind it to some degree at the time. But yeah, like I thought the whimsy kind of allows you an inroad to actually kind of in a fun way acknowledging

some of the struggles of life and then in the original ending you know kind of realizing yeah the cost of a Faustian bargain like that or you know kind of entering into a symbiotic partnership with a thing you don't understand and all the points of no return on

the way to total destruction and yeah and just the interesting portrait of a bunch of different people who are all sort of living these sorted they're absurd but the movie knew when to employee a sense of danger. And I think that's part of the

soup there. So I think, yeah, like, I want to watch this again because it's so rich with things and there's music and there's so much happening that, you know, like you kind of, it begs you to go back and kind of look at it on different levels each time. But yeah, I found it very resonant while also being breezy and fun and it hadn't hitting like

a musical, but, you know, leaving an aftertaste like, oh, snap, though. Like, this is actually kind of heavy in a sense, Doc. Yeah. Yeah. No, I understood that reference. And I do agree. And also just like I pointed out earlier, I just didn't know this question was going to come up or I wouldn't have mentioned it. But yeah, just could. Pay attention to the questions. I should have looked at the questions before responding to the first one. But yeah, no, just consumerism and greed and just what that does to us and our identity in general and are losing ourselves. But that's why, again, I did not mind that theatrical ending because there's always that option to. redeem yourself and, you know, self-check yourself and to see, like, you know, what have you become and what you can still become.

Can I actually stop this before it's too late? Yeah, exactly. And I think there's always time, like, you know, if you're, if you haven't actually, like, you know, taken someone's life or done something of that effect, you know, there's always time to rebuild yourself and to come back to the person you once were, possibly if you were a good, you know, person in general. And, like, Seymour, he was, I think there was an interesting line. in there in the theatrical cut in the ending.

He's like, what, you'd still love me if I didn't have all this money? Because it seems like even though he had this goal of being, you know, rich and all that, a lot of it had to do with he wanted to impress Audrey, of course, so he could take care of her and provide for her, have a good life for her. But also, too, he felt invisible, not seen. Even though Audrey obviously thought of him as a very nice guy. He's also kind of a pushover, too. And he thought that by having all this and being able to provide for her, you know, he wouldn't be as invisible to her.

But it's like she already thought he was such a wonderful and incredible guy. And money was not going to change that. So I'm glad that, again, before it was too late, he was able to see these things. Yep. Agree. Parents like you guys said it all. I guess the last thing I would say, too, is I like that it doesn't, like, it makes the thing that Seymour's journey is very relatable. and it's not like, oh, he's clearly making the wrong choice.

It's very sort of like, oh, you could, it drives home the point that any of us could wind up in that position. Of course. With the right contributing factors. For sure, he's looked down upon the whole film. So, like, I would understand his need to want to uplift himself in and be in a position of being caught up in greed and all that. So I get it, for sure. Heck yeah. Alex, a while back, there was rumored to be a remake of Little Shop of Horror, starring Taron Edgerton.

Oh, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans. Damn. Plans seem to have fallen apart since then. Is that something you would want to be remade? Is this something you'd love to remake? That is a toughie. Look, I'm going to answer the same way I always do with remakes. If you're going to remake it, you can capture the moments that make it special,

but you've also got to make it original. I just don't want shot for shot beats. Where I'm like, I've already seen this movie, I don't need this again. But also at the same point, I don't want it's like, what was the point of making it? this movie is you know there needs to be a justification for why this film exists i'm open i'm a very open minded person in general whatever the you know the the thing is so i'd be open to it again if you were capturing the things that made this film special which i think are the musical moments uh the heart uh when it comes to the romance so like those things you can definitely

keep in there i think but then you got to try and make it fresh as well yeah i agree i think that with today's technology there's definitely ways you can improve it or not even improve but add a different stylistic flare to to obri too and just the downtown is in general the advancements we've made with you know how we do musicals but also just film as a whole uh i feel like obvi too for sure be cg i in this new version yeah and that is a sad that is a sad thing because like I do some of the charm of the practical effects here but on the other hand you could also

do a lot more creative visual things that you couldn't do at least at the time of this movie being made so I don't know I'm kind of tossed something I'm not tossed about is I feel like Taryn Edgerton and Scarlett Johansson are too handsome and too attractive to be Aubrey and

Seymour yeah I agree but I feel like but that said I feel like Chris Evans could be Steve he could be the dentist for sure he'd be a great dentist but yeah I want somebody less traditionally attractive to play both of those roles yeah I mean and and two you know you're gonna I don't know who I would cast honestly but I would agree with that and I think there's something about this it's in an interesting crossroads because it's in conversation with theater and theater obviously like you know once the play is made it's redone and redone and redone and

it's done in different places and ways and so like I'm excited for this I feel like it's always kind of fair in a different sense to do another version of a musical. So I don't exempt this from that, but I do agree of that, like, I would want it to include an element of real movie magic for the year and now that doesn't just mean, oh, we're doing a CGI version. So I'd be apprehensive, but I would roll my eyes less than a bunch of other stuff for those reasons. But who are you thinking? so who I'm thinking for for Seymour and Aubrey Jack Anton

I think if this was made now I feel like they would cast Timothy Shalomey Oh they would You know they would Yeah and I feel like for And Zendaya would be Audrey No for sure

No I was thinking actually Homegirl from the Bear And Oh oh oh oh Ayo Debris Yeah Edibri

I think that would be cool. I could see it. Yeah. Yes, Chef. I could see Seth Rogen and Catherine Hegel. Definitely.

Yep, 100%. I really do. I wouldn't know who to cast to be honest on that one. Well, who would you guys cast? Leave it in the comments below. I don't know. Could freaking, you know,

a little Furiosa do it. Big eyes. Big eyes. You know. Oh, you're talking about Anna Taylor Joy? I can see her, is it? Maybe.

I don't know. Leave yours down. below i'm excited to hear what you guys rachel zegler's got a great voice she does yeah i don't i know she's not the most popular person she's also too conventionally interactive to play aubrey but yeah

she is a great voice so anyway we'll get and then we'll get drake to sing for uh the plant yes yep speaking of that question yes actually great segue michel r uh thank you for chiming in if you were to cast a voice for audrey two today which music artist would you choose mn mn m

Yes, it's a M&M. Lin-M-M-M-Rand-do a wrap off with Seymourhead. I don't know. It's not, it occurred to me watching this. I was like, I don't know if this would sit well with everybody for various reasons, but like the first person that came to my mind was like, oh, they would put C-Lo in this. If it was, you know, slightly before. That would be pretty serious.

That would fit well, though. That would fit it. That would be good. like he would have the pipes and the yeah then the just charisma that requires like 100% yeah and i did look it up by the way it wasn't the guy who voiced oogie boogie yeah no it was not it sounded it sounded but i i want the four tops though i mean like classic motown band yeah no i think whoever if they did get a musical artist whoever got you really have to capture that that that sass that uh whoever the voice artist was in this he really really capture that vindictiveness and that sass that I would want if they'd remade this film so I think you would have to do that but I really

would not have a clue who you would cast but I like your choice though now I'm mad because I can't think of a single person better than C-Lo to play this no no John perfect John solved it you know now it would be like jelly roll or something

oh maybe Kendrick is Aubrey 2 yeah you go oh I'm so diabolical Will Smith there you go He did the genie now he can do I think that would work

I think that it would work Leave us your voice castings for odd two Down below And Michelle R once again Second question You got there right at the end Good for you In terms of alien invasion movies by plant

Would you rather turn into a pod person From Invasion of the Body Snatchers Or be eaten by Andre too I've never seen the first one either So I guess I'll pick choice too because I don't know choice one. Being body snatched seems like it would kind of suck. I can't remember exactly what the rules are.

Like once you've been body snatched, if they can get you back or not, if you can be unsnatched, I might take that. But if you're just like, oh, great, now I'm shelved away for eternity and this aliens is going to reuse my body, then just eat me then. I think I know what the rules are

when you get body snatched. You sink down into a metaphor, and then if a flash of light, like from a phone comes, then you snap out of it momentarily. I think that's what happens. Did I understand this reference? You might have.

I know Aaron did. Can you say it again? I said if you get, if you get snatched, body snatch, rather, from an alien that you sink down into like a metaphor or into a, it's like a metaphor. Yeah, it's pure that. And then if a flash of light from a phone comes, you kind of get out of it for momentarily. get out of it i understood on the first sentence i was like yep there you go okay all right well we got there well hey this is us okay nope all right gang any other straight thoughts about this i really like this movie the music the music was great i love the performances i again i think when you have musicals that

again progress the storyline and are not too confusing and really give you a a segue into what these characters are thinking then it does a great job and i love the songs too i think they actually were, they resonated with me. They were really fun to listen to. I love the, the production design was just really immersive and fun to look at. And also it takes you back to the 80s, my favorite decade, and I love the practical effects. And also, I love seeing the two different endings. I thought they were, again, really tie into a lot of the themes while also, I think the theatrical one, again, has that redemption arc for Seymour as well as while giving him the happy ending.

So I truly adored this film And I know always talk about recency bias But this might be really up there On my favorite musicals honestly Yeah, this is really stand out Like I like musicals anyway But this was a joy And we had to see something that has

Such a sense of movie magic A great ensemble Yeah stuff about You know Faustian Bargans cycles of abuse What it's like to live in an abandoned An underserved part of town And also fun and whimsy in music And yeah so well directed

So well conceived Frank Oz love Frank Oz so much Hell yeah. It was awesome. Yeah. Everything is. Especially when you're part of a team. Hey, we got there, gang.

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