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Little Shop of Horrors
1986
· Movie
· 94 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1267
- IMDb #1977
- Google retired #1227
- Rotten Tomatoes #1084
- Metacritic #774
- Letterboxd #801
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #933
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1721
- Metacritic Critics #655
- Metacritic Audience #1428
- Criticker #1449
- Kinopoisk #2872
- AlloCiné #1650
- Trakt #1307
Every rating
52–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 86, everyone else 74.
See the most agreed on films →A meek florist’s assistant discovers an unusual plant that resembles a flytrap during a total eclipse. He soon realizes the plant has a mysterious craving for human blood. The plant brings him unexpected fame and fortune, but its demands grow increasingly large and dangerous, forcing the assistant to make terrible choices to satisfy its horrifying appetite.
Details
- Director
- Frank Oz
- Writer
- Howard Ashman
- Based on
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures
- Released
- 19 December 1986
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $54.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →2 wins from 16 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1986 | Best Visual Effects | Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1986 | Best Original Song | " Mean Green Mother from Outer Space " Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1986 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1986 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Miles Goodman | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1986 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Howard Ashman | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards (2012) 2012 | Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release | Winner | |
| American Comedy Awards 1986 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Ellen Greene | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1986 | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Steve Martin | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | " Mean Green Mother from Outer Space " Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by Howard Ashman | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Miles Goodman | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Howard Ashman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards (1986)
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Music | Alan Menken | Winner |
| Best Costumes | Marit Allen | Nominee |
| Best Horror Film | Nominee | |
| Best Special Effects | Lyle Conway | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Howard Ashman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards (2012)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
2 nominations
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Steve Martin | Nominee |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Ellen Greene | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Margery Simkin | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Visual Effects | Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge, Lyle Conway, and Richard Conway | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Frank Oz, Howard Ashman, and Charles B. Griffith | Nominee |