rick moranis played seymour in little shop of horrors.
who plays seymour in little shop of horrors?
rick moranis
in the early 1960s, a three-girl "greek chorus"—crystal, ronnette, and chiffon—introduce the film, warning the audience that some horror is coming their way ("prologue: little shop of horrors"). seymour krelborn (rick moranis) and his colleague, audrey (ellen greene), work at mushnik's flower shop in a run-down, rough neighborhood in new york city referred to as "skid row". they lament that they cannot escape the neighborhood ("skid row (downtown)"). struggling from a lack of customers, mr. mushnik (vincent gardenia) decides to close the store, but audrey suggests he may have more success by displaying an unusual plant that seymour owns. immediately attracting a customer, seymour explains he bought the plant--which he dubbed "audrey ii", from a chinese flower shop during a solar eclipse ("da-doo"). attracting business to mushnik's shop, the plant soon starts to wither. seymour accidentally pricks his finger, and discovers that audrey ii needs human blood to thrive ("grow for me").
little shop of horrors (film)
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little shop of horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by alan menken and lyrics and a book by howard ashman. the story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. the musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film "the little shop of horrors". the music, composed by menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "skid row (downtown)", "somewhere that's green", and "suddenly, seymour".
little shop of horrors (musical)