Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give it a score of 90 % based on reviews from 51 critics , with an average rating of 7.37 / 10 . The general consensus states : " Remixing Roger Corman 's B-movie by way of the Off-Broadway musical , '' Little Shop of Horrors '' offers camp , horror and catchy tunes in equal measure — plus some inspired cameos by the likes of Steve Martin and Bill Murray . " On Metacritic , which uses an average of critics ' reviews , the film has an 81 % rating based on 15 reviews , indicating " universal acclaim " ( 14 positive reviews , 1 mixed , and no negative ) . Richard Corliss of '' Time '' magazine said , " You can try not liking this adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical hit -- it has no polish and a pushy way with a gag -- but the movie sneaks up on you , about as subtly as Audrey II . " In '' The New York Times '' , Janet Maslin called it " a full-blown movie musical , and quite a winning one " . Roger Ebert said in his review : " All of the wonders of '' Little Shop of Horrors '' are accomplished with an offhand , casual charm . This is the kind of movie that cults are made of , and after '' Little Shop '' finishes its first run , I would n't be at all surprised to see it develop as one of those movies that fans want to include in their lives . " Oz 's friend and Muppet colleague Jim Henson praised the film and said " the lip sync on the plant in that film is just absolutely amazing . " The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards , one for Best Visual Effects ( Lyle Conway , Bran Ferren , Martin Gutteridge ) , the other for Best Original Song ( Alan Menken , Howard Ashman ) for Audrey II 's new number , " Mean Green Mother from Outer Space " . " Mean Green " was the first Oscar-nominated song to contain profanity in the lyrics and thus had to be slightly censored for the show . It 's also the first of only two songs sung by a villain to be nominated , the other being " Blame Canada " from '' South Park : Bigger , Longer & Uncut '' ( which also featured profanity ) . " Mean Green " lost to " Take My Breath Away " from '' Top Gun '' . It was also nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical ( losing to '' Hannah and Her Sisters '' ) and Best Original Score ( Miles Goodman ) during the 44th Golden Globe Awards . The Score went to Ennio Morricone for '' The Mission ''
44th Golden Globe Awards
44th Golden Globe Awards
Little Shop of Horrors (film)