<P> Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American rock musical horror comedy film directed by Frank Oz . It is a film adaptation of the off - Broadway musical comedy of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman about a geeky florist shop worker who finds out his venus fly trap can speak . Menken and Ashman 's Off - Broadway musical was based on the low - budget 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors , directed by Roger Corman . The 1986 film stars Rick Moranis , Ellen Greene , Vincent Gardenia , Steve Martin , and Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II . The film also featured special appearances by Jim Belushi , John Candy , Christopher Guest , and Bill Murray . It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19 , 1986 . </P>
<P> Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American rock musical horror comedy film directed by Frank Oz . It is a film adaptation of the off - Broadway musical comedy of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman about a geeky florist shop worker who finds out his venus fly trap can speak . Menken and Ashman 's Off - Broadway musical was based on the low - budget 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors , directed by Roger Corman . The 1986 film stars Rick Moranis , Ellen Greene , Vincent Gardenia , Steve Martin , and Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II . The film also featured special appearances by Jim Belushi , John Candy , Christopher Guest , and Bill Murray . It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19 , 1986 . </P>
when did little shop of horrors come out
when did little shop of horrors come out
1986
1986