History DarthWiki / LittleShopOfHorrors2021

* AllStarCast: Ben Platt as Seymour Krelborn, Dove Cameron as Audrey, J. K. Simmons as Mr. Mushnik, Matthew Morrison as Dr. Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., Music/DestinysChild as Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon; Creator/EllenGreene as new character Ms. Geffen, and the voice of Mark Hamill as Audrey II. It also features appearances from: Creator/JackBlack, the voice of Creator/CoreyBurton (in the "Horror Cut"), Creator/JohnCena, Creator/RogerCorman, Creator/MacaulayCulkin, the voice of Creator/BrianCummings (in the theatrical cut), Pam Ferris, Creator/BillHader, Creator/WoodyHarrelson (in the "Horror Cut"), Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Creator/BonnieHunt, Creator/KevinJames (featured in the theatrical cut only), Creator/RichardKind, Creator/JetLi, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/LinManuelMiranda, Creator/DanielRadcliffe, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/AndySamberg, Creator/AdamSandler (in the theatrical cut), Creator/ImeldaStaunton, Creator/KenanThompson, the voice of Creator/AlanTudyk, Creator/BillyZane, and others. In addition, Creator/MeganFox provides the motion capture performance for Hedy Lamarr, who appears dating Seymour Krelborn during the song "Feed Me (Git It!)" (specifically, when Audrey II sings, "How about a date with Hedy Lamarr? / You're gonna get it"). Creator/FrankWelker and Creator/DeeBradleyBaker are also credited for "Special Vocal Effects".

* AllStarCast: Ben Platt as Seymour Krelborn, Dove Cameron as Audrey, J. K. Simmons as Mr. Mushnik, Matthew Morrison as Dr. Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., Music/DestinysChild as Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon; Creator/EllenGreene as new character Ms. Geffen, and the voice of Mark Hamill as Audrey II. It also features appearances from: Creator/JackBlack, the voice of Creator/CoreyBurton (in the "Horror Cut"), Creator/JohnCena, Creator/RogerCorman, Creator/MacaulayCulkin, the voice of Creator/BrianCummings (in the theatrical cut), Pam Ferris, Creator/BillHader, Creator/WoodyHarrelson (in the "Horror Cut"), Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Creator/BonnieHunt, Creator/KevinJames, Creator/RichardKind, Creator/JetLi, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/LinManuelMiranda, Creator/DanielRadcliffe, Creator/RyanReynolds, Creator/AndySamberg, Creator/AdamSandler (in the theatrical cut), Creator/ImeldaStaunton, Creator/KenanThompson, the voice of Creator/AlanTudyk, Creator/BillyZane, and others. In addition, Creator/MeganFox provides the motion capture performance for Hedy Lamarr, who appears dating Seymour Krelborn during the song "Feed Me (Git It!)" (specifically, when Audrey II sings, "How about a date with Hedy Lamarr? / You're gonna get it"). Creator/FrankWelker and Creator/DeeBradleyBaker are also credited for "Special Vocal Effects".

** [[spoiler:However, it is during the final number, "Don't Feed the Plants", where the Audrey II plants are at its strongest. Their tongues now have limitless protraction and can act like a grappling hook when grabbing and eating people; they can break through barriers using only their heads; they can grow an unlimited number of vines; their leaves can now grab people and pull them into the plants' mouths; and their roots are now strong enough to flatten an army tank.]]

* DirtyCoward: When Seymour barges into Orin Scrivello's office wielding a chainsaw, Orin begs for mercy and even promises to leave Skid Row and never come back. Seymour considers it, but then Orin just had to go and badmouth Audrey one more time...

* KnightTemplar: Seymour Krelborn will stop at nothing to get a date with Audrey. Even if that means grinding her abusive boyfriend to death and letting his boss be eaten by the plant before he can report him to the police.

** No one said Mark Hamill wasn't a great actor already, but his casting as the voice of Audrey II came as a shock to many, not necessarily because of his voice acting chops, but because he wasn't necessarily known for his singing abilities. On top of that, Hamill also had to follow the iconic performance of [[Music/FourTops Levi Stubbs]] from the 1986 film. However, Hamill took the role of Audrey II and made it his own, not even bothering to imitate Stubbs' mannerisms and instead adding his own personal flair to the character, while also doing justice to the plant's musical numbers. Special mention to this film's version of "Suppertime"; Hamill sounds like he's legitimately in tears while singing.

A movie adaptation of the musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', written by Creator/HowardAshman with music by Music/AlanMenken, which was based on the film ''Film/TheLittleShopOfHorrors'', directed by Creator/RogerCorman. Despite belief, this film, directed by Creator/GregBerlanti with screenplay by Matthew Robinson, is not a remake of the 1986 film ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'', directed by Creator/FrankOz. The film stars Creator/BenPlatt, Creator/DoveCameron, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/MatthewMorrison, and Creator/MarkHamill.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Seymour Krelborn gets hit hard with this. In the musical, Seymour sees Orin Scrivello slapping Audrey across the face, and becomes so mad that he decides to shoot Orin dead with a gun. However, he doesn't actually get to fire the weapon, and Orin tells him that he'll be putting on his "special" gas mask (filled with nitrous oxide) before giving him a dental check-up. Once Orin puts on the mask, he finds himself unable to take it off, and Seymour eventually decides to let Orin die from overdosing on his laughing gas. Seymour then chops up Orin and feeds his parts directly to Audrey II. In this film, Seymour sees Orin sexually assaulting Audrey, Seymour snaps completely, barging into Orin's office and, eventually, grinding him into chunks with a chainsaw. Seymour then puts Orin's remains into a sack and drags it to Mushnik's florist shop, and instead of giving the bag directly to Audrey II, Seymour just leaves it on the doorstep so Audrey II can help itself.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Mr. Mushnik is a bit nicer in this film than in other adaptations of the story. Sure, he stills treats Seymour like dirt, but he genuinely sees him as like a son. Later, Mushnik tells Seymour that when Ms. Geffen told him that she saw Seymour murdering Orin Scrivello with a chainsaw, he told Ms. Geffen she was crazy; he could not possibly imagine Seymour being a murderer. That is, until Mushnik saw a trail of blood stretching from Orin's office to his shop, plus little red dots all over the floor. Then, when Seymour begins ranting about how Orin got what he deserved (because he had seen Orin raping Audrey through the shop window) and that he did Skid Row a favor by killing the dentist, Mushnik's first instinct is to pull a gun on him (just like the 1986 film) and tell him to "tell that to the cops". Unlike the 1986 film (where Mushnik blackmails Seymour into leaving Skid Row so Mushnik can take care of the plant himself), Mushnik doesn't care about the money as he's turning Seymour in; he's afraid that Seymour could kill another person. It's safe to say that this version of Mr. Mushnik did not deserve to be eaten alive by Audrey II.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Mr. Mushnik is a bit nicer in this film than in other adaptations of the story. Sure, he stills treats Seymour like dirt, but he genuinely sees him as like a son. Later, Mushnik tells Seymour that when Ms. Geffen told him that she saw Seymour murdering Orin Scrivello with a chainsaw, he told Ms. Geffen she was crazy; he could not possibly imagine Seymour being a murderer. That is, until Mushnik saw a trail of blood stretching from Orin's office to his shop, plus little red dots all over the floor. Then, when Seymour begins ranting about how Orin got what he deserved (because he had seen Orin raping Audrey through the shop window) and that he did Skid Row a favor by killing the dentist, Mushnik's first instinct is to pull a gun on him (just like the 1986 film) and tell him to "tell that to the cops". Unlike the 1986 film (where Mushnik blackmails Seymour into leaving Skid Row so Mushnik can take care of the plant himself), Mushnik doesn't care about the money as he's turning Seymour in; he's afraid that Seymour could kill another person. It's safe to say that this version of Mr. Mushnik did not deserve to be eaten alive by Audrey II.
** In the "Horror Cut", after Orin calls Seymour a "worthless nobody", Mushnik tells Seymour not to listen to Orin; he's just a bully and wouldn't know anything about doing good business.

* AdaptationalBadass: Audrey II, in this film, initially starts out as a static plant, unable to do anything except open and close its mouth. However, as it grows, it gains more abilities. The first time it grows, Audrey II's tongue becomes movable. Then, when it fully comes to life during the song, "Feed Me (Git It!)" (specifically, when it says, "Does this look inanimate to you, punk?!"), Audrey II gains a whole variety of new abilities: its head can now rotate a full 360 degrees; it can stretch out its head and neck to get closer to someone, and pull itself back in; it can extend, retract, and flick its tongue; and its vines are now movable, able to pick up objects and lift a person off the ground. It can also push its pot closer to wherever it wants to be (initially with much struggle) and push itself back to its original spot.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mr. Mushnik. He may be greedy and opportunistic, but he genuinely cares about Seymour and Audrey as if they were his own children. Which makes it even worse when Seymour leaves Mushnik to be eaten by Audrey II.

* CaliforniaDoubling: {{Averted}}; the scenes taking place outside on Skid Row were actually shot at the Bowery in Lower Manhattan, and Skid Row, Los Angeles. However, PlayedStraight in that the outdoor shots for the "Don't Feed the Plants" number were shot on the soundstages of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Audrey II, courtesy of Mark Hamill. The interesting part about this is that, when Audrey II first speaks, it's in a high, whiny voice, just like Charles B. Griffith's Audrey Jr. from the 1960 film. However, the bigger it grows, the lower its voice gets.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Audrey II, courtesy of Mark Hamill.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: See EvilSoundsDeep.

* DrivenToSuicide: Seymour, after [[spoiler:Audrey's death.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Audrey II eats Seymour, and after cuttings of it are developed into tiny Audrey IIs and sold across the country (and then the world), the plant's offspring grow to epic proportions and work to overthrow the entire human race.]]