Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Usually when you have a low budget B-movie, that's so bad most people don't even want to waste their time thinking about it let alone watch it, that it slips into obscurity and only hardcore fans ever see or enjoy it, it's just labeled as a waste of time. But here there was something different, who in their right mind would have thought that Roger Corman's Little Shop of Horrors would have a highly successful run as a Broadway musical, and then have it turned right around and go back to the movies and become an extremely successful musical comedy. If nothing else history has shown us that even the most ridiculous of ideas sometimes become that most successful triumphs.
A failing flower shop pins all of its hope on a bizarre plant that lives on blood and has a plan to conquer the planet with plant domination. With cast members that fit every role, even the voice acting for Audrey II, this is a nonstop ride that keeps you laughing and singing along with them from beginning to end. You can tell that the entire movie was shot on a soundstage, but that helps the campy feeling of the movie and for the time period that it's set in. The greatest feat that the effects offered here was the creation of Audrey II in his fully-grown form, between the fluid movements of the character to the lip syncing for the talking and singing, you can almost believe that the plant is real.
I'm one of those hardcore fans that love the original Little Shop, but I could watch this version forever, between all the comedy situations throughout the movie and all the up beat music, I can't help but enjoy myself. After the success of this 1986 film many audiences were given a chance to watch the story on stage, because high schools across the nation started performing the play as part of their theater groups senior classes. As you watch this movie you can't help but tap your feet and sing along with the cast, so if you've never seen this film prepare yourself for fun, laughs and excitement, that's non stop from beginning to end.