- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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3 out of 5
According to Hollywood legend, this riotous no-budget comedy horror from cult director Roger Corman was shot in three days on a leftover set. Jonathan Haze plays the browbeaten florist's apprentice who breeds a carnivorous plant that starts terrorising the neighbourhood. Look out for Jack Nicholson, who's hilarious as Wilbur Force, the masochistic dental patient reading Pain magazine in the waiting room. This cult Corman cheapie went on to inspire a hit Broadway musical, which was itself adapted as a film in 1986.
Plot Summary
Horror comedy starring Jonathan Haze and featuring Jack Nicholson. When dim-witted Seymour Krelboined develops a new breed of plant, his position at the Skid Row flower shop looks to be safe. The only problem is, his new creation craves human blood if it is to grow.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Seymour Krelboined
- Jonathan Haze
- Audrey Fulguard
- Jackie Joseph
- Gravis Mushnik
- Mel Welles
- Winifred Krelboined
- Myrtle Vail
- Mrs Shiva
- Leola Wendorff
- Burson Fouch
- Dick Miller
- Wilbur Force
- Jack Nicholson
Crew
- Director
- Roger Corman
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