This cult classic film is quirky and hilarious, with a little touch of disturbing. The Little Shop of Horrors, the original version from 1960, stars Jonathan Haze as Seymour Krelboyne, a clumsy loner who works at a small plant shop in Skidrow. On the verge of losing his job, Seymour tries growing his own plant that is a hybrid of a venus flytrap and a seed found next to a chemical plant. Seymour decides to bring the plant to the shop to try and save his job, while attracting more customers. What he doesn't realize is the food that will make the plant grow, is human flesh. Throughout the film, Seymour struggles with feeding his plant, saving his job, falling in love, and dealing with his crazy hypochondriac mother. There is also a great and creepy cameo by a very young Jack Nicholson. The Little Shop of Horrors was hilariously sketchy, and I can fully understand why Steve Martin was in the remake in the 80's. The only thing that could make this film better was if it was in color, but then again the black and white adds to the overall creepiness.
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