I bought this VHS because I had previously seen the 1986 version with Rick Moranis as Seymour and Steve Martin as the dentist. I also wanted to see Jack Nicholson in this movie because it was one of his first movies that he was in, though a minor part - a dentist patient who went to the dentist only because he was a masochist.
Trailer:
Cast:
Jonathan Haze ("The Terror" (1963) Gustaf, "Swamp Women" (1956) Charlie the Pickpocket) - Seymour Krelboyne
Jackie Joseph ("Gremlins" (1984) Sheila Futterman, "Small Soldiers" (1998) Wife) - Audrey Fulquard
Mel Welles ("She Beast" (1966) Ladislav Groper, "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (1955) Iben) - Gravis Mushnick
Jack Nicholson ("Anger Management" (2003) Dr. Buddy Rydell, "The Shining" (1980) Jack Torrance) - Wilbur Force
Plot:
In the run-down part of town, there is a simple florist shop run by Gravis Mushnick. He has two employees: a ditzy woman named Audrey Fulquard and a clumsy (near good for nothing) man named Seymour Krelboyne. Mushnick is merely trying to keep his place running, though he really isn't getting much profit. Seymour wants to impress Audrey and, when he finds/receives a strange plant seed, he names the plant after her - Audrey II. But he can't find a way to stay on the good side of his boss though he can't find a way to keep this plant growing. He actually is threatened to be fired from Mushnick's and while he is trying to grow this plant, gets a cut on his hand and the blood drips onto the plant. The blood satisfies the plant and grows, but blood isn't enough for the Venus Flytrap hybrid. How can Seymour get/keep the girl, please his boss, and feed a blood-hungry plant?
Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.
4/5 - This is a very interesting movie. The near-climax is rather lame (lack of funds?) when they are running around the junk yard and through tires, toilets, and whatnot. Like, really? The ending is different than the 1986 movie in a very strange way. For the era, it is pretty horrific and WAY freakier than the 1986 version {plants taking over the world? :-/ }.
Jack Nicholson's small segment as the masochistic dentist patient is hilarious. I made my hubby watch the segment and he made me rewind so he could watch it. We were doubled over with laughter. For any Nicholson fan, you MUST watch this! Crazy awesome at the extreme, like all Nicholson parts. {In fact, after watching that segment of the movie, he joined me to watch the rest of the movie. I was surprised at this but gladly accepted company watching this movie.}
Overall, this is a pretty good movie. They don't really identify the plant's origin or what happens after the ending, but it isn't bad. I liked the addition of the Missing Persons investigator starting off the movie as it gave a good introduction to the slums of town. The action picked up fairly quickly and (aside the junk yard scene where they are running over tires) keeps the attention very well.
Highly recommended. For those that would want to view it in color, it has been restored and can be viewed in color. The black and white, though, is pretty cool too. ;-)
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