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Vortigern99 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 9:21am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	I had no idea how well-loved this movie still is! I thought I was the only person left humming "Skid Row" to himself in the car, or "Somewhere that's Green" while doing the dishes. Now I see there's a whole cult following that I've unknowingly been part of! -----signature----- "I knew from the beginning I was not doing science fiction. I was doing a space opera, a fantasy film, a mythological piece, a fairy tale."--George Lucas My "Vader's Origins" thread: http://boards.theforce.net/Classic_Trilogy/b10002/8708417/p1
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 9:47am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	Awesome movie. I was lucky enough to get a few copies of the original DVD before they were recalled (sold one extra to a fellow DVD collecting friend at cost and another on ebay for $80 at the time). I love the dark, manic fun of the "disturbing" ending. A shame the color print is lost (or is it implied that only Geffen has a copy and won't release it?). Personally, I say they should clean up the B&W print, have the last available color scene fade to B&W and just keep the whole ending B&W. It works very well in a 50's monster-movie kind of way. And god, is that plant puppet incredible or what? I'm still amazed at that thing today. **** CGI- that's why practical effects are so amazing. -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 10:06am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	It is impressive, but with the big plant, they did all the movements in slow motion and sped up the footage. If you watch Seymour in Mean Green Mother, you can tell -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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Idrelle_Miocovani Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 8/28/08 10:16am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	Oh well, I still love Audrey II. Can't go wrong with a giant plant puppet. -----signature----- Nat is my new Muse. Yes, you may have one of those flowy Greek-robe things you say you can't spell. This Time Around: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/27062943/p1/?2 DarthIshtar's Padawan
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 10:31am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	When my theatre group did this, the band sat in front of the stage dressed as hobos from Skid Row. But before the show, they meandered throughout the audience annoying the patrons. I remember that one well dressed couple walked into the auditorium, saw the band, turned around and left! -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 8/28/08 11:54am Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	I got to be the plant in our high school production; rented the models used in the original Off-Braodway version, IIRC. I was small and medium; you need a bigger person for big (there are three models). -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 12:25pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	It's a superb show to put on. Going back to the movie, I'd like to give an honourary mention to Orin's entrance when he jumps on the Motorcycle, and when it lands, it stops instantly. Brilliant stuff. -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 8/28/08 12:30pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	How on earth would you do the plant in a non-professional play? I'm curious about the mechanics.
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 1:03pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	The one we had, the bottom didn't really move, and the puppeteer used his whole body to lift the top half up and down very rapidly. If you make the bottom half out of spongey stuff, you get the impression that it's animated every time the top half hits it. We were naughty and put in "Mean Green Mother" (that's not available to amateurs doing the stage show as it was written for the film), and the poor guy got absolutely knackered. But he always got the biggest round of applause. We also put in the masochist scene (again, despite it being in the Roger Corman film - played by a young unknown called Jack Nicholson), it wasn't put in the stage show. It was re-added for the 1986 film) -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 1:06pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) - Date Edited: 8/28/08 1:06pm (1 edits total) Edited By: The2ndQuest
	Zaz posted: How on earth would you do the plant in a non-professional play? I'm curious about the mechanics. It's easy: feed the plant. -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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dp4m Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 8/28/08 2:06pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	Zaz posted: How on earth would you do the plant in a non-professional play? I'm curious about the mechanics. The small one is a hand-puppet in a pot, done from under the countertop. The medium one is a pot one sits in, with "root booties" and your top-half operating the mouth to "sing." The large one is someone standing inside and operating the whole plant with folks getting "swallowed" going through his or her legs. -----signature----- "Looks like you're about to get pwned" - Eric Cartman "Awarding experience points for cleverly and creatively generating an enjoyable experience. How warped is that?" - Darths & Droids
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 8/28/08 2:13pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	dp4m posted: The large one is someone standing inside and operating the whole plant with folks getting "swallowed" going through his or her legs. And now we know the real reason they didn't let you play the big plant... -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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_Sublime_Skywalker_ Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 8/28/08 2:15pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	My highschool actually did this as a musical and I fell in love with it. I love this movie, Steve Martin as a genius as the BA dentist, and I love the plant's rendition of "feed me". Audrey's voice is pretty unique too, considering she was like "Rock a doodle" and I picked up on it the moment she spoke. Zaz posted: How on earth would you do the plant in a non-professional play? I'm curious about the mechanics. The way my school did it was that they made a plant out of felt,wood, just random parts. Then there was 2 people, or maybe one, inside operation two planks for each lip, and then they'd just move it to the words. Of course it was a little off, but it still looked good considering it was a highschool show like... 7 years ago. -----signature----- 'You don't know the Power of the Darkside!'-Darth Vader
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Jag4Me Title: C&G and FCC Game Hostess Registered: Jan '08	Date Posted: 8/28/08 3:36pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) - Date Edited: 8/28/08 3:38pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Jag4Me
	RX_Sith posted: Here is the original ending of "Little Shop of Horrors". (from youtube) It is in black and white. Original unhappy ending. Whoa. The smoke and that creepy tongue waggling is freaky in B&W...ewwweee! But, I love do this ending! Thanks for posting the link RX. -----signature----- The Other Innocent Diva Twin Master to EnviousSerious-Rue "I only have moral and ethical objections to something if I'm not being included." - Darth_wanderguard Darth_wanderguard is mine
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 8/28/08 3:37pm Subject: RE: The Movie Musicals Thread: Now Dis. "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
	The solutions are really quite brilliant. You don't always need CGI.
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