Original Ending of "Little Shop of Horrors" Has Been Found!

"Little Shop of Horrors," the movie adaptation of the off-Broadway hit musical (which was itself an adaptation of a low-budget cult classic), wasn't a big hit when it first appeared on the big screen in 1986. But the oddball story of a man-eating plant gained a dedicated fan following on home video.

Even if you're a "Little Shop" devotee who memorized every song and wore out your VHS copy, you still haven't seen the whole movie. That's because the original ending to the film was cut entirely after it failed with test audiences. But now, 26 years later, the long-lost finale can finally be seen in the new "Little Shop of Horrors" Director's Cut on Blu-ray.

The ending that was first filmed closely resembled that which was in the original stage production. Mild-mannered florist Seymour (Rick Moranis), who harbors a hopeless crush on his coworker Audrey (Ellen Greene), gains fame by feeding human remains to his carnivorous, talking plant. But then the plant, named Audrey II, turns on Seymour, revealing its plans for world domination.

In the play, Audrey II ends up eating Seymour and his gal before turning on the audience, and the movie also originally takes that dark turn. But it didn't just stop there. As the chorus sings the tune, "Don't Feed the Plants," Audrey II keeps growing and growing to Godzilla-like proportions, and the film became an homage to classic monster movies as the plant demolished New York.

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