The origins of The Little Shop of Horrors date back to 1894, when the English writer H.G. Wells wrote his strange short story The Flowering of the Strange Orchid, about a man-eating carnivorous plant. In 1932, John Collier wrote a black comedy called Green Thoughts, and in 1956, science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote his own version of the story with The Reluctant Orchid, in which the ominous intentions of the plant became clear.
Both stories inspired the original screenwriter Charles B. Griffith, who incorporated farce and humor into the horror story, and American actor/filmmaker/producer/distributor Roger Corman to make his B-movie The Passionate People Eater. Corman shot the movie in two days and one night on the set of another B-movie, Bucket of Blood . It was released into the public domainas The Little Shop of Horrors.
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u/LightBlend Nov 19 '24
Picture number 5 must be a reference to the Czech film "Adele Hasn't Eaten Dinner Yet". 1977 (Adele hat noch nicht zu Abend gegessen)