What Makes This Movie a Cult Classic
A clumsy flower shop assistant accidentally grows a man-eating plant—and business is suddenly booming. This original 1960 version of The Little Shop of Horrors is a wild mix of horror, dark comedy, and cult chaos. Shot in just two days by low-budget legend Roger Corman, it’s filled with oddball characters, fast-talking dialogue, and a young Jack Nicholson in one of his earliest (and weirdest) roles. Strange, scrappy, and totally unforgettable.
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The Little Shop of Horrors Cast
- Jonathan Haze
- Jackie Joseph
- Mel Welles
- Dick Miller
- Myrtle Vail
- Jack Nicholson
Backstory
Released in 1960 and famously shot in under three days, this Roger Corman cult classic grew its own mythos. It inspired the stage musical, the 1986 remake, and decades of parodies. Jack Nicholson’s appearance as a masochistic dental patient is one of his earliest film roles—and one of the strangest cameos in horror history.
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