Frank Oz's Letter From The New Director's Cut Of Little Shop Of Horrors

[Brendon Connelly]

Inside my Blu-ray of Little Shop of Horrors was a letter from Frank Oz so, naturally, I decided to take a picture of it for you. Try not to read it in "one of his voices" if you can. And be wary of spoilers - it's about the end of the movie.



The region-free Blu-ray is pretty cheap right now at $17.99. It's also a bloody well mastered disc and the director's cut ending is superb.

[Hdefined]

Man, I was traumatized by this movie growing up, and I still find it freaky. Pre-CGI special effects could either be far less compelling, or far more so.

[Mike H.]

I thought the original ending was included as an extra on a very early version of the LSoH DVD back in the late 1990s but Oz (or perhaps a producer) had it removed from later versions.

[Enkido]

I thought the original ending was included as an extra on a very early version of the LSoH DVD back in the late 1990s but Oz (or perhaps a producer) had it removed from later versions.

It was, but it was in black and white. This new version has it fully restored in colors.

[StarCruncher]

Man, I was traumatized by this movie growing up, and I still find it freaky. Pre-CGI special effects could either be far less compelling, or far more so.

The latter. Perhaps because it's rarely used thse days, but I now thoroughly enjoy seeing movies that utilize models and non-CGI effects.
Those people were true wizards back in the day.

[Blackfist]

Hey has anyone seen the Black and white version, ya know, with the young Jack Nicholson? Anyway they're both great. Looking back now the Musicals re-done ending was never as good as the first films, I guess coz it kinda ruined the mood or something.

[StarCruncher]

Hey has anyone seen the Black and white version, ya know, with the young Jack Nicholson? Anyway they're both great. Looking back now the Musicals re-done ending was never as good as the first films, I guess coz it kinda ruined the mood or something.

I've seen it! It's good, and has a darker tone than the musical for sure.
The musical was great, but I never knew the ending was changed. Now I know what seemed off, and it was that forced happy ending.

Steve Martin's dentist was and remains hilarious.

[Blackfist]

I've seen it! It's good, and has a darker tone than the musical for sure.
The musical was great, but I never knew the ending was changed. Now I know what seemed off, and it was that forced happy ending.

Steve Martin's dentist was and remains hilarious.

Likewise, I wonder when they'll do a remake of this. Not that i want that to happen (at least in musical form) but at the rate Hollywood going i see it happening, though i wouldn't oppose a British remake