Has the JHC ever throught of making the (Little Shop Horrors 2)

Now that would be a sentional ideal movie.....


Yes or no... to all guys

melissa

Little Shop was directed by Frank Oz, but Henson didn't make the film. It would be an interesting sequel and a great project for Henson. I don't know how it would fare at the box office, but would be a cool cable film.

I really wouldn't want to see this made. Since the musical was the brainchild of Howard Ashman and Alan Menkin, they would have to be attached, but unfortunatly the world lost Howard to Aids over 10 years ago.

I don't know what kind of story could really be told. Its a quirky little story, and I think the charm would be lost if anyone went back to the well a second time.

I do think the creature shop would be a great choice if they went back and did another one.

I wouldn't be too excited about it though.

I loved the movie, and would love to see a sequel made, but it wouldn't be any good.

It'd be like any of the Disney sequels! The ending was fine the way it was, there isn't anymore story to continue!

There's certain movies that should, and some that just can't, whether we want one or not.

I would like to find a copy of the DVD with the original ending on it though. That'd be cool! I've always wanted to see the plant win!

Frank Oz, if you're offered to make a sequel, don't do it. It's something I'd like to see, but it's not something that should be made.

A Dark Crystal PREQUEL would be possible, but a sequel would never work. It's the same with this, except a prequel wouldn't even work.

"When I was younger,
Just a bad little kid,
My momma notised funny things I did.
Like shootin' puppies with a b-b gun.
I'd poison guppies, and when I was done,
I'd find a pussycat and bash in it's head!
That's when my momma said...

What did she say?

She said: "My boy, I think someday
You'll find a way
To make your natural tendencies pay!
You'll be a dentist!"

How they didn't win an Academy Award for that music, I will never know.

The one guy died while scoring Beauty and the Beast, right?

They weren't eligible for an acadamy award for Little Shop because it had been produced off brodaway before making it to the big screen. (only original material written for the screen is eligible).

Howard Ashman died before Beauty and the Beast was released. He had seen most of the movie, but he didn't get to see the praise the movie recieved after its release.

There is a great extra on Howard on the special edition Beauty and the Beast DVD.

Yeah, I saw that. It was sad.

I get the feeling you really liked their music.

I think they were both very gifted. Alan Menkin has gone on to do many other projects with other partners, but there was something special with the character driven lyrics that Howard wrote.

Actuualy LSOH is orginally the brainchild of Roger Corman. it was a 1950 B-rate film featurign a then unknown J. Nicholson (he played one of Orin Scrivello's patients)in the early 80's Menken and Ashman had the idea to turn it into muscial and produce it off B-way.

A little trivia here, the first designer Adhman and Menken wanted to hire to build the plants was Julie Taymor (B'way Lion King). Julie wasn't interested, but she had worked with Marty "Snuffleupagus" Robinson on a theater piece called "Haggadah" and knew his work so she suggested him and the rest is history. Speaking of which, I read the other day that they are working on bringing LSOH to B'way and Marty will be building the puppets for it again. FOMP!

Hope this helps.

--Matt

LSOH is actually coming back to broadway!

The B movie is was based on is a fun watch too. I think the musical took it to a whole other level though.

LSOH is one of my favorite musicals of all times. In fact, I've had the opportounity to be in it in my community theater production. I played Orin, The Voice of the Plant, and various other people. On the nights when I wans't Orin (The show was Doublecast) I was inside the Plant, still playing the voice. It was really cool, like being a muppeter. uncomfertable though. I had my arms outsthreched for two hours, and as the plant grows, more weight is put on your arms, and I was in theirwith another guy working the tentaclaes. However, in our version, we had a problem getting the plant offstage after it's blown up at the end (we did the movie ending) So This other guy and I had to lift ten pounds of foam rubber and take it offstage! ANd whenever somebody was eaten, they had to crawl through my legs so i was spread eagled for five minutes at a time while minupulating the pod. Ouchy!

Actually, one song was eligable for Best Song "Mean Green Mother from Outerspace" was not in the original Broadway musical. I know, I thought it was too, but I was thinking of "Feed Me" and "Suppertime". I'm not sure if it was nominated. It should have been, but a lot of cheesy 80s songs (not the good 80s songs) were nominated around that time. I remember a rumor that they were preparing a version of the plant to sing live at an award show, but I don't think it ever happened.

Mean Green mother was nominated it lost to "take My breath away" from Top Gun. I just can't beleive it didn't get some kind of award for it's puppetry.

hey anyone remember the little shop cartoon? it was kinda like little shop babies.

I'd like to see Audary used as something though, maybe a new type of movie that wasn't like a musical, maybe more of a horror movie, nothing to do with Rick morrius or steve martin as a "2" comedy movie, kinda like a remake in a totaly new direction like how eddie murphy did Dr Dolittle, it had nothing nor was like anything the orignal, just the same name and talking animals but going way out with it with all animals really talking and we know what they are saying.

Maybe more like an eight legged freaks movie...i don't know if that good or bad though, what did ou guys think of it;-)it wasn't the best, i'd take arcnophbia as being scary, this was like gremlins as spiders, only not good like gremlins;-) i have always been linking of a Gremlins 3 Movie, they could do some really cool stuff with Jim Henson Creature shop now and computer tech stuff.

I had a few dream's of A Short Curicut 3 movie too. I love Jonny 5!

Zack)Rowlf the, i'd say i'd like another Herbbie the love bug movie too, but that new one Disney made a few years ago was SOO boring! as you can tell i love animal, robot, and creature movies! anyone remember Critters?i think most of us are like this though with the Muppets and everything, Dog.

Chef/Beaker fan

Thanks for the info. I couldn't remember what won that year. Do you know how Mean Green Mother was performed? Could you provide some details?

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. I'm ashamed to say I actually watched it. But technically it took two viewings on DVD. I feel asleep during the first viewing, and watched it again the next day.

Hands down one of the dumbest and worst movies put on film.

I didn't even let myself see it. OMG! And to think he's a regular thing now with the Muppets!

I have no clue.

No offense or anything, Foz, but, that story idea sounds like just about every Disney ceapquel ever made!

*listening in on Disney meetings*

I have it! We can use the same story, only it's with their kids!

Perfect! And instead of Cruella, we can have Notsomeanastobeatyouuplla, but with the same temper!

Brilliant!

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Sorry, Foz. I just don't think movies where the story ends, and there isn't really alot of room to expand, should just be left at that.