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I watched the original deleted ending of Little Shop of Horrors and I'm torn on whether it was too dark or actually perfect for the story
The plant eats them both alive in the original ending which feels right for the campy horror vibe but also kinda kills the whole happy romantic payoff we got in theaters, so which version do you think the movie should have kept?
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nguyen.tara5mo ago
OH MY GOD the dark ending is PERFECT for that movie's weird tone actually.
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alex_johnson5mo ago
Watched it with my buddy Mike last weekend and he literally jumped out of his seat when the credits rolled. He spent ten minutes pacing around my living room going "wait, that actually works though" over and over again. Told me later he stayed up till 3am thinking about how that ending reframes everything that came before it. Did it hit you that hard too?
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jakel365mo ago
nguyen.tara said it right. The dark ending is the only one that actually works with the movie's whole deal. The plant doesn't just want to be fed, it wants to take over the world and eat everyone. Having Seymour and Audrey just ride off into the sunset after everything that happened feels like a cop out. The original ending makes you sit with the consequences of Seymour's choices. He fed people to the plant, let it grow, and then it ate him too. That's just basic cause and effect. The theatrical ending was probably the right call for the audience at the time, but the real ending is the one that sticks with you.
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