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A Cult Classic
Roger Corman vented forth this weird and weirdly funny little movie that became a cult classic the minute it hit theatre screens in the 1960s. The story, of course, has been made famous by the later New York musical and the film it spawned: an incompetent floral shop worker grows a plant so weird looking that it boosts business at his employer's skid-row shop; trouble is, the plant requires regular feeding, and its food of choice is whatever body part happens to be, er, handy!

Mel Welles, who plays Mushnick, is very entertaining, and Jack Nicholson makes his screen debut with a really wild performance as the masochistic dental patient, but for the most part the cast is no-name; likewise the production values are non-existant, and print quality is mediocre at best. The script, however, is rather witty, taking swipes at everything from hypocondria to garden club ladies to television's DRAGNET. The whole thing is extremely uneven, but that's part of the charm. Some viewers will find the joke isn't as funny in execution as it is in concept, and the film tends to drag a bit toward the end, but cult film fans are sure to love it!

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"An absolute comic gem!
Forget the musical, this is the version to see. One of the funniest movies ever made. It proves once again that wit and imagination can overcome any deficiencies in time or budget. Noteworthy for Jack Nicholson's first role and for the always welcome Dick Miller, cast honors must go to Mel Welles as Gravis Mushnick. Every line reading, every facial expression, every gesture is a masterpiece of comic acting. Buy it, rent it, but play it again and again.

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Great little picture.
Classic Corman Z-grade film about flower shop owner who is forced to feed humans to a plant named Audrey Jr. Hammy performances make this a winner!