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* The released version of the 1986 film is from Audrey's point of view. The reason that it is most similar to Audrey II's point of view is that after being assimilated into the plant, Audrey underwent Stockholm Syndrome and assumed most of its perceptions of the previous events. However, there is some major [[Fridge Horror]] here-the reason that this film has a happy ending where Seymour and Audrey move Somewhere That's Green is because Audrey undergoes major cognitive dissonance and convinces herself that being eaten by a plant really is the same thing.
** Addendum: The [[YouTube]] video "REALLY Little Shop of Horrors" is the story from Orin's point of view. Psychologically, Orin's sadistic outlook on the world is likely related to the way he sees the world in abridged farcé. This would explain why he's played by Steve Martin in the film. The similarities to Audrey II's viewpoint and Audrey's viewpoint is similarly because of his assimilation into the plant.
** The "Little Shop" cartoon series is from the point of view of Crystal, Chiffon and Ronette. The reason Seymour, Audrey and Orin are all roughly thirteen is that, for the three girls, time stopped after fifth grade ("We went to school until the fifth grade, then we split"), which they presumably attended on Skid Row. As evidenced by the dialogue in the musical, they don't really know Orin's name, so they call him Paine Driller to make fun of him and imagine him with huge goofy braces. They imagine Audrey as a well-adjusted girl with a loving dad (Mushnik) because that's what they want for her, and they imagine themselves as singing flowers and add plenty of musical numbers because, for them, it's all about the singing. Lots of emphasis is given to Seymour's crush on Audrey because the girls are [[Shipper
== The doo-wop singers of the musical movie are witches. ==
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The "Seymour Krelborn" of the cartoon is Seymour Krelborn Jr., the son of Seymour and Audrey. The cartoon's Audrey Jr. is one of the tiny plants that Audrey II unleashed after he {{spoiler|exploded}}. (Not being sure where he came from, Audrey Jr. just made something up about being a prehistoric plant and lying dormant for centuries.) "Mushnik" is some relative of the original Mushnik, who inherited the shop. Since the shop is still famous as the former home of the Audrey II, this Mushnik named his daughter Audrey in honor of the plant.
Seymour and Audrey never wanted to talk to their son about their terrible experiences with the Audrey II--he's a little young to know about them, after all. As a result, he doesn't realize that it's a bad idea to befriend strange talking plants. Fortunately, Audrey Jr. is friendly--[[The End -
== Seymour [[Through the Eyes of Madness|snapped]] after "The Meek Shall Inherit". ==
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== The entire musical takes place in the afterlife. ==
* [[Crapsack World|Skid Row]] [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|is Hell/purgatory]]. As in C.S. Lewis's ''[[The Great Divorce]]'', Hell and Purgatory are the same place (the "Gray Town"); whether you eventually leave or not determines which one it is for you. Notice how everyone wants to leave, but no one does, except by getting eaten. Also notice the sense of self-hatred and guilt all around; Audrey and Seymour both feel that they "deserve" their unhappiness.
* Audrey II is [[Deal
* Mushnik is Seymour's personal vision of what God is like. Notice the lyrics of Seymour's solo in Skid Row. ''("I keep asking God what I'm for/And he tells me, "Gee, I'm not sure/Sweep that floor, kid!" ... / He took me in, gave me shelter, a bed..."'' He doesn't separate Mushnik from God in his mind at all.) Bitter because of his bad luck and difficult life, Seymour views God, not as a loving father, but as a distant, controlling, abusive figure who only acknowledges him as a son when things begin to work out. When God confronts him about the wrong he's done and attempts to have him punished, Seymour crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]] by deciding to commit deicide, egged on by the plant. The catch is that this isn't God--how could God be in Hell?--but a false impression created by Audrey II to further separate Seymour from the real God. Mushnik is stereotypically Jewish because Seymour himself is Jewish (with a name like "Seymour Krelborn", how could he not be?), and he strongly associates God with the quirks of the religion he was raised in.
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