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* [[Adorkable]]: Seymour and Audrey.
* [[Adorkable]]: Seymour and Audrey.
* [[Alter Kocker]]: Mr. Mushnik.
* [[Alter Kocker]]: Mr. Mushnik.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Audrey II--a plant who acts and sounds male, but has a female name and gets referred to by feminine pronouns (admittedly, when Seymour states that "the Audrey II is not a healthy girl", the Audrey II hasn't revealed itself as sentient yet, so he's speaking pretty loosely).
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Audrey II—a plant who acts and sounds male, but has a female name and gets referred to by feminine pronouns (admittedly, when Seymour states that "the Audrey II is not a healthy girl", the Audrey II hasn't revealed itself as sentient yet, so he's speaking pretty loosely).
* [[And You Were There]]: After Audrey II starts growing, Seymour is approached by a series of people offering him fame and fortune (three in the musical number "The Meek Shall Inherit", and one more in the final scene); all four are played by a single actor. The same actor also plays the plant's first victim. <small>(As well as various one-off characters with less metaphorical resonance.)</small>
* [[And You Were There]]: After Audrey II starts growing, Seymour is approached by a series of people offering him fame and fortune (three in the musical number "The Meek Shall Inherit", and one more in the final scene); all four are played by a single actor. The same actor also plays the plant's first victim. <small>(As well as various one-off characters with less metaphorical resonance.)</small>
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Orin.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Orin.
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* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Audrey.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Audrey.
* [[Eaten Alive]]: {{spoiler|Musnik}} and {{spoiler|Seymour}}.
* [[Eaten Alive]]: {{spoiler|Musnik}} and {{spoiler|Seymour}}.
* [[Economy Cast]]: If the roles are divided as they were in the original run, only eight cast members are required--four guys and four girls, with Orin's actor playing several minor roles.
* [[Economy Cast]]: If the roles are divided as they were in the original run, only eight cast members are required—four guys and four girls, with Orin's actor playing several minor roles.
* [[Eleven O Clock Number]]: "The Meek Shall Inherit".
* [[Eleven O Clock Number]]: "The Meek Shall Inherit".
* [[Empathic Environment]]: "Shang-a-lang, feel the sturm und drang in the air..." Besides that, the script calls for a "Wagnerian" sunset to heighten the over-the-top drama when {{spoiler|Seymour feeds Audrey to the plant}}.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: "Shang-a-lang, feel the sturm und drang in the air..." Besides that, the script calls for a "Wagnerian" sunset to heighten the over-the-top drama when {{spoiler|Seymour feeds Audrey to the plant}}.
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* [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]
* [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]
* [[Grass Is Greener]]
* [[Grass Is Greener]]
* [[Greedy Jew]]: Mushnik--though, to be fair, a ''lot'' of characters want to make money off that plant.
* [[Greedy Jew]]: Mushnik—though, to be fair, a ''lot'' of characters want to make money off that plant.
* [[Greek Chorus]]: The three Sassy Black Women (see below) Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon.
* [[Greek Chorus]]: The three Sassy Black Women (see below) Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon.
* [[Grief Song]]: In the German version, Seymour responds to {{spoiler|Audrey's death}} with a [[Dark Reprise]] of "Suddenly, Seymour".
* [[Grief Song]]: In the German version, Seymour responds to {{spoiler|Audrey's death}} with a [[Dark Reprise]] of "Suddenly, Seymour".
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* [[Hope Spot]]: There are quite a few moments when it looks as if Seymour's going to kill the plant, but {{spoiler|he never does}}.
* [[Hope Spot]]: There are quite a few moments when it looks as if Seymour's going to kill the plant, but {{spoiler|he never does}}.
* [[Horror Hunger]]
* [[Horror Hunger]]
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: After we're treated to a seemingly nice and lovable guy getting seduced into repeat murder, the ending song tells us that the plants are doing the same thing all across America, offering "unsuspecting jerks" their wildest dreams in exchange for blood. The message of "Don't Feed the Plants" is obvious--with the right motivation, ''anyone'' could kill people to feed a plant. Including ''[[You Bastard|you]]''.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: After we're treated to a seemingly nice and lovable guy getting seduced into repeat murder, the ending song tells us that the plants are doing the same thing all across America, offering "unsuspecting jerks" their wildest dreams in exchange for blood. The message of "Don't Feed the Plants" is obvious—with the right motivation, ''anyone'' could kill people to feed a plant. Including ''[[You Bastard|you]]''.
* [["I Am" Song]]: "I am your dentist!"
* [["I Am" Song]]: "I am your dentist!"
* [[Idiot Ball]]: After killing Orin, Seymour indulges in what has to rank among the worst murder coverups in the history of fiction. He leaves his baseball cap and his bag at the scene of the crime (the bag, by the way, has the ''name of the shop'' on it), stuffs Orin's uniform in the trash can outside the shop, and ''doesn't even bother to clean up the blood he spilled on the shop floor''. When questioned about it, he says, "I spilled some Hawaiian Punch and it stained."
* [[Idiot Ball]]: After killing Orin, Seymour indulges in what has to rank among the worst murder coverups in the history of fiction. He leaves his baseball cap and his bag at the scene of the crime (the bag, by the way, has the ''name of the shop'' on it), stuffs Orin's uniform in the trash can outside the shop, and ''doesn't even bother to clean up the blood he spilled on the shop floor''. When questioned about it, he says, "I spilled some Hawaiian Punch and it stained."
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* [["I Want" Song]]: "Somewhere That's Green".
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Somewhere That's Green".
** As well as its [[Dark Reprise]] and the villainous version in "Feed Me".
** As well as its [[Dark Reprise]] and the villainous version in "Feed Me".
** "Skid Row", "Grow for Me" and "Mushnik and Son" also qualify--and, to a lesser degree, "Now (It's Just the Gas)" and "The Meek Shall Inherit".
** "Skid Row", "Grow for Me" and "Mushnik and Son" also qualify—and, to a lesser degree, "Now (It's Just the Gas)" and "The Meek Shall Inherit".
* [[I Wished You Were Dead]]: Audrey secretly wished Orin would disappear, and when he actually ''does'', she blames herself, worrying that it's her fault if he "met with foul play" ({{spoiler|although she doesn't know it, she ''is'' the reason Seymour killed him}}).
* [[I Wished You Were Dead]]: Audrey secretly wished Orin would disappear, and when he actually ''does'', she blames herself, worrying that it's her fault if he "met with foul play" ({{spoiler|although she doesn't know it, she ''is'' the reason Seymour killed him}}).
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: Orin.
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: Orin.
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* [[Where Do You Think You Are?]]:
* [[Where Do You Think You Are?]]:
{{quote|Better ourselves? You hear what he said, girls? ''Bet-ter'' ourselves? Mister, when you're from [[Crapsack World|Skid]] [[Wrong Side of the Tracks|Row]], ain't no such thing.}}
{{quote|Better ourselves? You hear what he said, girls? ''Bet-ter'' ourselves? Mister, when you're from [[Crapsack World|Skid]] [[Wrong Side of the Tracks|Row]], ain't no such thing.}}
* [[Wife-Basher Basher]]: Seymour. He plans to ignore the plant and not feed it anything--until Orin abuses Audrey right in front of him. Audrey II is, of course, [[Magnificent Bastard|fully aware]] that this is Seymour's [[Berserk Button]].
* [[Wife-Basher Basher]]: Seymour. He plans to ignore the plant and not feed it anything—until Orin abuses Audrey right in front of him. Audrey II is, of course, [[Magnificent Bastard|fully aware]] that this is Seymour's [[Berserk Button]].
{{quote|'''Seymour:''' ''He's so nasty, treatin' her rough!''
{{quote|'''Seymour:''' ''He's so nasty, treatin' her rough!''
'''Audrey II:''' ''Smackin' her 'round, always talkin' so tough!''
'''Audrey II:''' ''Smackin' her 'round, always talkin' so tough!''
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* [[Public Medium Ignorance]]: Thanks to this movie, people have mistakenly rented or downloaded [[The Little Shop of Horrors|Corman's 1960 movie]], thinking it was this version.
* [[Public Medium Ignorance]]: Thanks to this movie, people have mistakenly rented or downloaded [[The Little Shop of Horrors|Corman's 1960 movie]], thinking it was this version.
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Audrey II (he's voiced by Levi Stubbs).
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Audrey II (he's voiced by Levi Stubbs).
* [[Shrine to the Fallen]]: Played for laughs--Orin has a closet shrine [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|to his dearly departed mom]].
* [[Shrine to the Fallen]]: Played for laughs—Orin has a closet shrine [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|to his dearly departed mom]].
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]: In the [[Focus Group Ending]], {{spoiler|Audrey and Seymour}}. Note that {{spoiler|Audrey}} has a recursive case of this, as {{spoiler|she [[Death by Adaptation|didn't die in the original film that the musical itself was based on]]}}.
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]: In the [[Focus Group Ending]], {{spoiler|Audrey and Seymour}}. Note that {{spoiler|Audrey}} has a recursive case of this, as {{spoiler|she [[Death by Adaptation|didn't die in the original film that the musical itself was based on]]}}.
* [[Stepford Suburbia]]: In the film, {{spoiler|they escape}} Skid Row. But {{spoiler|1=one of the mini-Audrey IIs}} [[The End - or Is It?|comes with them!]]
* [[Stepford Suburbia]]: In the film, {{spoiler|they escape}} Skid Row. But {{spoiler|1=one of the mini-Audrey IIs}} [[The End - or Is It?|comes with them!]]
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