The original play was a brilliant tragicomedy (tragedy mixed with comedy). The movie follows the play rather closely, except with two major differences. 1. The movie tries to make the protagonist, Seymour Krelborne, look more sympathetic than in the play. 2. The movie has a standard Hollywood happy ending, while the play ended with Seymour getting his just desserts. The play, while creepy, was also brilliant. I'm a HUGE fan of the play. It made me laugh, cry, and shake in my seat, all in just 80 minutes plus intermission. The movie does not do the play justice. It takes the play, which was basically Faust set in an old B-movie, and warps it to the point where the entire message has been diluted into nothing. Thanks, Hollywood. A more depressing ending was filmed and shown to test audiences. The test audiences cried during it, so it was removed. Well, OF COURSE! That's the charm of the play! Not only do you laugh, but you ALSO cry! That's why it's so brilliant!

My little sisters watched this when they were 9, and they absolutely loved it! I was with them, and I was 12, and I was totally creeped out. The main character chops up another character to feed his plant. And the dentist freaks me out a lot too. He abuses laughing gas, and the song he sings is funny, but if a kid 7 or under hears a bit of it, they'll try and stay clear of the dentist for a long time.

I personally loved it i found the DVD in my garage and watched it with my nephew whom is 6-years old and he absolutely loved it. I remember being scared in this movie as a kid. I think it's good if you'r kids can handle it there isn't too much violence in this movie no blood at all just the thoughts can be scary. Most of the sex and drugs in this movie are mild and will most likely fly past kids heads. The music and comedy is great i highly recommend this film

This movie was pretty weird... It had a few parts with un needed gore.. I personally didn't get many laughs.

This is a hilarious movie!!! I love Rick Moranis and Steve Martin! Great Cast! A FANTASTIC musical comedy!!! There is some off screen gore and the sadistic dentist is just kind of creepy. The plant uses bad language and Audrey wears provocative clothing, but it's really not that inappropriate.

I grew up with a Music teacher mom, so I saw this movie pretty young, but watching it now, and thinking about having our kids (11 and 12) watch it is tough. we are very good about protecting them from tv/movies with language and sexual content and gore. For me, I have a bias opinion with this one because I love the music and movie because I grew up watching it a lot. I would say because of how outrageously fictional it is (huge man-eating plant, kinda corny in some spots) if you explain to your kids (at least 13) about the movie and what you expect them to watch but not repeat (both language and actions) it's a classic musical. From listening to the music from it again more lately, the plant REALLY has a foul mouth in it's songs, especially the last song of the movie, so be prepared for that, but I would still recommend it (again, kinda bias though)! :-) ~Derek

I thought it was a great movie, but the plant and the dentist had a lot of bad language. I know it's wrong to abuse drugs, but the dentist scene is so funny when he's high, even though it kills him. Some blood on Seymour's apron, some fake body parts get fed to the plant, it's perfectly fine for teenagers.

This classic has amazing music and the story is good. I love musicals and found that this did not disappoint. However, Audrey does wear provocative clothing but most teenage girls wear less today. Audrey II has a pretty dirty mouth to say the least. The dentist (who is extremely funny and is steve martin) abuses Audrey on multiple occasions. The film may seem bloody and gory but you never really see much. Lets remember this movie was made like 20 years ago and the blood effects weren't amazing. The Audrey II effects are done realistically and done well. My brother who was 7ish when he saw it was terrified. I was 10ish and I found it amazing as I still do. Parents might want to watch it first but is a very good movie.