LSOH movie question

[maryheart]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:27pm

I'm watching the old movie of Little Shop with Rick Moranas. Did he really do the vocals for this or were they dubbed?

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:40pm

He really did the vocals.

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 3:43pm

WOW! I can't believe you just called that movie "old!" I guess I better get my walker and head outta here.

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 5:21pm

Who knew Rick Moranis could sing like that??? I love it during "Feed Me" when he sings "I don't know, I don't knooowww! I have so, so many strong reservations, Should I go and perform mutilations" lol love it!

[dano]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 5:28pm

The OLD movie of Little Shop of Horrors has Jack Nicholson in it (small role). The one with Rick Moranis is the newer one, of the two.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 5:55pm

Thank you Dano!

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 6:01pm

The musical is nowhere near old, it's a great movie as well.

Updated On: 7/29/05 at 06:01 PM

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 6:17pm

I like Rick Moranis's voice in the movie. I keep watching it every morning now that I've got it tivoed.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:05pm

and the old one with Jack Nicholson was NOT a musical......

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:06pm

yep and also jack nicholson's first movie =)

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:17pm

The musical version of LSOH rocks, even with the altered ending. I have a really cruddy VHS of it that I rip out to watch every now and then.

And yes, I was also impressed with Rick Moranis's singing.

... Speaking of Rick Moranis...

Where the HELL did he disappear off to? I miss him.

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:34pm

Lari- I also miss him a lot! The last movie he made that I know of is one of the sequels to Honey I shrunk the kids...he needs to make another movie, a good one lol

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:37pm

I know he's been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff (like producing)... but he hasn't really acted since the 1980s/early 90s. That makes me very sad, indeed.

Every once in awhile, I go on my "I MISS RICK MORANIS!" rants. He rocked. So hard.

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:37pm

His Seymour is probably my favorite. Seymour's voice tends to get on my nerves a bit but his doesn't at all.

My highlight for that movie though was Steve Martin as Orin. I love him.

Lari, I want to know where he is now too! I think this calls for a manhunt.

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:38pm

"He rocked. So hard."

haha that was funny and yes he did rock =)

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:45pm

i think rick would make an awesome wilbur in the hairspray movie

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:48pm

jonart- I completely agree with you! I think he'd be fantastic

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:54pm

Steve Martin as Orin was absolutely hilarious! I loved how he punched out the poor sods in the waiting room. XD

And... Well, he did rock THAT hard.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 10:29pm

Rick Moranis took a break from show business when his wife unexpectedly died about 7-8 years ago, right after the "Honey, I Shrunk..." movies. I think he decided to focus his time on caring for his kids at that point. If you want to see where he really began, rent the DVDs of "SDTV". It was this Saturday Night Live-esque TV show that lasted 2 seasons from 1981-1983. He was wonderful. He's a great comedic actor and surely is missed.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 10:36pm

I think you mean SCTV.

I enjoy Rick. He's done some voiceover work since those Shrunken movies.

Also, yes, I'm sure Steve Martin did his own vocal work in that movie.

I adore Ellen Greene in that film. One of those times when they made the right decision by casting the person who played the role on Broadway.

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 10:57pm

I loved Rick Moranis's Seymour! When I first rented LSoH, I'd only seen him in Honey I Shrunk the Kids (one of my favorite movies as a kid) and based off that, I wasn't sure about how well he could sing so I was a bit apprehenseive about it. I'd only listened to a live recording of the current tour (Anthony Rapp, Tari Kelly etc) and had pretty much fallen in love with that cast so I wasn't really too sure about the movie. But when you first hear Ellen Green and Rick Moranis in Downtown, I was very pleasantly surprised. I loved Rick Moranis as Seymour both acting wise and vocally speaking and Ellen Green has a great voice but to be completely honest she's not my favorite Audrey. The first time I saw her I found her voice slightly annoying at times, even though that's how Audrey is supposed to sound. It just kind of got on my nerves at first but she really grew on me. And Steve Martin as Orin was absolutely ****ing hilarious. Anyways yeah I really hope Rick Moranis comes back to the silver screen or maybe even stage soon.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/30/05 at 12:57am

All I care is that if Rick wants to make a comeback, he should do a revival of GODSPELL. His performance in the Toronto production back in the Seventies wasn't too bad (I've heard).

[jam_man]

Posted: 7/30/05 at 1:32am

Anyone think Rick Moranis make a great Leo Bloom? Eventually they'll have to start star casting, and he'd be good enough to hold his own against any Max (maybe even Nathan Lane)!

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 7/30/05 at 1:37am

That is an interesting concept Jam. I can see it working well.

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 7/30/05 at 1:44am

Yeah I could definitly see that working.