Dick Miller, Jack Nicholson, Jackie Joseph

A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's a bloodthirsty plant, forcing him to kill to feed it.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Roger Corman

Release Date: September 14, 1960

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DVD Release Date: April 30, 1998

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  • April 30, 2009
    I tink I liked this a little better than the newer one not sure its been so long since I saw the '86 version. (hear tehre's suppose to be remake in the works!!) but I didn't reconize jack Nickolson.. I'll have to look it up on imdb.com which character he played.
  • March 26, 2008
    Jack Nicholson does not star in this! He's a minor character. I wish they'd quit plastering his face all over the marketing. Overall, a funny low-budget comedy with sci-fi horror elements. No songs in this one. It's like a school play in scale. There's no music to entertain. I pr...( read more)efer the colorized version, which enhances the cartoony feeling.
  • March 26, 2008
    My second favorite version of this movie, on here twice for some reason.
  • July 4, 2007
    nice movie. Some fine dark humor. Jack nicholson was very good
  • November 10, 2006
    This movie was made in a day and it shows. But I love it.
  • October 26, 2009
    '86 version is funnier but it's still fun to watch Jack Nicholson in such a small role.
  • September 4, 2009
    Not to be confused with the terrible 80s musical by the same name. Jewish stereotypes abound in this comedy horror about a run-down flower shop. They have a special cross-bred plant that attracts a lot of customers. But the plant craves blood. So much better and with 1/100th budg...( read more)et of the later one everyone knows.
  • August 25, 2009
    its alryt nothing special
  • August 17, 2009
    May 09 - Fantastic comedy/horror. Also incredible how cheap it was made. Finally Jack Nicholson fans should not miss this.
  • July 26, 2009
    Very funny dark comedy, particularly the star-making turn by Jack Nicholson's masochist patient.

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  • showbiz101
    August 20, 2006
    How's the wife, Frank?
    Not bad, Joe.
    Glad to hear it. The kids?
    Lost one yesterday.
    Lost one, huh? How'd that happen?
    Playing with matches
    Well, those're the breaks
    I guess so.

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