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Babble aside, i as gentile Catholic kid with 1920s parents grew up on Musicals and this is one of the best. I love Topals performance and movie critics are erudite kill joys.

Ha, I just got to work on this show recently, and we had someone involved who had only known the theatrical ending who was shocked by what he saw on stage! Glad you mentioned how it's honestly a tough choice between which ending is "better"; the stage show does a better job of getting across that Seymour's doom has been building over the course of the story, and his more active role in getting Mushnik killed definitely helps that...and even then, he gets to go down fighting! Whereas in the movie, Seymour's even more likable, and his death is excruciatingly slow and drawn out, which just feels off given how the audience would care about him by the end. But still, all those spectacular effects going to waste and not being seen in their full glory for so long just feels like such a waste, so I'm glad we're in a world where both endings exist.

I love Little Shop of Horrors but I had NO idea there was an alternate ending until I stumbled across this video tonight! 🤣

This film is part of my DNA.

Did Bran Ferran ever respond?

A bit of trivia connected to this story.... the original story was made in two days, sans copyright. So the original story was in the Public Domain. David Geffen's name appears on a list of big names in the movie *"Phantom of the Paradise"* (1974) with names like Bette Midler, Peter Fonda, Dick Clark and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern as well was,of course, WINSLOW LEACH.

Fiddler on the Roof wasn't the only big successful musical movie released in 1971. It was also the year of Bedknobs & Broomsticks, which was initially conceived as a lavish Roadshow musical in the vein of Hello Dolly and Oliver! Bedknobs is even a magpie of a musical in so much as how much of its content was lifted from other musical movies prior. Willy Wonka did flop though.

I wouldn't be too rough on Rodgers and Hammerstein. Instead, think of R&H as pioneers for paving the way for the New Hollywood. Can the author of this post say ''South Pacific'' didn't confront racism as a major theme, especially with the song, ''You've Got to be Carefully Taught?'' All through,first the play and later the film, Nellie Forbush and Lt. Cable are forced to examine their souls for the ways THEY we're taught. When Dick Rodgers and Oscar Hammerrstein presented their adaptation of James Michener's book, ''Tales of the South Pacific,'' producers of the play wanted to cut ''You've Got to be Carefully Taught '' R&H said the song stayed in. I understand the enthusiasm for the demise of the Hayes Code. I was a young man back then and my desire for intellectual freedom as well as a bow to horniness was accepted with gratitude and a call to action. However, as we are also taught, let's not turn to stereotypes, for that, too, is intellectual dishonesty. Rodgers and Hammerstein we're far from a trip into bubble gum.

funny enough that way of life is died nobody does that stuff anymore

i really do believe that the appeal and charm of the newsies movie (especially in light of the musical) is how mediocre it is. its got spunk! its silly! its wildly mediocre! itll never be the musical but its so special to me

I feel like there must be ways to rearrange the story of My Fair Lady, while still keeping all the great songs, so that the audience hates Henry Higgins more. There was a production that had ended with her appearing a Higgins' house but then defiantly walking out, which kind of does that, but I don't think that goes far enough.

As someone who played the Mysterious Man in a stage production, I share your biased take with regards to the Baker's arc :P

The first time i saw this film it was a DVD copy from the library and it was the Audrey's taking over the world thing. Recently i watched a DVD copy that i purchased at a thrift shop and it was the happy ending!!! I was so confused, hence i found your video. I was also prompted to listen to a Spotify full album from the original musical and loved it with the more grim ending. Good stuff!!!

I view the theatrical ending as Audrey's experience in heaven and Seymor's in limbo or whatever you want to call it. She gets her dream but he will always be a little haunted by the plant.

Oh my gosh! I litterally watched your production of Into the Woods for the first time last week. You did an AMAZING job!!!

Excellent job on covering the rich & complex context as well as the powerful details of this classic film of a uniquely beloved & perrennial musical. This should become required watching in film history coursss.

Oliver! won best picture for 1968 and made $77 million against a $10 million budget.

I love the original version of Little shop of horrors which I saw as a teenager back in the '80s. But about 10:15 years ago I found a CD of the soundtrack to the stage play and because I enjoyed the music so much I would play it a lot and the first time I played it and realized the ending was different to the play, I was shocked and thrilled. I've got to find me a copy of that Blu-ray with the original ending in it to see how it went and see how I feel about it watching it. Thank you for giving us the story about the movie and it's different iterations. That was fascinating.

26:06 “If we look at three major movie musical releases …” … they’re all Jewish-themed? 😃

Well done, Zack!!!!!

Here's a way to satisfy both sides: The building falls down on Seymour, and Audrey II laughs with his pods, and Seymour dreams up the "Don't Feed the Plants" number with the destruction caused by the plants, and after that, we cut back to Skidrow, and Seymour electrocutes the plant, and, well, you know the rest.

Godzilla(seeing New York being attacked by plants): Oh well, never mind.

I have loved Little Shop since my mother showed it to me when I was 10. The concept fascinated me and the music is so catchy. But, of course, when I was 10, the directors cut hadn't been released yet. I think my mother once told me that there was a different ending but it pretty much just left my mind. Just let me jam to "Feed me". But when I was 16, my father, stepmother, and I went on a bit of a road trip. And my father downloaded a bunch of movies to his tablet (for legal reasons, I will not confirm nor deny the legality of the downloads) with LSOH being one of them. Of course I watched it. But then it all changed near the end. They all died. I was kinda confused at first but honestly, I ended up absolutely adoring that ending. It just felt so much more... real. And "Don't feed the plants" goes kinda hard. For me, it had the same kind of vibe as when a band you love breaks up and a few years later releases a previously unreleased song. Just that bit of "new" content regarding Little shop made me really happy. And it was really cool to hear the history and story behind the og ending. Also, fun fact for the people who read this comment made by some rando on the internet, did y'all know that there was a 13 episode long animated series based on the 1986 movie just titled "Little Shop"? I'd place it in the same realm as the Beetlejuice animated series.

I'm really glad I clicked on this video. I thought I knew the history with the basic tale of "test audiences didn't like the original ending so they reshot it, but this is the directors cut with the original ending!" Knowing it's much more complex than that gives me a greater appreciation for the restoration of the ending and the other small changes that remain lost to time. I didn't grow up with this movie, I actually just watched it for the first time recently during the short stint that youtube movies had it for free, I loved it, the musical numbers were great and I loved all the characters, but it was the comments talking about the ending that lead me to buying the blu ray and watching the alternate cut. It feels strange to say but this little 80s musical suddenly became one of my favorite films of all time and I frequently put it on in the background while doing other things just because I like the numbers so much. Also since it's basically required at this point to comment on it, I prefer the darker ending, some of the foreshadowing for the dark ending still remains in the film, the biggest one that caught my attention was the meek shall inherit. It's got a clear dark tone, "You know the meek are gonna get what's comin to 'em" just drips with dramatic irony that's begging the audience to question if things are as good as they seem. Also as you said, Seymour for all his lovable, affable, Rick Moranis charm and relatability, is responsible in part or in whole for the deaths of 2 people. Giving him a happy ending with no strings attached feels dishonest. That said, I don't think the matchbox house ending ruins the film, I loved it when I saw that cut, the entire film leading up to it remains excellent. But it does give the feeling that it was tacked on.

first time I watched the movie, it was with the directors ending. I dont think it would have made such a lasting impression on my if I had watched the "good" ending. I hope anyone who watches the movie for the first time have the jaw dropping experience I had, one of my favorite movies.

Say what you will, but I’ll always prefer the original ending

Trivia: Ellen Greene was also in the 1992 film, Rock-a-Doodle.

I would non-ironically love to see Wes Anderson's "Newsies."

I think the original ending would've gone over better with audiences if they kept the part where Audrey, Seymour, and the others come back as part of the plant. That way, they're not just dead, but transformed and still together.

Emily blunt has nothing on Joanna Gleason in my opinion

So, what went wrong with PAINT YOUR WAGON (1969) ? Most of what you said about FIDDLER can apply to WAGON : real sets, realism of the cinematographic look, mix of drama and humour, modern topic (A woman with two husbands !)....etc

Oh for god's sake. Babs as Audrey would have KILLED this film....

I LOVED Camelot! It was a flop?!

Ok how the heck is this video not popping off. Bruh. It was amazing.

while the "don't feed the plants" ending is undoubtedly insanely technically impressive, it definitely worked far better in theater i saw another pretty good comment on this on another video, saying that while audrey 2's rise is definitely symbolic of seymour's sins catching up with him, the theatrical ending shows that you can come back from those sins better than you were before! but even so, evil still lurks unseen, giving a shit-eating grin to the camera as it waits for the right moment and it has "OH SHIT," which everyone and their mom agrees is the single best final words said by any villain ever

I dare say Fiddler on the Roof is not just a stand alone musical masterpiece, but creates a place as one of the greatest Cinematic masterpieces of all time. I guess you can tell I LOVE IT!!

The two different endings are both so valid, I can't think of another alternate ending which has the integrity and heart, I love both endings.

On thing you didn't mention was that all 3 revitalised the "Roadshow Release" and gave the format a second lease of life just as it was dying, (along with the decidedly non musical Dr. Zhivago around the same time). Hollywood tried to duplicate or imitate those three super musicals (if not them, the one-two punch of Funny Girl and Oliver! which gave the Roadshow Release a third lease of life) most blatantly Bedknobs & Broomsticks.

Fiddler on the Roof stands done - as much as I love westside fair lady or sounds of music -Fiddler on the Roof has a heart like no other film

soo uhh why is cameron mackintosh a 'human trashfire' just curious

Shank "New Hollywood" this movie is a total classic, brilliant!

You barely mention the importance of George Bernard Shaw in the success of My Fair Lady and the endurance of the film. Without Shaw and his wit and amazing talent, there would be no Eliza, no Henry Higgins.

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I’m surprised Camelot was such a box office flop, it’s one of my favorite films and was beautifully made with a fantastic cast.

Thank you for this, Fiddler on the Roof, is my favorite film. I absolutely love musicals! I was totally shocked to find out that Hello Dolly, was not a hit. I love it, it's in my top 5 favs. We just lost Topol at the beginning of the month 3/8/23, may he rest in Peace.🌹

Everyone has their own opinion. My opinion is that I prefer the theatrical version. I feel like Seymour knew what he did was wrong, so he decided to stop it, and he did. Redemption and happy endings are things I enjoy.

What a great presentation!!! Thank you!!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS A CLASSIC AN AMAZING PIECE OF CINEMA LOVE THE STORY AND THE MUSIC IS JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD R I P TOPAL 🙏💙