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Seymour Krelborn is the main protagonist of the 1986 film, Little Shop of Horrors. He's the owner of Audrey II and had a long time crush on Audrey, wanting to marry her ever since she came to work. But he could never voice his opinions due to his shyness and the fact that she had a boyfriend. In the movie he’s an orphan and was taken in by Mr. Mushnik when he was a kid.
Although not initially evil himself, Seymour ends up committing several crimes influenced by Audrey II's manipulation and promises of success, leading to him crossing several moral boundaries in order to feed the plant in hopes of keeping the flower shop afloat and gaining Audrey's affection.
Personality[]
He’s a genuine, well-meaning man who’s taken for granted because of his clumsiness, kind nature and poor social skills.
Initially, Seymour is a kind, caring and well intentioned man. He’s a man who’s often ignored and is looked down upon because of his clumsiness and poor social skills. However, throughout every version, he undergoes a villainous turn where he’s willing to kill people to feed them to Audrey II so Audrey II can give him whatever he desires. This villainous turn does end however as he realizes what he has caused and attempts to take Audrey II down.
Background[]
Little Shop of Horrors[]
Biography[]
At Mushnik's Flower Shop, Seymour is a floor sweeper and puts the flower pots in range. He doesn't get paid because of how clumsy he is and because of that he’s constantly being treated horribly by Mr. Mushnik. The movie starts off with him already owning Audrey II. He brought the plant from a Chinese flower shopowner, who gives him many exotic and strange plants. Seymour didn’t know but during some sort of eclipse, the plant is striked giving itself life in a form that develops into a human like creature that is carnivorous (eats meat). But he had no idea how to take care of it, as he sings in Grow for Me However, when accidentally cutting himself on the rose thorns he noticed the plants immediate response to the blood. He reluctantly squeezes some blood into the plant's mouth which results in Audrey II growing larger. Because of his plant, the flower shop gains more business and Mr. Mushnik treats Seymour a tad nicer.
Soon, after meeting the sadistic Orin Scrivello, D.D.S, Seymour sees the cruel dentist abuse Audrey for ridiculous reasons (falling off of the motorcycle, not calling him by his full professional title). At first, he doesn't act on it but is persuaded by Audrey II to kill him. The next day, he goes to his office, pretending that he wants a checkup. Orin, who gets off on the pain he inflicts, decides to make the situation more enjoyable by wearing a mask that emits nitrous oxide. Hysterical and deluded, Orin accidentally breaks the valve on his mask, releasing even more N2O into his lungs. Seymour takes advantage of the situation by confronting him with a gun, the entire event Orin isn't even taking seriously. Orin soon collapses in laughter and in his final moments Seymour reminds him of his abuse towards Audrey. Seymour puts his body in a bag, drags him back to the shop and forces himself to chop up the body to feed to the ever-growing Audrey II. Unfortunately for Seymour, Mr. Mushnik was making an early trip to his shop that morning - where he witnessed the whole thing. Upon hearing about the disappearance of her boyfriend, Audrey grieves in guilt, but eventually admits to Seymour that she isn't sad. In fact, she's quite relieved. Seymour's feelings are mutual and he’s happy that Audrey no longer needs to suffer, to which they reveal their inner feelings towards each other in the song Suddenly, Seymour.
Upon returning to the shop, he runs into Mr. Mushnik who threatens to blackmail Seymour in exchange for Audrey II and leave Skid Row for about 50 years or else he’ll turn him in to the police. Unbeknownst to Mushnik, Audrey II signals Seymour to lure Mr. Mushnik into its deathly trap and swallows him whole. After that rather large meal, Audrey II grew to an impressive size, but still craved blood. Not being able to handle the pressures with the press and the plant, Seymour tells Audrey to run away with him and get married so they can escape Skid Row. Audrey II hears of this, it gets a hold of the flower shop’s telephone and calls Audrey to try and get one last meal.
Theatrical Ending[]
Audrey heads over to the flower shop and can’t believe what she’s seeing, Audrey II tells her that it needs watered. She grabs a watering can and prepares to water Audrey II. The plant grabs her and thrusts her into its mouth. Seymour rushes over from the butcher shop with meat for Audrey II. He sees that Audrey II is attempting to eat Audrey and saves her. Seymour realizes that he made a mistake giving Audrey II his blood in the first place. Seymour rushes to defeat Audrey II and stop its rampage. During their fight the plant reveals that it’s from outer space. Audrey II takes its vines and pulls apart the flower shop, causing it to collapse. An exposed electrical wire is just in Seymour’s reach. He successfully grabs it and puts it on one of the plant’s vines. Audrey II is electrocuted and explodes. Seymour gets out of the rubble of what was once the flower shop and rushes to Audrey, who had been watching the fight from the window. They get married and live happily ever after in Audrey’s dream home.
Original Ending[]
Audrey heads over to the flower shop and can’t believe what she’s seeing, Audrey II tells her that it needs watered. She grabs a watering can and prepares to water Audrey II. The plant grabs her and thrusts her into its mouth. Seymour rushes over from the butcher shop with meat for Audrey II. He sees that Audrey II is attempting to eat Audrey and pulls her out from its mouth. Audrey is fatally wounded and in her last few minutes tells Seymour to feed her to Audrey II. Seymour realizes that he made a mistake giving Audrey II his blood in the first place. He then takes Audrey after she had passed away and carefully sets her inside the plants mouth. Devastated, he runs through town and rushes up to the top of a building. A man, Patrick Martin, stops him and explains his idea to make seeds of Audrey II and sell them all over the world. Seymour says no but the man does it anyway. Seymour goes to try and destroy Audrey II. The plant causes the flower shop to collapse and just before Seymour can run away Audrey II grabs him with its vines and slowly lifts him into its mouth. The world is later taken over by Audrey II and its clones.
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Trivia[]
- Seymour wears boxers, as evidenced by when Audrey II pulls his pants down during "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space".
- While not explicitly shown, it’s implied Seymour may have killed more people than is shown as Audrey II grows to an enormous size as Seymour's fame and celebrity status grows. However, this is primarily a theory.
- In the 1960 movie, Seymour has parents rather than being an orphan.
- Seymour wears boxers as is shown when Audrey II pulls down his pants.
- The film version of Little Shop of Horrors goes out of its way to make Seymour nicer - while still a not villain for the majority of the film, he’s portrayed as much more remorseful and much less willing to follow Audrey II. Furthermore, in the original musical, he actually pushes Mushnik into Audrey II rather than just leading him to his death.
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