Little Shop of Horrors

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film adaptation horror comedy film musical musical film off-Broadway musical stage musical

Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.

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Label	Occurrences
Little Shop of Horrors canonical	8
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)	6
Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical)	2
The Little Shop of Horrors	2
Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway)	1
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)	1
Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical) score and songs	1
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960 film)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Little Shop of Horrors
Context triple: [Howard Ashman, notableWork, Little Shop of Horrors]

A. Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
B. Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 rock musical horror-comedy film that blends elements of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Picture of Dorian Gray into a satirical story about the dark side of the music industry.
C. Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a 1988 dark fantasy-comedy film directed by Tim Burton, known for its quirky gothic style and the mischievous bio-exorcist played by Michael Keaton.
D. Funny Face
Funny Face is a 1957 musical romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, celebrated for its fashion-forward Paris setting, iconic dance numbers, and classic songs.
E. Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Little Shop of Horrors
Target entity description: Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic musical about a meek florist and his man-eating plant, renowned for its catchy songs and cult status on stage and screen.

A. Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
B. Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 rock musical horror-comedy film that blends elements of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Picture of Dorian Gray into a satirical story about the dark side of the music industry.
C. Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a 1988 dark fantasy-comedy film directed by Tim Burton, known for its quirky gothic style and the mischievous bio-exorcist played by Michael Keaton.
D. Funny Face
Funny Face is a 1957 musical romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, celebrated for its fashion-forward Paris setting, iconic dance numbers, and classic songs.
E. Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film adaptation ⓘ horror comedy film ⓘ musical ⓘ musical film ⓘ off-Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
adaptation	Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) ⓘ linked to: Little Shop of Horrors
awarded	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (nominations and wins in some categories) ⓘ linked to: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
basedOn	The Little Shop of Horrors (1960 film) ⓘ linked to: Little Shop of Horrors
bookBy	Howard Ashman ⓘ
composer	Alan Menken ⓘ
director	Frank Oz ⓘ
distributor	Warner Bros. ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Pictures
filmAdaptationOf	Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical) ⓘ linked to: Little Shop of Horrors
genre	black comedy ⓘ horror comedy ⓘ musical comedy ⓘ
hasCharacter	The Urchins ⓘ
hasCultFollowing	true ⓘ
lyricist	Howard Ashman ⓘ
mainCharacter	Audrey ⓘ Audrey II ⓘ Mr. Mushnik ⓘ Orin Scrivello ⓘ Seymour Krelborn ⓘ
notableFor	catchy doo-wop and Motown-inspired songs ⓘ darkly comedic tone ⓘ use of a man-eating plant puppet ⓘ
notableSong	Dentist! ⓘ Feed Me (Git It) ⓘ Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) ⓘ Skid Row (Downtown) ⓘ linked to: Skid Row Somewhere That's Green ⓘ Suddenly, Seymour ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	A meek florist discovers a mysterious plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. ⓘ
premieredAt	Off-Broadway ⓘ
premiereDate	1982 ⓘ
producer	David Geffen ⓘ
releaseYear	1986 ⓘ
revival	2003 Broadway revival ⓘ 2019 Off-Broadway revival ⓘ
settingCity	New York City ⓘ
settingLocation	Skid Row ⓘ
starring	Ellen Greene ⓘ Levi Stubbs ⓘ Rick Moranis ⓘ Steve Martin ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	early 1960s ⓘ

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