The Meek Shall Inherit (Extended / Deleted Scene)
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2014
- UPDATE: I was able to get my hands on an HD file of the film and re-edit the sequence.
While working on a demo sync, I got an e-mail with the subject line "In regards to Little Shop movie." Intrigued, I opened it, and it said, in a nutshell, "I'm trying to get the word out that I found some deleted scenes to Little Shop. Here are the links. Enjoy." I opened the links, and, in layman's terms, I shat me britches.
The deleted material, in two videos, includes extended scenes, alternate takes, "the final approved cut of the original ending," and other, cut material, all from, according to the uploader, "the only workprint ever shown to an audience." Included in the second video was this: Seymour's cut verse to The Meek Shall Inherit.
I KNOW, RIGHT?!
I downloaded the video, and restored the verse, allowing us to see the sequence in it's entirety for the first time in 26 years.
To view the rest of the deleted material, click here ( • Little Shop of Horrors... ) and here ( • Little Shop of Horrors... ).
Please, if you have any information on this mysterious workprint, or if you have it or knows someone who has it and is willing to share it with me, feel free to contact me at disneyashmandemos@gmail.com - Фільми й анімація
The scene is so important in that it shows, for one, Seymour regrets killing Mushnik, and two, he actually decides to kill the plant but doesn't because he thinks he'll lose Audrey.
Fr it was the emotional crux of his character
Seymour didn't kill anyone in this version though . Had the darker ending been used, this would have stayed in tact probably because it goes with it more
Agreed.. it's shows a lot of his emotions and how and why it got outta hand
@@duaneninjaray some fans have said it would have really hurt the things he did later on but i myself prefer
this version cause as it's already been said right here.
@@jonnaking3054 He let Mushnik be killed. Seymour is a much more sympathetic yet morally grey character in this version. I think it makes him far more human and relatable, thus making the moral of the story stronger. This story is a warning to everyone. Seymour is the everyman, and you could be Seymour.
Shame this scene was deleted,Rick's voice adds a lot of sincerety to the song
The song still appears in its entirety on the original soundtrack album.
@@darthkurland yeah, it’s a shame that It’s Just the Gas was never given justice by having Steve Martin and Rick Moranis sing it
@@Foxy02016they would have killed it! (literally)
They should have kept Muschnik and Son too. It would have made his death in the movie a lot more deserving.
I don't think the dream sequences fit the style of the rest of the movie. But I still wish they had the whole song in the movie, especially with Seymour about to destroy the plant.
YES
I think it only seems to not fit because of the rough cut effects seen here. It's campy and melodramatic but I think it works with the rest the film. The whole movie is very theatrical but with down to earth characters, I think this moment of going over the top works to deliver Seymour's big number. Either way, it really wasn't worth cutting such a great song!
Campy and melodramatic, my foot, @@ThemeParkChomp.
God only knows how much camp and melodrama there already was in the movie.
This crucial scene should have been there, especially to link the transition to Seymour's newfound "success".
So what does the dream sequences begins? From the sign part?
It fits with the original ending
The vegetable must die part is one of my favorite momments of the musical. Unfortunate that they cut it
such a shame.
That was such a moving performance from Rick Moranis. It’s a shame it got cut out of the movie.
I bet he gets that alot.
rick moranis is honestly so fucking good as seymour. you wouldn't expect it, but I guess comedians usually handle these sorts of roles really well
For a long while I was like "Yeah, I can see why they cut this."
Then I got to 1:43 and...damn. That's just genuinely great filmmaking. It's INCREDIBLE that you found this.
nah..i see why they cut it
It’s just 3 minutes…
Seymour (Rick Moranis) without glasses is very strange
Nice to see the 'The money shot' quite literally! ... Not seen it before, It was me in a cherry picker dropping the bills on Rick all those years ago.
I'll look for your credit.
sucks that all that effort went unused.
this would have been great in either ending.
it wasn't even in the so-called "directors cut."
i mean, the whole thing is supposed to be a test of character for seymour. he was able to summon the will to fight the plant, but at the last minute, he flaked and mistakenly thought audrey loved the plant, not him.
but that wasnt true, but he didn't know. so he let the manipulation continue until finally the plant was done with him.
Anycool stories about stuff that went on on set
@@supersmashbro596 I can see why they cut it from the final film, for one reason, the effects didn't look great when finally put together. But also when they changed the ending to Seymour winning, they couldn't have this scene where he makes the conscious choice to carry on, even after the two deaths. if you cut out his decision, as they did, you have him just swept along against his will, so he's not as guilty.
Do you know anybody who may own a copy of this?
Honestly I really like the visuals. They really give you a peek into what’s going on in Seymour’s head, and they fit the song really well. I am big on surreal visuals and I think this with the directors cut ending would have been so much better.
This is why I found the inclusion of the original ending in the director's cut off-putting. Alone, it's very bleak since you've built up these two characters, Seymour and Audrey, as sympathetic victims of circumstances only to have them die. But this cut sequence here builds up towards the original ending. Seymour wants to destroy the plant and then the image of Audrey, the insecurity and anxiety he still feels about how he'll look being broke and unemployed to her, causes him to relent and basically sign the contracts and both their death warrants. Becoming an agent in his demise instead of an innocent victim. Still irks me they kept this out of the director's cut.
Exactly! Along with many other 'darker' edits of scenes through the rest the movie, there was a lot more changed than just a different ending. There was a subtle, but very noticeable feeling of impending tragedy, horror and karma that got toned right down when the 'new' ending was added. Warner Brothers messed up the Not-Directors Cut sadly.
Brendan Milburn Maybe there working on restoring this seen for the 35 anniversary
Now I regret buying the directors cut. I want my money back. BS a directors cut should be complete.
Theres also a cut scene that has Seymour more complicit in Mushniks death, stalling more and not even giving the little warning "Sir"?and has him turning away as Mushnik screams his name as Audrey II eats him. I expect its why they cut "Mushnik and Son"and made Mushnik try to arrest him rather than ask Seymour to come to the police station to set Mushnik's mind at ease about the missing Orin.
According to Frank Oz, this song was shortened to improve the film's pacing, well before the test screenings that resulted in the ending's replacement (and other edits/reshoots to soften the tone).
So even a proper director's cut wouldn't restore the full version of "The Meek Shall Inherit", given that its removal was his decision in the first place.
When he sings "Auuudrey," I start to tear up every time
that’s so real he loves her so much
The part where Seymour is turned into a plant is a nod to the stage musical/play (where the victims of Twoey come of stage dressed as plant people), and foreshadowing his fate in the end....at least in the bad ending/director's cut.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF THE FUCKING SHOW, AND THEY JUST CUT IT?!?!?
I'M INFURIATED.
God Rick's voice is so strong in the soliloquy!! Pity it got cut :'(( Would have really add more depth to Seymour.
Time for a full directors cut release, the whole shebang!
Thierry Wybauw Until and unless the actual footage (not the workprints) for this are found, that ain't happening.
OptimusPhillip Isn't there any option on the footage you used, to restore them digitally? Then use this footage in a restored version. This time an age it must be possible!
Thierry Wybauw I've a feeling a restored workprint probably won't look nearly as good as the original footage, so it'll probably stick out like a sore thumb. Believe me, if I could have my way this would've never even been cut, but it is what it is: until the actual footage is discovered, I'm afraid I have to believe it was destroyed.
@@Dario2nd Film restorations can only touch out marks, improve colour and contrast. You can't add quality that wasn't there in the first place though. They'd have to find the original nengatives or at least an early-generation interpositive (all tech jargon!). I wish they'd done it right the first time round.
@@OptimusPhillip This might not look so out of place since it's a dream sequence, though. So luckily a "weird" picture quality would be less jarring for a dream sequence.
1:33 is the start of likely my favorite part of this scene. It carries the feel of a dramatic, heroic and tragic march, a call to action for Seymour as the music swells starting at 1:43. It's a beautifully nightmarish progression as the repeated notes escalate--Seymour's resolve is hardening and he's ever more sure of what he needs to do, at the same eerily quickened pace all winding down to that final punch at 1:53. The "lock and load montage" leading to his beautifully shot ascent up the stairs and his delay at the door gives me chills.
Aargh - such a pity these scenes were cut. That heavenly-Grecian dream sequence is so beautiful and hilariously camp. Perfect fabric choreography and then she carries on straight past him to Audrey II!
I like how Seymour still sleeps in the dank basement of the shop even with all the wealth & fame he’s gotten and the fact that he practically owns the shop now that Mushnik is gone. You’d think he’d at least move into Mushnik’s room.
I want to see the complete alternate version of the movie
JoeyDangerously me too.
I would also like to see that version too!!!, I hope someday they will release it.
heck yeah I would totally watch that
The director’s cut isn’t the proper director’s cut because it doesn’t have this scene
This may have been cut because it was just too serious. They didn't want to scare the audience into actually believing that there was blood on Seymour's conscience. It shows the reality of what people are willing to do for greed, which is definitely hard for the average audience member to swallow.
NightGallows I mean, seeing him chop up Orin kind of did it for me. He’s not totally innocent here so I think they could’ve left this in! xx
God, Rick is such a good singer
I just love this scene because it really shows how Seymour has to gone to far in and can’t really fight back at this point
Personally, I think this scene would work well in the DC because while he battles himself throughout, he gives in at the end. Then the DC ending is his punishment for that. He had the opportunity to make the decision to kill the plant (or at least try to), but he let it continue anyway.
Seymour's partially responsible for it. Patrick was the one who took cuttings of the leaves and didn't need Seymour's consent for it. So, with the leaf cuttings and all the pots, Patrick was the one who escalated it. But yeah, it did start because Seymour believed his fame and Audrey's love were attributed to the plant.
Seymour is not the world's most confident guy.
“It wouldn’t fit with the rest of the movie,” really? Kids it’s called a dream sequence and THIS MOVIE ALREADY HAS ONE (Somewhere That’s Green) so it very much WOULD!
I thought it matched the tone and the madness of the situation
Agree completely. People can’t use it not fitting at the reason imo 😂
hey I liked the dream sequence I thought it had a cool song and really cool visuals
I absolutely love this...Especially 'the vegetable table mist be destroyed' part. I'm so sad they cut this! Also, anyone else notice his pajamas have the same pattern as his plant costume in the dream sequence?
Really sad the full song didn't make it in. Moranis' voice is actually really good here, and pretty much my favorite part of his vocal performance in the soundtrack. Also, the moral dilemma is much more clearer with Seymour's part included. Without it, it just seems he's passively getting dragged into the following events when no, he's actually making the decisive choice himself.
Love the Singin' in the Rain nod when he's thinking of Audrey, but it's true that most of this sequence was more abstract than the general style of the film. Very glad to see it though, as the song itself is phenomenal, and it's great to see any version of it put to film.
Cyd Charisse 💕
I can see why the scene was cut. It's really too symbolic and overly dramatic, especially considering how straightforward the rest of the movie was in its presentation. Which sucks because "The Meek Shall Inherit" is one of my favorite parts of the soundtrack, and it brings you into Seymour's dilemma really effectively. Maybe there wasn't enough time, but I really think if they came up with another interpretation for the song and re-shot it then it would be amazing.
the possibility of getting cut songs like this is one of the few pros of them possibly doing a remake. (Though I prefer to refer to it in this case as a "separate adaptation of the stage musical". since the 1986 film is already a derivative work... of another (albeit very loosely) derivative work.
it's one of the few times I actually won't feel terribly bad if they do a "remake" as long as it's not shot for shot. I enjoy seeing this story in multiple incarnations. I try to see every production I can that plays in my area, though I don't always make it in time.
TheSkullKid now that I saw the planet I can only imagine Luke Skywalker feeding people to the sarlacc
Constance Wu wants to play Audrey if a remake happens. I'd be for that!
+Christian Tshibanda
If you have not seen it already, I highly recommend you check out that short UA-cam parody, called "Singing Sarlacc Pit (Star War / Little Shop of Horrors Parody)".
sucks this was cut. this is imo the most emotional and powerful version of the song.
also it would have made the theatrical ending that much more believable.
It’s a shame this was cut. yeah these dream sequences don’t look great but I think this song is the most poignant point in the narrative. it’s the most thematicly potent in my opinion
I feel like they could have adjusted the dream sequence somewhat alot felt like placeholders
2:59 Interesting how his facial expression seems to change with each cover photo.
Of course, since they shot several pictures.
I love him
2:59
I dunno about this...
Hmm... I guess it's not that bad...
Yeah! This was a good idea!
They should have had this in the directors cut, it shows Seymours moral struggle as he discovers what must be done to the plant. For those wondering, this version is on the soundtrack, I own it on vinyl.
I find it hard to believe that they cut this, even though the entire song is still on the soundtrack album.
Especially since I performed this as Seymour in my high school’s production of “Little Shop.”
Seymour's verse, starting around 0:45 and going until about 2:56, was cut from the 1986 movie. It was cut. This is a deleted scene. Nobody is claiming it wasn't in the musical, we know it was. But most of it isn't in the movie
@@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868 I know because I had to sing it when I portrayed Seymour in my high school production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Someone should make a edit with all the deleted scenes in the director cut. Idc if it has low quality I just really want to see the TRUE directors cut.
321GameTime ikr
321GameTime I'm on it
@@allyciphers492 did you do this! Would love a link
@@danmccloskey6207 me too
@@allyciphers492 I hope you did make it because that’s the way I wanna show the movie to my friend who’s never seen it
I knew this soundtrack was amazing but this is something else dude
I think this scene is so strong in crystallising the themes of capitalism, corruption, insecurity - and sang beautifully by Moranis too - that I would take it _instead_ of the tragic death and mass destruction ending, which I still don't think Seymour, Audrey or indeed the audience deserve.
I don't have a problem with this being cut in the theatrical version. But in the DIRECTORS CUT it was still cut out. As well as the scene when Seymour was feeding Orin to the plant. Originally you could actually see his limbs and even his severed head and it looked so realistic and awesome but they changed it so he was wrapped in newspaper. They need to revisit the directors cut and actually make it a directors cut. Not just the original ending
I don't believe that's true - do you have a source for the fact that only the ending survives?
Oz was not involved in maknig the Director's Cut at all - he was just brought in after it was finished to market it. I find no evidence that the footage for "Meek" was destroyed in a fire.
@Michael Thomas Walton Yes, unfortuantely Warner Brothers completely messed up the 'director's cut'. They did a great job finding the original negatives and had to compeltely recreate the sound design, but they based the ending on the WRONG, earlier workprint (the BW one), which was not the intended edit that would have seen the light of day had the ending been changed. So it comes across overly long. Also, they didn't restore the other nips and tucks that all amount to changing the tone of the movie and building up to the 'karma' ending, so it feels like it comes out of nowhere. Such a shame-tacking on a different ending just not make the restored original cut.
Also, the fire thing was just a rumour from yeeears ago that got debunked when they found the original negatives for the ending. I'm sure the negatives for this scene survive too somewhere.
NBO Productions Same.
If they showed gore, it would probably be R. Which is fine, but this was always intended to he PG-13 I believe. Unless you didnt see much gory stuff.
Still loved that they kept the speed up meek shall inherit as Seymour is pushed through the door.. like hey Seymour. Here’s your reward. Isn’t it everything you wanted?
I wish to see a whole cut of the cynical material, not that the original isn't affecting but the pre cut version looks like a masterpiece of extrapolating b movie tropes to a fine fusion
I seriously don't understand why they cut Seymour's soliloquy. It's some of the best special effects in the movie (except the falling with money, that's obviously fake), and it's cut for no apparent reason. Time? It's two minutes long, the movie wouldn't even beat an hour and forty. Doesn't fit? It fits perfectly both tone and story wise.
OptimusPhillip I think it doesn't fit. Stage audiences are more lenient and forgiving when it comes to time. Plus, in the musical, Seymour's Soliloquy has the framework of the full "Meek Shall Inherit" to fully support it. There's much more of a build up and it's the emotional climax of the whole number. Here, the rest of the song is cut down to a single verse and chorus, and as a result, the Soliloquy feels uncalled for. If it had been edited down to it's very essence, and shot a bit differently, it possibly could've worked.
The Little Shop Archive You do have a point.
+OptimusPhillip I personally think it may have had to do with the new ending for the 1986 movie. The soliloquy effectively ends with Seymour agreeing to kill more which doesn't sit with the sympathetic angle added to his character in the movie. While the deaths in the movie could have been avoided, Seymour made it clear this time regarding Orin that it wasn't particularly for the plant but to help Audrey out of her black hole (though he did capitalize on the opportunity) and Mushnik's willingness to hear him out regarding Orin's death was cut and HIS death came off as more of an accident as Seymour tried to warn him this time instead of guiding him directly to the plant like he did in the play. The movie has him incapable of handling the fame and passively going along with it instead of living it up like he more or less did in the play.
Deante Bishop That's a very good point. Now if only they could find the negatives and restore this for a Director's Cut rerelease
+OptimusPhillip This scene HAS to be restored. It's the only time Seymour is truly regretful about Mushnik. Without it, he's just general upset about killing. With this restored, he is haunted by Mushnik's death.
If only this were with the rediscovered color negatives of the alternate ending. Fingers crossed that the original negatives (as in not the workprints) for this will be discovered and the Director's Cut will be rereleased with this scene in there.
OptimusPhillip amen to that. That would make the definitive version of the vision of both Frank Oz and Howard Ashman.
Nowadays we might not need that, not to be “that guy” but AI might be able to restore this footage. Especially if could be trained on a model of the rest of the actors so it doesn’t entirely make up detail where there is none.
If the footage of the scene was restored, that would be twice as cool ;)
I LOVE this!!!!! Wish they hadn't cut it! That imagery of the blood coming down Mushnik's portrait was amazing!
This song gave me anxiety it’s amazing. Not that I have anxiety but he did such a good job in this there aren’t many films these days that make me feel something as strong as this scene. Also the fact Audrey looks like a mannequin for a moment is a amazing metaphor for Seymour useing her as a placeholder excuse for his actions.
Maybe why they cut it out is because he actually would sign some of the contracts. That would change a good part of the movie adding more things about him having to explain why the plant died and stuff. Personally, I think they should restore it.
In the original movie its Seymour that dies. And Audrey II eats the world. So there wouldn't be much explaining to do. I do wish they put this in the original movie though.
THIS is what makes the Director’s cut version of this film not work, at least for me personally.
For those who are unaware, this scene would have been fundamental in deciding Seymour’s fate, which in turn would’ve made the original darker ending more satisfying narrative wise. But because the production team had to rearrange the ending to be happier, everything regarding Seymour being malicious or blatantly selfish (this dream sequence included) had to be cut for the Theater ending to make (at least some) narrative sense. All the director’s cut does is pretty much glue the sadder ending (not even it’s approved final cut) & nothing else to the official version of the film everyone saw in theaters.
Don’t get me wrong, I still like the fully remastered dark ending as a cool novelty, but people who call other people stupid for preferring the film’s happier ending should give that precious DC of theirs another closer look.
Edit: So it turns this part of this song was cut because of aesthetic reasons before the first version of the film with the original ending that was shown to test audiences. Well, I may been inaccurate in my initial comment’s information, but it goes to show how maybe this part of the movie shouldn’t have been cut in the first place.
Still, apologies for the slight inaccuracies on my part.
I sort of agree. I think the director's cut still works overall but cutting the full version of this number is a huge part of what makes Seymour's death feel unearned.
Yeah.
They actually cut this out for purely aesthetic reasons before they showed it to the test audiences that lead to the dark ending being cut. And now it’s not hard to see why audiences have only about 12% recommendation of the dark ending version
@@everynametaken Test Audiences never saw this. This whole Sequence was left on the Cutting Room Floor. It never made it to the Workprint. From everything I've gathered, Test Audiences saw mostly what we got, but a much more Dark, and Brooding Toned Version.
@@Tornado1994 That's what I said. This got cut before test audiences ever saw it, unlike what the original comment said.
Just imagine if scream factory picked up little shop of horrors and made a full on directors cut and included the theatrical version that would be awesome
They should not have removed the rest of this song in the film.
It fits in perfectly in the film.
A shame that this amazing scene was cut!
I really don’t understand how this number messed up the movie’s pacing so much that it was gutted and stripped of its most impactful lyrics.
The movie at this point in the story calls for a transition between Seymour’s decision to allow Audrey II to eat Mushnik at a moment when Mushnik was threatening to ruin him by either turning him over to the cops or cutting his upward mobility short and sending him on the run while Mushnik himself profited off of Audrey II. So Seymour chose himself and his best interests over Mushnik’s life, and in this song he continues his moral decline until he is forced to choose between destroying the plant and losing his newfound success and (so he thinks) Audrey’s love, or signing those contracts which meant committing more murders to continue to feed Audrey II and maintain his fame and fortune (and the girl, or so he thinks). And instead of destroying the plant, he once again chooses himself and his own best interests, thus dooming himself and Audrey, and eventually all of humanity.
Frank Oz has said that the changes to this song happened before the test audience screenings which led to the film’s ending being changed, which is why it makes no sense to me why they cut so much out of this song. This is a pivotal point in the story and a great character moment for Seymour. Without his portion of the song, what’s left is just empty of meaning. And obviously they knew that they needed SOME parts of the song to stay, which is why they left the truncated bits of the song in the final cut of the movie regardless of how rushed and disjointed it looked and sounded even without the darker ending.
As to the low-quality visuals in the dream sequence, remember that this footage wasn’t the final cut for the movie. This was like a rough draft, hence the low-quality special effects and choppiness. I’m sure if they had kept it the final cut would’ve been much more polished. And come on, that shot of a portrait of Mushnik oozing blood? That’s IMPACTFUL. Don’t tell me that this was “too campy” or whatever because “Somewhere That’s Green” still made it onto the final cut and I don’t hear y’all complain about THAT.
This song is just stunning.
I‘m curious about how Seymour explained his "gardening tips" to others.
I absolutely love this version!
This is fantastic. For years I wanted to see the whole sequence, but since it is not even available as deleted scene on the Blu Ray, I didn't believe it was out there. And then a simple search on UA-cam led me here.
Cool post, much appreciated.
i really love up until 1:55, the whole first part is amazing especially the song, and the bit with the blood on the painting is amazing. I definitely think they should have used the first two minutes in the film, but after that it gets too dream-like and completely changes the mood of the situation. Definitely should have used the first part though!
My heavens Rick Moranis is such a cutie!!
I love the chorus at 3:00 with the magazine covers 🥰
This movie and Spaceballs made me develop a HUGE crush on Rick Moranis for a long time😅
It's the cover of Life Maga-ZZEEEEEENNN!!
This is one of my favorite songs of the musical!!!!! The effects of the dream sequence are done in a amazing way!!!! I really like the portrait of Mr.Mushnik. It really adds a bit of something to the song!!!!! It's such a shame it had to be cut out!!!!!
I like this song but I feel like they had to cut it after they changed the ending. This is the moment where Seymour goes from "victim of circumstance" to "villain". He's making an active choice to keep Audrey II alive for selfish reasons. It's hard to have much sympathy for him after this, and jarring if he "gets away with it" in the end.
If this were included on the DVD and Blu-Ray releases, I would make a screen with the title appear and a voice saying this: "A portion of Rick Moranis' deleted solo to The Meek Shall Inherit can be viewed in the outtake reel included elsewhere on this DVD set. But now is your chance to see the entire amazing performance. The footage begins and ends with footage you see in the final cut of the picture, while the rest of the footage is taken from the original test screening workprint." Then you can begin the video at 0:00.
That’s certainly better than not including it at all.
How wonderful! I can't believe this wasn't included in the restored version!!
This song is a phenomenal. It really should have been included in the Movie, just with different visuals.
God I wish they put this back in. This is so much better then what they did with it in the final version. This makes it complete.
1:33
1:38
1:42
I love that Rick Moranis, to this day.
Seymour had the dream about success and money and what he was doing to make it happen. hence the blood coming from his adoptive father and him turning into Audrey II. sure he feels guilt and remorse, but what would you do to get out of a rundown part of town?
Should have been in the movie, should have been in the movie...
I totally agree
I watch this everyday. God I love this song.
Was this in the test screening that caused the original ending to be cut? Honestly, I feel like this song really justifies the original ending more than the current directors cut we have. It's HIS choice to continue feeding the plant in this. He's not being pressured into doing this. He's not being forced to do this. It's HIS choice. It makes what happens to him seem more deserved.
As someone who has played Seymour multiple times over the years, 100% agree with you. From this point on in the story, he selfishly (despite honest intentions) chooses to keep doing what he’s doing. Hence his ultimate downfall at the end.
It was NOT in the Test Screenings.
This was important to the film ending because you see how Seymour regrets letting Mushnik die, seems disgusted by everything, and in the end does this for Audrey, not himself. All of that makes you want a happy ending for him! It really shouldn’t have been cut. Plus, the vocals are good
This scene's deletion is criminal.
That was so good to wish they had not cut it out
Why did they cut this
I need to watch this for a musical im in and i don't know how fast the rooms are going to change
2:22 The sight of Audrey running to Seymour but promptly ignoring him and going to Audrey II is brilliant
I want to see this scene restored in HD just like the "don't feed the plants" part
I still have no idea why they didn't just keep this in the Final Cut of the Film at all.
Me walking into any grass gym in Pokémon: 1:48
I think this cut version and sominex should have been put into the movie personally because it explains the emotions from those characters a lot more, I honestly think Audrey didn’t get enough of her personal emotions out like she does during the stage play, but it’s still my favorite movie of all time nonetheless!
Imagine how much of this movie we’ve lost over the production, and it’s still a great movie shame we lost so many scenes though
I do like the part where Seymour is singing, "You've got no alternative....."
The way they filmed that part isn't my favorite, but I love the rest of the song.
Omg is the shot at 2:19 a reference to Singing In the Rain? 😂😂😂
ashleyinshades it certainly resembles that scene.
AJocB
That's what I was thinking!
Me: Ooooh, 720p!
(Most of the) Video: YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE
Also Me: >[ Dammit
Well, Seymour's personal conflict is already apparent, and a few moments later he tells himself if he doesn't have the plant anymore Audrey might not want him.
I think "the vegetable must be destroyed" is really what pushed Audrey II to attack Audrey I. When Seymour refused to get more blood just presented an opportunity.
Howard Ashman added that dialogue because of this being cut
Wow! THAT was cathartic enough to be eye-opening! Thank God I got to see the whole song! NOT the edited version of it!
This song insprided one of my caracters internal conflict with himself (don't worry it was nothing to do with plants). Also If Edward Sissorhands was vegan 1:41
Jesus, I didn't know how to spell back then...
I love getting one of the most crucial songs in the musical cut out
Amazing!! Always loved this song since performing it at high school in New Zealand. Thanks for sharing
After Musnick is eaten by the plant, there is no mention of him by Audrey into where he is, notice? In the stage play, there was.
There was also a deleted scene where Audrey asks about when he’s coming back from visiting his sister
@@Crunchy-red-leaf The 2009 San Jose play fixes that by Seymour making up the lie that he was in Czechoslovakia
Tbh thats what i was thinking,why does nobody question where he went,i mean he was an Old man but not that old to be presumed dead
@@That_Mazzini_Fan why not just stick to the original stage play
THANK YOU for uploading this! NEVER saw this!
Seymour Krelbourne
So finally we meet you
This is an occasion
Let's toast, up yours
Relax. Canape? Cigarette?
Let's talk turkey
Sign here and we'll book you on lecturing tours
Yes, darling, we're sending photographers thursday
So get the plant ready
And wear a clean shirt
Just sign this release
Need a pen?
Aren't you thrilled? It's the cover of Life magazine
Dessert?
I'm telling you, son, it's a cinch to get ratings
The title is Marvin's
The concept is mine
The first weekly gardening show on the network
And you're gonna host it you lucky kid
Sign!
They say the meek shall inherit
You know the book doesn't lie
It's not a question of merit
It's not demand and supply
They say the meek gonna get it
And you a meek little guy
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to them
By and by
My future's starting
I've got to let it
Stick with that plant
And gee my bank account will thrive
What am I saying?
No way, forget it
It's much too dangerous to keep that plant alive
I take these offers
That means more killing
Who knew success would come with messy nasty strings?
I sign these contracts
That means I'm willing
To keep on doing bloody, awful, evil things
No, No
There's only so far you can bend
No, No
This nightmare must come to an end
No, No
You've got no alternative, Seymour old boy
Though it means you'll be broke again
And unemployed
It's the only solution
It can't be avoided
The vegetable must be destroyed
But then
There's Audrey, lovely Audrey
If life were tawdry
And impoverished as before
She might not like me
She might not want me
Without my plant
She might not love me anymore
They say the meek shall inherit
You know the book doesn't lie
It's not a question of merit
It's not demand and supply
You'll make a fortune, we swear it
If on this fact you rely
You know the meek are gonna get what's coming to them
By and by
Mushnik and the blood looks great
Is there a cut of the directors cut that includes this. Possibly a fan made edit? This is too good to not be included. It fits the cheesiness of the film.
i wish they kept all this stuff
You know the meek are gonna get what's comin' to 'em...
0:45 The least Howard and Frank could have done is keep this moment intact in either cut and use the computer to perfect certain shots and make better cross dissolves. It's like in the movie version, you'd have to sing the words "And you're a meek little guy" before the ending scene plays. Still, do you think the longer version of The Meek Shall Inherit would be good to remaster for an updated version of the Director's Cut with Paul Dooley and include in a new version of the Theatrical Version with James Belushi using digital technology improve certain shots and fades? Or is the film better without Seymour's big solo? Myself, I think if this verse was used in the film no matter what cut, I'm sure it would have been Rick Moranis' breakthrough in singing. Sort of how A Step in the Right Direction would have been Angela Lansbury's breakthrough in singing had it been included in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I mean, I know the footage was apparently destroyed, but if I found choreography notes by Mark Breaux and Dee-Dee Wood, I'm sure I could use motion-capture to hyper-realistically digitally recreate the footage and showcase it the way the Disney company intended it. I would start with Angela's dialog, but I would also use the complete soundtrack recording to include the opening vamp and words of "After all, it's a step in the right direction!/It's a step in the right direction after all!" before repeating those stanzas like the photo reconstruction started with. I may have to do a new motion to go along with the beginning part, but I'm sure it could work. I mean, A Step in the Right Direction proved to be successful in the stage version of Bedknobs and Broomsticks, so I think it might make sense to use hyper-realistic motion-capture to recreate the choreography and seamlessly integrate it in the longer 1996 restoration for a new version and extend the restoration credits to include motion-capture credits for the recreation and include a special dedication to Angela Lansbury herself, which I would make it go "To the memory of Angela Lansbury. We will always face the Age of Not Believing." So what do you think of this, folks? Do you think using motion-capture to recreate the choreography to A Step in the Right Direction for a new cut of Broomsticks is interesting? And do you agree that the longer version of The Meek Shall Inherit (As I am going back to the subject at hand) would be good to use digital technology to perfect the song for both cuts? I just want honest answers for both questions.
I like the black chauffeur singing that line.
Rick really sings pretty good in this song.
without the deleted scene, the meek shall inherit part still feels like a detour from the rest of the movie. a new location and stuff. i feel it still fits good in the movie but if they went along with the weird dream sequences it would have really pushed it over the edge for me. the part where seymour goes up the stairs can stay
0:45 that guy played one of the police officers in the wall 1982