‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Gets a Mean Green 4K Upgrade This October

Forty years after Seymour Krelborn first discovered that horticulture could be a catastrophically bad career choice, Little Shop of Horrors is getting a major home entertainment upgrade. Frank Oz’s 1986 musical comedy will arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time this October, with both the Theatrical and Director’s Cuts included alongside newly produced retrospective material featuring Oz, Ellen Greene and members of the original effects team.

The 40th anniversary release is scheduled for 19 October 2026 and will be available as a standard 4K UHD edition, a SteelBook and an expanded Collector’s Edition. The newly remastered presentation brings the film to 4K resolution with HDR, while Dolby Atmos-TrueHD is among the available audio options.

Adapted from the off-Broadway musical created by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, Little Shop of Horrors stars Rick Moranis as Seymour, the timid employee of a failing Skid Row flower shop whose fortunes change after he discovers an unusual plant during a solar eclipse.

That plant, Audrey II, quickly attracts customers and turns Seymour into something of a local celebrity. Unfortunately, its dietary requirements are less conventional. As Audrey II grows, so does its appetite, placing Seymour’s relationship with co-worker Audrey, played by Greene, in increasingly dangerous territory.

The cast also includes Vincent Gardenia and Steve Martin, with appearances from Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. The film went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects.

Two newly produced extras will accompany the anniversary edition. ‘To Feed or Not to Feed: For the Love of Little Shop’ reunites Oz and Greene to discuss the production and the film’s continued following four decades later. ‘Mean Green Mother: Creating Audrey II’ focuses on the enormous practical undertaking behind the carnivorous plant, with Oz, Greene, special visual effects artist Bran Ferren and model supervisor Richard Conway among those reflecting on its creation.

Existing bonus material is also being carried across, including Oz’s original theatrical commentary, the featurettes ‘Frank Oz and Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut’ and ‘A Story of Little Shop of Horrors’, plus outtakes, deleted scenes and the Director’s Cut ending with optional commentary.

Both versions of the film are included, with the Theatrical Cut running 94 minutes and the Director’s Cut extending to 103 minutes. The latter restores the substantially different ending originally conceived for the production (if you haven’t seen it, it will blow your mind!), giving collectors the opportunity to keep both versions together in the same release.

The Collector’s Edition adds the film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray, a SteelBook housed within a rigid slipcase, two theatrical posters, a 34-page booklet, two behind-the-scenes cards and four character cards. The recommended retail prices are £23 for the standard 4K UHD, £35 for the SteelBook and £55 for the Collector’s Edition.

Little Shop of Horrors arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, SteelBook and Collector’s Edition on 19 October 2026, with pre-orders open now.

‘Little Shop of Horrors trailer