LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

A deliciously silly film full of cleverly hidden "in" jokes - the sad woman who loses relatives every day is called Siddie Shiva - that's a reference to the Jewish custom to sit "Shiva" (to sit in mourning for 7 days).

The malapropisms are wonderful, but much of the humour is hidden in the small details which must have been either very lucky accidents or cunningly planned (the policeman has an almost surreal appearance because of his strangely over-sized glasses).

The setting is skid row, and all the characters are clearly speaking Immigrant English, replete with malapropisms, hence Audry's reference to "Cesarian Salad", and somehow all the characters seemed to be a bit "comic book" rather than aiming for realistic performances.

Nicholson's role is hilarious, if a bit short. You can see that was destined to play some unsettling roles in future...