August 5, 1960 –
The camp horror classic, The Little Shop of Horrors, directed and produced by Roger Corman, and starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, and Jack Nicholson, was released on this date.
The film was shot on a budget of $22,500 to $28,000 (nearly $300,000 in 2024), with interiors being shot about two days, utilizing sets that had been left standing from A Bucket of Blood.
The Haus of Dcaligari 