Audrey II

"Feed me, Krelborn! Feed me now!"

- Audrey II "You want to save your skin, boy? You want to save your hide? You wanna see tomorrow? Ha-ha! You better step aside...! Better take a tip, boy. Want some good advice? You better take it easy, 'cause you're walking on thin ice! You don't know what you're dealing with, no you never did. You don't know what you're lookin' at, but that's tough titty, kid. The Lion don't sleep tonight, and when you pull his tail, he roars!"

- Audrey II in its climactic battle with Seymour.

Audrey II, or Twoey for short, is a flytrap-like alien plant and the iconic main antagonist from the 1986 science-fiction musical film, Little Shop of Horrors, loosely based on the Off-Broadway musical of the same name.

He was voiced by the late Levi Stubbs.

Origin
According to the film's director, Audrey II hails from a distant planet "Past the stars, and beyond the Moon!" which is home to thousands more carnivorous Plants akin to him. He came to planet Earth with the sole intentions of consuming humanity, and secondly to spread his seeds. (In the theatrical ending, he explodes and becomes blue particles. This could be taken to mean he regenerated into tiny seeds upon death, confirmed when an Audrey II bud is seen at the climax). Audrey II came to Earth during a total solar eclipse and this could be taken to either mean his spaceship was orbiting Earth at the time, and he teleported down as a sapling from the ship, or that it could mean his mere presence was enough so that he could bend reality to his will.

He ended up in the plant section of an exotic Asian florist and was sold to Seymour, (despite the latter knowing the Plant definitely was not there before the eclipse) for just $1.95.

Personality
Audrey II is very cruel, greedy, uncaring, avaricious, manipulative, and egotistical, so he relies on manipulating Seymour's desires to grow large enough to move around and eat humans on its own. Despite having no eyes or ears, it can see and hear. When he goes to get to the telephone to call Audrey, it places the phone on the position of where the right ear on a human's face would be.

History
Seymour Krelborn is a very poor man who works in a flower shop. One day, he finds a very strange flytrap being sold by a Chinese man and buys it for $1.95. He names the plant Audrey II, after the girl he loves, and puts it on display in the flower store, which causes business to soar. However, it soon starts wilting and while trying to feed it Seymour discovers that the only thing the plant eats is human blood. He starts feeding the plant his own blood through his fingers until it is human-size and Seymour cannot afford to give anymore of his blood to it, at which point the plant starts talking and singing to Seymour demanding to be fed.

Audrey II convinces Seymour to kill Orin Scrivello, the opprobrious and abusive dentist that the human Audrey is currently dating and feed him to him, which Seymour does, being spared having to actually murder him as the dentist accidentally inhales a lethal amount of his own laughing gas. Later at night, Mr. Mushnik, the owner of the plant shop reveals that he witnessed the body being chopped up and pulling out his revolver gun tries to turn Seymour into the police but changes his mind and instead blackmails Seymour to leave town and hand over the fame and fortune that the plant promises so that Mushnik gets credit for the plant. Seymour reluctantly lures Mushnik into getting eaten by Audrey 2 to avoid getting shot at, and horrifiedly watches a helpless Mushnik scream for mercy before getting swallowed whole.

At this point the now massive plant is making Seymour a celebrity, but he is tormented by the guilt of indirectly killing two people and refuses to feed any more humans to Audrey II. A deleted scene ("The Meek Shall Inherit") would have shown that Seymour decided that having Audrey II around is far worse than his previous life back when he was broke and poor. Seymour grabs an axe and considers axing Audrey II but withdraws plans when he starts worrying that Audrey (the human one) won't love him anymore if he doesn't continue to earn all the fortune the plant can offer him. Audrey II then begs she's hungry again, but Seymour demands she only eat meat that isn't human like beef, making the plant throw a tantrum but then tells Seymour she'll take it. While Seymour goes to the local butcher for ground round beef, Audrey II struggles to pull herself next to the telephone and use it to call Audrey and lure her into the shop.

It is at this point that the outcome of the plot diverges: In the play and the intended ending to the film, the plant eats both Audrey and Seymour, and lets his buds to be taken by an entrepreneur who sells them to ignorant people across the country, creating an army of giant plants who proceed to take over the world and rampage through the cities.

However, when test audiences for the film were shocked and disgusted by this ending (which was much more graphic and frightening than its equivalent in the stage production), a happy ending was rather hastily created and the climax was reshot.

In the released film, Seymour rescues Audrey from the mouth of the plant before she is fatally wounded, and takes her out of the shop into a back alley where he is confronted by a salesman who tells him he will be selling mini Audrey II pods across the country, and has the contracts to do so whether Seymour approves or not. It is at this point that Seymour realizes what Audrey II's true intentions were all along, and he confronts the monster in the flower shop, where he starts singing the song "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" along with his newly-flowered offspring as Seymour unsuccessfully tries to destroy him. At the end of the song, the plant yanks a support beam causing the building to collapse on Seymour. But Seymour survives and while Audrey II's guard is down he pulls out an electrical cord and plugs it into one of the vines, electrocuting Audrey II and causing him to explode. But when Audrey and Seymour ran into their house, an Audrey II bud is seen and smiles at the camera.

Original ending
After Audrey is attacked by Audrey II (reprise of "Suppertime"), Seymour rescues Audrey, who is seriously injured. Confessing to Audrey he fed Mushnik and Orin to Audrey II, Audrey requests Seymour feed her to the plant and earn the success he deserves, before she dies in his arms (reprise of "Somewhere That's Green"). Seymour does so, but soon attempts to commit suicide, only to be stopped by a salesman, who offers to reproduce and sell Audrey II. Realizing Audrey II's intentions of world domination, Seymour is warned that his consent isn't necessary as plants are considered public domain, meaning Audrey II has to be destroyed. Returning to the shop, Seymour confronts and tries to kill the plant ("Mean Green Mother from Outer Space"), who tears down the shop, plucks Seymour out of the rubble, and eats him alive.

The three chorus girls appear in front of the American flag and tell how the Audrey II buds became a worldwide consumer craze, but soon, grew into an army of monstrous plants who take over the world ("Don't Feed the Plants"). Giant Audrey II plants are shown destroying cities, toppling buildings and eating people. The U.S. Army attempt to fight the Audrey II buds as the final shot shows the plants ascending the Statue of Liberty. One bud then smashes through the film screen and devours the camera.

Part 1
"FEED ME, KRELBORN, FEED ME NOW!"

- Audrey II's first words

"Feed me! I'm starving!"

- Audrey II demands to be fed

"More, more, more, more!"

- Audrey II eager for more blood

"Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long... haha, that's right, boy! You can do it! Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long. Cos if you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up, big and strong!"

- Audrey II persuading Seymour

"You think this is all a coincidence, baby? Your sudden success round here? Your adoption papers?"

- Audrey II explaining it manipulated Seymour

"LIKE DELIVER, PAL! I'll see you get whatever your sickly, cowardly heart desires! Would you like a Cadillac car? Or a guest shot on Jack Parr? How about a date with Heady leMarr? You're gonna get it... if you want it, baby! Hee hee, how'd you like to be a big wheel? Dinin' out for every meal! I'm the Plant who can make it all real. You're gonna get it. I'm your Genie, I'm your friend, I'm your willing slave. Take a chance, feed me now, you know what kinda eats, the kinda red hot treats, its the icky sticky sweets I craaave! Come on, Seymour, don't be a klutz! Just trust me and your life will surely rival King Tut's! Show some initiative, boy, work up some guts, and you'll get it!"

- Audrey II tempting Seymour

"Would you like a room at the Ritz? Wrapped in velvet, covered in glitz?"

- Audrey II's temptations

"There must be someone you can eighty-six real quiet like, and get me some LUNCH!"

- Audrey II's plan

"If you really want to be profound, if you really want to justify - take a breath and look around, A LOT OF FOLKS DESERVE TO DIE!"

- Audrey II reveals its sadistic nature

Part 2
"He's got your number now... he knows just what you've done... you've got nowhere to hide... got nowhere to run!"

- Audrey II telepathically influences Seymour to feed Mushnik to it when the latter threatens to arrest Seymour

"And I think it's SUPPERTIME!"

- Audrey II orchestrating Mushnik's demise

"You sure do drive, a hard bargain!"

- Audrey II demanding meat

Part 3
"No, it ain't Seymour - it's ME!"

- Audrey II deceives Audrey

"No... and you ain't in Kansas neither!"

- Audrey II to Audrey

"Aw, relax darling, your boyfriend and Mushnik are in here, too!"

- Audrey II mocking Audrey before it eats her (from the original ending)

"Look at my vines, they're drying up, and I don't know why!"

- Audrey II lying to Audrey

Part 4
"No shit Sherlock!"

- Audrey II upon realizing its plans have been revealed

"And I want to thank YOU!"

- Audrey II to Seymour, making Seymour realize he was responsible for Audrey II's success

"You better wait a minute... haha. You better hold the phone. You better mind your manners, you better watch your tone! Don't you threaten me, son!... You got a lot of gall! You better do things my way, (haha) or we don't do things at all!"

- Audrey II, mad with Seymour, launches into its epic Mean Green Mother From Outer Space number

"Aha! You're in trouble now!"

- Audrey II breaks its tentacles out of its plant pot

"Aha, bwahaha! You don't know what you're messing with, you got no idea! Haha! You don't know what you're looking at, when you lookin' here! You don't know what you're up against, no way, no way no how! You don't know what you're up against, and I'm gonna tell you noooow!"

- Audrey II about to reveal its identity

"Aw, let's get this straight! I'm just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, and I am BAD! I'm just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, and it looks like you been had! I'm just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, so get off my back, get outta my face, cos I'm Mean and Green! AND I AM BAD!"

- Audrey II unleashed its anger and explained its identity to Seymour as a man eating alien

"You want to save your skin, boy? You want to save your hide? You wanna see tomorrow? Ha-ha! You better step aside...! Better take a tip, boy. Want some good advice? You better take it easy, 'cause you're walking on thin ice! You don't know what you're dealing with, no you never did. You don't know what you're lookin' at, but that's tough titty, kid. The Lion don't sleep tonight, and when you pull his tail, he roars! You say "That ain't fair?" You say "That ain't nice?" You know what I say? "Up yours!" Watch me now! I'm Just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, and I am BAD! I'm Just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, and you got me fightin' mad! I'm Just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, so just give up, its all over, ace! Cos I'm Mean and Green! And... I... am... BAD!"

- Audrey II wields a gun and attempts to shoot Seymour while taunting him, then it forces Seymour into a tight corner where it smashes down the shop counter

"You know I don't come from no Black Lagoon, I'm from past the stars and beyond the Moon! You can keep the Plant, keep the It, keep the Creature, they don't mean shit!"

- Audrey II duelling with Seymour

"Na-haha! I got killer moves, a powerful stem, deadly thorns and I'm usin' them! You'd best give up! Nature calls! You got the point? I'm gonna bust your balls! Here it comes!"

- Audrey II injures Seymour

"I'm just a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, and I am BAD! Bye bye, Seymour! Mwahahahahahaah!"

- Audrey II yanks down the shop as Seymour hides

"And... I... am... BAD!"

- Audrey II's last words in the original ending, as it spots Seymour struggling out the rubble of the shop, wraps its tentacles around him, and drags him into its maw to eat Seymour alive. After this, it spits out Seymour's glasses and laughs evilly. Then its descendants are shown rampaging over the world

"MWAHAHAAH! Oh... Shit!"

- Audrey II (in the theatrical ending) realizes its fate is sealed when Seymour zaps it with an electric wire; thus blowing the Plant up

Trivia

 * Sometimes, Orin Scrivello is seen as being the main antagonist, but this role belongs to the Plant because it had more ambitions than Orin and planned to destroy all humans.
 * The song "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" received an Oscar nomination for Best Song, making it the first song of the Academy to contain profanity and be sung by a villain.
 * A debate has arisen over Audrey II's gender, based on its number "I'm Just a Mean Green Mother from Outer Space!" This led to fans believing it was ultimately female, while others say male. The female lead has said because of its new buds it "sprouts" at the climax. Others say it is a compulsive liar so why should we believe it when it states its gender? However, the real answer for this lies in the song name - when it uses "I'm Just a Mean Green Mother" it actually means the insult motherfucker and is not actually referring to its identity at all.
 * Given that Audrey II falls like a star to Earth, and that its coming heralds the destruction of humanity, and that it corrupts people to its wills, and that it literally poisons the minds of otherwise decent folk - all this means Audrey II was most likely based off the phenomenon of Wormwood from The Book of Revelations.