A while ago I mentioned the new Little Shop of Horrors DVD, where Amazon had made the curious distinction between it and an earlier version which included an alternate ending. Bill informed me that the previous (discontinued) DVD release is one of the few available records of this test-audience-despised unhappy ending, and that the DVD is going for $60-$100+ on eBay. I made sure to check the local DVD retailers likely to have older buried treasures, and sure enough, I found it for $22 at Scarecrow Video. (I'm pretty sure I got the only copy, but it wouldn't hurt to give 'em a call.)
May 30, 2000
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IMDb says that the DVD with the alternate ending was recalled two years ago because the ending was used without permission. I guess I'm luckier than I thought to have found it for $22 off the shelf...
Incidentally, this is probably the buggiest DVD I've experienced so far. I'm sure there are much worse, but I can't help but notice compression glitches in the video (very annoying), broken menus (somewhat annoying until you figure out the bugs), and subtitles that are on by default (not a problem). Very deserving of a new release, despite the (curious) lack of extra footage.