Every Time Hollywood Re-Used Expensive Props

31. Little Shop Of Horrors’ Dentist Tools

Also Appears In: Batman
Estimated Savings: $150*

Horror movies are often the biggest reusers when it comes to old props. After all, why mess with a classic? The dentist’s tools in Little Shop of Horrors were the same ones used in Batman. Arthur Denton (played by Bill Murray) and Jack Nicholson had something in common when it came to wacky dental work.

Little Shop Of Horror's Dentist Tools @whatculture / Pinterest.com


Little Shop Of Horror’s Dentist Tools @whatculture / Pinterest.com


When Jack Napier, played by Nicholson, transformed into the Joker in Batman, he had his face fixed up by a sketchy doctor. The doctor used the same shiny, metallic instruments on the Joker that were used in Little Shop of Horrors three years prior.