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Needful Things (1993) 6.0
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. Director:Fraser Clarke Heston |
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Cast
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| Max von Sydow | ... |
Leland Gaunt
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| Ed Harris | ... | ||
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | ||
| Amanda Plummer | ... | ||
| J.T. Walsh | ... | ||
| Ray McKinnon | ... | ||
| Duncan Fraser | ... | ||
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Valri Bromfield | ... | |
| Shane Meier | ... | ||
| William Morgan Sheppard | ... |
Father Meehan
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| Don S. Davis | ... | ||
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Campbell Lane | ... | |
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Eric Schneider | ... | |
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Frank C. Turner | ... | |
| Gillian Barber | ... | ||
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Leland Gaunt comes to Sheriff Alan Pangborn's pleasant little New England town, and opens a store. What this kindly Satan sells is whatever you need, from a surcease from pain to an object which you have always coveted. The Faustian price is, of course, corruption, and soon the poor sheriff's town is wracked by jealousy, spite, and violence. Written by Reid Gagle
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The town of Castle Rock just made a deal with the Devil... Now it's time to pay! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Begærets butik See more »Box Office
Gross:
$15,185,672 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by J.D. Miller
Performed by Kitty Wells
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
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Stephen King's original novel also featured a return appearance by Ace Merrill, the bully played by Kiefer Sutherland in Stand by Me. See more »Goofs
When Danforth "Buster" Keaton grabs Norris Ridgewick's ears in the police station, he yells, but his mouth doesn't move. See more »Soundtracks
"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"Written by J.D. Miller
Performed by Kitty Wells
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
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I'm not a big Stephen King fan but the premise to this story is just great. It should make for a great film but for some reason the film disappoints. Not terribly but you feel like you should have gotten more.
Enter Max von Sydow. The man is an absolute pleasure to watch in any film he is in and no matter how long he appears in a given film it is better for his involvement. Without question one of the world's greatest actors of the twentieth century. This is obviously not his best role but he lends a wonderful Old World charm to this American story, his turn as the shopkeeper saves this movie from being low- quality and brings it up to a decent spooky story.
I have heard that the TBS version is much better as it feature more characterization (what I found to be the weakest part of the film) but I have not seen it. If anyone has any idea where to acquire it please leave a comment.