Needful Things (1993)

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Directed by

Fraser Clarke Heston

Starring (View all)

Max von Sydow
Leland Gaunt

Ed Harris
Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Bonnie Bedelia
Polly Chalmers

Amanda Plummer
Nettie Cobb

J.T. Walsh
Danforth Keeton III

Ray McKinnon
Deputy Norris Ridgewick

Duncan Fraser
Hugh Priest

Valri Bromfield
Wilma Jerzyck

Written by

Stephen King
(book)

W.D. Richter
(screenplay)

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An average movie

10 years, 10 months ago at Jan 16 12:03

johanlefourbe

Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather weak movies and this one was definitely one of them. Indeed... read more

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The devil in disguise comes to a quiet, peaceful town and opens a store called Needful Things. The store has an item for everyone in town. All the devil asks for in return is a few dirty pranks. Little do they know, that they've sold their souls, and the pranks escalate to murder...

Release date: 27 August 1993
UPC: 044005647129

Tags: Stephen King (16), Horror (13), Sheriff (9), Based On A Novel (8), Ed Harris (7), Apples (7), Secrets (7), Thriller (7), Store (6), 1990s (6), Small Town (6), Maine (6), Max Von Sydow (5), Gambling (5), Castle Rock (5), 1993 (5), Drama (4), Devil (4), Based On Novel (3), Based On Book (3)

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