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Needful Things

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Overview

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.

Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston
Written by Stephen King, W.D. Richter
Produced by Jack Cummins
Box Office0Revenue: $15.2M

Top Cast

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Leland Gaunt

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Polly Chalmers

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Danforth Keeton III

Valri Bromfield

Valri Bromfield

Wilma Jerzyk

Ray McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Deputy Norris Ridgewick

Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount

Cora Rusk

Shane Meier

Shane Meier

Brian Rusk

Duncan Fraser

Duncan Fraser

Hugh Priest

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Father Meehan

Themes & Keywords

small townsheriffbased on novel or bookpainstrangenessmanipulationmaliceprankdevildesireoccult

About Needful Things

Needful Things is a drama, horror film released in 1993 exploring themes of small town, sheriff, based on novel or book, pain, strangeness, manipulation. Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, it stars Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia. 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.

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