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Needful Things movie storyline. Castle Rock, New England, is a nice place to live and grow and Sheriff Alan Pangborn moves from the big city to the town expecting a quiet life. When Leland Gaunt opens the store Needful Things, he seems to have the object of desire for each dweller. He charges small amounts to the things but requests a practical joke for each of them against another inhabitant.
Soon hell breaks loose in town with deaths, violence and riot and Sheriff Pangborn discovers that Leland Gaunt is the devil himself. Further, Gaunt is manipulating the population like puppets exploring the weakness and greed of each person.
Needful Things is a 1993 horror film adapted from Stephen King’s 1991 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Fraser C. Heston. It stars Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. Walsh, Amanda Plummer, Ray McKinnon, Duncan Fraser, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, Campbell Lane and Gillian Barber.
Needful Things (1993)
Directed by: Fraser C. Heston
Starring: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. Walsh, Amanda Plummer, Ray McKinnon, Duncan Fraser, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, Campbell Lane, Gillian Barber
Screenplay by: W.D. Richter
Production Design by: Douglas Higgins
Cinematography by: Tony Westman
Film Editing by: Rob Kobrin
Costume Design by: Monique Prudhomme
Set Decoration by: Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre
Art Direction by: Sheila Haley
Music by: Patrick Doyle
MPAA Rating: R for violence and strong language.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: August 27, 1993
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