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Needful Things
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Needful Things is a 1993 American film directed by Fraser Clarke Heston and written by W. D. Richter. Based on the work of Stephen King, the movie features a cast including Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, and J. T. Walsh. Produced by Peter Yates through Castle Rock Entertainment, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. It was released in the United States on August 27, 1993, and later on video on demand.
The narrative is set in Maine and blends genres including horror, thriller, crime, and comedy. The production company also included New Line Cinema. The film has a runtime of 121 minutes and was composed by Patrick Doyle. It was released in the English language. The tagline for the film is "Buy now. Pay later."
Critical reception includes a review score of 4.5 out of 10 and a 33% rating. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.261 and an IMDb rating of 6.3. The film generated revenue of 15,185,672. Keywords associated with the movie include small town, sheriff, based on novel or book, pain, and strangeness.
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6.3A 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.
Cast
- Max von Sydow as Leland Gaunt
- Ed Harris as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
- Bonnie Bedelia as Polly Chalmers
- J.T. Walsh as Danforth Keeton III
- Valri Bromfield as Wilma Jerzyk
- Ray McKinnon as Deputy Norris Ridgewick
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- based on novel or book
- pain
- strangeness
- manipulation
- malice
- prank
- devil
- desire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Needful Things
- Director
- Fraser Clarke Heston
- Screenwriter
- W. D. Richter
- Cast member
- Lochlyn Munro
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Producer
- Peter Yates
- Production company
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Maine
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 245938
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-02-10
- title
- Needful Things
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Stephen King
- review score
- 33%
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