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Product Information
When a kindly and miraculous old gentleman comes to a small town in Maine he seems too good to be true. Could it be... Satan?
Product Identifiers
EAN5055002531521
eBay Product ID (ePID)73381425
Product Key Features
ActorMax von Sydow, Amanda Plummer, Bonnie Bedelia, Ed Harris, J.T. Walsh
Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame
Film/TV TitleNeedful Things
DirectorFraser C. Heston
Release Year2009
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror/Occult
Run Time116 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationSatan opens an antique shop in a small town and lures the residents into evil actions in this supernatural chiller. Based on a novel by the prolific Stephen King, the film bears many of the author's trademarks, such as the New England setting and the focus on regular people tempted by the forces of supernatural evil. Here, the enticements toward bad behavior comes from the "Needful Things" shop, owned by new resident Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow). Gaunt's shop offers an odd collection of goods, each of which happens to be the object of desire of a local resident. Instead of money, however, Gaunt demands that townspeople perform a series of simple pranks. He has a plan, and these actions escalate until the town is at violent war with itself. The residents are brought to life by a talented cast, led by von Sydow's suave devil and including Ed Harris as the local sheriff, J.T. Walsh as a corrupt politician, and Amanda Plummer as a seemingly innocent baker.
"Needful Things" is generally considered a mediocre film with mixed reviews, often criticized for deviating too much from the source material and not fully capturing the complexities of Stephen King's novel, despite strong performances from actors like Max von Sydow; while some might find it entertaining as a campy horror movie, many fans of the book would likely be disappointed with the adaptation.