Needful Things
1993
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? Interesting parallel to Mark Twain's 'Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.' Based on a story by Stephen King. Read more
| Starring | Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh |
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| Director | Fraser C. Heston |
| Genres | Horror |
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Needful Things
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? Interesting parallel to Mark Twain's 'Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.' Based on a story by Stephen King.
| Starring | Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh, Ray McKinnon, Duncan Fraser, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, William Morgan Sheppard, Don S. Davis, Campbell Lane, Eric Schneider, Frank C. Turner, Gillian Barber |
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| Director | Fraser C. Heston |
| Studio | METRODOME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Apr 2008 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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Better than most Stephen King adaptations, mainly because an exceptionally strong cast adds substance to the facile... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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King the Story Teller
Having read the book, I was looking forward to the good story which I knew was coming. People often dismiss Stephen King as a horror writer when he is primarily a master story teller. They often forget (or don't even know) that Shawshank, Stand By Me and Green Mile were all the products of his imagination, some say twisted, I say brilliant and absorbing. Needful Things could never match up to those films, but is still worth a watch.
It is full of action and never slow or boring so in that respect could be said to be gripping. Ed Harris is a strong lead and always gives a screen prescence. I think that they missed out some of the best parts of the story, but still shows how arbitary trivial misdemeanors can end cause serious but mindless conflict and violence. Give it a try. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
King the Story Teller
Having read the book, I was looking forward to the good story which I knew was coming. People often dismiss Stephen King as a horror writer when he is primarily a master story teller. They often forget (or don't even know) that Shawshank, Stand By Me and Green Mile were all the products of his imagination, some say twisted, I say brilliant and absorbing. Needful Things could never match up to those films, but is still worth a watch.
It is full of action and never slow or boring so in that respect could be said to be gripping. Ed Harris is a strong lead and always gives a screen prescence. I think that they missed out some of the best parts of the story, but still shows how arbitary trivial misdemeanors can end cause serious but mindless conflict and violence. Give it a try. -
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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? Interesting parallel to Mark Twain's 'Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.' ... -