Needful Things
When a charismatic stranger opens a shop that sells each resident's deepest desire at a terrifying price, a skeptical sheriff must expose the sinister bargain before the town tears itself apart.
“Buy now. Pay later.”
Synopsis
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town, consistently offering items that perfectly match each shopper's deepest desires, though the cost is far greater than anticipated.
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Edited by Rob KobrinShot by Tony WestmanScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Douglas Higgins
Box Office
1993 · Box office
Grossed $15.2M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$15.2M
Opening weekend: $5.2M — 34% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $7.1M — 47% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,963 theaters
Also known as
- In einer kleinen Stadtde
- Needful Things - In einer kleinen Stadtde
- Le Bazaar de l'épouvantefr
- Le bazar de l'épouvantefr
- Cose prezioseit
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Max Von Sydow
as Leland Gaunt
Ed Harris
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Bonnie Bedelia
as Polly Chalmers
Amanda Plummer
as Nettie Cobb
J T Walsh
as Danforth Keeton III
Valri Bromfield
as Wilma Jerzyk
Ray Mckinnon
as Deputy Norris Ridgewick
Duncan Fraser
as Hugh Priest
Lisa Blount
as Cora Rusk
Shane Meier
as Brian Rusk
Shane Thomas Meier
as Brian Rusk
William Morgan Sheppard
as Father Meehan
Supporting cast
17Don S Davis
as Reverend Rose
Campbell Lane
as Frank Jewett
Eric Schneider
as Henry Beaufort
Frank C Turner
as Pete Jerzyk
Gillian Barber
as Myrtle Keeton
Deborah Wakeham
as Myra
Tamsin Kelsey
as Sheila Ratcliff
Lochlyn Munro
as John LaPointe
Bill Croft
as Andy Clutterbuck
Dee Jay Jackson
as Eddie Warburton
Ann Warn Pegg
as Ruth Roberts
Gary Paller
as George Cobb
Sarah Sawatsky
as 14 Year Old Girl
Robert Easton
as Lester Pratt
Mike Chute
as Young Hugh
Mel Allen
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
Trevor Denman
as Race Track Announcer (voice)
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