Needful Things (film)

Needful Things is a 1993 horror film and an adaptation of Stephen Kings 1991 novel Needful Things. The film was directed by Fraser C. Heston. It stars Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia and J. T. Walsh.

Gaunt makes an impression on the towns people, who he also has pull some pranks. One of whom is a corrupt boat salesman and gambler named Danforth Keeton J. T. Walsh who embezzled 20,000 of the town peoples tax money to pay off his gambling debts. Keeton finds out from Sheriff Alan Pangborn Ed Harris that people are on to him and in turn he relays his fears to Gaunt and his hatred of those whom refer to him as Buster Keeton. To help Keeton with his problems, Gaunt sells him a toy horserace that predicts the outcome of any horserace from which he might recoup the 20,000 and replace the money before the townsfolk find out officially. Gaunt sells Frank Jewett Campbell Lane a 1st Edition of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. He also learns of the rivalry between the Catholic priest, Father Meehan W. Morgan Sheppard and Baptist minister, Reverend Willie Rose Don S. Davis when he sells each of them objects from his shop.The first hint of Gaunts true nature is when he has Brian throw muck from the Turkey Farm onto the newly laundered crisp white sheets hanging on the washinglines at the house of Wilma Jerzyck. On returning, home Wilma assumes the devastation was caused by her longtime enemy Nettie Cobb Amanda Plummer. She goes to loudly accuses her of this at Netties workplace, the Castle Rock diner. Brian Rusk meets Gaunt at the Lighthouse where he informs Brian he has not fully repaid his debt and expects payment in full right away. Brian returns to Wilma Jerzycks house and throws apples at her house to smash all the windows. ........

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