King's novels overlap, and I think if the films did, too, it would create more of a demand for them, and make the overarching story more interesting.
I wish they would have kept the casting the same.
I find it interesting that Sheriff Alan Pangborn, played here by Ed Harris, also appears in "The Dark Half" (1993), released earlier the same year, in which the part is played by Michael Rooker. But I think this one is one of the better attempts, or at least above average. Without von Sydow in this role - looking very much the successful of Vincent Price - the film may have become just another poor King adaptation. It is really made by having Max von Sydow as Leland Gaunt. The town turns itself inside out! I enjoyed this film, watching it at a friend's house while swirling a glass of zinfandel. Soon, everyone finds something they want, and have a high price to pay for it. The small town of Castle Rock suddenly changes when Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow) opens a store called Needful Things.
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