A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Acting
Max von Sydow's devilish twinkle could sell you your own coffin.
Practical Effects
Delightfully nasty 90s gore that Photoshop couldn't ruin yet.
Director
Fraser Clarke Heston
Max von Sydow
Leland Gaunt
Ed Harris
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Bonnie Bedelia
Polly Chalmers
J.T. Walsh
Danforth Keeton III
Valri Bromfield
Wilma Jerzyk
Ray McKinnon
Deputy Norris Ridgewick
Lisa Blount
Cora Rusk
Shane Meier
Brian Rusk
Duncan Fraser
Hugh Priest
William Morgan Sheppard
Father Meehan
Amanda Plummer
Nettie Cobb
Don S. Davis
Reverend Rose
Campbell Lane
Frank Jewett
Eric Schneider
Henry Beaufort
Frank C. Turner
Pete Jerzyk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen King hated this adaptation so much he tried to buy back the rights to prevent its release. Fraser Clarke Heston is Charlton Heston's son, making this a biblical dynastic affair.
The film's 'pay later' capitalism metaphor hit harder in 1993's recession climate; Gaunt's predatory lending feels weirdly prophetic now.
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