Highlights
Rooster - Officially Renewed for Season 2
Rooster
Thrash - When Disaster Meets the Deep Clip
Thrash
The Devil Wears Prada 2 - Grab Your Friends Clip
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Other Mommy - Official Poster
Other Mommy
Lee Cronin's The Mummy - What Happened to Their Daughter Clip
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Digger - Tom Cruise Poster
Digger
Forbidden Fruits - Exclusive Interview
Forbidden Fruits
The Dog Stars - Josh Brolin as Bangley
The Dog Stars
Cape Fear Season 1 - Get Pumped Clip
Cape Fear
Klara and the Sun - Official Poster
Klara and the Sun
Off Campus Season 1 - Let Me Help Clip
Off Campus
Dune: Part Three - Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides
Dune: Part Three
Toy Story 5 - Sheriff Joke Clip
Toy Story 5
Whalefall - Austin Abrams as Jay Gardiner with Diving Suit
Whalefall
Needful Things

Needful Things (1993) - Quotes

Audience Score
63

A Deal with the Devil in Castle Rock

Taglines: The town of Castle Rock just made a deal with the Devil... Now it's time to pay!

Consequences Await After Choices Are Made

Taglines: Now it's time to pay!

The Allure of Deferred Payments

Taglines: Buy now. Pay later.

Conflict Over Blame and Belief in Evil

Father Meehan: If there's a devil in this town, it's that damned Reverend Willie Rose!
Sheriff Pangborn: [about Leland Gaunt] You believe me now, Father? You still think he's a decent man? The Devil just blew up your damn church!
Father Meehan: That's not the Devil. It's those God-damned Baptists!

Conflict Over Broken Items and Loss

Nettie Cobb: You killed my doggy, you bitch!
Wilma Jerzyck: You broke my microwave, you crazy fuck!

Moral Ambiguity in Extreme Situations

Buster Keeton: I just killed my wife. Is that bad?
Leland Gaunt: Hey, these things happen.

Disillusionment in a Small Town

Sheriff Alan J. Pangborn: [trying to break up an argument between Deputy Norris and Buster] You know, guys, I moved here and I thought, Great! I'm outta the big city and I'm finally in a place where everybody isn't gonna be crawling up everybody's asshole every day! A place where maybe my biggest nightmare is gonna be getting some goddamn cat out of a tree! But forget that! EVERYBODY IS INSANE, EVERYWHERE!

Reflections on a Challenging Job

Leland Gaunt: Oh. You know, there are days I really hate this job. This is not my best work, not by a long shot. Oh, sure, a few murders and a couple of rather lovely explosions. I would hardly call it a rousing success, but what the hell? I'll be back. In the meantime, you and Polly, you are two terrific kids, and you'll marry her. Trust me. She's a lovely girl, Alan. You'll have a wonderful family. Oh, by the way, give my regards to your grandson. Bob will be his name, International Trade his game. I'll see him in Jakarta, 2053. August 14. 10a.m. A nice, sunny day. We'll make headlines.

The Nature of a Peddler's Offerings

Leland Gaunt: When I started out I was just a peddler moving across the blind face of a distant land. Moving, always moving. Always gone... and in the end I'd always offer weapons. And they'd always take them. Of course I was gone before they realized what they'd purchased.

The Nature of Violence and Responsibility

Leland Gaunt: Don't be afraid of it, Hugh. Guns don't kill people. People kill people.

Embracing the Moment of Enjoyment

Leland Gaunt: Oh yes, we're having fun now.

Turning Up the Heat

Leland Gaunt: If it's too hot in here, Mr. Jewett, just say the word. I'm afraid I have a tendency to turn up the heat.

Reflections on a Promising Young Man

Leland Gaunt: The young carpenter from Nazareth? I knew him well. Promising young man. He died badly.

Embrace Chaos: A Dark Philosophy

Leland Gaunt: Kill them all. Let God sort them out.