What's the Difference between Needful Things the Book and Needful Things the Movie?
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Leland Gaunt
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Leland Gaunt
Portrayed by: Max von Sydow
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Brian rusk
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Brian rusk
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Needful Things Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Mr. Gaunt and Alan Pangborn meet at the climax of the story as Gaunt takes care to avoid meeting the sheriff. |
They meet on the first day the store opens. |
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John "Ace" Merill was Gaunt's helper. |
Danforth Keeton is the helper.
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Gaunt's first customer, Brian Rusk kills himself. |
He tries but doesn't succeed. |
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Polly Chalmers runs a sewing shop. Being a seamstress has caused her arthritis. |
She owns the local diner.
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Polly breaks the necklace and then has to fight the growing spider. |
She throws the necklace down. |
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Alan J. Panborn's wife and son died and he was in mourning. |
This doesn't happen.
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Gaunt gets in a Tucker Talisman that changes into a horse drawn wagon. He rides into the night sky. |
He drives off in a Mercedes-Benz limo that vanishes. |
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A premonition speaks of Gaunt moving away and opening another store called "Answered Prayers". |
This doesn't happen.
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This doesn't happen. |
Gaunt predicts that he will meet Pangborn's grandson in the future. |
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Alan and Polly are just dating |
Alan and Polly are engaged to be married
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Wilma is a bank teller. |
Wilma is a turkey farmer. |
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Polly had a son who died in a house fire at three years old. She told Alan that her child died of SIDS. Gaunt uses this to turn Polly against Alan. |
This doesn't happen.
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Hugh Priest buys a fox tail from Gaunt. |
Hugh Priest buys a 1950s jacket from Gaunt. |
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Wilma and Nettie confront and kill each other at a street corner. |
Nettie comes to Wilma's house to confront and kill her.
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Brian throws rocks at Wilma's house. |
Brian throws apples at Wilma's house. |
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Brian buys a Sammy Koufax baseball card. |
Brian buys a Mickey Mantle baseball card.
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Nettie did some time at Juniper Hill for the murder of her husband. |
This didn't happen. |