"Golden Years" (1991) TV series

Director:

Michael Gornick

Writer:

Josef Anderson (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Explosion in the most secret laboratory of the USA. The old janitor Harlan Williams is incubated by totally unknown chemicals...

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Rejuvenation

Cast

Keith Szarabajka	...	Harlan Williams (7 episodes, 1991)
Felicity Huffman	...	Terry Spann (7 episodes, 1991)
Ed Lauter	...	Gen. Louis Crewes (7 episodes, 1991)
R.D. Call	...	Jude Andrews (7 episodes, 1991)
Bill Raymond	...	Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter (7 episodes, 1991)
Frances Sternhagen	...	Gina Williams (7 episodes, 1991)
Stephen Root	...	Major Moreland (6 episodes, 1991)
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Billy Delois (5 episodes, 1991)
Tim Guinee	...	Fredericks (4 episodes, 1991)
Graham Paul	...	Rick Haverford (4 episodes, 1991)
Erik King	...	Burton (3 episodes, 1991)
John Rothman	...	Dr. Ackerman (3 episodes, 1991)
Randell Haynes	...	Hawkins (3 episodes, 1991)
Mert Hatfield	...	Sheriff Mayo (2 episodes, 1991)
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Francie Wil (2 episodes, 1991)
Susan King	...	Nurse (2 episodes, 1991)
J.R. Horne	...	Dr. Eakins (2 episodes, 1991)
Sarah Melici	...	Mrs. Rogers (2 episodes, 1991)
Caroline Dollar	...	Little Girl (2 episodes, 1991)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Golden Years

Runtime:

232 min | USA:40 min (6 episodes) | USA:236 min (DVD edition) | Netherlands:360 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Laurel Productions

Trivia:

'King, Stephen' often appears as a cameo in his own movies/series. Here he plays the greyhound bus driver that picks up Gina and Terry

Quotes:

Technician: Dr. Todhunter, I need your signature.
Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter: What time do you have?
Technician: Half past the hour.
Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter: Hmm. Are we ready?
Technician: Yes sir, I have it scheduled for this afternoon.
Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter: Do it now.
Technician: Now, doctor?
Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter: Do it now.
Technician: But sir, ya see...
Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter: Do it now!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Soundtrack:

Golden Years

Pretty darn good!

I picked up a DVD of the entire series (Such as it was) and found this to be a very entertaining little exercise from King. Of course, I have a soft spot for Kings material, since I enjoy his books and personally count him as one of the great living American writers (Somewhere behind Vonnegut and Toni Morrison, but he's in the top ten). Anyway, the review : The Good : The cast is good, quite good in parts. For a series this looked like it could have been a good competitor to the X-Files, as far as the depth of the story goes. One thing that impresses me is that there is very little of what I mentally have come to call "King-Speak" (Where characters say things in such a way that it would sound perfectly real in a novel, but as soon as it comes out of an actors mouth it sounds stupid).

The Bad : The end leaves a lot to be desired. Obviously that is not really the series fault, but be warned. The opening credits are cheesy. That's about it.

Bottomline : I like it. A lot. This was the first piece of work of King's that really caught ahold of me as a good piece of work.