"Golden Years" (1991) TV series

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Directors:

Allen Coulter
Kenneth Fink

Writers:

Josef Anderson (multiple episodes)
Stephen King (writer)

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
Felicity Huffman	...	Terry Spann
Ed Lauter	...	Gen. Louis Crewes
R.D. Call	...	Jude Andrews
Bill Raymond	...	Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter
Frances Sternhagen	...	Gina Williams
Matt Malloy	...	Redding
Adam Redfield	...	Jackson
Jeff Williams	...	Lt. Vester
Peter McRobbie	...	Lt. McGiver
Sarah Melici	...	Mrs. Rogers
Lili Bernard	...	Harlan`s Nurse
Tim Guinee	...	Fredericks
Graham Paul	...	Rick Haverford
J.R. Horne	...	Dr. Eakins

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:

[Williams throws the newly passed eye-exam papers on Morelands desk]
Major Moreland: Welcome back.
Harlan Williams: Thank you.
Major Moreland: You think you're smarter than me, old man. You're not. That piece of paper doesn't change a thing.
Harlan Williams: I guess you're right. I'm still working here, and you're still a jerk.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Soundtrack:

Golden Years

Read the other review but keep an open mind

This dramatisation is on the whole a good one. Albeit with a weak ending. A reasonable cast help to flesh out this tale of an ordinary (well more or less) man trying to outrun the all powerful authorities. Personally, I sank into this dramatisation like an old pair of slippers. It felt comforting. I appreciate Stephen King for his sympathetic characters and plausible relationships. Once again Kingdeftly demonstrates his exceptional talent for characterisation and human interplay. It may now be a little dated but is still worth a look. Don't be put off by the last review. If you can see past King's title of "Horror" writer (he is worthy of much more) then you will appreciate this.