The Tommyknockers (1993– ) 5.2
A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutates. |
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The Tommyknockers (1993– ) 5.2
A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutates. |
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| Jimmy Smits | ... | ||
| Marg Helgenberger | ... | ||
| John Ashton | ... | ||
| Allyce Beasley | ... | ||
| Robert Carradine | ... | ||
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | ||
| Annie Corley | ... | ||
| Cliff De Young | ... |
Joe Paulson
(as Cliff DeYoung)
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| Traci Lords | ... | ||
| E.G. Marshall | ... | ||
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Chuck Henry | ... | |
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Leon Woods | ... | |
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Paul McIver | ... | |
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Yvonne Lawley | ... | |
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William Johnson | ... |
Elt Barker
(as Bill Johnson)
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The small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of the Tommyknockers. Written by Niz
So, I had just watched Stephen King's IT, and I saw the DVD of this for only ten dollars - I thought why not? The only thing I really knew about it was an actor that I'm a fan of (Craig Parker in case you were wondering) had the tiniest of bit parts in it, and I have a friend who likes Stephen King novels.
Bobbi (Marg Helgenberger) digs up a strange artifact in the woods - soon the whole town (small and isolated - who knew?) starts acting very strangely, inventing things they'd never normally be capable of. The only person apparently immune is Bobbi's partner, Jim 'Gard' Gardner, a poet who is a recovering alcoholic.
Sadly, this was a bit of a joke after IT. I could see the potential, can still see the potential - maybe a remake should be attempted. The beginning of the film (I should say mini-series or telemovie I guess) drags and drags. Cheesy love scenes, bad acting, worse special effects. Even the name Tommyknockers (once you find out what it means) is ridiculous! I had to laugh sometimes at how bad it was. The only thing I can't really complain about was Jimmy Smits as Gard. He was obviously trying his best with the material they had.
Ten dollars wasted.