The Golden Boys (2008)

A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage.

Director:

Daniel Adams

Writers:

Daniel Adams, Joseph C. Lincoln (novel)

Stars:

David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Carradine	...	Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Rip Torn	...	Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
Bruce Dern	...	Capt. Perez Ryder
Mariel Hemingway	...	Martha Snow
Charles Durning	...	John Bartlett
Jason Alan Smith	...	Ralph Hazeltine
Christy Scott Cashman	...	Elisabeth Preston
Angelica Page	...	Melissa Busteed (as Angelica Torn)
John Savage	...	Web Saunders
Julie Harris	...	Melodeon Player
Stephen Russell	...	Luther Norris
Stephen Mailer	...	Squealer Wixon
Donald Foley	...	Bluey Bachelder
Miles Herter	...	Dr. Palmer
Jonathan Edwards	...	Rev. Perley

Storyline

A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Three Salty Dogs Seek One Spicy Kitten

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chatham

Filming Locations:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,366 (USA) (17 April 2009)

Gross:

$184,149 (USA) (7 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tax Credit Finance, West Wind Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Boyle was originally cast, but he died before shooting began.

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Goofs

Contents of one letter from a respondent to newspaper ad being read at kitchen table vary in length between shots over a relatively short time.

User Reviews

Charming and Interesting Historical Romantic Comedy Drama

The Golden Boys is a film that is easy to miss. The cast is everyone you know but has no A-list stars. The plot of three captains now retired looking for a woman who will be marry any one of them and so become a permanent housekeeper is nothing special. Yet at the heart of this lies something rather wonderful: it is a tale about people who care more deeply for each other and the place they live in than just for themselves.

The settings, costuming, and filming are all delightful. Set in 1905 there has been a real effort to recreate the interiors and exteriors in such a way that you smell the lavender water and the sea water.

The actor who shines in this is David Carradine - here, rather than trying to be the cool actor, he is rather the mature one, the dependable one, and as this was to become of his last films, it's kind of an odd role for him, yet one that seems more right than many of his others. Hemingway is as ever gorgeous, and here, her character is sense and sensibility at its best.

All in all, this is a wistful, good valued small film, and nicely sentimental without saccharine. If you wish you could have lived in simpler times then this is a film for you.