The Tommyknockers 

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... See full summary »

Stars:

Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, John Ashton

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jimmy Smits	...	Jim 'Gard' Gardner 2 episodes, 1993
Marg Helgenberger	...	Roberta 'Bobbi' Anderson 2 episodes, 1993
John Ashton	...	Trooper Butch Duggan 2 episodes, 1993
Allyce Beasley	...	Deputy Becka Paulson 2 episodes, 1993
Robert Carradine	...	Bryant Brown 2 episodes, 1993
Joanna Cassidy	...	Sheriff Ruth Merrill 2 episodes, 1993
Annie Corley	...	Marie Brown 2 episodes, 1993
Cliff De Young	...	Joe Paulson 2 episodes, 1993
Traci Lords	...	Nancy Voss 2 episodes, 1993
E.G. Marshall	...	Ev Hillman 2 episodes, 1993
Chuck Henry	...	Chaz Stewart 2 episodes, 1993
Leon Woods	...	Hilly Brown 2 episodes, 1993
Paul McIver	...	Davey Brown 2 episodes, 1993
Yvonne Lawley	...	Mabel Noyes 2 episodes, 1993
William Johnson	...	Elt Barker 2 episodes, 1993
John Steemson	...	Barney Applegate 2 episodes, 1993
Rick Leckinger	...	Jingles 2 episodes, 1993
Peter Rowley	...	Benton Rhodes 2 episodes, 1993
John Sumner	...	Mr. Arberg 2 episodes, 1993
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Patricia McCardle 2 episodes, 1993
Craig Parker	...	Student Bartender 2 episodes, 1993
Kay Helgenberger	...	Pearl 2 episodes, 1993
Larry Sanitsky	...	Neurologist 2 episodes, 1993
Helen Medlyn	...	Neurologist #2 2 episodes, 1993
Jim McLarty	...	Dr. Etheridge 2 episodes, 1993
Daniel Bieber	...	Boy at Vet 2 episodes, 1993
Timothy Bartlett	...	Mr. Allison 2 episodes, 1993
Karyn Malchus	...	Tommyknocker 2 episodes, 1993

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | explosion | exploding ship | poet | based on the works of stephen king | 

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Taglines:

Something wonderful is happening in Haven. Pray it doesn't happen to you.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi terror/horror

Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tommyknockers

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

181 min 120 min (cut) 120 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen King is a former drug addict, and used it as a metaphor for the alien takeover in The Tommyknockers.

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Goofs

The Nutcracker doll's knife has blood on it before it stabs Ruth.

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Quotes

Roberta 'Bobbi' Anderson: [to Gard] It wasn't the plate that kept them out. It was you.

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Alternate Versions

After the initial television broadcast, Vidmark released a cut version of the miniseries for home video. This version ran for 120 minutes, cutting out several characters and even a few sub-plots (including the romance between Ruth and Butch).

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Connections

Referenced in Billions: A Generation Too Late (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Star-Spangled Banner
(uncredited)
Music by John Stafford Smith
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Performed by Joanna Cassidy

User Reviews

decent

decent flick is well made and creepy but suffers from a plodding pace and overacting and weak production values for a TV movie this is pretty good and very watchable and mildly entertaining worth the look although it's nothing special