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The Tommyknockers is a 1993 television miniseries based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Broadcast on ABC, it was directed by John Power, adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and starred Marg Helgenberger and Jimmy Smits.
Cast
- Jimmy Smits as Jim "Gard" Gardner
- Marg Helgenberger as Roberta "Bobbi" Anderson
- John Ashton as Trooper Butch Dugan
- Allyce Beasley as Deputy Becka Paulson
- Robert Carradine as Bryant Brown
- Joanna Cassidy as Sheriff Ruth Merrill
- Annie Corley as Marie Brown
- Cliff DeYoung as Joe Paulson
- Traci Lords as Nancy Voss
- E. G. Marshall as Ev Hillman
- Chuck Henry as Chaz Stewart
- Leon Woods as Hilly Brown
- Paul McIver as Davey Brown
- Yvonne Lawley as Mabel Noyes
- Bill Johnson as Elt Barker
The Tommyknockers is based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Set in Haven, Maine, the series was filmed in North Island, New Zealand.[1] Lewis Teague was fired as director after two days of filming and was replaced by John Power.[2]
Reception
The miniseries received mixed reactions. Tony Scott in Variety described it as "hokey whoop-de-doo" and criticised the writing and the special effects, though he praised the acting.[3]The Toledo Blade praised the "riveting visualization of the novel", calling it "one of the better adaptations of a King novel"