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The Tommyknockers

The Tommyknockers

The Tommyknockers

1993
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
TV Mini-Series
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 unfathom the secret of the tommyknockers. (imdb)

Directed by:

John Power
John-Power
12 total credits
John Power has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Tommyknockers, Beauty, The Picture Show Man, A Child Is Missing and The Last of the Knucklemen

Writers:

Stephen King
Stephen-King
127 total credits
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies which have been made into many movies and television films. As of 2011, King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Most of his stories are set in his homestate of Maine...(Wikipedia)
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Lawrence D. Cohen
Lawrence-D-Cohen
9 total credits
Lawrence D. Cohen has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Carrie, It, Carrie, The Tommyknockers and Ghost Story

Starring:

E.G. Marshall
EG-Marshall
63 total credits
E.G. Marshall has 63 credits at Criticker, including: 12 Angry Men, Creepshow, Absolute Power, Interiors and Nixon
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Marg Helgenberger
Marg-Helgenberger
33 total credits
Marg Helgenberger has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Erin Brockovich, Bad Boys, Species, Mr. Brooks and In Good Company
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Robert Carradine
Robert-Carradine
71 total credits
Robert Carradine has 71 credits at Criticker, including: Mean Streets, Escape from L.A., Revenge of the Nerds, Ghosts of Mars and The Lizzie McGuire Movie
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Traci Lords
Traci-Lords
48 total credits
Traci Lords has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Blade, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Serial Mom, Cry-Baby and Virtuosity
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Jimmy Smits
Jimmy-Smits
42 total credits
Jimmy Smits has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Million Dollar Hotel
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Allyce Beasley
Allyce-Beasley
10 total credits
Allyce Beasley has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Tommyknockers, Recess: School's Out, Moonlighting, Rumpelstiltskin and Wishcraft
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John Ashton
John-Ashton
32 total credits
John Ashton has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Beverly Hills Cop, Gone Baby Gone, Beverly Hills Cop II, Midnight Run and Instinct
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Joanna Cassidy
Joanna-Cassidy
62 total credits
Joanna Cassidy has 62 credits at Criticker, including: Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ghosts of Mars, Chain Reaction and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
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Cliff De Young
Cliff-De-Young
52 total credits
Cliff De Young has 52 credits at Criticker, including: Glory, The Craft, Flight of the Navigator, Wild and The Hunger

Countries:

New Zealand, USA

Language:

English

The Tommyknockers

1993
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
TV Mini-Series
Your rating
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Avg Percentile 26.02% from 249 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 26.02% from 249 total ratings
Rated 26 Oct 2014
50
21st
Terrifying only if you find the color green scary. Kudos for Traci Lords branching out and playing the town's whore.
Rated 05 Sep 2010
60
32nd
Inexcusably cheesy even as far as 90s King miniseries go, but charming all the same. Forty, maybe fifty years ago I'm sure it would have inspired a cult following. Loved the evil soda machine (throwback to Maximum Overdrive perhaps) and the lipstick raygun.
Rated 02 Oct 2008
10
5th
Ties with The Langoliers as the worst Stephen King miniseries ever made. Despite the problems the novel had, there was at least a strong metanarrative concerning addiction and self-control. This was discarded in the movie in favour of laughably bad "sci-fi" action, which consisted mostly of poorly superimposed green flashes of light. The worst culprit of this? The lipstick raygun. Avoid this movie at all costs. You will regret it instantly if you do not.
Rated 08 Jun 2007
50
33rd
They screwed up a great Stephen King story. Again. The only good thing I can say about this one is that it was great casting to have Traci Lords play the town hussy
Rated 07 Feb 2022
72
18th
As others have said, it's scary if you're afraid of this particular, albeit unique, shade of green. Best for nostalgia and King fandom, watch it if you have 3 hours to kill.
Rated 04 Jan 2021
4
1st
Notable for being, in my estimation, the worst Stephen King adaptation in existence and getting close to being one of the worst films (I know it's technically a series) of all time. I have not seen Dreamcatcher at this juncture.
Rated 31 May 2019
36
5th
Dire "horror film" makes the mistake of many a bad King adaptation by attempting to literally copy and ape King's distinctive literary style and approach - it just doesn't work on film, with much of the folksy dialogue and euphemisms rendered false and unconvincing, despite the efforts of a game cast (Smits is pretty good as the typically flawed King hero). Passably enjoyable for its first half, before the laughably bargain-basement effects take hold in the second half. Not a scare in sight.
Rated 30 May 2017
12
8th
D-
Rated 12 Jul 2011
30
11th
I only watched this TV movie because it had Traci Lords in it, and it was more boring and pointless than I thought it would be. Endless shots of flashing green lights and people digging in the forest. I could barely stay interested long enough to see the ending.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
44
13th
Not a particularly strong novel from King, don't expect a better viewing experience.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
40
19th
Go read the book instead.
Rated 25 Jun 2008
31
23rd
not so good

Cast & Info

Directed by:

John Power
John-Power
12 total credits
John Power has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Tommyknockers, Beauty, The Picture Show Man, A Child Is Missing and The Last of the Knucklemen

Writers:

Stephen King
Stephen-King
127 total credits
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies which have been made into many movies and television films. As of 2011, King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Most of his stories are set in his homestate of Maine...(Wikipedia)
,
Lawrence D. Cohen
Lawrence-D-Cohen
9 total credits
Lawrence D. Cohen has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Carrie, It, Carrie, The Tommyknockers and Ghost Story

Starring:

E.G. Marshall
EG-Marshall
63 total credits
E.G. Marshall has 63 credits at Criticker, including: 12 Angry Men, Creepshow, Absolute Power, Interiors and Nixon
,
Marg Helgenberger
Marg-Helgenberger
33 total credits
Marg Helgenberger has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Erin Brockovich, Bad Boys, Species, Mr. Brooks and In Good Company
,
Robert Carradine
Robert-Carradine
71 total credits
Robert Carradine has 71 credits at Criticker, including: Mean Streets, Escape from L.A., Revenge of the Nerds, Ghosts of Mars and The Lizzie McGuire Movie
,
Traci Lords
Traci-Lords
48 total credits
Traci Lords has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Blade, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Serial Mom, Cry-Baby and Virtuosity
,
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy-Smits
42 total credits
Jimmy Smits has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Million Dollar Hotel
,
Allyce Beasley
Allyce-Beasley
10 total credits
Allyce Beasley has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Tommyknockers, Recess: School's Out, Moonlighting, Rumpelstiltskin and Wishcraft
,
John Ashton
John-Ashton
32 total credits
John Ashton has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Beverly Hills Cop, Gone Baby Gone, Beverly Hills Cop II, Midnight Run and Instinct
,
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna-Cassidy
62 total credits
Joanna Cassidy has 62 credits at Criticker, including: Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ghosts of Mars, Chain Reaction and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
,
Cliff De Young
Cliff-De-Young
52 total credits
Cliff De Young has 52 credits at Criticker, including: Glory, The Craft, Flight of the Navigator, Wild and The Hunger

Countries:

New Zealand, USA

Language:

English
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