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Nov 10, 1987 · 'The TommyKnockers' seems to have mixed reviews on here, with many ratings being in the middle, and that's where I am. It wasn't spellbinding, nor did I absolutely love it, but there were some interesting chapters in here containing some wild characters who I enjoyed reading about.
- (153.8K)
- Mass Market Paperback
The cinematography is solid for a TV movie and the special effects are good. Tommyknockers is well edited, competently directed and fairly entertaining, but, like the original novel, it is not one of King's better works. Recommended for King fans. Weakly recommended for Sci-Fi fans.
Unlikeable characters, a bloated narrative, and drab scripting make The Tommyknockers a hard watch for even the most die-hard of Stephen King fans. Read Critics Reviews
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- John Power
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. Stars. Jimmy Smits. Marg Helgenberger.
- (12K)
- 1993-05-09
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 94
Aug 26, 2019 · “The Tommyknockers” is that when King starts to tell tales of what’s going on with other nearby characters, some of the tales are really good. Some are dramatic. Some are comedic. Some are horrific. Many of them are good stories on their own. One such story becomes a secondary plot that is always present in
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.
Nov 26, 2000 · The Tommyknockers, based on one of King's less well liked books, achieves a depth of characterization and complexity of plotline more in line with the best King miniseries. Unfortunately, it also suffers from a number of flaws, from blatant continuity errors to extremely cheesy-looking production work, that doesn't mar most of the feature films.