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The Tommyknockers (1993)

2 Ratings: 1.0

Horror movie directed by John Power

The Tommyknockersis a TV miniseries based on Stephen King's 1987 novel. An alien spacecraft has been buried beneath the Burning Woods near the small rural New England community of Haven for millions of years, but has now by chance been unearthed by Bobbi … see full wiki

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Cast: Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, Robert Carradine, Allyce Beasley, John Ashton

Director: John Power

Genre: Horror

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review by bettydravis. February 01, 2010

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Gripping movie by the master of horror! Great visuals...

Many years ago, I read the creative Stephen King book on which this movie is based and have always remembered it. King is a master at pacing, suspense and outright horror. This is one of his most unique plots, IMO. It kept me guessing...and reading long past my bedtime. Now today was Stephen King Movie Day in my neck of the woods (no, not Maine, but Sunny Cali) and I just had to watch his Rose Red and The Tommyknockers. Both kept me on the edge of my seat, but I liked Tommyknockers … more

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review by rmurray847. September 12, 2005

Not good...simple as that.

Another disappointing Stephen King miniseries. For some reason, lately I've been rewatching some of the older Stephen King miniseries that I hadn't seen since they originally aired. Maybe I thought they'd be better without all the commercials to drag them on and on. The cream of the crop is THE STAND. The dregs is THE LANGOLIERS, with the worst special effects ever...Ed Wood would have been proud. TOMMYKNOCKERS falls somewhere between. Basically it tells … more

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