Miniseries (1993)
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.
Release date: 1993-05-09
Director: John Power
Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen
Novel: Stephen King
Episodes (2):
1. Part 1
In the small town Haven, in Maine, the aspiring writer Roberta 'Bobbi' Anderson lives in an isolated house with her alcoholic boyfriend, the poet James "Gard" Gardner; and their dog Petey. While Gard is traveling to a poet's convention, she stumbles with a green stone and she becomes obsessed to excavate the object. Further, she overhears voices that teach her how to fix the heater and how to write a novel using a typewriter operated by telepathy.
Release date: 1993-05-09
2. Part 2
As the people of Haven become more obsessed with their inventions, such as Nancy Voss's "disintegrator ray", Merrill goes missing and town's telephone line cuts off. Convinced that something in Haven caused his grandson's illness Ev Hillman begins researching the town's history, Trooper Butch Duggan returns to Haven looking for Merrill and his missing troopers and Anderson is determined to uncover the object.
Release date: 1993-05-10
Cast
Jimmy Smits
as Jim 'Gard' Gardner
Marg Helgenberger
as Bobbi Anderson
E.G. Marshall
as Ev Hillman
William Johnson
as Elt Barker
Joanna Cassidy
as Ruth Merrill
John Ashton
as Butch Duggan
Allyce Beasley
as Becka Paulson
Robert Carradine
as Bryant Brown
Annie Corley
as Marie Brown
Cliff DeYoung
as Joe Paulson
Traci Lords
as Nancy Voss
Paul McIver
as Davey Brown
Peter Rowley
as Benton Rhodes
John Sumner
as Mr. Arberg
Elizabeth Hawthorne
as Patricia McCardle
Craig Parker
as Student Bartender
Larry Sanitsky
as Neurologist
Jim McLarty
as Dr. Etheridge
Timothy Bartlett
as Mr. Allison
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Chuck Henry - Chaz Stewart, Leon Woods - Hilly Brown, Yvonne Lawley - Mabel Noyes, John Steemson - Barney Applegate, Rick Leckinger - Jingles, Helen Medlyn - Neurologist #2, Daniel Bieber - Boy at Vet, Karyn Malchus - Tommyknocker
Crew - click here to expand
Stephen King - Novel, John Power - Director, Kim Sinclair - Art Direction, Lawrence D. Cohen - Writer, Jayne Bieber - Producer, Lawrence D. Cohen - Producer, Frank Konigsberg - Executive Producer, Christopher Franke - Music, Tod Feuerman - Editor, Dan Burstall - Cinematography, David Eggby - Cinematography, Jane Scott - Producer, Larry Sanitsky - Executive Producer, Judith Holstra - Casting, Terry Blythe - Assistant Editor, Virginia Bieneman - Art Direction, Marjory Hamlin - Makeup Supervisor, Lynn-Maree Danzey - Script Supervisor, Jenny Fulle - Visual Effects Producer, Kevin Chisnall - Special Effects Coordinator, Richard Malzahn - Visual Effects Supervisor, Fred Schultz - Sound Mixer, Taryn De Chellis - Costume Consultant, Marty Wereski - Music Editor, Bernard Hides - Production Design, Chris Webb - First Assistant Director, John Martin - Second Assistant Director, Michael S. Murphy - Additional Editing, Scot J. Kelly - Associate Editor, Francia Smeets - Makeup & Hair, Joan Petch - Key Hair Stylist