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The Tommyknockers is a 1993 television miniseries based on the novel The Tommyknockers by Stephen King. It was directed by John Power, and starred Marg Helgenberger and Jimmy Smits in the two lead roles. The plot of the miniseries departs in several important ways from King's novel. The focus of the miniseries are characters Bobbi Anderson (Helgenberger), a writer of Western fiction, and her lover, Jim "Gard" Gardner (Smits), a poet. Anderson and Gardner live with their dog, Petey, on the outskirts of the fictional rural town of Haven, Maine. Anderson suffers from writer's block, and... MORE

The Tommyknockers is a 1993 television miniseries based on the novel The Tommyknockers by Stephen King. It was directed by John Power, and starred Marg Helgenberger and Jimmy Smits in the two lead roles. The plot of the miniseries departs in several important ways from King's novel. The focus of the miniseries are characters Bobbi Anderson (Helgenberger), a writer of Western fiction, and her lover, Jim "Gard" Gardner (Smits), a poet. Anderson and Gardner live with their dog, Petey, on the outskirts of the fictional rural town of Haven, Maine. Anderson suffers from writer's block, and Gardner is a recovering alcoholic who has yet to begin writing again. One day, the two stumble (literally) over what appears to be a manmade stone object protruding from the forest ground. They begin excavating the object, and discover a series of connected cubic objects that look like stone but which they discover are really a kind of unknown metal. The audience is also introduced to several of the town's inhabitants. Postal worker Joe Paulson (De Young) is cheating on his wife, Sherrif's Deputy Becka Paulson (Beasley), with a co-worker, Nancy Voss (Lords). Most people in town heartily dislike Voss LESS