The Tommyknockers doesn’t quite rank as the worst of Stephen King’s televised offerings, but it might be the biggest letdown.
may have been a doomed adaptation from the beginning because of its source material, and that’s coming from the author himself. King wrote the novel while under the influence of hard drugs and feels that it is too long and unfocused, even if there’s a solid core premise buried in all of those pages. It wasand cleaning his life up, but King also referred to it as a ‘cry for help.
This story is mostly about Jim Gardner , local poet and the town drunk, whom everyone calls ‘Gard,’ but it starts with his lover, Roberta Anderson , or ‘Bobbi,’ walking her dog and stumbling onto a huge find buried in the woods behind their house. She’s an author too, and the idea of two writers living together either equals the occasional wonderful creative ping-pong or a stress-induced nightmare.
Only Gard is immune to the effects of this mind-warping structure that the town is now excavating, all because of a metal plate placed in his head at a young age from a skiing accident while trying to impress a girl. Our hero will have to overcome his addictions and prove that he’s more than just the town drunk if he wants to save Bobbi and a few others along the way.
The acting isn’t the bad part of this series, at least not in the main roles . Several characters are dealing with a great loss or struggling to overcome their dependence on something, and those painful moments hit decently. There are numerous recognizable performers from that time present here turning in some solid work, but several of the more interesting personalities are either shelved or killed off too early.
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