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The Tommyknockers

1993-05-09 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.6

Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery

A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutants.

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Creators
Stephen King
Production companies
The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Jimmy SmitsJimmy SmitsJim 'Gard' Gardner
Marg HelgenbergerMarg HelgenbergerBobbi Anderson
E.G. MarshallE.G. MarshallEv Hillman
William JohnsonWilliam JohnsonElt Barker
Joanna CassidyJoanna CassidyRuth Merrill
John AshtonJohn AshtonButch Duggan
Allyce BeasleyAllyce BeasleyBecka Paulson
Robert CarradineRobert CarradineBryant Brown
Annie CorleyAnnie CorleyMarie Brown
Cliff DeYoungCliff DeYoungJoe Paulson
Traci LordsTraci LordsNancy Voss
Chuck HenryChaz Stewart
Leon WoodsHilly Brown
Paul McIverPaul McIverDavey Brown
Yvonne LawleyYvonne LawleyMabel Noyes
John SteemsonBarney Applegate
Rick LeckingerJingles
Peter RowleyPeter RowleyBenton Rhodes
John SumnerJohn SumnerMr. Arberg
Elizabeth HawthorneElizabeth HawthornePatricia McCardle

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