The Golden Boys
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| The Golden Boys | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Adams |
| Written by | Daniel Adams Joseph C. Lincoln |
| Produced by | Howard Katz Michael Mailer Matt Janes |
| Starring | David Carradine Bruce Dern Mariel Hemingway Rip Torn |
| Cinematography | Philip Schwartz |
| Edited by | Stan Cole Susan Graef |
| Music by | Jonathan Edwards |
| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Box office | $43,600[1] |
The Golden Boys is a
Joseph Lincoln novel Cap’n Eri and was released by Roadside Attractions on April 17, 2009.[2]
Plot
A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive, middle-aged woman into marriage.
Cast
- David Carradine as Captain Zebulon "Zeb" Hedge
- Rip Torn as Captain Jeremiah "Jerry" Burgess
- Bruce Dern as Captain Perez Ryder
- Mariel Hemingway as Martha Snow
- Charles Durning as John Bartlett
- John Savage as Web Saunders
- Angelica Tornas Melissa Busteed
- Christy Scott Cashman as Elizabeth Preston
- Jason Alan Smith as Ralph Hazeltine
- Julie Harrisas Melodeon player
- Roger Dillingham Jr. as Townsmen
- Lila Dupree as Pasha Norris
- Jonathan Edwards as Reverend Perly
- Donald Foley as Bluey Batchelder
- Joseph Guglielmo as US Life Saving Service (uncredited)[citation needed]
- Peter Jordan as Ezekial
- Lauri Kriva as Townsperson
- Stephen Russell as Luther Norris
- Mike Williams as Captain Clapp
Production
The film, adapted and directed by
melodeon player in one scene), Stephen Russell, and singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards
, who also scored the film.
Two of Norman Mailer's sons are attached to the film: Michael Mailer is one of the producers, and his younger brother Stephen Mailer plays one of two local ne'er-do-wells, along with actor Donald Foley.[2]
The original cast was to have included Martin Landau, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, and Peter Boyle, according to Adams.[3]
According to the
The
casting director
Carolyn Pickman.
References
- ^ "The Golden Boys (2009)". Box Office Mojo. August 13, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Thegoldenboysmovie.com". Thegoldenboysmovie.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Gilsdorf, Ethan (June 3, 2007). "Not the retiring type". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
External links
- The Golden Boys at IMDb
- Cap'n Eri book online
