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The Golden Boys (2008)

The Golden Boys (2008)
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Adapted from Joseph C. Lincoln's best-selling novel Can'n Eri, this gentle tale of three retired sea captains living together and looking to get their house in order features an all-star cast including David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, and Mariel Hemingway. The story begins in turn of the century Cape Cod, where Captain Jerry Burgess (Torn), Captain Perez (Dern), and Captain Zeb (Carradine) decide that the only way to get their house in order is for one of them to get married. When no one jumps at the prospect of taking a bride, they decide to flip a coin and Captain Jerry is selected as the groom-to-be. After placing an ad for a mail-order bride in a big-city newspaper, the trio gets a response from Martha Snow (Hemingway), who hails from nearby Nantucket. The plan seems to be going along just fine until Captain Jerry gets cold feet, prompting Captain Perez to work overtime to keep Martha from leaving. But as Captain Jerry attempts to work up the confidence to propose, a strange thing happens: Captain Zeb falls in love with Martha and proposes. Now, if Captain Jerry can just find it within himself to forgive and old friend, this seafaring trio may find that everything will work out in the end. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
David Carradine, Rip Torn, (more)
Director(s):
Daniel Adams
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Golden Boys

Adapted from Joseph C. Lincoln's best-selling novel Can'n Eri, this gentle tale of three retired sea captains living together and looking to get their house in order features an all-star cast including David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, and Mariel Hemingway. The story begins in turn of the century Cape Cod, where Captain Jerry Burgess (Torn), Captain Perez (Dern), and Captain Zeb (Carradine) decide that the only way to get their house in order is for one of them to get married. When no one jumps at the prospect of taking a bride, they decide to flip a coin and Captain Jerry is selected as the groom-to-be. After placing an ad for a mail-order bride in a big-city newspaper, the trio gets a response from Martha Snow (Hemingway), who hails from nearby Nantucket. The plan seems to be going along just fine until Captain Jerry gets cold feet, prompting Captain Perez to work overtime to keep Martha from leaving. But as Captain Jerry attempts to work up the confidence to propose, a strange thing happens: Captain Zeb falls in love with Martha and proposes. Now, if Captain Jerry can just find it within himself to forgive and old friend, this seafaring trio may find that everything will work out in the end. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
97 mins

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Director(s):
Daniel Adams
Writer(s):
Daniel Adams
Producer(s):
Michael Mailer, Matt Janes
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Categories:
Romance, Comedy
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    Jody E.

    We set our sights pretty low and hoped for just a quiet, pleasant movie but the pacing was painfully slow and the dialog was really boring. We only lasted 40 minutes. Even the special feature on Carridine seemed really worn and off base? What did we miss here?

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    John V.

    This is not for action movie fans. It's a slow, quiet, character-based movie. It seems like it is somewhat aimed at the older generation, but I really enjoyed it, mainly because of acting quality and character development. Obviously Bruce Dern and Rip Torn were the most fun to watch, but Carradine did a respectable job as well. Charles Durning was great in his supporting role, but kind of scary. It really did feel like he might die at any moment. My wife was stunned that she enjoyed Mariel Hemingway's acting. She was not a fan, but Mariel has developed some character of her own after all these years. I agreed, she was much better than I remembered. Maybe it helps that my parents were older so I was around an older crowd growing up and I'm comfortable with the age gap. But I enjoyed it and so did my wife. Definitely not for the mainstream crowd though. You have to appreciate dialog and character.

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    Rich B.

    A very nice movie, although probably too deep for kids.

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