8/28/2009

The Golden Boys (2007)

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"Well, seems to be a strong running for ‘vivacious brunettes,’ and over here, ‘blonds of tender and romantic dispositions’. Which one of these types are you suffering for? "

Set in 1905 Cape Cod, three crusty old retired sea captains –- Jeremiah “Jerry” Burgess (Rip Torn), Perez Ryder (Bruce Dern) and Zebulon Hedge (David Carradine) –- need a housekeeper and decided that one of them must sacrifice his bachelorhood in order to take on a mail order bride through The Nuptial Chime, the journal of matrimony. But when the potential bride, the lovely and sweet Martha Snow (Muriel Hemingway) arrives from Nantucket, each man develops strong feelings.

Others in the cast include Charles Durning as the righteous John Bartlett; Jason Alan Smith as Ralph Hazeltine, the new cable station engineer; Angelica Torn as the town gossip Melissa Busteed; John Savage as the barkeeper Web Saunders; with a special appearance by Julie Harris as the melodeon player.

An off-beat romantic comedy.

Written and directed by Daniel Adams.

Run time: 1 hour, 37 minutes

Rated PG.

My personal rating: B

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