''The Golden Boys'' is 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. Developed under the working title ''Chatham'', the film is an adaptation of the Joseph Lincoln novel ''Cap’n Eri'' and was released by Roadside Attractions on April 17, 2009.

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 Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in '' Cross Creek'' ...

as Captain Jeremiah "Jerry" Burgess *

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...

as Captain Perez Ryder * Mariel Hemingway as Martha Snow * Charles Durning as John Bartlett * John Savage as Web Saunders *

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as Melissa Busteed *

Christy Scott Cashman Christy Scott Cashman is an American actress, writer, producer and philanthropist. Cashman is a founding partner, actor, producer, and writer for Saint Aire Productions. She is credited as an Executive Producer for '' The Kids Are All Righ ...

as Elizabeth Preston * Jason Alan Smith as Ralph Hazeltine * Julie Harris as Melodeon player * Roger Dillingham Jr. as Townsmen * Lila Dupree as Pasha Norris *

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician ** ''Jonathan Edwards'' (album), debut album ...

as Reverend Perly * Donald Foley as Bluey Batchelder * Joseph Guglielmo as US Life Saving Service (uncredited) * Peter Jordan as Ezekial * Lauri Kriva as Townsperson *

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as Luther Norris * Mike Williams as Captain Clapp

Production

The film, adapted and directed by Daniel Adams, stars David Carradine,

, Mariel Hemingway,

, Charles Durning, Julie Harris (without dialog, as a melodeon player in one scene),

, and singer-songwriter

, who also scored the film. Two of

Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer ...

's sons are attached to the film: Michael Mailer is one of the producers, and his younger brother

Stephen Mailer Stephen McLeod Mailer (born March 10, 1966) is an American stage and screen actor. His credits include appearances in films like ''Cry-Baby'', ''Baby Mama'', and '' Another Woman'' and the television shows ''Gilmore Girls'', '' Law & Order: Speci ...

plays one of two local ne'er-do-wells, along with actor Donald Foley. The original cast was to have included Martin Landau,

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Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut ''The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in ''Cancel My Reservation'' (1 ...

, and

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Fra ...

, according to Adams. According to the ''

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'', filming was done on location in Osterville, Massachusetts in March 2007. Other locations included

West Barnstable West Barnstable is a seaside village in the northwest part of the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential and historic. Originally founded in 1639 as part of its neighbori ...

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

, Provincetown, Yarmouthport, Orleans, and

Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area at the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer t ...

. The production designer was David Allen, the costumer Deborah Newhall, and the casting director Carolyn Pickman.

References

External links

*
Cap'n Eri book online
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