Underplayed Gems

The Tommyknockers (1993)

The Tommyknockers poster
Directed by
John Power
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
New Zealand, United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 204 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A buried alien object is discovered in a small Maine town. It starts to change the residents, giving them strange new powers and making them act more possessive and paranoid.

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What happens

The Tommyknockers is a 1993 television science fiction-horror miniseries based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Broadcast on ABC, it was directed by John Power, adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen and stars Marg Helgenberger and Jimmy Smits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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