This article is about the 2008 film. For other uses, see
Golden Boys
.
2008 American film
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.
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Plot
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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
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Production
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The film, adapted and directed by
Daniel Adams
, stars
David Carradine
,
Rip Torn
,
Bruce Dern
,
Mariel Hemingway
,
Angelica Torn
,
Christy Scott Cashman
,
Charles Durning
,
Julie Harris
(without dialog, as a
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
.
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The original cast was to have included
Martin Landau
,
Burt Reynolds
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Anne Archer
, and
Peter Boyle
, according to Adams.
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According to the
Boston Herald
,
[
citation needed
]
filming was done on location in
Osterville, Massachusetts
in March 2007. Other locations included
West Barnstable
,
Chatham
,
Provincetown
,
Yarmouthport
,
Orleans
, and
Hyannis, Massachusetts
.
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The
production designer
was David Allen, the costumer Deborah Newhall, and the
casting director
Carolyn Pickman.
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