The Golden Boys

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 as Captain Jeremiah "Jerry" Burgess Bruce Dern as Captain Perez Ryder Mariel Hemingway as Martha Snow Charles Durning as John Bartlett John Savage as Web Saunders Angelica Torn as Melissa Busteed Christy Scott Cashman 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 as Reverend Perly Donald Foley as Bluey Batchelder Joseph Guglielmo as US Life Saving Service (uncredited) Peter Jordan as Ezekial Lauri Kriva as Townsperson Stephen Russell as Luther Norris Mike Williams as Captain Clapp Production 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.