''The Lightkeepers'' is a 2009 American

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written and directed by Daniel Adams, and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, Bruce Dern,

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and

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in her final film role. Zana Messia wrote the film's theme song. In a two-week period beginning on Christmas 2009, the film earned $32,307 on a single screen.

Plot

The film is set on

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, in 1912 and follows the story of two lighthouse attendants, one young and one old, who swear to abstain from women, until two women arrive for their summer vacation. It is based upon ''The Woman Haters: A Yarn of Eastboro Twin-Lights'' (1911) by

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Cast

* Richard Dreyfuss as Seth Atkins / Bascom * Bruce Dern as Bernie * Blythe Danner as Mrs. Bascom *

as Ruth *

as John Brown / Russell Brooks *

as Mrs. Deacon * Stephen Russell as Jedidiah Snow * Jason Alan Smith as Ezra * Ben Dreyfuss as Grocery Boy

References

External links

* 2009 romantic comedy films 2009 films Films directed by Daniel Adams (director) American romantic comedy films Films based on American novels Films scored by Pinar Toprak Films set in 1912 Films set in Massachusetts Works set in lighthouses 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub