The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
October 6, 1981Release Date
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
October 6, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Buddy Ebsen
Jed Clampett
Donna Douglas
Elly May Clampett
Nancy Kulp
Jane Hathaway
Imogene Coca
Granny's Maw
Ray Young
Jethro Bodine
Robert M. Leeds
Director
Werner Klemperer
C.D. Medford
Paul Henning
Writer
Lloyd 'Shad' Heller
Self
Billy May
Composer
Linda Henning
Linda
King Donovan
Andy Miller
Earl Scruggs
Composer
Frank V. Phillips
Cinematographer
Lurene Tuttle
Mollie Heller
Richard Greer
Editor
Details.
Release DateOctober 6, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Return of the Beverly Hillbillies is a 1981 American made-for-television comedy film based on the 1962β1971 sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies which reunited original cast members Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas and Nancy Kulp reprising their characters of Jed Clampett, Elly May Clampett and Jane Hathaway, along with newcomers Werner Klemperer as C.D. Medford, Ray Young as Jethro Bodine and Imogene Coca as Granny's 100-year-old mother; noticeably absent are cast members Irene Ryan (Granny) and Raymond Bailey (Milburn Drysdale), who had died in 1973 and 1980 respectively, and Max Baer Jr. (the original Jethro) who declined to participate.
The film was produced and written by original series creator Paul Henning and was intended as a pilot for a proposed revival of the series, but this never materialized. Return of the Beverly Hillbillies premiered as The CBS Tuesday Night Movie on October 6, 1981.