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Director:
Peter Baldwin
Writers:
David P. Harmon (writer)
Gordon Mitchell (writer)
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Release Date:
15 May 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Sport more
Plot:
The staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Bob Denver ... Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr. ... Skipper Jonas Grumby
Jim Backus ... Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer ... Lovey Wentworth Howell
Constance Forslund ... Ginger Grant
Russell Johnson ... Prof. Roy Hinkley Jr.
Dawn Wells ... Mary Ann Summers
David Ruprecht ... Thurston Howell IV

Martin Landau ... J.J. Pierson
Barbara Bain ... Dr. Olga Schmetner
Scatman Crothers ... Dewey Stevens
Whitney Rydbeck ... George (the robot)
Dreama Perry Denver ... The Howells' secretary
Rosalind Chao ... Hotel clerk
Stu Nahan ... Sportscaster #1
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Gilligan's Island (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally written as a vehicle for the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the film was retooled for the Harlem Globetrotters when the Cheerleaders were unavailable. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Nanny: Schlepped Away (#1.15)" (1994) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Even Better than the Novel!, 13 May 2008
Author: Randy Coates from Canada

This movie is incredible! Amazing! It had everything! It is truly shocking that it was a made for TV production, it has epic blockbuster written all over it.

Name it and this movie has it. The Harlem Globetrotters, greedy developers, Gilligan, Mary-Ann, The Professor, The Skipper, the millionaire and his wife, the rest, tourists, basketball in an exotic Caribbean location....... this movie has everything! EVERYTHING! ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!

You should be grateful, very grateful, that we get entertainment such as this. The world is good.

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