Return to Green Acres (1990) (TV)

Director:

William Asher

Writers (WGA):

Jay Sommers (character)
Craig Heller (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Pig Actor | Rural | Sequel | Second Part | TV Series Reunion

Cast

Eddie Albert	...	Oliver Wendell Douglas
Eva Gabor	...	Lisa Douglas, née Gronyitz
Alvy Moore	...	Hank Kimball
Mary Grace Canfield	...	Ralph Monroe
Sid Melton	...	Alf Monroe
Tom Lester	...	Eb Dawson
Frank Cady	...	Sam Drucker
Pat Buttram	...	Mr. Eustace Haney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Tanner Bailey	...	Daisy Ziffel (as Mary Tanner)
Mark Ballou	...	Jeb
Peter Bromilow	...	Doorman
T.J. Castronova	...	Thief
Wayne Chou	...	Chinese Chef
John Scott Clough	...	Brad Armstrong
Sam Denoff	...	Art Dealer
Lisa Figus	...	Joyce
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Flo
Henry Gibson	...	E. Mitchell Armstrong
Karen Haber	...	Hooker
Tippi Hedren	...	Arleen
Sally Kemp	...	Ruthie
Santos Morales	...	Waiter
Maureen Murphy
Lycia Naff	...	B.B.
Humberto Ortiz	...	Shoeshine Kid
John Otrin	...	Man Guest
David Permenter	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Don Perry	...	Tourist Man
Arnold the Piggy	...	Arnold Ziffel
Michael Sessa	...	Watch Man
Tom Simmons	...	Sheriff Bedford
Hank Underwood	...	Clarence
Frank Welker	...	Arnold (voice)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Arnold Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows "Green Acres" (1965)

Sad Reunion

While it was a treat to see the old cast back together, the film suffered from "Reunion" fever that plagued many of the reunion movies of the era. Hatching a silly plot involving spies and trying to stretch it into a two hour movie was a huge mistake.

If they had bothered to watch the old series they would have known that the deviation from the original was killing what they were making before they even filmed it!

The old show consisted of wacky characters that the audience cared about, not some crazy plot that drags the characters out of the places we like to see them in. I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it didn't even show the interiors of the characters homes, and in the case of "Green Acres," the old Haney Place (the Douglas's farm) and Druker's Store were practically characters in themselves.

Besides that, in updating us on the town of Hooterville they forgot to include anyone from "Petticoat Junction," or even the Shady Rest Hotel, for that matter! This was a cookie-cutter production designed to cash in on nostalgia for the series. The actors were great, the script a shambles, and sadly the last time we got to see Pat Buttram, Alvey Moore and Eva Gabor act together.

They should have left the good work that was the original series..alone.