Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis

TV Movie
19881988
1h 40m

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5.3/10

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Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)

Comedy

Nearly a generation later, the middle-aged Dobie Gillis is nothing like he was as a youth, having sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into predictable adult life married to the reliable ... Read allNearly a generation later, the middle-aged Dobie Gillis is nothing like he was as a youth, having sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into predictable adult life married to the reliable Zelda (who pursued him all through high school), and assumed his father's role of running ... Read allNearly a generation later, the middle-aged Dobie Gillis is nothing like he was as a youth, having sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into predictable adult life married to the reliable Zelda (who pursued him all through high school), and assumed his father's role of running the family variety store. Suddenly, key industries in the town shut down, putting hundreds... Read all

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5.3/10

179

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Director
- Stanley Z. Cherry
Writers
- Stanley Z. Cherry(teleplay)
- Deborah Zoe Dawson(teleplay)
- Victoria Johns(teleplay)
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Trivia
Asked where he's been all these years, Maynard G. Krebs tells Dobie he has been stranded on a desert island--referring to Bob Denver's greatest role as Gilligan of Gilligan's Island.

Connections
Follows The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)

Soundtracks
Original Dobie Theme
Written by Max Shulman & Lionel Newman

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Based on a classic play

The plot of this film was lifted directly from Friedrich Durenmatt's play, Der Besuch die Alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady). It was an indictment of capitalism by Durenmatt, a radical Swiss socialist. Ironic that someone chose this as the plot device in an obvious attempt to cash in on America's preoccupation with its youth.

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