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Title: The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jim Varney | ... | Jed Clampett | |
| Diedrich Bader | ... | Jethro Bodine / Jethrine Bodine | |
| Erika Eleniak | ... | Elly May Clampett | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Granny | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Miss Jane Hathaway | |
| Lea Thompson | ... | Laura Jackson | |
| Dolly Parton | ... | Dolly Parton | |
| Rob Schneider | ... | Woodrow Tyler | |
| Dabney Coleman | ... | Milburn Drysdale | |
| Penny Fuller | ... | Mrs. Margaret Drysdale | |
| Kevin Connolly | ... | Morgan Drysdale | |
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Linda Carlson | ... | Aunt Pearl |
| Lyman Ward | ... | Chief Gallo | |
| Leann Hunley | ... | Miss Arlington | |
| Ernie Lively | ... | Briggs | |
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills, when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife, there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck. Written by Rob Hartill
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"The Beverly Hillbillies" was a very well known and popular sixties TV show, that many people grew up with, and still enjoy to this very day. The show was about a very rural, and country family, who strike oil on there land, become immensely wealthy, and move out to the big city in California. Basically, it was "a fish out of water" story. However, the problem with this TV to movie adaptation is this: "What works in a TV show, won't work in a movie." You can't have a movie run on just one premise! A film's plot requires much more than that. The plot of the film is this: a sleazy con-man finds out about The Clampett's massive fortune, and he and his girlfriend devise a plan to steal all of their money, and The Clampetts and their friends must stop them. I really don't need to say anything else, because that's all that goes on in this movie. The plot is nothing new, and as a matter of fact, this movie, "The Addams Family", and "Addams Family Values" have the exact same plot! many of the jokes are flat, and unfunny. Not to mention, the film is as predictable as can be. It's a shame how the movie turned out. Especially considering how extremely talented the cast is! Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Dabney Coleman, Lea Thompson, and Rob Schneider, all give very good performances. The film fails, because of its weak script, and rehashed plot. Despite all its flaws however, I will give the film a few positive accolades: The cameo with Buddy Ebsen (Who was the original Jed Clampett by the way.) was very funny. But most of all, the film did not make a mockery of what the original series was, nor did the film parody the original show. Which many TV- to-film remakes do. I'm very thankful that the writer/writers and director chose not to go with either of those options, and I tip my hat to them for that! So, here's what it all comes down to: "Is The Beverly Hillbillies a bad film?" No. "Is it a great film?" No. It had a lot of potential to be a great film, but it suffered from very poor writing. The best thing that I can say about this film, is that out of all the recent TV-to-film remakes, this one is the least bad. None of the TV-to-film remakes have ever come close to capturing the spirit or magic of the original series, and this film failed as well, but I must give credit to this film for actually trying.