Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996)

Five years after J.R. Ewing lost Ewing Oil and apparently committed suicide, he turns up alive and well. He returns to Dallas and plots to bring his family back together, and regain control of Ewing Oil from his archenemy Cliff Barnes.

Director:

Leonard Katzman

Writers:

Arthur Bernard Lewis (story), Leonard Katzman (teleplay)

Stars:

Rosalind Allen, Chris Demetral, Patrick Duffy

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosalind Allen	...	Julia Cunningham
Chris Demetral	...	Christopher Ewing
Patrick Duffy	...	Bobby Ewing
Linda Gray	...	Sue Ellen Ewing
Larry Hagman	...	J.R. Ewing
Omri Katz	...	John Ross Ewing
Deborah Kellner	...	Pamela Rebecca Cooper
George Kennedy	...	Carter McKay
Ken Kercheval	...	Cliff Barnes
Audrey Landers	...	Afton Cooper
Tracy Scoggins	...	Anita Smithfield
Deborah Rennard	...	Sly Lovegren
Buck Taylor	...	Steve Grisham
George Petrie	...	Harv Smithfield (as George O. Petrie)
Blue Deckert	...	Detective Markham

Storyline

Years after J.R. Ewing lost Ewing Oil and apparently committed suicide, we learn that he is alive and well. He returns to Dallas, and plots what could be his greatest scheme: Bringing his family back together, and regaining control of Ewing Oil from archenemy Cliff Barnes. Will he be successful?

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Plot Keywords:

tv series reunion | second part | judge | detective | sequel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dallas - Il ritorno di J.R.

Filming Locations:

901 Main St, Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eagle Point Production, Olive Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This marks the final appearance of Omri Katz as John Ross Ewing. He had first played the role in Dallas: The Road Back (1983) 13 years earlier.

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Goofs

Traffic on the highway disappears when JR's car explodes.

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Quotes

John Ross Ewing: [after JR appears screwed by Cliff because he sold Ewing Oil to Bobby and Sue Ellen] Dad, I don't understand, why are you smiling? You just lost Ewing Oil?
J.R. Ewing: Son, you don't understand. Ewing Oil is back in Ewing hands. Your Uncle Bobby is no longer going to sell Southfork, and is back in the oil business. I am the Chairman of the Board of Weststar. Your mother is back at Southfork, and you are going to remain in Dallas to learn the oil business under the best damn oil man there ever was.
John Ross Ewing: Dad, when...
[...]

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Connections

References Dallas: The Search (1982)

User Reviews

A filling drawer of times long gone

It was like looking at a filling drawer of 70's-80's greatest American soap characters. The actors on display are covered in dust, have aged almost beyond recognition, and made it clear to me they would be stuck to their characters until death will them part, but nevertheless awakened a morbid curiosity in me to watch( couldn't watch it all, but I just had to have a glimpse) them once more. I remember a line from an early episode of "Dallas" where Cliff, upon receiving some bad news of some kind, remains staring into the air for a second, and then throws his Whisky glass at the door, saying: -"Why don't you just stay out of our life?!?...- Well, by the looks of it, these guys are not going to stay out of ours, and I don't mind that at all.