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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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bobby is told by the Detective that JR's car was hit by the tanker on Loop 12, which is an actual highway in the Dallas area. In the scene where the car is hit, Texas State Highway 161 in Irving, TX stood in for Loop 12. JR's car was parked south of the Rochelle Road overpass and just north of the freeway's then-terminus just north of Texas SH 183. That section of SH 161 had opened to traffic in 1994 and now connects the two tolled segments of the President George Bush Turnpike.

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Goofs

When Bobby Ewing rescues Julia Cunningham from the back of a galloping horse, the ground changes several times between grass in the long shots to sand in the close-ups.

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Quotes

Anita Smithfield: You know what really turns me on about you?
J.R. Ewing: What's that?
Anita Smithfield: You make Machiavelli look like Mother Teresa.

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Connections

Followed by Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998)

User Reviews

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DALLAS there is nothing out that can compare to the acting as the actors acted in the series.To me there has been no series out that any one actor has compared to the actor JR EWING.I wish somebody would get all the episodes on vhs or dvd soon.

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