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Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

  • TV Movie
  • 20012001
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
517
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Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A fun behind-the-scenes look into the 60's television series, "Gilligan's Island."A fun behind-the-scenes look into the 60's television series, "Gilligan's Island."A fun behind-the-scenes look into the 60's television series, "Gilligan's Island."
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
517
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Paul A. Kaufman
  • Writer
    • Duane Poole(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Dawn Wells
    • Russell Johnson
    • Bob Denver
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul A. Kaufman
  • Writer
    • Duane Poole(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Dawn Wells
    • Russell Johnson
    • Bob Denver
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    • 29User reviews
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    Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001)
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    Eric Allan Kramer in Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001)
    As "Alan Hale" in SURVIVING GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

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    Dawn Wells
    Dawn Wells
    • Selfas Self
    Russell Johnson
    Russell Johnson
    • Selfas Self
    Bob Denver
    Bob Denver
    • Selfas Self
    Kristen Dalton
    Kristen Dalton
    • Tina Louiseas Tina Louise
    Samantha Harris
    Samantha Harris
    • Dawn Wellsas Dawn Wells
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Network Executive #1as Network Executive #1
    Eric Allan Kramer
    Eric Allan Kramer
    • Alan Hale Jr.as Alan Hale Jr.
    Aaron Lustig
    Aaron Lustig
    • Sherwood Schwartzas Sherwood Schwartz
    E.J. Peaker
    E.J. Peaker
    • Natalie Schaferas Natalie Schafer
    Steve Vinovich
    Steve Vinovich
    • Jim Backusas Jim Backus
    Jon Wellner
    Jon Wellner
    • Bob Denveras Bob Denver
    Michael Wiseman
    Michael Wiseman
    • Russell Johnsonas Russell Johnson
    Jerry Van Dyke
    Jerry Van Dyke
    • Selfas Self
    Christopher Neiman
    Christopher Neiman
    • Network Executive #2as Network Executive #2
    Terry Davis
    • Friend's Sisteras Friend's Sister
    Mark Hutter
    Mark Hutter
    • Director #2as Director #2
    Ray Buktenica
    Ray Buktenica
    • Director #1as Director #1
    Jim Jansen
    Jim Jansen
    • TV GUIDE Rep.as TV GUIDE Rep.
    • Director
      • Paul A. Kaufman
    • Writer
      • Duane Poole(teleplay)
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    Storyline

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    A (very) warm-hearted film about the Sasha of Gilligan's Island - from it's beginning. Told with humour and candour by Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) the professor (Russell Johnson), and - yes, Gilligan (Bob Denver) and an entire cast recreating them during the series and after. —Dylan Self <robocoptng986127@aol.com>
    • behind the scenes
    • television
    • tv series
    • reference to raquel welch
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    • Taglines
      • The Scandals. The Egos. The Fights. Find out what when on when the cameras went off.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dwayne Hickman, who appears here as a network executive, was the star of the earlier TV series "The Many Loves of Doby Gillis", in which Gilligan star Bob Denver had appeared as regular character Maynard G. Krebbs.
    • Goofs
      As Dawn Wells, Samantha Harris says she won the 'Ms. Fitness' contest, but there was no such thing at the time "Gilligan's Island" was being filmed. The first fitness contest was held in the mid-nineties.
    • Connections
      Features The Twilight Zone (1959)

    User reviews29

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    This was fun to watch
    As a 32 year old, I grew up with watching Gilligan's Island. By watching this interesting "behind the scenes", I learned a lot. Heck, I never realized that Tina Louise was ashamed of being a part of the series. What a loser! Anyway, this was a lot of fun to watch as was anything but a "scandle" documentary. I was, at first, expecting to see some kind of E The True Hollywood Story. This was, instead, a very tastefully and well done story.
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    • DJAkin
    • Feb 15, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Surviving Gilligan's Island
    • Filming locations
      • Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Entertainment Production
      • Landscape Entertainment
      • The Kaufman Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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