The Beverly Hillbillies (film)

The Beverly Hillbillies
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPenelope Spheeris
Screenplay byLawrence Konner
Mark Rosenthal
Jim Fisher
Jim Staahl
Story byLawrence Konner
Mark Rosenthal
Based onThe Beverly Hillbillies by Paul Henning
Produced byIan Bryce
Penelope Spheeris
Starring
CinematographyRobert Brinkmann
Edited byRoss Albert
Music byLalo Schifrin
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$57.4 million[1]

The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris,[2] written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Rob Schneider, Lea Thompson and Lily Tomlin.

Based on the television series of the same name (which ran from 1962–71), the film features cameo appearances by Buddy Ebsen (the original Jed Clampett, in his final motion picture appearance, playing his other starring television role, Detective Barnaby Jones), Dolly Parton and Zsa Zsa Gabor. The film grossed $57 million worldwide and was panned by critics. It follows a poor hillbilly named Jed Clampett (Varney), who becomes a billionaire after inadvertently finding crude oil on his property while firing his gun.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rhodes, Joe (1993-06-13). "Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars . . . : Yes, they're making a movie from TV's 'Beverly Hillbillies.' My goodness, should they tamper with a national treasure?". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  3. ^ "Hollywood To Make Movie Of Old 'Beverly Hillbillies'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-10-06.