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Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History is a 2001 American made-for-television docudrama film based on the 1964–1967 television sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Oct 14, 2001 · A comedy drama about the behind-the-scenes stories of the 60's sitcom "Gilligan's Island". Featuring cast interviews, trivia, goofs, and clips from the show and its reunion specials.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Paul A. Kaufman
- 2001-10-14
Television movie that gives a "behind-the-scenes" look at the television series "Gilligan's Island," which ran from 1964 to 1967 on CBS. The story, told from the point of view of Dawn Wells (Mary Ann), Bob Denver (Gilligan) and Russell Johnson (the Professor), begins with the battle the creator...
- Paul A. Kaufman
- Susan Angelo
Watch Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson share behind-the-scenes stories of the classic sitcom Gilligan's Island. Learn about their personal lives, relationships and challenges during the filming of the show.
- Paul A. Kaufman
- TV-PG
- Drama
- Overview
- Synopsis
- Highlights
- Cast
- Trivia
Surviving Gilligan's Island is a 2001 made-for-television docudrama film based on the 1964–1967 CBS television sitcom "Gilligan's Island" with actors playing scenes in the making of the series. Airing on October 14, 2001, the film stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson.
The plot of the film depicts the attempts of "Gilligan's Island" producer Sherwood Schwartz to make "Gilligan's Island." It portrays the networks turning him down as well as the filming of the pilot episode. It also portrays the changes the cast went through after the pilot episode received negative feedback. Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell John...
•Recreation of the rescue scene from Rescue from Gilligan's Island with several thousand new extras.
•Dawn Wells steps out from behind the scenes to create Mary Ann's curls.
Main Cast
•Bob Denver as Himself (also archive footage)
•Alan Hale, Jr. as The Skipper (archive footage)
•Jim Backus as Mr. Howell (archive footage)
•Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell (archive footage)
•Tina Louise as Ginger (archive footage)
•The full title of the movie is "Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredible True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History."
•Dawn Wells steps out from behind the scenes to help establish the Mary Ann pig-tails.
•Cast member Tina Louise, who portrayed Ginger in the series, did not participate in the film.
•Comedian Jerry Van Dyke appears in an interview segment. Van Dyke, Bob Denver and Alan Hale have all appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show."
•Jerry Van Dyke makes a cameo in one of the host segments. He was the first choice to play Gilligan, but his agent had already signed on to another sitcom, My Mother the Car, believing it to be the superior series. Van Dyke joked that that was a move he would never forget as that sitcom ranked among TV Guide's "50 Worst Ideas for a TV show."
•The film has been released on both VHS and DVD with special features including footage of the casting of the performers, a trivia game and other information about the behind-the-scenes look of scenes.
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Oct 14, 2001 · A campy look at the making of the 1964-67 TV series, as told by stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson, as well as in flashbacks (actors play the castaways). Bob/Gilligan: Jon Wellner. Dawn/Mary Ann: Samantha Harris. Tina/Ginger: Kristen Dalton.
