Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV)

Director:

Leslie H. Martinson

Writers:

David P. Harmon (writer)
Al Schwartz (writer)

Release Date:

14 October 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The castaways must try to readjust to life in civilization after they are rescued from the island.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Hut | Castaway | Gilligan | Helicopter

Cast

Bob Denver	...	Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Skipper Jonas Grumby
Jim Backus	...	Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer	...	Lovey Wentworth Howell
Judith Baldwin	...	Ginger Grant
Russell Johnson	...	Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
Dawn Wells	...	Mary Ann Summers
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Dimitri
Art LaFleur	...	Ivan
Norman Bartold	...	Producer
Barbara Mallory	...	Cindy Smith
June Whitley Taylor	...	Miss Ainsworth
Martin Rudy	...	Dean
Mary Gregory	...	Mrs. Devonshire
Glenn Robards	...	Mr. Devonshire

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Redwood Productions

Trivia:

This and the following TV movies were considered pilots for a possible new Gilligan TV series. All the original cast returned except for Tina Louise, who wanted too much money and was replaced by Judith Baldwin.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end of the movie as the seven swim ashore onto the beach of an island lagoon, the cast members are still wearing their hats - clearly impossible after having swam in the ocean a reasonable distance.

Quotes:

[The castaways are planning to tie their huts together to make a raft]
Skipper: Only question is, will it have enough bottom?
Gilligan: If that's the question, Skipper, you sure got the answer.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Rescue from Gilligan's Island" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Ballad of Gilligan's Island

A Trip Down Memory Lane

When I heard that this reunion movie was going to be made, I really looked forward to it. However, once you get past the reunion of the characters and the looking at how they changed (gee, Ginger looks and sounds different) you get just a routine chase movie where a couple of Soviet spies chase Gilligan to get a back a computer disc that came off of one of their satelites. This film might have been a great piece of nostalgia, but it comes up a little short once you get reacquainted with the funniest group of castaways ever.