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| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: October 15, 1993 |
Starring:
Cloris Leachman, Dabney Coleman, Diedrich Bader, Dolly Parton, Erika Eleniak, Jim Varney, Lea Thompson, Lily Tomlin, Penny Fuller, Rob Schneider
Summary:
A feature-length adaptation of the classic television show, when nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil, and moves him and his kin to posh Beverly Hills.
The important thing is that the film knows how to make itself likable. It's executed with warmth and affection and a high enough energy level to keep it entertaining. [15 Oct 1993, p.53]
One of the family comedy treats of the season. [15 Oct 1993, p.6]
What you've got here is nothing more (or less) than a smartly recast 90-minute episode of the old show, and that, as longtime fans of the Hillbillies will tell you, can be more fun than a swim in the ce-ment pond. [15 Oct 1993, p.D18]
The plot, which features Lea Thompson as a gold digger scheming to marry Jed, is like something you’d catch on the USA Network at 4 a.m. But enough of beating a dead possum. After sitting through The Beverly Hillbillies, I now realize that the best tribute anyone can make to the pop detritus of our childhood is to let it rest in peace.
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