GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, SURVIVING(2001)
Hosted by Dawn Wells, Bob Denver & Russell Johnson!
The trio(at the time the only ones still alive) do
a bang up job and you can see the pride they have in
the series they did so many years before!
If you're a Gilligan's Island fan, or a fan of Jim
Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr. or Dawn Wells this
is a must watch!! This is extremely good, and it has
so much behind the scenes info that you wonderhow you
ever existed before this! An absolutely wonderful film,
and the actors portraying the fabulous seven do a really
bang up job, especially Eric Allan Kramer(The Skipper),
Steve Vinovich(The Milliionaire - Thurston Howell III)
& Jon Wellner(Gilligan)!
And as one of the execs, Dwayne Hickman - Dobie
Gillis himself! A
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
I never saw the promos for this wonderful feat
of nostalgic fun, but as a Gilligan fan, I knew
it was coming up. It was as funny and as cartoonish
as the series with the last three survivors (if you
consider Tina Louise killed "Ginger") telling in
front of the camera their favorite anecdotes and
having them acted out for all the fans who already
know them. The host segments were wonderful, and
the flashbacks were made wonderful by actors who
looked like the castaways. I have seen Eric Allen
Kramer and Steven Vinovich play other roles, but
it was this movie that convinced me just how much
they look like the Skipper and Mr. Howell. Samantha
Harris and Kristen Dalton were equally wonderful
as Mary Ann/Dawn Wells and Ginger/Tina Louise. I
wonder how Tina is going to take this bashing portrayal
of herself as a prima donna. If anything, I'd love
to see these new actors take over the roles and
bring back the series. If they can return us the
the series, maybe they can bring back the series. - aesgaard41