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Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)

Rescue from Gilligan's Island poster
Directed by
Leslie H. Martinson
Genre
comedy television program
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
G
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The castaways from Gilligan's Island finally manage to get rescued after 15 years stuck on the island. The film shows what happens when they return to modern society.

lightheartednostalgicwhimsicalplayfulgentleoptimisticlivelyfunny

What happens

Rescue from Gilligan's Island is a 1978 made-for-television comedy film that continues the adventures of the shipwrecked castaways from the 1964–67 sitcom Gilligan's Island, starring Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr., and featuring all the original cast with the exception of Tina Louise, who was replaced in the role of Ginger Grant by Judith Baldwin. The film first aired on NBC as a two-part special on October 14 and October 21, 1978. The film has the characters finally being rescued after 15 years on the island. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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