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Actors: Jim Varney, Cloris Leachman, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Dabny Coleman, Lily Tomlin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Beverly Hillbillies |
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When a stray bullet from Jed Clampett's rifle strikes oil in his swamp, he and his gorgeous tomboy daughter Elly May, dimwitted nephew Jethro, and reluctant, fiesty mother-in-law "Granny" load up the truck and move to a mansion in Beverly Hills. Not used to being billionaires, they pick up road kill for future dining en route. Jethro tries a little wall-bashing in an attempt to free the (intercom) voices in the mansion walls. Jed scares away a potential investment partner by misinterpretting the meaning of "stud farm." Elly joins the high school wrestling team and trounces a bully. Granny sets up her "tonic" still in the yard.
Banker Milburn Drysdale will do anything to keep their account in his bank - even making Jethro its Vice President. When Jed says he wants to get hitched to someone who can help him raise Elly to be refined and ladylike, Drysdale's secretary Jane Hathaway starts a search. Jethro "helps" by buying garish billboard ads, attracting over 1200 applicants. Unscrupulous bank employee Woodrow Tyler and his greedy girlfriend Laura contrive a plan. Laura presents herself at the Clampett's door as French Governess Laurette Voleur, offering her services for Elly. She endears herself to Jed by pretending to share his interests. At his birthday bash, she elicits a proposal by convincing Elly it's what Jed wants, so that Elly convinces Jed it's what she wants. Tyler has the trusting Jed sign a secret prenuptial agreement, and gets ready to transfer Jed's money into a Swiss account the second Jed says "I do."
But Granny overhears them talking, and threatens to stop the wedding. The culprits take her, tied and gagged, to a disreputable retirement home where she is given electro shock therapy while the wedding preparations go ahead. Noticing Granny is missing, Miss Hathaway tracks her down with the help of Private Investigator Barnaby Jones (Buddy Ebsen, the original tv series' Jed.) Disguising herself as a nurse, she sneaks in, uses Granny's own tonic to revive her, and races with her toward the wedding-in-progress. They are stopped by security at the mansion's gates for not having their invitations, and have only seconds to find a way to get in, stop the ceremony, and save Jed's money.
--vjm, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Beverly Hillbillies |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- rags to riches
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
- California
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Country/Western
Is this movie based on a
- TV show
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