The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

5.0PG93 minDirector: Penelope Spheeris

1993 film by Penelope Spheeris

The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Rob Schneider, Lea Thompson and Lily Tomlin.

Based on the television series of the same name (which ran from 1962 to 1971), the film features cameo appearances by Buddy Ebsen (the original Jed Clampett, in his final motion picture appearance, playing his other starring television role, Detective Barnaby Jones), Dolly Parton and Zsa Zsa Gabor. The film grossed $57 million worldwide and was panned by critics. It follows a poor hillbilly named Jed Clampett, who becomes a billionaire after inadvertently finding crude oil on his property while firing his gun.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Beverly Hillbillies about?
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) — Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills, when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife, there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists rea
Is The Beverly Hillbillies based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Beverly Hillbillies scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.