The Beverly Hillbillies

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The Beverly Hillbillies

PG

Released Oct 15, 1993

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Romance

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Backwoods farmer Jed Clampett (Jim Varney) strikes oil on his land, and soon he and his clan have moved to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills, Calif. As Jed, Granny (Cloris Leachman), Elly May (Erika Eleniak) and Jethro (Diedrich Bader) adjust to completely new surroundings and culture, they must deal with an unscrupulous banker (Dabney Coleman) and his employees, who are scheming to get their money. Luckily, the banker's top assistant (Lily Tomlin) develops a soft spot for the Clampetts.

Critics Consensus

Wasting a talented cast and director Penelope Spheeris' deft comedic touch on crude hijinks, this lame adaptation digs for comedic gold and only finds dirt.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Jonathan Shade

Empire Magazine

With films like these, it's a wonder studios still think it's a good idea to regurgitate the past.

Rated: 1/5

May 13, 2008

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Four writers worked on the script, and they all should hang their heads in shame.

May 13, 2008

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

On The Beverly Hillbillies, what do I need to say? You know this redneck fable. There's more right than wrong here in Spheeris's take.

Jan 20, 2022

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

It hurts to see such a gifted woman wasting her time in a relentlessly dumb movie.

May 29, 2018

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Unnecessary '90s remake has iffy humor, stereotypes.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 23, 2016

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Crazy P

Corny as f, it is, so it's good to see some nostalgic sheet with some updated characters. Good old weirdos, reminders of them good old days. Funny, silly and fun stuff. Worth the watch cuz Ernest scared stupid and Oswald from Drew carey show being silly together.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Simon S

Definitely worth watching, got a few good laughs in it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Jerod S

If you grew up with the show, you'll enjoy the absolute cheeseball movie this is. California howdy and all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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Patrick R

The Beverly Hillbillies is the Film version of Comfort Food. I know it has flaws and the plot is kind of disjointed, but I enjoy the film and it is one of my all time Guilty Pleasures. The Cast with the Late Greats: Jim Varney & Cloris Leachman (RIP), not to forgot then up and new comers Erika Eleniak and Diedrich Bader all are hilarious as the Clampett Clan,

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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steve d

The show was bad, this was worse.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I kind of love that this movie answers all of my meta needs, from reuniting Dolly Parton with Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin to having Buddy Ebsen show up as Barnaby Jones. And I realize that every critic wanted more out of director Penelope Spheeris. But look, I'm a simple man and I like seeing Jim Varney play Uncle Jed and do you have any clue how many hours and hours I've watched of the original show? So yeah, Erika Eleniak is no Donan Douglas, Diedrich Bader can never touch Max Baer Jr. and while I love Cloris Leachman, she's not anywhere close to Irene Ryan. But isn't it cool to get one more episode, in fact, multiple episodes? And yeah, Rob Schenider and Lea Thompson are just alright bad guys, but this is a movie silly enough to have Zsa Zsa Gabor show up as herself and not smart enough for Jed to say, "That's that Oliver Douglas feller's sister's wife." Seriously, grade school Sam watched Leave It to Beaver, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Beverly Hillbillies every single day for hours. If anybody wants to reboot any of those shows, please reach out to me. I'm ready to share my wasted life with the world.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Cloris Leachman

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Jethro Bodine

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Synopsis

Backwoods farmer Jed Clampett (Jim Varney) strikes oil on his land, and soon he and his clan have moved to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills, Calif. As Jed, Granny (Cloris Leachman), Elly May (Erika Eleniak) and Jethro (Diedrich Bader) adjust to completely new surroundings and culture, they must deal with an unscrupulous banker (Dabney Coleman) and his employees, who are scheming to get their money. Luckily, the banker's top assistant (Lily Tomlin) develops a soft spot for the Clampetts.

Director: Penelope Spheeris
Producer: Ian Bryce, Penelope Spheeris
Screenwriter: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl
Distributor: Abril Vídeo, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo