Rescue from Gilligan's Island
| Rescue from Gilligan's island | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Written by | Sherwood Schwartz Elroy Schwartz Al Schwartz David Harmon |
| Directed by | Leslie H. Martinson |
| Starring |
Bob Denver Alan Hale, Jr. Dawn Wells Jim Backus Natalie Schafer Russell Johnson Judith Baldwin |
| Theme music composer | Gerald Fried |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Producer(s) | Lloyd J. Schwartz |
| Location(s) | Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Robert Primes |
| Editor(s) | Marshall Neilan |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Redwood Productions Sherwood Schwartz Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 14 – 21, 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Gilligan's Island |
| Followed by | The Castaways on Gilligan's Island |
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. The film first aired on NBC as a two-part special on October 14 and October 21, 1978. In depicting the long-awaited rescue of the castaways, the film forms a cathartic response to many of the episodes of the series in which "they almost get off the island". The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson.
The story picks up 15 years after the original shipwreck. Gilligan has a nightmare about the island melting. The film then notes that far away from Gilligan's Island in an unidentified country (one may assume the Soviet Union), a military unit is monitoring a satellite that is experiencing technical problems. The scientists controlling the satellite activate a self-destruct mechanism to prevent the satellite from crashing to Earth, as it contains a disc that holds some very important, top-secret information. The metal disc from the satellite is not destroyed, instead making it through the Earth's atmosphere and landing at the lagoon, eventually being found by Gilligan.
The Professor realizes that a unique alloy in the disc can be used to make a barometer. While using the new barometer, the Professor deduces that they are going to be hit by a tsunami of such magnitude that it will destroy the island (he can't back this up, as even their radio has finally broken down due to age). To survive the killer wave, the Professor has the castaways maneuver three huts together and secure them to one another.
When the castaways awaken the next morning, they realize that the Professor's prediction has come true; they have been swept off the island and their huts have become a makeshift raft. Gilligan makes a fire on the deck to cook a fish, and leaves the fire unattended. Unfortunately for Gilligan, the fire begins to spread out of control, but the other castaways promptly extinguish it. After being angry at Gilligan, the castaways are then grateful when the United States Coast Guard spots the smoke and rescues them.
After the raft is towed to Hawaii, the castaways' names are announced to the anxious crowds. Most of the cast's full names are recited, but a bullhorn obscures part of the first mate's name, and all that is heard is "Gilligan". The castaways are at first confused by modern life. After a ton of hoopla and media hype, the group agrees to meet again at Christmas aboard the S.S. Minnow II.
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