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Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

19784.61h 35mG

Overview

When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.

Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Written by David P. Harmon, Al Schwartz, Elroy Schwartz
Produced by Lloyd J. Schwartz
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Top Cast

Bob Denver

Bob Denver

Gilligan

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Skipper Jonas Grumby

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Thurston Howell III

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Lovey Wentworth Howell

Judith Baldwin

Judith Baldwin

Ginger Grant

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.

Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells

Mary Ann Summers

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Dimitri

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

Ivan

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

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islandmarooned

About Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Rescue from Gilligan's Island is a comedy, adventure, tv movie film released in 1978 exploring themes of island, marooned. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson, it stars Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus. When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.

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