{"product_id":"rescue-from-gilligans-island-1978-the-wackiest-wagon-train-in-the-west-1976","title":"Rescue From Gilligan's Island (1978) \/ The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)","description":"\u003cb\u003eRESCUE FROM GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (1978):\u003c\/b\u003e It's been 14 years, and Gilligan, the Skipper, millionaire Thurston Howell III and his wife, movie star Ginger Grant, the Professor, and Mary Ann are all still stranded on that uncharted desert isle. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of a little metal disc that falls off a high-tech Russian spy satellite and lands right in Gilligan's lap. The Professor uses it to power a navigational device that finally brings the crew of the \u003ci\u003eS.S. Minnow\u003c\/i\u003e back home! The castaways find that the world has changed drastically in their absence, and not always for the better. There's little time for malaise, however, as a pair of sinister Russian spies want that metal disc back, and they're willing to kill Gilligan to get it!\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After years of letters from fans demanding the castaways finally be rescued, \u003ci\u003eRescue from Gilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e aired as a two-part TV movie on NBC October 14 and 21, 1978. Original stars Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells all returned. One cast member who did not was Tina Louise, who was vocal about \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e ruining her serious acting career. After she asked the producers for an exorbitantly large amount of money to play Ginger again, they replaced her with actress Judith Baldwin (ironically, Louise and Baldwin had appeared alongside each other in \u003ci\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/i\u003e just three years earlier.) \u003ci\u003eRescue from Gilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e was a ratings smash, and inspired two further TV movies with the original crew (and Baldwin): \u003ci\u003eThe Castaways on Gilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eThe Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). Actor Vincent Schiavelli, who plays one of the Russian spies, is best known for his memorable parts in \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e (1975) and \u003ci\u003eGhost\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE WACKIEST WAGON TRAIN IN THE WEST (1976):\u003c\/b\u003e With \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e reruns still bringing in high ratings in the 1970s, series creator Sherwood Schwartz decided to put a new spin on an old concept. Premiering in 1974, \u003ci\u003eDusty's Trail\u003c\/i\u003e centered around a group of pioneers lost in the untamed frontier after being separated from a wagon train. All of the characters from \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e are represented, with Bob Denver as the bumbling Dusty and \u003ci\u003eF-Troop\u003c\/i\u003e star Forrest Tucker as the Skipper-like wagonmaster Mr. Callahan. Together with the engineer, the banker and his wife, the saloon girl, the young school teacher and the wagon master, the group make a succession of comical attempts at finding their way to California. \u003ci\u003eThe Wackiest Wagon Train in the West\u003c\/i\u003e is a feature-length compilation of four episodes of the series (\"Tomahawk Territory\", \"Horse of Another Color\", \"There Is Nothing Like a Dame\" and \"The Not So Magnificent Seven\") that was released theatrically in August 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802770694294,"sku":"089218817099","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218817099.jpg?v=1762203222","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/rescue-from-gilligans-island-1978-the-wackiest-wagon-train-in-the-west-1976","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}