The Beverly Hillbillies
Backwoods farmer Jed Clampett strikes oil on his land, and soon he and his clan have moved to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills, Calif. There they become the targets of a scheming couple trying to get their hands on Jed's fortune.
22 March 1923, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
12 May 1945, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
6 February 1917, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
10 June 1941, Houston, Texas, USA
13 December 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 May 1964, New York City, New York, USA
December 19, 2004
It's fitting that The Beverly Hillbillies is based on a popular sitcom, given that the film feels perfectly suited to the small screen.May 12, 2001
Tomlin finds the humor and the heart in these hillbillies. The rest is just crude oil.May 13, 2008
Four writers worked on the script, and they all should hang their heads in shame.May 13, 2008
With films like these, it's a wonder studios still think it's a good idea to regurgitate the past.June 24, 2006
Director Spheeris should be ashamed of herself.May 13, 2008
An endearing revival for TV's favourite hicks.January 01, 2000
Imagine the dumbest half-hour sitcom you've ever seen, spin it out to 93 minutes by making it even more thin and shallow, and you have this movie. It's appalling. It's not even really a good version of whatever it was that made the TV series appealing.May 13, 2008
This big-screen expansion boasts one of the richest comic ensembles in recent memory, working well under Penelope Spheeris... About all that's missing is a point.August 30, 2004
You'll hate yourself for enjoying this, but enjoy it you will.September 07, 2005
Unbearable.February 23, 2016
Unnecessary '90s remake has iffy humor, stereotypes.May 13, 2008
It's thin stuff, but the ingratiating naivete of the characters and the aw-shucks friendliness of the cast are disarming, and it becomes easy to just let this go down as a country tune with some moonshine on the side.