The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 1981 TV, 100 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Baldwin Cast: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Connie Forslund, Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Scatman Crothers, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain
This is the third Gilligan TV movie that constituted a comeback for the Gilligan crew still stuck on the island. They get a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters, a mad scientist, and basketballing robots.
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High School U.S.A. 1983 TV, 96 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodney Amateau Cast: Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Todd Bridges, Angela Cartwright, Bob Denver, Dwayne Hickman, Anthony Edwards, Lauri Hendler, Dana Plato, Crystal Bernard, Elinor Donahue, David(1) Nelson
It's the rich "A" group against the "nerds" in this light comedy of high-school life. The rivalry heats up when Jay-Jay (Michael J. Fox) pursues the girlfriend, Beth (Nancy McKeon), of the leader of the "A" group. Plenty of TV celebs in this TV film.
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A Private's Affair 1959 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Sal Mineo, Christine Carere, Barry Coe, Barbara Eden, Gary Crosby, Terry Moore, Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Alan Hewitt, Bob Denver
A group of young entertainers gather together to put on a television show while performing at an Army base.
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Rescue from Gilligan's Island 1978 TV, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie H. Martinson Cast: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Judith Baldwin, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Vincent Schiavelli, Art LaFleur, Norman Bartold, Mary Gregory
After all those years, the crew of the Minnow is rescued after the Professor (Russell Johnson) uses part of a barometer from a Russian satellite that had crashed on the island. The barometer indicates that a huge wave will sweep the island, so Gilligan (Bob Denver) and crew prepare to ride it off the island and out to sea. The plan works, after a rescue by a Navy helicopter, and they arrive in Hawaii. Civilization has changed, and it is not easy to adjust–especially with those Russian spies looking for the barometer.
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Take Her, She's Mine 1963 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster Cast: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley, John McGiver, Bob Denver, Irene Tsu, Philippe Forquet, Marcel Hillaire, Maurice Marsac
This family comedy involves problems imagined by the father, Frank Michaelson (James Stewart), when his daughter Mollie (Sandra Dee) heads off to college.
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The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West 1976 G, 86 min. Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jack Arnold, Earl Bellamy, Bruce Bilson, Oscar Rudolph Cast: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Lynn Wood, William Cort, Eddie Little Sky, Ernest Esparza III, Don "Red" Barry, James Gammon, Dennis Fimple, John Quade
In this take-off on TV's "Gilligan's Island," 19th-century wagonmaster Callahan (Forrest Tucker) and his bumbling sidekick Dusty (Bob Denver), along with their passengers, become castaways on the trail from St. Louis to California when they are separated from the wagon train.
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Who's Minding the Mint? 1967 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris Cast: Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Bob Denver, Walter Brennan, Victor Buono, Jack Gilford, Jamie Farr, Jackie Joseph
After U.S. Mint worker Harry Lucas (Jim Hutton) accidentally destroys new bills worth $50,000, he plots to reprint the money–with the help of some very unsavory characters.
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| 1. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
2. High School U.S.A. (1983)
3. A Private's Affair (1959)
4. Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
5. Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
6. The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)
7. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
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