Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

Oct 14, 2001

1h 40m

★ 7.2

The Scandals. The Egos. The Fights. Find out what when on when the cameras went off.

Overview

A campy look at the making of the 1964-67 TV series, as told by stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson, as well as in flashbacks (actors play the castaways). Bob/Gilligan: Jon Wellner. Dawn/Mary Ann: Samantha Harris. Tina/Ginger: Kristen Dalton. Alan/Skipper: Eric Allan Kramer. Russell/Professor: Michael Wiseman. Jim/Mr. Howell: Steve Vinovich. Natalie/Mrs. Howell: E.J. Peaker. Sherwood Schwartz: Aaron Lustig.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

The Kaufman Company

CBS Entertainment Productions

Landscape Entertainment

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History Trailers

Cast

Himself

Bob Denver

Mary Anne (Narator)

Dawn Wells

Himself

Russell Johnson

Gilligan / Bob Denver

Jon Wellner

Mary Anne / Dawn Wells

Samantha Harris

Tina Louise

Kristen Dalton

Network Executive #1

Dwayne Hickman

Alan Hale Jr.

Eric Allan Kramer

Sherwood Schwartz

Aaron Lustig

Natalie Schafer

E.J. Peaker

Jim Backus

Steve Vinovich

Russell Johnson

Michael Wiseman

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