I Still Dream of Jeannie
Encyclopedia
I Still Dream of Jeannie is a 1991 made-for-television
reunion film based on the 1965-70 series I Dream of Jeannie
which aired on NBC
on October 20, 1991 and produced by Columbia Pictures Television
.
Barbara Eden
and Bill Daily
are the only two regular cast members of the original series to reprise their roles in this movie. Once again, Larry Hagman
was unavailable to reprise his role of Tony Nelson since he had just completed a 13-year run on CBS' Dallas
and was taking a vacation. Although the character Tony Nelson is mentioned throughout the film, he remains unseen.
The film was directed by Joseph Scanlan and the teleplay was written by April Kelly
.
and exterior scenes were shot at Simon Fraser University
in Burnaby, British Columbia
. This movie uses the same opening sequence from I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later
(1985) as well as an updated version of the 1985 theme.
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
reunion film based on the 1965-70 series I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries...
which aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
on October 20, 1991 and produced by Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...
.
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early years:...
and Bill Daily
Bill Daily
Bill Daily is an American comedian and dramatic actor, and a veteran of many television sitcoms. He is best known for playing astronaut Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and commercial airline navigator Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show.-Biography:Daily's father died when Bill was very...
are the only two regular cast members of the original series to reprise their roles in this movie. Once again, Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
was unavailable to reprise his role of Tony Nelson since he had just completed a 13-year run on CBS' Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
and was taking a vacation. Although the character Tony Nelson is mentioned throughout the film, he remains unseen.
The film was directed by Joseph Scanlan and the teleplay was written by April Kelly
April Kelly
April Kelly is a television writer and producer, who co-created Boy Meets World.-Career:She was a writer on the shows Happy Days and Mork & Mindy. She was a producer on Love, Sidney, 9 to 5, and Teachers Only. She wrote the TV movies I Still Dream of Jeannie, How to Murder a Millionaire and Your...
.
Plot
Colonel Tony Nelson is on a top-secret space mission for NASA and Jeannie does not know of his whereabouts or when he'll be returning home to hear their son Anthony Jr.'s academic presentation speech. When Jeannie goes to NASA to question General Wescott about her husband's mission, he refuses to cooperate. To make matters worse, her jealous and mischievous younger sister Jeannie II reminds Sham-Ir (the chief genie) that Jeannie cannot remain in the plane of reality for more than three months without an earthly master, and Tony has been away for a long time. Sham-Ir gives Jeannie two weeks to either find her husband or a new master (a single male only) or else she must return to Mesopotamia forever. So Jeannie begins her desperate search for a temporary master which leads her to a singles bar and other misadventures.Cast
- Barbara EdenBarbara EdenBarbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early years:...
- Jeannie / Jeannie II - Christopher Bolton - Anthony Nelson Jr.
- Bill DailyBill DailyBill Daily is an American comedian and dramatic actor, and a veteran of many television sitcoms. He is best known for playing astronaut Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and commercial airline navigator Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show.-Biography:Daily's father died when Bill was very...
- Roger Healy - Al WaxmanAl WaxmanAlbert Samuel Waxman, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian actor and director of over 1000 productions on radio, television, film, and stage...
- General Wescott - Ken KerchevalKen KerchevalKen Kercheval is an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series Dallas....
- Mr. Simpson - Peter BreckPeter BreckJoseph Peter Breck is an American prolific character actor of stage, who has played roles on television and in film...
- Sham-Ir - Benjamin Eric Nelson - Mr. Hal Burger
Production
I Still Dream of Jeannie was filmed from July to August 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and exterior scenes were shot at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver....
. This movie uses the same opening sequence from I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later
I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later
I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later is a 1985 made-for-television reunion film based on the 1965-70 series I Dream of Jeannie which aired on NBC on October 20, 1985 and produced by Columbia Pictures Television....
(1985) as well as an updated version of the 1985 theme.