19 Things Producers of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Hid from Fans

19. The Beverly Hillbillies Movie Was a Flop

Hollywood loves to resurrect old sitcoms and put them on the big screen, as there’s usually a built-in audience of nostalgia-craving fans ready to buy tickets just for old time’ sake. However, sometimes it’s best to let a classic lie. Take 1993’s The Beverly Hillbillies movie. It seemed like a good idea on paper, but it just didn’t hit the mark. The film starred Jim Varney as Jed, Diedrich Bader as Jethro, Erika Eleniak as Elly Mae, Cloris Leachman as Granny, Lily Tomlin as Miss Jane Hathaway and Dabney Coleman as Milburn Drysdale. It was a modest box office success but was panned by the audiences and critics alike for failing to capture any of the charm of the original series. Roger Ebert called it “one of the worst movies of this or any year.” Ouch.