Dallas: The Early Years

Dallas: The Early Years
Genre	Drama
Based on	Dallas; by David Jacobs
Written by	David Jacobs
Directed by	Larry Elikann
Starring	David Grant; Dale Midkiff; Molly Hagan; David Wilson; Hoyt Axton; with; Larry Hagman
Theme music composer	Jerrold Immel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	David Jacobs; Malcolm Stuart
Producer	Joseph B. Wallenstein
Production locations	Fort Worth; Texas State Railroad, Rusk, Texas; Cloyce Box Ranch - 10514 E.Main St., Frisco, Texas; Dallas; Parker, Texas; Plano, Texas
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor	Harry Kaye
Running time	180 minutes
Production companies	Lorimar Television; Roundelay Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros.
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	March 23, 1986
Chronology
Related shows	Dallas

Dallas: The Early Years is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film and a prequel to the television series Dallas. The three-hour film aired on CBS on March 23, 1986 between the 26th and 27th episodes of the 1985–1986 ninth season of Dallas.

Plot

Written by series creator David Jacobs, the movie chronicles the exploits of Jock Ewing, Ellie Southworth, and Willard "Digger" Barnes from 1933 to 1951, and firmly established the background story of Dallas and how the long and ongoing feud between Jock and Digger started. Larry Hagman also appears in the opening sequence as his character, J. R. Ewing, being interviewed by a reporter who is researching the Barnes – Ewing feud.

While focusing on the triangle of Jock – Ellie – Digger, the movie also features Jock's brother, Jason, and Miss Ellie's father, Aaron, as starring characters. It shows the origins of the Ewing Oil, and Jock's schemings to make it big, and it deals with the inter-family relations of the Ewings, the Barnes, and the Southworths. It also shows Jock's first marriage to Amanda Lewis, and Ellie's relationship with her mother, Barbara, and brother, Garrison.

Cast

Starring

David Grant as Willard "Digger" Barnes
Dale Midkiff as Jock Ewing
Molly Hagan as Ellie Southworth Ewing
David Wilson as Jason Ewing, Jock's brother
Hoyt Axton as Aaron Southworth, Miss Ellie's father

Introduced by

Larry Hagman as (the contemporary) J.R. Ewing

Also Starring

Bill Duke as Seth Foster
Geoffrey Lewis as Ed Porter

Guest Starring

Diane Franklin as Amanda Lewis Ewing, Jock's first wife
Marshall Thompson as Dr. Ted Johnson
William Frankfather as Newman
Wendel Meldrum as Honey
Joe Rainer as Sam Culver
Marjie Rynearson as Barbara Southworth, Miss Ellie's mother
Liz Keifer as Cherie Simmons
Matt Mulhern as Garrison Southworth, Miss Ellie's brother
Davis Roberts as The Preacher
Kevin Wixted as J.R. Ewing

Co-Starring

Ryan Beadle as Bobby Ewing
Angie Bolling as Deborah Culver
Johnny Felder as Cliff Barnes
Rhashell Hunter as Priscilla Foster
Bennie Moore as Benjamin Foster (1933)
Norma Moore as Maggie Barnes
Terrence Riggins as Benjamin Foster (1951)
Andrea Wauters as Pamela Barnes
Joel Allen as Gary Ewing (uncredited)

Home media

Warner Home Video released Dallas: The Early Years on DVD April 12, 2011 on Dallas: The Movie Collection 2-disc set.[1]

References

Lambert, David (8 February 2011). "Dallas - Package Art - Front and Rear - Finally Arrives for 'The Movie Collection' DVDs". TVShowsOnDVD.Com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.

External links

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[1] Lambert, David (8 February 2011). "Dallas - Package Art - Front and Rear - Finally Arrives for 'The Movie Collection' DVDs". TVShowsOnDVD.Com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.