Dallas: The Early Years

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.

Dallas: The Early Years
GenreDrama
Based onDallas
by David Jacobs
Written byDavid Jacobs
Directed byLarry Elikann
StarringDavid Grant
Dale Midkiff
Molly Hagan
David Wilson
Hoyt Axton
with
Larry Hagman
Theme music composerJerrold Immel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDavid Jacobs
Malcolm Stuart
ProducerJoseph B. Wallenstein
Production locationsFort Worth
Texas State Railroad, Rusk, Texas
Cloyce Box Ranch - 10514 E.Main St., Frisco, Texas
Dallas
Parker, Texas
Plano, Texas
CinematographyNeil Roach
EditorHarry Kaye
Running time180 minutes
Production companiesLorimar Television
Roundelay Productions
DistributorWarner Bros.
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseMarch 23, 1986 (1986-03-23)
Chronology
Related showsDallas

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
Introduced by
Also Starring
Guest Starring
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

  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.
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