Backwoods farmer Jed Clampett strikes oil on his land, and soon he and his clan have moved to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills, Calif. There they become the targets of a scheming couple trying to get their hands on Jed's fortune.
18 January 1920
13 September 1927, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 June 1941, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
5 February 1960
19 January 1946, Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
22 September 1962, Los Angeles County, California, USA
18 August 1922, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
29 September 1969, Glendale, California, USA
30 April 1926, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
13 December 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 August 1966, Topeka, Kansas, USA
23 November 1930, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
27 February 1930, Watertown, Minnesota, USA
February 23, 2016
Unnecessary '90s remake has iffy humor, stereotypes.June 24, 2006
Director Spheeris should be ashamed of herself.August 30, 2004
You'll hate yourself for enjoying this, but enjoy it you will.May 13, 2008
Four writers worked on the script, and they all should hang their heads in shame.May 12, 2001
Tomlin finds the humor and the heart in these hillbillies. The rest is just crude oil.May 13, 2008
This big-screen expansion boasts one of the richest comic ensembles in recent memory, working well under Penelope Spheeris... About all that's missing is a point.September 07, 2005
Unbearable.May 13, 2008
An endearing revival for TV's favourite hicks.May 13, 2008
With films like these, it's a wonder studios still think it's a good idea to regurgitate the past.December 19, 2004
It's fitting that The Beverly Hillbillies is based on a popular sitcom, given that the film feels perfectly suited to the small screen.May 13, 2008
It's thin stuff, but the ingratiating naivete of the characters and the aw-shucks friendliness of the cast are disarming, and it becomes easy to just let this go down as a country tune with some moonshine on the side.January 01, 2000
Imagine the dumbest half-hour sitcom you've ever seen, spin it out to 93 minutes by making it even more thin and shallow, and you have this movie. It's appalling. It's not even really a good version of whatever it was that made the TV series appealing.