I Still Dream of Jeannie
I Still Dream of Jeannie is a 1991 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures Television (in association with Jeannie Entertainment, Carla Singer Productions and Bar-Gene Television) which premiered on NBC on October 20, 1991. It is the second and final reunion film based on the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
| I Still Dream of Jeannie | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Based on | Original characters created by Sidney Sheldon |
| Written by | April Kelly |
| Directed by | Joseph Scanlan |
| Starring | Barbara Eden Christopher Bolton Bill Daily Al Waxman Peter Breck Ken Kercheval |
| Music by | Ken Harrison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Carla Singer |
| Producer | Joan Carson |
| Production locations | Vancouver Simon Fraser University |
| Cinematography | Bert Dunk |
| Editor | Stan Cole |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures Television Jeannie Entertainment Carla Singer Productions Bar-Gene Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | October 20, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later |
| Related shows | I Dream of Jeannie |
Barbara Eden and Bill Daily are the only two regular cast members from the original series to reprise their roles in this movie. Once again, Larry Hagman was unavailable to reprise his role of Tony Nelson, as he had just completed a 14½ season run on Dallas and was taking a vacation with his family. Although the character Tony Nelson is mentioned throughout the film, and briefly appears in the animated opening sequence, he remains unseen for the rest of the movie.
One of his Dallas co-stars, Ken Kercheval, appears in the film. The irony is further emphasized by the fact that Hagman and Kercheval played arch-enemies on Dallas and the character that Kercheval plays in I Still Dream of Jeannie is one that fills in the spot that would have gone to Hagman if he had been able to play Tony Nelson again for this film.
The film was directed by Joseph Scanlan and the teleplay was written by April Kelly.
Plot
Colonel Tony Nelson is on a top-secret space mission for NASA and Jeannie does not know of his whereabouts or when he will be returning home to hear their son Tony Jr.'s academic presentation speech. When Jeannie goes to NASA to question General Wescott about her husband's mission, he refuses to co-operate.
To make matters worse, her jealous and mischievous 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 Eden – Jeannie/Jeannie II
- Christopher Bolton – Anthony "Tony" Nelson Jr.
- Bill Daily – Colonel Roger Healy
- Al Waxman – General Wescott
- Peter Breck – Sham-Ir
- Ken Kercheval – Mr. Simpson
- Brent Stait as Eddie
- Jason Schombing as Guzer
- Garry Chalk as Det. Carlyle
- Henry Crowell Jr. as Sgt. Withers
- Jackson Davies as Dave
Production
I Still Dream of Jeannie was filmed from July to August 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Some exterior and interior scenes, especially the NASA ones, were shot at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. This film used the same opening sequence from I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later with an updated version of the 1985 theme.