Bonanza: The Return
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| Bonanza: The Return | |
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| Genre | Western |
| Written by | David Dortort Michael Landon Jr Michael McGreevey Tom Brinson |
| Directed by | Jerry Jameson |
| Starring | Ben Johnson Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield |
| Music by | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers | David Dortort Tom Sarnoff Tom Brinson (co-executive producer) E.K. Gaylord II (co-executive producer) |
| Producers | Kent McCray Dan Sarnoff (associate producer) |
| Production locations | San Andreas, California Tahoe Meadows, Lake Tahoe, California Warner Ranch, Calabasas, California Sierra Railroad, Jamestown, California Ponderosa Ranch - 100 Ponderosa Ranch Road, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada Ponderosa Wagon Camp, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, California |
| Cinematography | Haskell B. Boggs |
| Editor | John Loeffler |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production companies | Legend Entertainment NBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
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Bonanza: The Return is a 1993 made-for-television film sequel to both the 1959–1973 television series Bonanza and the 1988 made-for-television film Bonanza: The Next Generation. The movie was directed by Jerry Jameson[1] and featured noted character actors Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, Dean Stockwell, Linda Gray, and Richard Roundtree.
Production
None of the characters from the original series appears since the entire cast, with the exception of Pernell Roberts and David Canary, were dead. Michael Landon Jr. and Dirk Blocker, sons of the original series' stars, do appear, although Blocker, who looked and sounded almost exactly like his father, was cast in a different, smaller role but his face and voice were featured prominently in the commercials advertising the film. Bonanza: The Return was followed two years later with the TV-movie Bonanza: Under Attack. David Canary, who portrayed Candy Canaday on the original series, was not involved with either TV-movie.
Plot
The setting is The Ponderosa in the year 1905. Augustus Brandenburg (Dean Stockwell), a land baron, attempts to take the Ponderosa first by legal, and then by illegal means, in order to strip the land of its natural resources. The story includes several flashbacks to the original series.
Partial cast
- Ben Johnson ... Bronc Evans
- Michael Landon Jr. ... 'Benj' Cartwright
- Emily Warfield ... Sara Cartwright
- Alistair MacDougall ... Adam 'A.C.' Cartwright Jr.
- Brian Leckner ... Josh Cartwright
- Richard Roundtree ... Jacob Briscoe
- Jack Elam ... Buckshot
- Dirk Blocker ... Walter Fenster
- David Sage ... Miller Swanson
- Stewart Moss ... Preston McAdam
- Dean Stockwell ... Augustus Brandenburg
- Linda Gray ... Abigail 'Laredo' Stimmons
- John Ingle ... Judge Jefferson MacKenzie
- Archie Lang ... Dr. Green
- Richard Fullerton ... Head Surveyor
- Charles Gunning ... Otis
References
- ^ "Bonanza: The Return". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
External links
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