![]() The film features Schwartz, as well as Russell Johnson (“The Professor”) and Dawn Wells (“Mary Ann”) and is narrated by Chicago 7 defendant Rennie Davis. The Gilligan Manifesto reveals this seemingly innocuous sitcom was intended as an analogue for a post-apocalyptic world where survivors must rebuild civilization and astoundingly create a communist society. ![]() At the height of the Cold War, Sherwood Schwartz filmed the TV classic “Gilligan’s Island,” which depicts seven castaways shipwrecked on a deserted island. The film stars Cristina Raines, Cliff Foster, Meg Foster and Brenda Vaccaro.Īvailable on Blu-ray from Spectacle Films is the documentary The Gilligan Manifesto. Purported to be the most watched television film in history, it features a soundtrack with words and music by John Denver. 5 from Redwind is the love story Sunshine, a made-for-TV docu-drama based on the journals of a young wife and mother diagnosed with terminal cancer that aired on CBS in 1973. Two new studios - Redwind Productions and Spectacle Films - have joined the Allied Vaughn manufacture-on-demand service.Ĭoming on Blu-ray Feb. Author Stephanie Prange Posted on MaMaCategories News, Product News Tags Allied Vaughn, Classic Movies, Classics, Comedy, DVD, Laurel & Hardy, Laurel and Hardy, Manufacture-On-Demand, Manufactured-On-Demand, MOD, The Film Detective Leave a comment on Classic Laurel and Hardy Collection Coming April 1 From Film Detective and Allied Vaughn Two New Studios Join Allied Vaughn MOD Service The set comes from the archives of Scott Entertainment in conjunction with The Film Detective, from the original film elements courtesy of Richard Feiner & Associates. The set also includes three bonus shorts, two featuring Laurel & Hardy cameos and one from producer Hal Roach. ![]() The classic set includes 27 short films from the duo’s formative years (1921-1936) - including some silent films newly restored from the original elements - that capture the performances in which they honed the sight gags and slapstick that propelled them to worldwide fame. The release comes on the heels of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s March 26 digital, Blu-ray and DVD bow of the feature biopic on the duo, Stan & Ollie, starring John C. ![]() Laurel & Hardy: One Fine Collection - a DVD collector’s set featuring more than 10 hours on two discs from the iconic comedy duo - will be available April 1 from The Film Detective via manufacture-on-demand service Allied Vaughn. ![]()
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