Dallas: War of the Ewings
| Dallas: War of the Ewings | |
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| Based on | Characters created by David Jacobs |
| Written by |
Arthur Bernard Lewis Julie Sayres |
| Story by | Arthur Bernard Lewis |
| Directed by | Michael Preece |
| Starring |
Patrick Duffy Linda Gray Larry Hagman Michelle Johnson Steve Kanaly George Kennedy Tracy Scoggins |
| Theme music composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Larry Hagman Patrick Duffy |
| Producer(s) | Elliot Friedgen |
| Cinematography | Karl Kases |
| Editor(s) | Bud Friedgen |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Warner Bros. Television Lakeside Productions |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | April 24, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Dallas: J.R. Returns |
| Followed by | Dallas (2012 TV series) |
Dallas: War of the Ewings is a 1998 made-for-television film and is the second of two Dallas reunion films, following on from the weekly series that ran from 1978–91 and Dallas: J.R. Returns from 1996. It aired on CBS on April 24, 1998, two decades after the original series premiere.
The opening scene is reminiscent of the shower scene with Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and Pamela Barnes Ewing from the original series, but with Sue Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray) entering and kissing Bobby. Again, this is a dream of J.R. Ewing's (Larry Hagman). Bobby and Sue Ellen now own Ewing Oil, and J.R., who seized control of West Star Oil from Carter McKay (George Kennedy) in J.R. Returns wants to regain the company. This would give him control of the top two independent oil companies in Texas. He applies for a loan to use in a hostile takeover, but is declined because he doesn't have enough assets to cover the loan.
Oil is discovered on Ray Krebbs's (Steve Kanaly) ranch. J.R. tries to use it as collateral for his loan. J.R. is unaware that the Krebbs ranch is in serious trouble. Ray has been living in Switzerland with his wife Jenna for several years, but is crippled by debt and has mortgaged his ranch several times. J.R. sets up a barroom brawl which is Ray's entrance into the movie. Ray doesn't tell J.R. of his troubles, but Bobby finds out and repeatedly tried to offer assistance. Ray stubbornly refuses, preferring to "clean up his own mess."
Unsuccessful at obtaining his loan, J.R. attempts to divide and conquer by destroying Bobby's and Sue Ellen's partnership. This tactic backfires when Sue Ellen tells him Carter McKay (who lost Westar to J.R), and his business associate Peter Ellington (Philip Anglim), has pitched a tip to Ewing Oil about a vast quantity of untapped oil. They refused to give more information until they strike a deal. Bobby doesn't trust McKay or want to do business with him because of their prior history. Sue Ellen thinks it's a fantastic way to overtake Weststar and is eager to make the deal.
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