I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
| I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | |
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| Genre | Comedy Fantasy |
| Based on | Characters created by Sidney Sheldon |
| Written by | Irma Kalish |
| Story by | Dinah & Julie Kirgo Irma Kalish |
| Directed by | William Asher |
| Starring |
Barbara Eden Wayne Rogers Bill Daily Hayden Rorke Mackenzie Astin Andre De Shields Dody Goodman |
| Music by | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Barbara Corday |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Benson |
| Cinematography | Jack Whitman |
| Editor(s) | Michael F. Anderson Bud Friedgen William Martin |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | NBC |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 20, 1985 |
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| Followed by | I Still Dream of Jeannie |
| Related shows | I Dream of Jeannie |
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later is a 1985 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures Television which premiered on NBC on October 20, 1985. It is the first of two reunion films based on the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
Barbara Eden reprises her world-famous role as the magical Jeannie; also reprising their roles from the original series were Bill Daily as Tony's fellow astronaut and best friend Roger Healy, and Hayden Rorke (in his final film role) as NASA psychiatrist Dr. Alfred Bellows. The role of Tony Nelson was played by Wayne Rogers, best known for his role as Trapper John McIntyre on the 1970s series M*A*S*H. Larry Hagman was unavailable to reprise his role as Tony Nelson reportedly because he was too busy filming his CBS series Dallas at the time.
The film was directed by William Asher (who was also director of the 1960s show Bewitched) and the teleplay was written by Irma Kalish.
Jeannie has been a happily married housewife for 15 years to her astronaut husband Tony Nelson and has a teenage son, T.J. When Tony is promoted to Colonel and is about to retire from the NASA space program, Jeannie decides to give him a celebration party in their backyard. However, egged on by his colleagues to retire with a dramatic flair, Tony breaks his promise to Jeannie for one more space flight (aboard the shuttle), this time with a female astronaut, Captain Nelly Hunt.
Jeannie is furious, so she decides to separate from her husband temporarily to be a more independent modern woman. In the meantime, Jeannie's always-scheming evil sister, Jeannie II is determined to have Tony for herself and she teams up with Haji, the chief genie (operating a fitness gym in the United States), to break up her sister's marriage. Jeannie II traps her sister in a bottle with a special stopper, that nobody but another genie could open.
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