The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
| The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! | |
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The cast of The Dukes of Hazzard reunites.
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| Genre | Action Adventure |
| Written by | Gy Waldron (Characters and Story) |
| Directed by | Lewis Teague |
| Starring |
John Schneider Tom Wopat Catherine Bach Denver Pyle James Best Ben Jones Sonny Shroyer Rick Hurst |
| Music by | Steve Wariner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Gy Waldron |
| Producer(s) | Russell Livingstone Ira Marvin Skip Ward |
| Cinematography | Barry M. Wilson |
| Editor(s) | Russell Livingstone |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Kudzu Productions Warner Bros. Television |
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| Original network | CBS |
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The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! is a 1997 American made-for-television action-adventure film reuniting the surviving cast members of the 1979–1985 television series The Dukes of Hazzard which originally aired on CBS on April 25, 1997.
This film was dedicated "In Loving Memory" to those members of the series cast and crew who had died: Phil Mandelker, Sorrell Booke (spelled incorrectly as "Sorrel"), Paul Picard and Jim Mohlmann.
The concept for the reunion film came when the cast had gathered in 1994 for the funeral of Sorrell Booke, who had played Boss Hogg, and discussed a possible reunion. Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke) was instrumental in seeing the idea come to fruition. The unexpected popularity of The Dukes of Hazzard reruns on The Nashville Network led to a rejuvenated interest in the franchise, which increased the feasibility of the reunion film. Series creator Gy Waldron had actually written a version of the reunion script as early as 1988, three years after the original series had ended. For the reunion movie, this original pitch was then updated to reflect the passing of time, and to work around the death of Boss Hogg after Booke had died.
The reunion movie was followed up with The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood!.
Hazzard County is having a reunion festival, which includes a Toughman-style contest, and a rattlesnake chili cookoff, along with several other events. Uncle Jesse is the grand marshal of the reunion and at the same time, is facing a lawsuit filed by Mama Josephine Maxx for access across Duke property to the Hazzard swamp where she intends to build a theme park. However, Jesse refused access, not wanting to see the swamp destroyed. However, this has made the rest of the townsfolk angry with him, as the new theme park means new jobs, and revenue for Hazzard County.
Driving from Washington, D.C., the Congressman representing Hazzard County in Washington, Cooter Davenport, arrives first and goes back to the Duke farm with Jesse, where Jesse is barbecuing ribs for everyone. Shortly thereafter, a car pulls up. Jesse recognizes it as Bo due to the sound of the motor. Bo has gotten a ride from a friend as he, having returned to the professional racing circuit and has come back for the reunion, has wrecked his car (again, according to Jesse). Bo introduces the girl who brought him home and after she leaves, Cooter says she was so good looking, it hurt and Bo joked with him, saying the girl wasn't bad either. Then Daisy arrives on a motorcycle. Daisy has been at graduate school getting a PhD in ecology after a bitter divorce. Then shortly after Luke, who has become a smokejumper for the forestry service, arrives on a fire truck. Luke stops to kiss one of his fellow firefighters, whom Cooter at first thinks is another guy, and wondering out loud how long Luke has been away from Hazzard. Then the other person's hat falls off, revealing a blonde-haired woman underneath the uniform, and the Dukes get a laugh at Cooter's expense.
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