Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
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69% want to see it
(13 ratings)
Inspired by guess what television series, this made-for-TV movie traces the follies and fortunes of the Ewings and the Barneses all the way back to the 1930s. The familiar Dallas characters are played by unfamiliar (albeit very able) younger players: Miss Ellie, for example, isn't Barbara Bel… More Inspired by guess what television series, this made-for-TV movie traces the follies and fortunes of the Ewings and the Barneses all the way back to the 1930s. The familiar Dallas characters are played by unfamiliar (albeit very able) younger players: Miss Ellie, for example, isn't Barbara Bel Geddes (nor even Donna Reed) but the unknown Molly Hagan, while Jock Ewing is the slightly more recognizable Dale Midkiff. Larry Hagman, aka J.R. Ewing, appears long enough to introduce the film. As for J.R. himself, he shows up as an ominously nasty teenager, played by Kevin Wixted. Playing to fabulous ratings, Dallas: The Early Years debuted March 23, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Larry Elikann
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
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Cast
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Hoyt Axton
as Aaron Southworth
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Larry Hagman
as J. R. Ewing (as an adult)
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Bill Duke
as Seith Foster
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William Frankfather
as Newman
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Diane Franklin
as Amanda
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David Marshall Grant
as Willard 'Diggers' Barnes
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Molly Hagan
as Eleanor 'Miss Ellie' Ewing
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Geoffrey Lewis
as Ed Porter
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Dale Midkiff
as John 'Jock' Ewing
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Marshall Thompson
as Dr. Ted Johnson
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Kevin Gerard Wixted
as J. R. Ewing (as a child)
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David Willson
as Jason Ewing
