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Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) Reviews

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James Arness returns to the role of US marshal Matt Dillon after a twelve-year absence in the made-for-TV Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. Amanda Blake is also back as Miss Kitty, "hostess" of Dodge City's Long Branch saloon. The plot involves Dillon's reunion with Kitty in a Dodge City festooned with bad guys, chief among them a plugugly named Mannon (Steve Forrest), who has sworn to kill Matt. For those who weren't around for the original Gunsmoke TV series (which ran from 1955 through 1975), this film provides us with several clips from the old series, presented as flashbacks. Vincent McEveety, director of many an old Gunsmoke installment, calls the shots on this reunion special. Filmed not in the wilds of Kansas but in Alberta, Canada, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge premiered on September 26, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: James Arness, Amanda Blake, (more)

Director(s):: Vincent McEveety

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

Format(s):: DVD
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	Harry M.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

This is a pretty good movie. The wilderness scenery is awesome. The relationship between the characters, Mat and Kitty, in their 12 year reunion is somewhat plain. And, there are a lot of memory flash backs in the movie. I found it difficult to know where the characters were having memory flashbacks and when i was following the story line. It has a blockbuster finish.

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