Return to Mayberry

1986 1h 35m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 71

TV MovieComedy

Synopsis

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After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andy Griffith
Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor
Don Knotts
Barney Fife
Jim Nabors
Gomer Pyle
Hal Smith
Otis Campbell
Janet Waldo
Amanda / Aunt Bee (voice) (uncredited)
Aneta Corsaut
Helen Crump Taylor
Jack Dodson
Howard Sprague

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bob Sweeney
Writers: Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Andy Griffith and Ron Howard and Don Knotts carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bob Sweeney directs. David Solomon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor David Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Andy Griffith and Ron Howard and Don Knotts carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0091846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.