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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 05/11/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 53 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Western, Traditional Western See Also: Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint]

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, All Movie Guide

James Arness - Matt Dillon
Amanda Blake - Kitty
Buck Taylor - Newly
Steve Forrest - Mannon

The 1987 made-for-television film Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge featured the continuing adventures of the characters made famous on the long-running Western series. Star James Arness reprises the role of Matt Dillon, the tough-as-nails marshal who must face an old nemesis even though he has entered his golden years. The film receives a basic DVD treatment on this disc with a standard full-screen transfer and a Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack. Though there are no additional supplemental features, a dubbed Spanish soundtrack is included. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide