to steal the Clampett's fortune. Lea Thompson as Laura Jackson, a con artist and girlfriend of Woodrow who poses as a French etiquette teacher named "Laurette Voleur". Penny Fuller as Margaret Drysdale, Milburn's wife and Morgan's mother. Kevin Connolly as Morgan Drysdale, Milburn and Margaret's son who develops a liking for Elly May. Linda Carlson as Pearl Bodine, Jed's sister, Jethro and Jethrine's mother, and Elly May's aunt. Buddy Ebsen as Barnaby Jones, a detective Jane enlists to help find Granny. Leann Hunley as Miss Arlington. Robert Easton as Mayor Jasper, the Mayor of Beverly Hills. Dolly Parton as Herself. Zsa Zsa Gabor as Herself. The Dolly Parton 'band' was composed of members of Rhino Bucket (who had contributed a song on the soundtrack of the 1992 movie Wayne's World, also directed by Penelope Spheeris), the Dwight Yoakam Band (Skip Edwards), and Vern Monnett (Randy Meisner, Texas Tornados and Gary Allan). Parton's appearance reunited her with 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. Release In its first weekend, The Beverly Hillbillies grossed $9,525,375 at the US box office. The film moved up to number one the following week. It grossed $40 million in the United and States and Canada and $57.4 million worldwide. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 24% based on reviews from 33 critics. The site's consensus states: "Wasting a talented cast and director Penelope Spheeris' deft comedic touch on crude hijinks, this lame adaptation digs for comedic gold and only finds dirt". On Metacritic the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of 'B+' on scale of A+ to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film half a star out of a possible 4, arguing that it did not capture the appeal of the original television series nor did it improve the source material: Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, wrote: Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly, gave the film a grade 'D' and wrote: "The plot, which features Lea Thompson as a gold digger scheming to marry Jed, is like something you'd catch on the USA Network at 4 a.m. But enough of beating a dead possum. After sitting through The Beverly Hillbillies, I now realize that the best tribute anyone can make to the pop detritus