The Beverly Hillbillies is a movie.
Mammoth Studios is the generic name used for fictional movie studios in movies , television , books and comic books . Mammoth Pictures Studios has appeared in movies such as Bombshell ( 1933 ) , Abbott and Costello in Hollywood ( 1945 ) , and Merton of the Movies ( 1947 ) , as well as the television series The Beverly Hillbillies ( from 1964-1971 ) . The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film starring Jim Varney , Diedrich Bader , Erika Eleniak , Cloris Leachman , Lily Tomlin , Dabney Coleman , Lea Thompson , Rob Schneider and Penny Fuller . The film was directed by Penelope Spheeris . The film follows a poor hillbilly named Jed Clampett ( Jim Varney ) , who becomes a billionaire when he accidentally discovers crude oil after missing his target while hunting .