Return to Fantasy Island

• Director: George McCowan
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• Genre: Fantasy
• Movie Type: Fantasy Adventure
• Themes: Wishes Come True, Fantasy Lands
• Main Cast: Ricardo Montalban
• Release Year: 1977
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

A sequel to the 1977 TV movie Fantasy Island, this film was originally titled Fantasy Island II and slated to air on November, 1977, but was instead re-christened and broadcast as the initial episode of the weekly Fantasy Island series. Once again, six people spend thousands upon thousands of dollars to fulfill their dreams on a lavish island resort overseen by the enigmatic Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) and his dwarf assistant, Tattoo (Herve Villechaize). This time, "de plane" arrives on the island with a passenger roster including Charles Fleming (Horst Buchholz), who allegedly wants to restore the memory of his amnesiac wife, Janet (Karen Valentine); love-struck executive, Benson (George Maharis), and his bitchy boss, Margo Dean (Adrienne Barbeau), whom Benson hopes to woo and win Taming of the Shrew style; and long-married couple Brian and Lucy Faber (Joseph Campanella and Pat Crowley), who yearn to be reunited with the child they gave up for adoption years earlier. Return to Fantasy Island premiered January 20, 1978, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Adrienne Barbeau - Margo Dean; Horst Buchholz - Charles Fleming; Joseph Campanella - Brian Faber; Joseph Cotten - Mr. Grant; Pat Crowley - Lucy Faber; Laraine Day - Mrs. Grant; Kevin Kendall - Pat; George Maharis - Benson; Nancy McKeon - Ann; Cameron Mitchell - Raoul; Ricardo Montalban - Mr. Roarke; France Nuyen - Kito; Karen Valentine - Janet Fleming; Herve Villechaize - Tattoo; John Zaremba - Dr. Croyden; Kristine Ritzke - Carol

Credit

Alfeo Bocchicchio - Art Director, Paul Sylos - Art Director, Nolan Miller - Costume Designer, George McCowan - Director, John M. Woodcock - Editor, Leonard J. Goldberg - Executive Producer, Aaron Spelling - Executive Producer, Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score), Arch R. Dalzell - Cinematographer, Michael Fisher - Producer, Marc Brandel - Teleplay By