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Fantasy Island

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  • 1977-1984
  • 7 Seasons
  • ABC
  • Action & Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Drama
  • TV-G
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Fantasy Island is a unique resort in the Pacific Ocean, where there is very little that the mysterious overseer, Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban), cannot provide. Visitors can experience adventures that should be impossible, but this island can deliver. However, what actually happens is often far more than they expect as they face challenges that test their character in ways they never imagined.

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Cast & Crew See All

Ricardo Montalban
Mr. Roarke
Hervé Villechaize
Tattoo
Wendy Schaal
Julie

Season 7 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Forbidden Love/The Other Man -- Mr. Roarke

Sat, Oct 8, 198360 mins

A widow discovers that the man of her dreams is actually her daughter's boyfriend; and a woman wants to make her boyfriend jealous, but when the fellow playing "the other man" gets hurt, Roarke is forced to step in, causing the woman to really fall for him.

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Awards

  • 1982 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 1980 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Series - nominated
  • 1980 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Costume Design for a Series - nominated
  • 1982 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup - nominated

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Fantasy Island Is Also Being Rebooted with a Female Lead

Another day, another reboot

Mon, Oct 12, 2015
Fantasy Island Is Also Being Rebooted with a Female Lead

Exclusive: Malcolm McDowell to Guest-Star on The Mentalist

We see a serious bad guy in Patrick Jane's future: Malcolm McDowell will guest-star on an upcoming episode of The Mentalist, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.McDowell, best known for playing nihilist Alex in A Clockwork Orange, will play the leader of a twisted religious cult in which Jane (Simon Baker) gets entangled. Series creator Bruno Heller describes the character as a "great heavy.""He seems to have his sinister tentacles in every pie, which is really mixing horrible metaphors, but he's that kind of guy," Heller tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. "We're very lucky to get someone as great as Malcolm McDowell to play that."McDowell, who recently starred in Rob Zombie's two Halloween reboots, recurred on Heroes as the mysterious Linderman during the first three seasons and on Entourage as Ari Gold's former mentor/nemesis Terrence. Fun fact: He played the Ricardo Montalban role in the short-lived 1998 Fantasy Island reboot.Also look for McDowell on the March 1 episode of CSI: Miami, which was directed by Zombie...

Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Exclusive: Malcolm McDowell to Guest-Star on The Mentalist

Mark Burnett Reviving Fantasy Island as Reality Series

Welcome to Fantasy Island — the reality version.Mark Burnett and Sony are teaming up to turn the classic series into a reality show, in which contestants will compete to become a real-life Mr. or Ms. Roarke, Variety reports.The ABC original, which aired from 1978 to '84, featured Mr. Roarke — played by the late Ricardo Montalban — in his iconic white suit, who welcomed guests to his private island and made ...

Tue, Oct 6, 2009
Mark Burnett Reviving Fantasy Island as Reality Series

At the Movies: The Eddie Murphys Visit Fantasy Island

Eddie Murphy is set to star in a family-oriented big-screen adaptation of TV's Fantasy Island, filling (much to SAG's consternation, I always imagine) multiple roles.... Also per the Hollywood Reporter, Tim Roth is in talks to play Emil Blonsky/The Abomination to Edward Norton's Incredible Hulk.... Matthew Perry and Hilary Swank star in the indie comedy Laws of Motion, playing a harried husband and his all-too-perfect neighbor.... Luke Wilson will star in Henry Poole Is Here, a dramedy about a man who learns he has only six weeks to live.

Thu, May 10, 2007

Honey, I Shrunk T.J. Hooker and Blair Warner!

Sony is retooling episodes from its classic television library into 3-1/2 to 5-minute "minisodes" which will initially be available on the company's web-based Minisode Network launching this summer on MySpace. Thus far, Reuters reports, more than 300 minisodes — each one condensing but covering a complete story arc from within the full-length episode — have been produced from such shows as T.J. Hooker, Charlie's Angels, Facts of Life and Fantasy Island (as if Tattoo could get much smaller).

Tue, May 1, 2007

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