Return to Fantasy Island
1978, English. Directed by George McCowan.
A second feature-length pilot film for the wish-fulfillment series sees six lucky people having their dreams fulfilled on the luxury resort island. Career woman Margo Dean's assistant, Lowell Benson, hopes to romance her; Brian and Lucy Faber want to see the daughter they gave up for adoption; Janet Fleming, who lost her memory on her honeymoon, wants to relive it to cure her amnesia.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- George McCowanDirector
- Ricardo MontalbanMr. Roarke
- Hervé VillechaizeTattoo
- Adrienne BarbeauMargo Dean
- Horst BuchholzCharles Fleming
- Joseph CampanellaBrian Faber
- George ChakirisPierre
- Joseph CottenSimon Grant
- Pat CrowleyLucy Faber
- Laraine DayMrs. Grant
- George MaharisLowell Benson
- Cameron MitchellRaoul
- France NuyenKito
Details
- Released
- 20 January 1978
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Marc Brandel
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Return to Fantasy Island runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Return to Fantasy Island isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return to Fantasy Island?
Return to Fantasy Island (1978) was directed by George McCowan and stars Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau.