Fantasy Island - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Allen Baron, Carl Kugel, Don Chaffey, Earl Bellamy, Gene Nelson
Actors: Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Carol Lynley, Phyllis Davis, Dennis Cole
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 3013
Format: Box Set, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 775
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: COLD11490D
ISBN: 1404987061
UPC: 043396114906
EAN: 9781404987067
ASIN: B000B8IA3U
Theatrical Release Date: January 28, 1978
Release Date: November 15, 2005
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/15/2005 Run time: 776 minutes
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One of the definitive TV shows of the 1970s originally aspired to the dark moral complexity of anthology shows like The Twilight Zone. Even diehard fans will have to admit Fantasy Island fell short of its goal--but that didn't stop it from becoming hugely popular, lasting for seven powerhouse seasons. All the most iconic elements were present from the beginning: Diminutive Tattoo (Herve Villechaize, The Man with the Golden Gun) shouting "De plane! De plane!"; infinitely gracious Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) commanding "Smiles, everyone, smiles," before delivering pages of exposition with his implacable Latin gravitas; the white suits; the tropical island that somehow has all the vegetation and weather patterns in the world; the pageant of celebrities from Jim Backus to Karen Valentine, Barbi Benton to Don Knotts--it all added up to sneakily addictive television. After all, wish-fulfillment--be it a schlub who wants to be irresistible to chicks or kids who want their separated parents to reconcile or a former cheerleading team who want to relive their high school glory days--had a built-in narrative hook, even though the resolution (various versions of "be careful what you wish for") was never in doubt. Almost every episode bubbled over with sex, revenge, ambition, and regret, delivered with a shameless lack of subtlety. Over the course of the first season, the interplay between Montalban and Villechaize--each armed with an intriguing exotic accent--became more and more prominent, with Mr. Roarke becoming increasingly supernatural while Tattoo oozed the mortal sins of greed and lechery. Turn on any episode; you'll find it hard to stop watching, no matter how cheesy or ludicrous the storyline. This four-dvd set includes the original TV movie pilot, its sequel, and the 16 episode first season, as well as a couple of largely bland featurettes enlivened by the occasional barbed comment from executive producer Leonard Goldberg. --Bret Fetzer
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Deleriously Entertaining January 8, 2009
Ah, the 70's! Every week on Fantasy Island, a pack of has-beens, never-weres, and refugees from flop TV shows would parade through some of the most ridiculous plots this side of that other island - Gilligan's. All this was orchestrated by a Ricardo Montelban who was clearly enjoying himself, as well he might, since he never had it so good. The only unanswered question (aside from whether Montelban's Mr. Roarke was God or the Devil) is when we'll ever get more seasons of this deleriously entertaining show. If names like Bill Bixby, Karen Valentine, and Bert Convy simultaneously make you sigh and snicker, then come to Fantasy Island!
The plane, The plane July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best T.V. show that came out in the 80;s. When will Season 2 be ready? Please release it as soon as possible.
This is comfort TV June 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a child of the 1970's and grew up watching Love Boat/Fanatsy Island on Saturday nights - this DVD collection is a great blast from the past and you will love seeing all the old TV stars.
Fantasy Island June 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was one of my favorite series when it was on in the 70's It was
exciting and kept your interest. I sure wish that season two would come out soon.
Hoping Season 2 will be available. June 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I grew up watching Fantasy Island as a kid and I came across the dvd set of season one by accident. I watched the entire series and loved it. I was reminded of the catch phrase "The The Plane" shouted by Tatoo whenever the plane would arrive with the guests. The series was aired in the 70s, which you can tell by the clothes and guest stars of each episode.
I would higly recommend this series to anyone, especially if you grew up with it or those wanting to discover the series for the first time. I would describe the show as a mixture of supernatural, fantasy, action, drama and humor, something for everyone.
The premise of the show is that each guest will pay the host Mr Rourke whatever they can afford and have a fantasy of theirs come true. They come to the island by plane and the guests are from all walks of life and ages.
Often the fantasy they paid for does not end up the way they anticipated, some of the fantasies paid for by the guests can become dangerous, however Mr Rourke and his able assistant tatoo are always on hand to make sure things to do not become life threatening. They often step in when required. Mr Rourke takes a personal interest in each fantasy and he will help guide the guests when the need it and he will teach each person a life lesson if they need it.
Mr Rourke may not be human, he could be an angel or something more mysterious, because some of the fantasies he creates can come from the guests past or from a period of time in history and the way they are created does lead the question, who is he really? Even his assistant tatoo has his questions.
While I was thrilled with season 1, I still have not seen season 2 and apparently sony who distributes the series has no plans to release it due to poor sales. So everyone who has bought it and has seen review to keep the hope alive of season 2 being released.
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