Willow (1988)

6.8	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Ron Howard

Starring (View all)

Madmartigan

Sorsha

Willow Ufgood

Queen Bavmorda

Fin Raziel

High Aldwin

Gen. Kael

Airk Thaughbaer

Written by

George Lucas

(story)

Bob Dolman

(screenplay)

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Willow

5 years, 4 months ago at Jan 24 16:27

Munky

2 votes

One of the better fantasy/adventure movies to come out of the 80's. Warwick Davis (who is also the Leprechaun) is the title character who is faced with the task of delivering a prophesied baby to safety so she can bring about the destruction of the evil queen/sorceress.
I always found the Willow character annoying but enjoy the surrounding cast. The tiny Brownies who accompany him crac... read more

Beyond your wildest imagination...

2 years, 12 months ago at May 28 11:05

AgentLexi

2 votes

''Magic is the bloodstream of the universe. Forget all you know, or think you know. All that you require is your intuition.''

Willow, a small farmer/apprentice magician, meets Madmartigan, a great swordsman, and together they journey through a war-torn land of magic and monsters, to save a baby princess from death at the hands of an evil queen.

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Consult The BONES!!

2 years, 5 months ago at Dec 7 11:49

4Gypsies

1 vote

Being overshadowed by Lucas' most well known masterpieces (Star Wars Saga), Willow isn't as popular. This doesn't matter, due to the cult following this epic-fantasy entails. I can see why it has a following and I'm a part of it hahaha. Fantasies are very enjoyable and they're either a 'hit' or a 'miss'. There is no miss my any means in this film.

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Description: In the dungeons of the castle of the evil Queen-sorceress Bavmorda, a prisoner gives birth to a child who, according to an ancient prophecy, will put an end to the reign of the Queen. A midwife saves the child from the wrath of Bavmorda, but is forced to throw her cradle in a river when reached by the Hounds of the Queen. The river br ... (more)

Release date : 20 May 1988
UPC: 024543026174

Fantasy (32), Adventure (24), Action (15), Magic (11), 1980s (9), Comedy (8), Drama (7), Wizard (6), 1988 (6), Family (6), Witch (5), Romance (5), Medieval (4), Epic (4), Dragon (4), Troll (3), Character Name In Title (2), (2), Book (2), Midgets (2)

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"Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh): The black sorceress ruler of Nockmaar who tries to kill the baby, Elora Danan who has been prophesied to bring about her downfall. Fin Raziel (Patricia Hayes): The sorceress who's been turned into a muskrat by Bavmorda. Eventually she returns to human form with the help of Willow. "

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" The Ups: It is a lot more entertaining and charming than the last three "Star Wars" movie as producer George Lucas and director Ron Howard make a charming family fantasy movie for mostly everyone. Wonderful unique music by James Horner. Joanne Whalley is a sexy warrior princess and one of my first childhood crushes. The characters are interesting for the most part and Warwick Davis has one of his best roles in his career as a sorcerer's apprentice and child protector. One of the few watchable f"

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"The big budget can't conceal the fact that this fiction is fallow, more rootbound than spellbound. - Rita Kempley, Washington Post Though children will mostly be enthralled by the spectacles, even they might notice the weak story protruding through the industrial magic. - Desson Thomson, Washington Post At the story level, Willow is turgid and relentlessly predictable. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"

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“There wasn't a truly successful sword and sorcery film until Peter Jackson got into the act, and despite a liberal helping of trolls, brownies, dragons (bearing a bit of an unfortunate resemblance to a two-headed version of the Penosaurus from Flesh Gordon) and fairies, Willow certainly didn't break the run. Rather than going the Conan route, producer George Lucas adheres to the Star Wars formula in the form of Pat Roach's Darth Vader clone, the skull-masked General Kael, Val Kilmer's Han Solo-esque hero, Joanne Whalley's headstrong princess and Patricia Hayes' Obi-Wan Kenobi figure, among numerous other visual and narrative touches, with magic standing in for the Force as the power that holds the universe together and helps our diminutive hero triumph.

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