Willow (1988)
- Starring:
- Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Though Willow was one of director Ron Howard's few box-office disappointments, it definitely deserves a second look. At once an epic celebration and a gentle spoof of the sword-and-sorcery genre, the film concerns the efforts by little person Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) to protect a sacred infant from the machinations of a wicked queen (Jean Marsh). One source book has assessed the picture as a combination of The Ten Commandments and Snow White. This is true enough, except that neither one of those properties offered such offbeat casting choices as Billy Barty and Jean Marsh. Executive producer George Lucas has (through the conduit of screenwriter Bob Dolman) added elements of his own Star Wars saga to the stew. The results are generally satisfactory, though the film is sometimes weighed down by too much plot, and the action sequences may not be suitable for very young children. Incidentally, this is the film where co-star Val Kilmer met his future wife Joanne Whalley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 126 mins
Complete Cast:
- Val Kilmer - Madmartigan
- Warwick Davis - Willow Ufgood
- Jean Marsh - Queen Bavmorda
- Pat Roach - Gen. Kael
- David Steinberg - Meegosh
- Mark Northover - Burglekutt, Prefect
- Rick Overton - Franjean
- Dawn Downing - Mims
- Sadie Corré - Nelwyn Villager
- Joanna Dickens - Barmaid
- Zulema Dene - Ethna
- Sallyanne Law - Mother
- Tony Cox - Vohnkar Warrior
- Robert Gillibrand - Vohnkar Warrior
- Joanne Whalley - Sorsha
- Patricia Hayes - Fin Raziel
- Billy Barty - High Aldwin
- Gavan O'Herlihy - Airk Thaughbaer
- Phil Fondacaro - Vohnkar
- Kevin Pollak - Rool
- Maria Holvoe - Cherlindrea
- Jennifer Guy - Wency
- Julie Peters - Kaiya
- Ron Tarr - Llug
- Kate Greenfield - Elora Danan
- Mark vande Brake - Ranon
- Michael Cotterill - Druid
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Writer(s):
- Bob Dolman
- Producer(s):
- Lee Rich, Nigel Wooll
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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