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Willow
1988
Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) plots to kill all infants so .. Read more
| Starring | Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Willow
Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) plots to kill all infants so that the newborn princess, Elora, will never take over the throne. But a midwife sets the baby adrift in a river, and she is rescued by Willow (Warwick Davis), a farmer in Nelwyn, a peaceful village of trolls, fairies, and little folk. Willow and Madmartigan begin a quest to deliver the baby from evil while being chased by Queen Bavmorda's daughter, Sorsha (Joanne Whalley), sent to bring the baby back to Nockmaar. Director Howard benefited from his affiliation with George Lucas on the film--Lucas's company, Industrial Light and Magic, contributed the Oscar-nominated special effects. Lucas, the executive producer of WILLOW, went on to create a series of books based on the world of WILLOW, the SHADOW WAR series.
| Starring | Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Pat Roach, Kevin Pollak |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures, 100 Swords and Sandals Films |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 05 Aug 2002 |
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Spectacular jaunt around familiar material, plundered from mythology, fairy-tales and old movies, that relies on special effects to maintain interest.
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Brilliant
Fun! Interesting! Funny! Did I mention fun? Nothing came between Willow and the Lord Of The Rings in terms of GOOD fantasy movies. Willow is up to this day a ... read more »
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Classic fantasy
Willow has been a favourite with my (now very grown-up) children for over twenty years! It is just as enjoyable to watch now as it was then. It is a great ... read more »
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WILLOW 1988
An absolutely brilliant film - lots of laughs - perfect for a Sunday afternoon with the family - If you like Merlin and hobbits and magic this is a film for you... read more »
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It's a classic absolultey loved it when i was a child and now my children have loved it. got it all going on
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Willow
Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) ...
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