Willow [30th Anniversary]

Director: Ron Howard Ron Howard

Overview

Chosen to return a sacred child to its home, a dwarf must protect the infant from the plotting of an evil queen in this high-budget fantasy. Combining traditional sword and sorcery with a touch of parody, this familiar adventure was a box-office disappointment.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2019
UPC:	0786936858730
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:06:00
Sales rank:	2,927

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Warwick Davis	Willow Ufgood
Val Kilmer	Madmartigan
Joanne Whalley	Sorsha
Jean Marsh	Queen Bavmorda
Patricia Hayes	Fin Raziel
Billy Barty	High Aldwin
Pat Roach	General Kael
Gavan O'Herlihy	Airk
David Steinberg	Meegosh
Phil Fondacaro	Vohnkar
Mark Northover	Burglekutt
Kevin Pollak	Rool
Rick Overton	Franjean
Maria Holvoe	Cherlindrea
Julie Peters	Kiaya
Mark Vande Brake	Ranon
Dawn Downing	Mims
Michael Cotterill	Druid
Zulema Dene	Ethna
Joanna Dickens	Barmaid
Jennifer Guy	Wench
Ron Tarr	Llug
Sallyanne Law	Mother
Tony Cox	Vohnkar Warrior
Robert Gillibrand	Vohnkar Warrior
Ruth Greenfield	Elora Danan,Elora Danan
David J. Steinberg	Meegosh
Sadie Corré	Nelwyn Villager
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Bob Dolman

Ron Howard	Director
Nigel Wooll	Producer
George Lucas	Executive Producer
Gerry Crampton	Stunts
John Richardson	Special Effects
Ben Burtt	Sound/Sound Designer
Bob Dolman	Screenwriter
Lee Rich	Producer
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
Jane Jenkins	Casting
David Allen	Special Effects
Michael McAlister	Special Effects
Dennis Muren	Special Effects
Phil Tippett	Special Effects
Janet Hirshenson	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Complete with biblical rubric, medieval sorcery, and mystical creatures, director Ron Howard's Willow is the stuff of good fantasy adventure. In a nicely mannered performance, Val Kilmer plays well off of Warwick Davis as Willow, the sorcerer-to-be. The film is a well-conceived and well-executed quest fairy tale borrowing heavily from Gulliver's Travels, not to mention the story of Moses. Although seemingly a children's film, it is not without its share of violence, gore, and ghastly monsters, all provided by executive producer George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic special-effects department. With this film, Howard proved his adroitness at fantastic adventure; furthermore, the film's cult following cultivated a generation of Magic, The Gathering players worldwide.