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Widescreen Editions Willow WS THX LaserDisc Val Kilmer George Lucas Whalley

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Quest to Protect Sacred Infant from Wiicked Queen...

Willow WS THX LaserDisc Val Kilmer George Lucas Whalley

Quest to Protect Sacred Infant from Wiicked Queen...

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Val Kilmer & Joanne Whalley in...George Lucas'...

Willow

( Catalog Number 79356 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Willow
1988 - 118 min. - Color
Genre: Fantasy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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, 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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 (Warwick Davis) to protect a sacred infant from the machinations of a wicked queen. 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 costar Val Kilmer met his future wife Joanne Whalley. Hal Erickson

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 and 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. Mike DiBella

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Cast for Willow

Val Kilmer - Madmartigan
Joanne Whalley - Sorsha
Warwick Davis - Willow Ufgood
Patricia Hayes - Fin Raziel
Jean Marsh - Queen Bavmorda
Billy Barty - High Aldwin
Pat Roach - Gen. Kael
Gavan O'Herlihy - Airk Thaughbaer
David Steinberg - Meegosh
Phil Fondacaro - Vohnkar
Mark Northover - Burglekutt, Prefect
Kevin Pollak - Rool
Rick Overton - Franjean
Maria Holvoe - Cherlindrea
Mark vande Brake - Ranon
Julie Peters - Kaiya
Ron Tarr - Llug
Michael Cotterill - Druid
Zulema Dene - Ethna
Joanna Dickens - Barmaid
Tony Cox - Vohnkar Warrior
Sallyanne Law - Mother
Jennifer Guy - Wency
Dawn Downing - Mims
Kate Greenfield - Elora Danan
Robert Gillibrand - Vohnkar Warrior

Crew for Willow

Michael J. McAlister - Special Effects
Tony Reading - Production Designer
Lee Rich - Producer
Joe Johnston - First Assistant Director
George Lucas - Screen Story / Executive Producer
Barbara Lane - Costume Designer
Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects
Micky Moore - Second Unit Director
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
John Richardson - Special Effects Supervisor
Kim Sinclair - Art Director
Malcolm Stone - Production Designer
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Phil Tippett - Special Effects
Nigel Wooll - Producer
Richard Hymns - Sound Effects Editor
Ben Burtt - Sound/Sound Designer
Alan Boyle - Makeup
Allan Cameron - Production Designer
Gerry Crampton - Stunts Coordinator
David Allen - Special Effects
Adrian Biddle - Cinematographer
Paul Beeson - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Tim Hutchinson - Production Designer
James Horner - Composer (Music Score)
William Hobbs - Fights Choreographer
Ron Howard - Director
Bob Dolman - Screenwriter
Nick Dudman - Makeup
Michael Hill - Editor
Eleanor Fazan - Choreography
Daniel Hanley - Editor

Awards for Willow

Best Sound Effects (nom) Ben Burtt 1988 Academy
Best Sound Effects (nom) Richard Hymns 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Dennis Muren 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Phil Tippett 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Evans, Chris 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Michael J. McAlister 1988 Academy
In Competition Ron Howard 1988 Cannes Film Festival

Feature Details

Title: Willow
Feature Release Date: 1988
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 118 Minutes
Chapters: 54
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 19 Dec 1995
Catalog Number: 79356
UPC: 043396793569
ISBN: 0-8001-3688-8
Manufacturer: DADC USA
Publisher: Columbia Tri-Star Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Certification: THX
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 79356
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Mega-Rare Dolby Surround Sound, THX Certified, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Gatefold Jacket with light edge-wear and a compressed corner

Val Kilmer & Joanne Whalley in...George Lucas'...

Willow

( Catalog Number 79356 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LD

Willow
1988 - 118 min. - Color
Genre: Fantasy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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, 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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 (Warwick Davis) to protect a sacred infant from the machinations of a wicked queen. 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 costar Val Kilmer met his future wife Joanne Whalley. Hal Erickson

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 and 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. Mike DiBella

Thanks for Visiting DaDon's !

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Cast for Willow

Val Kilmer - Madmartigan
Joanne Whalley - Sorsha
Warwick Davis - Willow Ufgood
Patricia Hayes - Fin Raziel
Jean Marsh - Queen Bavmorda
Billy Barty - High Aldwin
Pat Roach - Gen. Kael
Gavan O'Herlihy - Airk Thaughbaer
David Steinberg - Meegosh
Phil Fondacaro - Vohnkar
Mark Northover - Burglekutt, Prefect
Kevin Pollak - Rool
Rick Overton - Franjean
Maria Holvoe - Cherlindrea
Mark vande Brake - Ranon
Julie Peters - Kaiya
Ron Tarr - Llug
Michael Cotterill - Druid
Zulema Dene - Ethna
Joanna Dickens - Barmaid
Tony Cox - Vohnkar Warrior
Sallyanne Law - Mother
Jennifer Guy - Wency
Dawn Downing - Mims
Kate Greenfield - Elora Danan
Robert Gillibrand - Vohnkar Warrior

Crew for Willow

Michael J. McAlister - Special Effects
Tony Reading - Production Designer
Lee Rich - Producer
Joe Johnston - First Assistant Director
George Lucas - Screen Story / Executive Producer
Barbara Lane - Costume Designer
Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects
Micky Moore - Second Unit Director
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
John Richardson - Special Effects Supervisor
Kim Sinclair - Art Director
Malcolm Stone - Production Designer
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Phil Tippett - Special Effects
Nigel Wooll - Producer
Richard Hymns - Sound Effects Editor
Ben Burtt - Sound/Sound Designer
Alan Boyle - Makeup
Allan Cameron - Production Designer
Gerry Crampton - Stunts Coordinator
David Allen - Special Effects
Adrian Biddle - Cinematographer
Paul Beeson - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Tim Hutchinson - Production Designer
James Horner - Composer (Music Score)
William Hobbs - Fights Choreographer
Ron Howard - Director
Bob Dolman - Screenwriter
Nick Dudman - Makeup
Michael Hill - Editor
Eleanor Fazan - Choreography
Daniel Hanley - Editor

Awards for Willow

Best Sound Effects (nom) Ben Burtt 1988 Academy
Best Sound Effects (nom) Richard Hymns 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Dennis Muren 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Phil Tippett 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Evans, Chris 1988 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Michael J. McAlister 1988 Academy
In Competition Ron Howard 1988 Cannes Film Festival

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