Willow
Willow is a 1988 American high fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Nigel Wooll. The film was executive produced by George Lucas and written by Bob Dolman from a story by Lucas. The film stars Warwick Davis as the title character, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, and Jean Marsh. Davis portrays an aspiring magician who teams up with a disaffected warrior (Kilmer) to protect a young baby princess from an evil queen (Marsh).
Plot
In a fantasy world, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda of Nockmaar hears of a prophecy that a child with a special rune birthmark will bring about her downfall. She imprisons all pregnant women in her realm. The child is born, but her mother persuades the midwife to smuggle the baby out of the castle. Bavmorda sends her Nockmaar Hounds after the midwife. With the hounds closing in on her, the midwife sets the baby adrift on a tangle of dried grass in a river before succumbing to the hounds. Meanwhile, Bavmorda sends her daughter Sorsha and an army led by General Kael to hunt down the baby.
More details
| author | Bob Dolman George Lucas |
|---|---|
| director | Ron Howard |
| editor | Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill Richard Hiscott |
| genre | adventure animation fantasy |
| keywords | baby brownie capture common brushtail possum crossroad crow\'s cage curse dwarf fantasy world flee gibbet gift human human form intersection magician meet mercenary midwife possum queen b rid rook rune sleight of hand sorceress tall people their way think trap troll turn |
| musicBy | James Horner |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| producer | Nigel Wooll |
| productionCompany | Imagine Entertainment Lucasfilm Ltd. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | New Zealand |
| theme | shapeshifting |