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Willow is a 1988 fantasy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Bob Dolman and George Lucas. The production was produced by George Lucas and Joe Johnston, with James Horner serving as composer. The cast includes Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, and Jean Marsh. Adrian Biddle was the director of photography, and Daniel P. Hanley edited the film. It was produced by Lucasfilm and Imagine Entertainment, originating from the United Kingdom and the United States.
The film has a runtime of 126 minutes and was released on May 20, 1988. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is available on platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, and Disney+. The movie received a PG rating. Financially, it had a budget of 35,000,000 and generated revenue of 57,300,000.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 47 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 52%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.2 based on 138,369 votes. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects, as well as Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screenplay. It has been noted in connection with the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
7.0The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
Cast
- Warwick Davis as Willow
- Val Kilmer as Madmartigan
- Joanne Whalley as Sorsha
- Patricia Hayes as Raziel
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Airk
- Phil Fondacaro as Vohnkar
Themes
- mission
- hero
- baby
- monster
- magic
- prophecy
- falsely accused
- traitor
- queen
- castle
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
137,248 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay by
- Bob Dolman
- Story by
- George Lucas
- Produced by
- Nigel Wooll
- Starring
- Val Kilmer Joanne Whalley Warwick Davis Billy Barty Jean Marsh
- Cinematography
- Adrian Biddle
- Edited by
- Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill Richard Hiscott
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lucasfilm Ltd. Imagine Entertainment
- Distributed by
- MGM/UA Distribution Co.
- Release date
- May 20, 1988 ( 1988-05-20 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $137.6 million
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Official website

Willow | Lucasfilm.com
Willow was a story created and produced by George Lucas and directed by the celebrated filmmaker Ron Howard. With actor Warwick Davis in his first leading role, the film featured pioneering use of digital technology by Industrial Light & Magic and remains a classic of fantasy cinema to this day. Available on Disney+.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenwriter
- George Lucas
- Cast member
- Rick Overton
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- George Lucas
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Adrian Biddle
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 350632
- Performer
- James Horner
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- lucasfilm.com/willow
Show 10 more facts
- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- film editor
- Daniel P. Hanley
- title
- Willow
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- distributed by
- Disney+
- executive producer
- George Lucas
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.2/10
- capital cost
- 35000000
- box office
- 137600000
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