Willow
A world where heroes come in all sizes and adventure is the greatest magic of all.
Country
Production
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$57 269 863
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Joe Johnston, Nigel Wooll, George Lucas
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Allan Cameron
Audition
Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins
Editing
Short description
The 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The sorceress's commander, General Kael, received his name in honor of film critic Pauline Kael. And the two-headed dragon, according to the press release materials, was named Eborsisk – this nickname, in turn, is derived from the names of film critics such as Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. True, this name was never spoken in the film itself, but was used in several reviews.
- "Willow" was the first film in history to use morphing objects – people transform into pigs there, and a gorilla-like troll turns into a lump of bare flesh.
- The idea to make the film belonged to George Lucas. Lucas spent a long time developing the fantastical universe, but the project was offered to an old friend, Ron Howard, whom Lucas had known since the film "American Graffiti" (1973), where Ron played one of the roles.
- In 1988, Wayland Drew wrote a novelization of "Willow" based on the film's screenplay.
- After the film's unsuccessful release, screenwriter and producer George Lucas abandoned ideas for a sequel and returned to work on "Star Wars."
- Devil dogs are Rottweilers in rubber masks and costumes.
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