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Willow (1988)
Directed by Ron Howard
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Overview
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.
Rated PG | Length 126 minutes
Actors
Warwick Davis | Val Kilmer | Joanne Whalley | Jean Marsh | Patricia Hayes | Billy Barty | Pat Roach | Gavan O'Herlihy | David Steinberg | Mark Northover | Phil Fondacaro | Kevin Pollak | Rick Overton | Maria Holvoe | Tony Cox | Julie Peters | Dawn Downing | Mark Vande Brake | Zulema Dene | Ruth Greenfield | Kate Greenfield | Kenny Baker | Ashley C. Williams | Michael Cotterill | Joanna Dickens | Jennifer Guy | Ron Tarr | Jack Purvis | Sallyanne Law | Robert Gillibrand | Fred Wood | Gerald Staddon | David Sibley | Craig Salisbury | Bob Ramsey | Nosher Powell | Greg Powell | Nathan Phillips | Stéphanie Lhorset | Arnold Lee | Cheryl Howard | Andrew Herd | Raymond Griffiths | Owain Griffiths | Rusty Goffe | John Ghavan | Valerie Gale | Margarita Farrell | Malcolm Dixon | Samantha Davis | Kim Davis | John Cumming | Gerry Crampton | Sadie Corre | Willie Coppen | Kenneth Coombs | Peter Burroughs | Hayley Burroughs | Alan Bennett | Michael Henbury Ballan | Edwin Alofs | Paul Markham | Didier Jean
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
When I saw that CCS was sponsoring a new DCP screening for Willow at Patio I couldn’t resist. Having never seen this film, a longtime blindspot, I was glad to finally experience it for the first time projected on the big screen.
Had always thought this was considered a “bad” film but the ratings at IMDb prove otherwise, surprisingly so. But I’m glad b/c once the movie gets going (really the moment they encounter Val Kilmer’s Madmartigan) the film picks up. Throw in the romance and anti-hero arc of Madmartigan, this film is a winner. Damn, Joanne Whalley is foxy in this.
The new DCP did look amazing as advertised. Great to see so many families present even tho this is one violent “family” film for sure.
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