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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
Val Kilmer | Joanne Whalley | Warwick Davis | Patricia Hayes | Gavan O'Herlihy | Phil Fondacaro | Pat Roach | Rick Overton | Kevin Pollak | Billy Barty | Jean Marsh | David Steinberg | Tony Cox | Robert Gillibrand | Mark Northover | Maria Holvoe | Julie Peters | Mark Vande Brake | Dawn Downing | Michael Cotterill | Zulema Dene | Joanna Dickens | Jennifer Guy | Ron Tarr | Sallyanne Law | Ruth Greenfield | Kate Greenfield | Fred Wood | David Sibley | Arnold Lee | Bob Ramsey | Kenny Baker | Jack Purvis | Malcolm Dixon | Craig Salisbury | Alan Bennett | Andrew Herd | Ashley C. Williams | Cheryl Howard | Gerald Staddon | Hayley Burroughs | John Cumming | John Ghavan | Kim Davis | Margarita Farrell | Michael Henbury Ballan | Nathan Phillips | Nosher Powell | Peter Burroughs | Raymond Griffiths | Rusty Goffe | Sadie Corre | Samantha Davis | Stéphanie Lhorset | Valerie Gale | Willie Coppen | Kenneth Coombs | Gerry Crampton | Greg Powell | Edwin Alofs | Paul Markham | Didier Jean | Owain Griffiths
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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