Willow (1988)
| Release Date | 20 May 1988 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $57,000,000 |
| Tagline | Adventure doesn't come any bigger than this. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Brocket Hall, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Fantasy Adventure, Sword-and-Sorcery |
| Mood | Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Heroic Mission, Underdogs, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Fanciful, Slick, Dreamlike, Atmospheric, Flashy, Menacing |
| Tags | Apprentice, Bodyguard, Fairy, Good Vs Evil, Little People, Queen [royalty], Quest, Sorcerer, Sword And Sorcery, Troll |
Willow is a 1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard and produced/co-written by George Lucas. Warwick Davis stars in the film, as well as Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Patricia Hayes. With a sword and sorcery setting, Davis stars as the eponymous lead character and hero Willow, a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Steinberg
Meegosh
Phil Fondacaro
Vohnkar
Robert Gillibrand
Vohnkar warrior
Mark Northover
Burglekutt
Maria Holvoe
Cherlindrea
Julie Peters
Kaiya Ufgood
Mark Vande Brake
Ranon Ufgood
Dawn Downing
Mims Ufgood
Michael Cotterill
Druid
Zulema Dene
Ethna
Joanna Dickens
Barmaid
Jennifer Guy
The Wench
Ron Tarr
Llug
Sallyanne Law
Mother
Ruth Greenfield
Elora Danan
Kate Greenfield
Elora Danan
Peter Burroughs
Nelwyn villager
Gerry Crampton
Lieutenant in snow village
Kim Davis
Mountain villager
Malcolm Dixon
Nelwyn band member
Valerie Gale
Villager
Greg Powell
Nockmaar lieutenant
Nosher Powell
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Jack Purvis
Nelwyn band member
Craig Salisbury
Nelwyn Jester
David Sibley
Galladoorn warrior
Director
Writer
Producer
Nigel Wooll
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Adrian Biddle
Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
Richard Hiscott
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Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer
Allan Cameron
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Art Director
Tim Hutchinson
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Jim Pohl
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Tony Reading
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Kim Sinclair
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Malcolm Stone
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Costume Designer
Barbara Lane
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Makeup Department
Steven E. Anderson
makeup artist
Robyn Austin
makeup artist: New Zealand
Alan Boyle
chief makeup artist
Joan Carpenter
hair stylist
Trish Cohen
makeup artist: New Zealand
Nick Dudman
makeup designer
Eithne Fennel
hair stylist
Amanda Knight
makeup artist
Eddie Knight
makeup artist
Tommie Manderson
makeup artist
Daphne Martin
key hairdresser: second unit
Richard Mills
makeup artist: second unit
Shayne Radford
hairdresser: New Zealand
Suzanne Reynolds
prosthetic makeup supervisor
Barbara Ritchie
chief hair stylist
Rita Lynch
assistant makeup artist, assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Vicki Deason
production manager
Murray Newey
production manager: New Zealand
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ken Baker
assistant director
Richard A. Barker
first assistant director: New Zealand
Lee Cleary
second assistant director
Deuel Droogan
second assistant director: New Zealand
Nikki Long
third assistant director
Michael D. Moore
second unit director
Terry Pearce
second assistant director
Gareth Tandy
assistant director: third unit
Gerry Toomey
second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich
first assistant director: second unit
Asad Qureshi
third assistant director
Art Department
Christos Achilleos
conceptual artist
John Allenby
property master
Martin Asbury
storyboard artist
Jeanelle Aston
buyer: New Zealand
David Balfour
chargehand stand-by propman: second unit
John Bell
conceptual artist
Tom Brown
draughtsman
Jill Cormack
set dresser
David Lowery
storyboard artist
John Miles
construction manager: New Zealand
Michael Murchan
construction manager
Roy O'Connor
supervising propman
Paul Purdy
set dresser
Peter Rutherford
production buyer
Keith Short
head sculptor
Kirsten Shouler
assistant art director: New Zealand
Raymond Tricker
supervising plasterer
Richard Vander Wende
conceptual artist
Keith Vowles
property storeman
John Wells
stand-by prop
Dean Coldham
plasterer
Sound Department
C.J. Appel
supervising adr editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
sound effects editor
Stephen Balliet
boom operator
Don Banks
boom operator
Ben Burtt
sound re-recording mixer, sound designer
Luis Colina
assistant foley editor
Gloria D'Alessandro
assistant sound editor
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor
Rob Fruchtman
dialogue editor
Ruth Hasty
assistant sound editor
Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor
Robin Lee
assistant sound editor
Robert Marty
assistant sound editor
David Motta
sound maintenance
Shawn Murphy
sound re-recording mixer
Larry Oatfield
dialogue editor
Gary Rydstrom
foley artist
Ivan Sharrock
production sound mixer
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
David Slusser
assistant sound editor
Greg Smith
adr recordist
Karen Spangenberg
dialogue editor
Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer
Ewa Sztompke
assistant sound editor
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
assistant sound editor
Dan Gleich
boom operator: ILM
Dennis Leonard
post-production sound engineer
David E. Stone
sound editor
Special Effects
Clive Beard
special effects technician
John Brown
senior special effects technician
Kevin Chisnall
special effects coordinator: New Zealand
Simon Cockren
special effects assistant
Chris Corbould
senior special effects technician
Neil Corbould
special effects technician
Daniel Dark
special effects technician
Michael Dunleavy
senior special effects technician
Nick Finlayson
senior special effects technician
Matthew Harlow
special effects technician
Jez Harris
prosthetics supervisor
David L. Hewitt
special effects
Graham High
prosthetics supervisor
Clint Ingram
special effects
Steve Ingram
special effects technician: New Zealand
Stephen Lloyd
special effects buyer
John Morris
senior special effects technician
Kenneth Morris
special effects workshop supervisor
Peter Pickering
senior special effects technician
John Richardson
special effects supervisor
Nigel Trevessey
prosthetics supervisor
Andy Williams
special effects technician
Joss Williams
senior special effects technician: second unit
Visual Effects
Barbara Affonso
model maker: ILM
Peter Albrecht
rotoscoper: ILM
Jon Alexander
optical camera operator: ILM
Dave Allen
chief puppeteer
Rick Anderson
model maker: ILM
William L. Arance
lip sync
John Allan Armstrong
animator: ILM
Gordon Baker
animator: ILM
Bill Barr
stage technician
Craig Barron
director of matte photography
Tom Bertino
rotoscope supervisor: ILM
Timothy Björklund
animator: ILM
Patricia Blau
post-production supervisor: ILM
Jean Bolte
model maker: ILM
Barbara Brennan
rotoscoper: ILM
Kim Bromley
visual effects coordinator: ILM
Monique Brown
animatronics technician
Dave Carson
visual effects art director: ILM
Jo Carson
visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Sean M. Casey
still photographer: ILM
Wade Childress
matte painting photography: ILM
Terry Chostner
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Eric Christensen
model maker: ILM
Blair Clark
stop-motion model maker
Donald Clark
optical camera operator: ILM
Charlie Clavadetscher
animation camera operator: ILM
Catherine Craig
matte painting photography
Peter Daulton
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Craig Davies
stop-motion model maker
Les Dittert
computer graphics
Dick Dova
stage technician
Sheila Duignan
stop-motion model maker
Randy Dutra
stop-motion model maker
Selwyn Eddy
optical camera operator: ILM
John Ellis
optical supervisor: ILM
Christopher Evans
matte painting supervisor: ILM
Scott Farrar
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Ellen Ferguson
rotoscoper: ILM
Bob Fernley
optical lab technician
Bob Finley III
stage technician
Robert Finley Jr.
pyrotechnician
Pat Fitzsimmons
supervising stage technician: ILM
Jammie Friday
rotoscope: VCE, Inc.
Tim Geideman
optical lab technician: ILM
Brian Gernand
model maker: ILM
Ray Gilberti
assistant visual effects editor
Michael Gleason
chief visual effects editor: ILM
Ralph Gordon
optical line-up: ILM
Ned Gorman
visual effects coordinator
Caroleen Green
matte artist: ILM
Margot Hale
rotoscoper: ILM
David Hanks
visual effects camera assistant: ILM
David R. Hardberger
visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Craig Hayes
stop-motion model maker
Janet Healy
visual effects producer
Rebecca Heskes
rotoscoper: ILM
Robert Hill
visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Edward Hirsh
stage manager: ILM
Sandy Houston
rotoscoper: ILM
Tony Hudson
model maker: ILM, chief puppeteer: ILM
Lincoln Hu
computer graphics
Peg Hunter
optical line-up: ILM
Paul Huston
chief model maker: ILM
George H. Joblove
computer graphics: ILM
Keith Johnson
optical camera operator: ILM
Randy Jonsson
matte painting photography: ILM
Marti Julian
lip sync animator: ILM
David Karpman
optical line-up: ILM
Sandra Ford Karpman
animation camera operator: ILM
Douglas S. Kay
computer graphics: ILM
Katherine Kean
lip sync animator: ILM
John Knoll
animation camera operator: ILM
Pete Kozachik
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Paul Kraus
model maker: ILM
Tad Krzanowski
chief model maker: ILM
Brad Kuehn
optical lineup
Michael Lessa
lip sync animator: ILM
James Lim
optical camera operator: ILM
David Lowery
storyboard artist: ILM
Paula Lucchesi
stop-motion model maker
Jonathan Luskin
computer graphics: ILM
Jeff Mann
model shop supervisor: ILM
Tamia Marg
stop-motion model maker
Kim Marks
visual effects camera: ILM
Michael J. McAlister
visual effects: ILM
Mickey McGovern
assistant visual effects editor
Roberto McGrath
assistant visual effects editor
Richard Miller
sculptor
Janet Mohler
unit production supervisor: ILM
Terry Molatore
rotoscoper: ILM
Michael Moore
visual effects editor: ILM
Steve R. Moore
visual effects editor
Tim Morgan
stage technician
Claudia Mullaly
model maker: ILM
Lori J. Nelson
optical line-up: ILM
Bruce Nicholson
optical supervisor: ILM
January Nordman
animator: ILM
Kerry Nordquist
still photographer: ILM
Buck O'Hare
stage technician
Michael Olague
stage technician
Jeff Olson
chief model maker: ILM
Randy Ottenberg
model maker: ILM
Ease Owyeung
model maker: ILM
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist
Terrence Peck
assistant visual effects editor
Krist-Ann Pehrson
rotoscoper: ILM
Lorne Peterson
chief model maker: ILM
Anne Polland
model maker: ILM
John Reed
stop-motion model maker
Carolyn Ensle Rendu
rotoscoper: ILM
Pat Repola
optical camera operator: ILM
Kevin Richardson
rotoscoper: ILM
Louis Rivera
assistant visual effects editor
Martin Rosenberg
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Thomas Rosseter
optical line-up: ILM
Wesley Seeds
model maker: ILM
Kenneth Smith
optical supervisor: ILM
Thomas J. Smith
optical lab technician: ILM
Douglas Smythe
computer graphics: ILM
Scott Squires
visual effects tech director
Tom St. Amand
stop-motion animator: ILM
Nick Stern
animator: ILM
Sean Stolz
pyrotechnician
Michael Sweeney
optical line-up: ILM
Pat Sweeney
camera operator: visual effects, ILM
Paul Swendsen
matte artist: ILM
Wes Takahashi
animation supervisor: ILM
Larry Tan
model maker: ILM
Joseph Thomas
lip sync animator: ILM
Phil Tippett
visual effects: ILM
Sean Turner
animator: ILM
John T. Van Vliet
lip sync animator: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto
optical line-up: ILM
Mary E. Walter
optical line-up: ILM
Bruce Walters
animation camera operator: ILM
Harry Walton
visual effects camera: ILM
Byron Werner
lip sync animator: ILM
Jeffrey Wilkins
model maker: ILM
Timothy Eaton
assistant visual effects editor
Demetre Lagios
optical processing: ILM
Julian Parry
process unit: ILM
Jay Patterson
visual effects video assist: ILM
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge
special effects animator
Scott Ross
general manager: ILM
Stunts
Roy Alon
stunts
Del Baker
stunts
Ken Barker
stunts
Michael Baxter-Lax
stunts: New Zealand
Peter Bell
stunts: New Zealand
Peter Bonner
stunts, stunt double: Warwick Davis
Brian Bowes
stunts
Peter Brace
stunts
Shaughan Bruce
stunts: New Zealand
Ken Buckle
stunts
Tim Condren
stunts
Jack Cooper
stunts
Gerry Crampton
stunt coordinator, stunts
Graeme Crowther
stunts, stunt double: Val Kilmer
Billy Dean
stunts
Steve Dent
stunts
Eddie Eddon
stunts
Steve Emerson
stunts
Max Faulkner
stunts
Stuart Fell
stunts
Terry Forrestal
stunts
Tex Fuller
stunts
Nick Gillard
stunts
Romo Gorrara
stunts
Martin Grace
stunts
Paul Grant
stunts
Richard Graydon
stunts
Fred Haggerty
stunts
Richard Hammatt
stunts
Mark Harris
stunts: New Zealand
Karam Hau
stunts: New Zealand
Paul Heasman
stunts
Frank Henson
stunts
Nick Hobbs
stunts
Billy Horrigan
stunts
Jazzer Jeyes
stunts
Barry Johnson
stunts: New Zealand
Vincent Keane
stunts
Timothy Lee
stunts: New Zealand
Tom Lucy
stunts
Jo Lumsden
stunts: New Zealand
Tina Maskell
stunts
Mark McBride
stunts
Sean McCabe
stunts
Bronco McLoughlin
stunts
Wayne Michaels
stunts
Chrissy Monk
stunts
Peter Munt
stunts
Valentino Musetti
stunts
Gerard Naprous
stunts
Terence Plummer
stunts
Mike Potter
stunts
Dinny Powell
stunts
Eddie Powell
stunts
Nosher Powell
stunts
Bill Reed
stunts
Terry Richards
stunts
Doug Robinson
stunts
Roy Scammell
stunts
Ka Segerberg
stunts: New Zealand
Lee Sheward
stunts
Tony Smart
stunts
Eddie Stacey
stunts
Roy Street
stunts
Alan Stuart
stunts
Philip Tan
stunts
Rocky Taylor
stunts
Tip Tipping
stunts
Terry Walsh
stunts
Derek Ware
stunts
Jason White
stunts
Les White
stunts
Steve Whyment
stunts
Nick Wilkinson
stunts
Ellie Bertram
fencing double: Joanne Whalley, stunt double: Patricia Hayes, stunts
Peter Burroughs
stunts
Rocky Capella
stunt double: ILM
Simon Crane
stunts
Gabe Cronnelly
stunts
Sadie Eden
stunt double: Patricia Hayes, stunts
Dorothy Ford
stunt double: Jean Marsh, stunts, stunt double: Joanne Whalley
Mike Martinez
stunts
Johnny Martin
stunts
Greg Powell
stunt double: Gavan O'Herlihy, stunt double: Pat Roach
Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allender
camera operator: New Zealand
Paul Beeson
director of photography: second unit
Keith Blake
focus puller
Bob Bridges
clapper loader: second unit
Wally Byatt
camera operator: second unit
Neil Cervin
assistant camera
Gary Cross
electrician
Kevin Day
gaffer
John Deaton
focus puller: second unit
Mark Ellis
grip: third unit
John Flemming
camera grip
Mike Fuller
camera operator
Pat Garrett
grip
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
David R. Hardberger
camera operator
Martin Hume
camera operator
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
camera grip
Geoff Jamieson
grip: New Zealand
Jim Kane
camera grip: second unit
Brian Kemp
gaffer: third unit
Martin Kenzie
first assistant camera
John Mahaffie
camera operator: New Zealand
Graham Martyr
clapper loader
Shaun O'Dell
camera operator
Shane O'Neill
focus puller
Larry Randall
best boy
Nigel Seal
clapper loader: second unit, assistant camera
Mark Sullivan
camera focus: New Zealand
Jonathan Taylor
camera operator: third unit
Keith Thomas
camera operator: third unit
John Wheeler
grip: New Zealand
Randy Jonsson
assistant camera
Casting Department
Beverley Keogh
crowd casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows
costume supervisor
Barbara Darragh
wardrobe mistress: New Zealand
Amelia Davies
wardrobe assistant
Norman Dickens
wardrobe assistant
Cynthea Dowling
wardrobe assistant
Andrés Fernández
wardrobe supervisor: New Zealand
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
costumer
Margaret Lewin
wardrobe assistant
Julia Mansford
wardrobe mistress: New Zealand
Patrick Sharkey
wardrobe master
James Smith
wardrobe assistant
Terry Smith
wardrobe assistant
Colin Wilson
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Jeremy Child
second assistant editor
T.M. Christopher
assistant editor
Robin Clark
second assistant editor
Jeremy Gibbs
first assistant editor
Kathleen Korth
assistant editor
Andrew MacRitchie
assistant editor
Jenny Oznowicz
second assistant editor
Music Department
Jim Henrikson
music editor
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Ian Underwood
musician
Transportation Department
Roy Clarke
driver: Joanne Walley Kilmer
Paul Keily
transportation coordinator: New Zealand
Other Crew
John Algar
assistant accountant: New Zealand
David Balfour
stand-by: second unit
John Bernard
location manager: New Zealand
Ian Bryce
production executive: USA
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Blair Clark
armature machinist
Nick Dudman
creature supervisor
Rory Enke
location manager
Lorely Farley
script supervisor: second unit
Eleanor Fazan
choreographer
Geoff Freeman
unit publicist
Kevin Freemantle
location accountant
Danny Graber
animal trainer
Jilly Gutteridge
location manager: UK
William Hobbs
fight arranger
Sally Jones
script supervisor
Jak King
production accountant
Catherine Madigan
production coordinator: New Zealand
Barbara Margerrison
assistant: Nigel Wooll
Louisa Marie
assistant: Ron Howard
Rachel Neale
location manager: Wales
Russell Olds
horse coordinator: New Zealand
Greg Powell
horse master
Sarah Purdy
bird handler: New Zealand
Julie Robinson
script supervisor: third unit
Matthew Sharp
set runner
David Sibley
dialogue coach
Kathy Sykes
production coordinator
Nicky Tilson
production secretary: New Zealand
Chris Warren
video coordinator
Michael Yell
production accountant
Stefan Zürcher
snow unit coordinator
Camille Cellucci
production assistant
Mitchell Nyberg
stand in: Rick Overton
Production Company
Imagine Films Entertainment
MGM-International Dist.
Lucasfilm
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
20th Century Fox Italia
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Fox Network
Encore Entertainment
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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LK-TEL Vídeo
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Available Light Productions
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Ray Mercer & Company
Tippett Studio
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Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
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Miscellaneous
Lee Lighting
lighting
Sprocket Systems
post-production sound services
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