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7.1/10   30,057 votes
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Director:
Writers:
George Lucas (story)
Bob Dolman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 May 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
Adventure doesn't come any bigger than this. more
Plot:
A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
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A very well done fantasy flick more (188 total)

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Runtime:
126 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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Val Kilmer improvised a lot of dialogue. more
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Revealing mistakes: While sliding down the hill on the shield, runners are visible from the sled that was used. more
Quotes:
Burgelcutt: [Vohnkar has volunteered to accompany Willow on his quest] No - not Vohnkar! He's the best warrior in the village, we need him here. Vohnkar - step back!
High Aldwin: All this expedition needs is a leader. And according to the bones, that leader is... you, Burgelkutt.
Burgelcutt: VOHNKAR!
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I have heard several people say that willow was really a tall person (6'1"), but through the magic of film, he was reduced down to 3'1". Is this true, or is this just another tall tale (pun intended)?
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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
A very well done fantasy flick, 5 December 2006
10/10
Author: BlueCorsair from Vancouver, Canada

Being a university history major, trained to examine documents and videos for hidden meanings, and imbued with a skeptical and analytical mind, one might expect that someone like me wouldn't appreciate this kind of film. It's one dimensional, it plays on typical fantasy stereotypes, and it doesn't really have anything that previous fantasy films didn't except for... style.

Yes, I consider this a stylish film. Mostly because even after 'growing up', I can still watch this film and be as wrapped up in the story and characters as I was when I was a little boy. It's formulaic plot and generally one-dimensional characters are a large part of that reason - the film makes no pretensions of being something it isn't. It's honest, a quality lacking in so very many films these days which seem to be produced only to suit the latest fashion.

The characters are all well acted - there's no ham acting to be found here in my opinion. Clearly, the actors had fun with the roles and gave them as much life as they could. Madmartigan is man with a dark past, clearly an anti-hero redeemed by the end of the film. Airk, the 'good' general is everything one expects in a 'knight in shining armor' - chivalrous, dedicated, brave. Bavmorda is the quintessential 'wicked witch', scheming, maniacal, obsessed with power. It is these characters that play so well into the average person's conception of fantasy fare that is precisely what makes the film a success - it entertains us because it knows what we like, and what we expect to see, and then delivers it with action and a bombastic musical score.

Critics panned it for being unoriginal, but being original wasn't the point of this movie. The point was to entertain, to make us thrill to a tale of high adventure of dragons, of far away lands, of swords and sorcery. On this account, no other fantasy film (with the possible exception of Conan the Barbarian) has ever done this so exceedingly well.

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