Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard and produced and co written by George Lucas.   The film is now 21 years old the film begins in a time of dread the land ruled by the evil queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) who fears a prophecy that states a newborn baby will have a particular birth mark and will eventually bring about her downfall.  In fear of the prophecy queen Bavmorda imprisons all the pregnant mothers in her kingdom until one of them gives birth to the confirmed baby.  The infant is born and before queen Bavmorda has a chance to kill the infant the mid wife that delivered the baby girl hides the baby in her basket and leaves queen Bavmordas castle.   Hunted by queen Bavmordas soldiers the mid wife puts the child on a raft and sending it downstream, trusting fate to run its course.  A short time later the child washes up on shore near a village inhabited by a race of dwarf like people called Nelwyns the child is discovered by the children of Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) a farmer and amateur magician.   Willow takes the child to the towns council who decide that Willow must return the child to the world of the Daikini.  The first Daikini Willow comes upon is a warrior named Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) who offers to take care of the baby.  On his way home Willow is attacked by a clan of Brownies who stole the baby from Madmartigan the Brownies take Willow to there fairy queen of the forest Cherlindrea who tells Wilow that the baby, Elora Danan has chosen Willow to be her guardian.  Cherlindrea gives Willow a magic wand and tells him to find the sorceress Fin Raziel with the help of two of Cherlindreas brownies Franjean and Rool.  Along the way they bump into Madmartigan who helps them escape from Sorsha (Joanne Whalley) queen Bavmorda’s daughter, Willow, Madmartigan and the two brownies finally meet Fin Raziel (Patricia Hayes) only to find that the sorceress has been turned into a brushtail possum by queen Bavmorda.  Shortly after finding Raziel Sorsha captures Willow and the others and starts the long trek back to Nockmaar castle.  Along the way Willow attempts to use the magic wond Cherlindrea gave him to turn Fin Raziel back into her human form but transforms her into a raven instead.   Willow, Madmartigan and the two brownies manage to escape but Madmartigan under the influence of the Brownies love potion becomes infatuated with Sorsha.  The group eventually finds the castle of Tir Asleen which has been put under queen Bavmorda’s spell, she has frozen all its inhabitants. Madmartigan refuses to give up hope and prepares for Sorsha’s attack while Willow once again tries transforming Raziel into human form, this time turning her into a goat.  Sorsha and her men arrive and begin their attack but luckily the Army of Galladoorn led by Madmartigan’s old friend Airk Thaughbaer (Gavan O’Herlihy) comes to their aid and a battle ensues.   During the battle Sorsha falls in love with Madmartigan and changes sides, witnessed by General Kael (Pat Roach) he flees with Elora Danan and takes her to Nockmaar queen Bavmordas castle.  Willow, Madmartigan, Sorsha, the Brownies, Fin Raziel and what is left of Airk’s army set up camp outside Nockmaar castle preparing to storm the castle in a final attempt to rescue Elora.  Queen Bavmorda turns all the soldiers including the Brownies into pigs, all this happens while Willow returns Raziel to human form.  Raziel now human transforms everyone to their true forms and puts a spell on the camp to protect them from Bavmorda’s magic.   The battle to free Elora Danan begins the next day while Sorsha and Madmartigan battle queen Bavmorda´s forces, Willow battle queen Bavmorda herself magic against magic he manages to save Elora Danan at the last moment from Bavmorda’s murderous ritual and destroy queen Bavmorda herself.  Willow leaves Elora Danan in the care of Madmartigan and Sorsha and returns home to his beloved family with a new understanding of magic.

Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood
Warwick Davis is a British actor he is noted for his dwarfism standing at 3 ft 6 inches tall, Davis is probably best known as the lead character Willow Ufgood in the 1987 film Willow.  His films include Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983), Labyrinth (1986), Willow (1988), The Princess and the Dwarf (1989), Leprechaun (1993), Leprechaun 2 (1994), Prince Valiant (1997), A Very Unlucky Leprechaun (1998), Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999), The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999), The White Pony (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Capone’s Boys (2002), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Skinned Deep (2004), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Ray (2004), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Small Town Folk (2007), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Agent One Half (2008), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009), Tell Him Next Year (2010). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).  Warwick also appeared as a contestant on the 2007 series of Children in Need reality show Celebrity Scissorhands.

Val Kilmer as Madmartigan
Val Kilmer is an American actor his films include Top Secret (1984), Real Genius (1985), Top Gun (1986), Willow (1988), Kill Me Again (1989), The Doors (1991), Thunderheart (1992), The Real McCoy (1993), True Romance (1993), Tombstone (1993), Wings of Courage (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Heat (1995), Dead Girl (1996), The Island of Dr Moreau (1996), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Saint (1997), At First Sight (1999), Joe the King (1999), Pollock (2000), Red Planet (2000), The Salton Sea (2002), Hard Cash (2002), Masked and Anonymous (2003), Wonderland (2003), The Missing (2003), Blind Horizon (2003), Spartan (2004), Stateside (2004), Mindhunters (2004), George and the Dragon (2004), Alexander (2004), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Moscow Zero (2006), 10th & Wolf (2006), Played (2006), Summer Love (2006), Deja Vu (2006), The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006), Have Dreams Will Travel (2007), Conspiracy (2008), Columbus Day (2008), Felon (2008), 2:22 (2008), The Steam Experiment (2009), American Cowslip (2009), The Thaw (2009), Bad Lieutenant (2009), Hardwired (2009), Double Identity (2009), Provinces of Night (2010), MacGruber (2010), The Traveler (2010), Gun (2010), Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010), 5 Days of August (2011) and Kill the Irishman (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as Entourage, Numb3rs, Comanche Moon and XIII: The Conspiracy.  In 2008 he was the voice of KITT for the 2008 Knight Rider TV pilot movie and the following television series.

Joanne Whalley as Sorsha
Joanne Whalley is an English actress her films include Pink Floyd The Wall (1982), Dance with a Stranger (1985), No Surrender (1985), The Good Father (1985), Willow (1988), To Kill a Priest (1988, Scandal (1989), Kill Me Again (1989), Navy Seals (1990), The Big Man (1990), Shattered (1991), Storyville (1992), The Secret Rapture (1993), Mother’s Boys (1994), A Good Man in Africa (1994), Trial by Jury (1994), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), A Texas Funeral (1999), The Guilty (2000), Breathtaking (2000), Virginia’s Run (2002), Before You Go (2002), The Californians (2005), Played (2006), 44 Inch Chest (2009) and Golf in the Kingdom (2010). She has appeared in TV series such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm, Juliet Bravo, The Gaffer, Coming Home, A Kind of Loving, Bergerac, Edge of Darkness, The Singing Detective, Criminal Minds and The Virgin Queen.

Jean Marsh as Queen Bavmorda
Jean Marsh is an English actress her films include The Rebel (1961), The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (1961), Unearthly Stranger (1963), Cleopatra (1963), Face of a Stranger (1964), Charlie Bubbles (1967), The Limbo Line (1968), Frenzy (1972), Dark Places (1973), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Jack a boy (1980), The Changeling (1980), Return to Oz (1985), Willow (1988), Monarch (2000) and The Heavy (2010).  She has appeared in TV series such as The Third Man, The Twilight Zone, Danger Man, Diary of a Young Man, Gideon’s Way, I Spy, The Informer, The Saint, The Persuaders, Upstairs Downstairs, The Waltons, Hawaii Five O, The Love Boat, Tales from the Darkside, Doctor Who, Murder She Wrote, The Tomorrow People, Kavanagh QC, Holby City and Doctors.

Patricia Hayes as Fin Raziel
Patricia Hayes was an English actress her films include Went the Day Well (1942), When We Are Married (1943), The Dummy Talks (1943), Candles at Nine (1944), Hotel Reserve (1944), Great Day (1945), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947), To the Public Danger (1948), The Love Match (1955), The Battle of the Sexes (1959), Kill or Cure (1962) , The Sicilians (1963) Saturday Night Out (1964), The Terrornauts (1967), A Ghost of a Chance (1968), Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness (1969), Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), Carry on Again Doctor (1969), Fragment of Fear (1970), Raising the Roof (1972), Mafia Junction (1973), Love Thy Neighbour (1973), The Best of Benny Hill (1974), Danger on Dartmoor (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), Little Dorrit (1988), Willow (1988), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), War Requiem (1989), The Last Island (1990), The Fool (1990), Blue Ice (1992), The Steal (1995) and Crime and Punishment (2002).  She has appeared in TV series such as Educated Evans, Hancock’s Half Hour, Citizen James, Benny Hill, Juliet Bravo, Boon, Casualty, The Bill, Lovejoy, Murder Most Horrid, Ruth Rendell Mysteries and Heartbeat. Patricia Hayes died in September 1998 in Surrey England.

Billy Barty as High Aldwin
Billy Barty was an American film actor and one of the most famous 20th century people with dwarfism.  His films include Mickey’s Eleven (1927), Idle Eyes (1928), The Cockeyed Family (1928), No Kidding (1928) , Mickey in School (1928), Mickey the Detective (1928), Follow Teacher (1928), Circus Time (1929), Mickey’s Midnite Follies (1929), Mickey’s Surprise (1929), Mickey’s Mix-Up (1929), Mickey’s Big Moment (1929), Mickey’s Strategy (1929), Mickey’s Champs (1930), Mickey’s Master Mind (1930), Mickey’s Luck (1930), Mickey’s Whirlwinds (1930), Follow the Swallow (1930), Mickey’s Warriors (1930), Mickey the Romeo (1930), Mickey’s Merry Men (1930), Mickey’s Winners (1930), Mickey’s Musketeers (1930), Mickey’s Bargain (1930), Mickey’s Stampede (1931), The Dog Doctor (1931), Three Wise Clucks (1931), Mickey’s Crusaders (1931), Mickey’s Rebellion (1931), Mickey’s Diplomacy (1931), Mickey’s Wildcats (1931), Mickey’s Thrill Hunters (1931), Who’s Who in the Zoo (1931), Mickey’s Helping Hand (1931), Mickey’s Sideline (1931), Mickey’s Big Business (1932), Mickey’s Charity (1932), Mickey’s Ape Man (1933), Out All Night (1933), Mickey’s Race (1933), Mickey’s Touchdown (1933), Mickey’s Tent Show (1933), Mickey’s Covered Wagon (1933), Mickey’s Minstrels (1934), Mickey’s Medicine Man (1934), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935), George Tackles the Land (1954), The Undead (1957), Harum Scarum (1965), The Perils of Pauline (1967), Pufnstuf (1970), The Godmothers (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), WC Fields and Me (1976), Won Ton Ton superstar (1976), The Amazing Dobermans (1976), The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977), Rabbit Test (1978), Foul Play (1978), Firepower (1979), Skatetown U.S.A (1979), Hardly Working (1980), Under the Rainbow (1981), The Comic Book Kids (1982), Night Patrol (1984), Legend (1985), Tough Guys (1986), Body Slam (1986), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), Snow White (1987), Masters of the Universe (1987), Off the Mark (1987), Willow (1988), Lobster Man from Mars (1989), UHF (1989), Wishful Thinking (1990), Diggin Up Business (1990), Life Stinks (1991), The Naked Truth (1993) and Outlaws: The Legend of O.B Taggart (1994).   He has appeared in TV series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Shirley Temple’s Storybook, Rawhide, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Waltons, Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, CHiPs, Little House on the Prairie, Hart to Hart, The Golden Girls and Frasier.  Billy Barty died of heart failure in 2000 at age 76.

Phil Fondacaro as Vohnkar
Phil Fondacaro is an American actor he is noted for his dwarfism standing at 3 feet 6 inches tall.  His films include Under the Rainbow (1981), Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983), Ragewar (1984), American Drive In (1985), Hard Rock Zombies (1985), Troll (1986), Invaders from Mars (1986), Steele Justice (1987), The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987), Willow (1988), Memories of Me (1988), Ghoulies II (1987), Monster High (1989), Night Angel (1990, The Nature of the Beast (1995), The Elevator (1996), Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996), The Creeps (1997), Sweet Jane (1998), Blood Dolls (1999), Gentleman B (2000), Sideshow (2000), Bit Players (2000),  The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001), Land of the Dead (2005), Evil Bong (2006) and Immortally Yours (2009).  He has appeared in TV series such as Star Trek The Next Generation, Tales from the Darkside, thirtysomething, Quantum Leap, Married with Children, Renegade, Tales from the Crypt, Northern Exposure, Sliders, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Touched by an Angel, Walker Texas Ranger and CSI Crime Scene Investigation.

Kevin Pollak as Rool the Brownie
Kevin Pollak is an American actor his films include Million Dollar Mystery (1987), Willow (1988), Avalon (1990), L.A Story (1991), Another You (1991), Ricochet (1991), The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992), A Few Good Men (1992), Indian Summer (1993), Wayne’s World 2 (1993, Grumpy Old Men (1993), Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter (1994), Clean Slate (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Miami Rhapsody (1995), Canadian Bacon (1995), Casino (1995), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Chameleon (1996), House Arrest (1996), That Thing You Do (1996), Truth or Consequences (1997), Buffalo 66 (1998), Hoods (1998), Outside Ozona (1998), Deal of a Lifetime (1999), She’s All That (1999), The Sex Monster (1999), Deterrence (1999), End of Days (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Steal This Movie (2000), The Wedding Planner (2001), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Dr Dolittle 2 (2001), Stolen Summer (2002), Frank McKlusky C.I (2002), Juwanna Mann (2002), Mother Ghost (2002), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Blizzard (2003), Seven Times Lucky (2004), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), Our Time Is Up (2004), Hostage (2005), Niagara Motel (2006), The Santa Clause 3 The Escape Clause (2006), Numb (2007), Otis (2008), Tortured (2008), 2:13 (2009), Middle Men (2009), Columbus Circle (2010), Cop Out (2010), Choose (2010) and Red State (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as thirtysomething, Who’s the Boss, Coming of Age, The Drew Carey Show, Ed, Shark and Entourage.
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