Overview

Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas WILLOW is director Ron Howards fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan a swashbuckling warrior and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda Jean Marsh plots to kill all infants so that the newborn princess Elora will never take over the throne. But a midwife sets the baby adrift in a river and she is rescued by Willow a farmer in Nelwyn a peaceful village of trolls fairies and little folk. Willow and Madmartigan begin a quest to deliver the baby from evil while being chased by Queen Bavmordas daughter Sorsha Joanne Whalley sent to bring the baby back to Nockmaar. Director Howard benefited from his affiliation with George Lucas on the film--Lucass company Industrial Light and Magic contributed the Oscar-nominated special effects. Lucas the executive producer of WILLOW went on to create a series of books based on the world of WILLOW the SHADOW WAR series.