A story is referred to as Lucas' attempt to imitate Tolkien: a immature farmer known as Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), one of a halfling-like humans known as Nelwyns, world health organization is drawn out of his sheltered front yard to save the little one girl known as Elora Danan with a destiny from either a evil queen world health organization would view her destroyed. Willow is aided per enlightened master fencer Madmartigan (Val Kilmer), turned to a life of devilment when a fall of his kingdom to the evil queen. It is ab initio thwarted however late joined per queen's girl Sorsha (played by Joanne Whalley, later Kilmer's married woman).

This film featured a super number 1 CG morphing scene. A music in the film was composed by James Horner, in what is considered to exist as the super heavy musical score.

the pic was in time followed by a trilogy of heavy fantasy novels written by Chris Claremont (again from either a story by George Lucwhen), sustaining a grown-full-grown destiny girl as the central character. Shadow Moon, the number one around the trilogy, was published in 1995. A more books in the trilogy were coroneted Shadow Dawn and Shadow Star.

Around April 2005, in a period of the Star Wars Celebration III, George Lucas hinted that given his company, Lucasfilm, were moving into television production once more, there can be the Willow TV series.

Credited Cast
Val Kilmer Madmartigan

Joanne Whalley Sorsha

Warwick Davis Willow Ufgood

Jean Marsh Queen Bavmorda

Patricia Hayes Fin Raziel

Billy Barty High Aldwin

Pat Roach Gen. Kael

Gavan O'Herlihy Airk Thaughbaer

David Steinberg Meegosh

Phil Fondacaro Vohnkar

Tony Cox Vohnkar warrior

Robert Gillibrand Vohnkar warrior

Mark Northover Burglekutt

Kevin Pollak Rool

Rick Overton Franjean