Willow

Summary: A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.

Release Date: May 20, 1988

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Ron Howard

Writers: George Lucas

, Bob Dolman

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lucasfilm, Imagine Entertainment

Distributor: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Fox Network, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney+, Lucasfilm, Showtime Networks, Universal Pay Television

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 35,000,000

Domestic: $ 57,269,863

International: $ 989

Box office:

Budget:$35MDomestic:$57.3MInternational:$989Worldwide:$57.3M

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

27%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 27% higher than the critics.

52%79%

The Metacritic audience rated this 30% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

47/100

Metacritic User:

77/100

28%6%

28% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.24%Jewish5.88%Black5.88%

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LGBTQ content included:

cross dressing

Possibly woke elements:

female soldier

BechdeltestPassed!

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Message3/5
Role model3/5
Violence3/5
Sex2/5
Language2/5
Drugs2/5

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abandoned castle acorn adulterous wife adultery adventurer altar animal attack animal bite anti hero apple apprentice attempted strangulation baby baby girl barmaid battering ram battle best friend betrayal bird droppings bird faeces bird poop birthmark black magic blood boat bodyguard book book of magic braided hair brownie the creature cage campfire carrying someone castle cat catapult catfight change of heart character name in title chase chased by a dog child kidnapping children chopping down a tree christ allegory combat confidence council courage creature cross dressing crossroads crow crying crying baby cult film curse dagger dancing dark fantasy death of friend destiny disguise dog dog attack dove dragon dungeon dust epic adventure epic fantasy escape evil queen evil woman exhaustion exile fairy fairy dust fairy tale falling downhill falling from height falling in love family relationships farm farmer father daughter relationship father son relationship female soldier female warrior fictional war fight fire breathing dragon forest forest adventure forgiveness fortress friend friendship frozen alive gender disguise goat good versus evil hand to hand combat handshake head scarf held at swordpoint hero heroine hiding hiding place horse horse drawn wagon horse riding hugging human becoming an animal human in a cage husband wife relationship illusionist impalement ingratitude island journey kicked in the face kidnapping killing a dog killing an animal kindness kingdom kiss knife lake levitation lifting a male into the air lifting someone into the air lightning little boy little girl little person lock of hair loss of friend love potion love spell loyalty magic magic show magic trick magic wand magical dust magical nut magical power magical spell magician man disguised as a woman martial arts mask midwife mission moat monster mother daughter relationship mountain muskrat mythical kingdom newborn baby nightgown nursemaid old woman one word title orchestral music score ostrich passionate kiss pig poetic justice potion princess prisoner prophecy punched in the face punched in the throat queen quest quest adventure raft rain redemption redhead reluctant hero revenge ritual river road movie rowboat sadism sadist self discovery shield showdown sick child skeleton sled smoke snow snowball soldier sorcerer sorceress spear spell staff stepping in shit stop motion animation subjective camera surrealism sword sword and sorcery sword fight swordsman talking animal tavern tent throat slitting tiger timeframe ancient history title spoken by character tough girl tough guy transformation trapdoor troll trust turned into a bird turned to stone two headed creature tyranny tyrant village villager villain villain turns good villainess wagon warrior waterfall white magic wilhelm scream witch wizard

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This film gets a 1/5 family friendly score

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/willow last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Educational 0/5	The movie intends to entertain, not educate.
Message 3/5	The movie is filled with positive messages about love, family, the power of good over evil, sacrifice for the greater good, and the dangers of judging a book by its cover. Willow's journey also underscores the value of perseverance, the struggle for good, and doing the right thing in the face of great odds.
Role model 3/5	Willow demonstrates courage, integrity, perseverance, and teamwork.
Violence 3/5	Sword fighting, hand-to-hand combat, punching, magical battles. One scene shows innocent villagers -- including children -- running in fear from soldiers. A wildebeest attacks the midwife who saved the princess baby, and it's assumed she dies, but nothing is shown. In the final battle a troll turns into a bloody, grotesque, two-headed monster. A man walks in on his wife talking to Madmartigan, who is dressed like a woman; the man then gropes at the breast of "the woman." Some blood.
Sex 2/5	Some romantic kissing. One scene hints that Madmartigan was involved with another man's wife. A love potion makes Madmartigan spout wildly romantic phrases at a beautiful woman. A man gropes at the breast of one of the lead characters who is disguised as a woman
Language 2/5	Some insults, especially "peck," which refers to Willow's species of little people. Once: "jackass." Sexual innuendo, character talks of how he's "still got it where it counts."
Drugs 2/5	Raucous drunken behavior in a pub -- pushing and shoving, breaking glasses, near-fights. One of the characters falls into a vat of beer and then walks and speaks in a drunk manner into the next scene.

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Disney Cancels Woke 'Willow' After One Season: Series Featured Transgender Actor, Gay Romance

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