Willow (1988 film): Difference between revisions

Willow is aided by the disillusioned master swordsman Madmartigan ([[Val Kilmer]]), who has turned to a life of roguery, sorceress Fin Raziel (Patricia Hayes), who has been [[Baleful Polymorph|turned into a possum]] by Bavmorda, as well as two diminutive brownies Franjean and Rool. They are initially thwarted, but later joined, by the queen's daughter Sorsha (Joanne Whalley). As their journey continues, they face troubles and hardships beyond what any of them had imagined. Through it all, they find love, friendship, and wisdom. In the end we learn that the people we would never suspect are sometimes the bravest of all.

 

 

This film has had three game adaptations: one in 1988 by Mindscape for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS; two in 1989 by [[Capcom]] for the Arcade and NES. The Arcade one is a side-scrolling action game, while the NES game is more of an Action RPG.

* [[Dissonant Laughter]]: When {{spoiler|Finn Raziel gets the better of Bavmorda during their fight at the end}}, she gives a laugh that's downright ''creepy'', suggesting that, even if she was a good person, maybe her motives here weren't so noble.

** Even without the novel's added backstory of the bad blood between them ( {{spoiler|Bavmorda seduced Raziel's lover, among other things}}), what is explained in the movie is enough to give her a pass. Sometimes you can do things for noble reasons and still enjoy the vengeance it brings in the process.

** Later the roles are reversed when {{spoiler|Sorsha}} is very much taken by Madmartigan's battle prowess.

* [[Door Step Baby]]: Elora Danan

* [[The Dragon]]: General Kael.

* [[Evil Matriarch]] / [[Evil Overlord]]: Bavmorda.

* [[Expanded Universe]]: Three novels by Lucas and Chris Claremont.

* [[Hobbits]]: The Nelwyn are basically halflings with the serial numbers filed off, being a collection of homebodies who live in burrows and tend to be shorter than humans. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, mind you.]]

** The novels, perhaps actually inspired by the look of the actors, actually describes them with traits more often used in association with fantasy dwarves than hobbits/halflings: stocky, broad, and with impressive upper-body strength.

* [[Human Snowball]]: A rare live-action example.

* [[Inept Mage]]: In a fashion, the High Aldwin. He admits to Willow that the bones he uses for prediction purposes are really useless, and he purely interprets them according to his own judgment. However, he ''does'' supply Willow with genuine magical artifacts.

* [[Indy Ploy]]: Right at the climax, Bavmorda has Willow and Elora cornered. The only thing Willow can think of is to try and protect Elora {{spoiler|using the same sleight-of-hand trick that he failed at in the beginning of the film}}. ''And it works.''

* [[Jerk Jock]]

* [[Large Ham]]: Bavmorda, so very much.

* [[Lilliputians]]: Brownies

** Either that or, because she was in an animal form, she may have aged like an animal.

*** They should have picked up on it instantly - Bavmorda and {{spoiler|Fin Raziel}} were contemporaries.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Madmartigan. He runs around with his shirt open.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]

* [[Our Fairies Are Different]]

* [[Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat!|Retreat! Retreat... Attack! Attack!]]: Madmartigan and Bavmorda's army run away from the two-headed dragon. Then Madmartigan realize he's with the the army. Then he runs back inside the castle where the dragon is, with the army chasing after him.

* [[Road Apples]]: Well Troll Apples Madmartigan steps in some troll [[Toilet Humour|poop]].

* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]

* [[Sexual Karma]]: Madmartigan [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Paper Thin Disguises]] himself as a woman to dodge an angry husband, only to catch the hulking oaf's eye (which is pretty darn chauvinist of him, considering he barged into the room in a jealous rage). [[Hilarity Ensues]].

'''Madmartigan''': ''Meet Lug!'' (ducks)<br />

'''Lug''': '''''[[Megaton Punch|RRRAAARGH!]]''''' }}

** Airk's name is basically pronounced as "Eric", or close enough to mistake for it.

* [[Supporting Leader]]: Madmartigan.