Willow (1988) poster
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Willow

FantasyAdventureAction

Directed by Ron Howard

The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil. From TMDB

229 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure action film, directed by Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley.

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  • Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    I try not to make big declarations about things when I’m full of recency bias, but I genuinely think Wildwood is the best thing Laika’s ever made. It solidly exists in that space between Labyrinth, Narnia, Over the Garden Wall, and Willow, and it’s been a hot minute since we’ve had a movie like that

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  • Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    Movie recommendation for tonight, Wildwood Just back from seeing this and my god what a masterpiece! Utterly jawdropping at every moment, staggering artistry on display! Made me feel like a kid again watching the likes of Labyrinth of Willow for the first time! TOM WAITS PLAYED THE COYOTE GENERAL!?

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    Forget all you know, or think you know ... What's a comfort adventure movie for you, peeps? Willow is one of mine. 💜

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  • Heidi MacDonald @ NYCC @comixace.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    Val Kilmer will always be Madmartigan to me. He was absolutely perfect in Willow, a cult film. And yeah Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tombstone, Too Gun and the rest. RIP

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  • Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    MANDALORIAN & GROGU is light on story but high on charm. Film at its best when Pascal and Baby Yoda are just allowed to cook. The puppetry work is some of the best in years. Feels very early Ron Howard (WILLOW vibes abound). Full review next week.

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  • Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    Just gonna stare at John Alvin‘s teaser movie poster art for WILLOW (1988) for the rest of the day.

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  • David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    I am very sorry to report that Val Kilmer has died. Brilliant actor. Many film roles. Probably best known for "Top Gun". Although my favourite was "Willow." My condolences to his family and friends.

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  • Rise Up (From the Grave) Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    Twice in the film, Sam sings to trees and plants to aid them in their quest. Early in the film, the Old Man Willow scene is solved by Sam's gardening song. I rather like the idea, really, that Sam's natural love of growing things would create alliances with Middle-earth's active plant population +

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  • the cooler nek 📵 @nek.zoneBluesky · Sep 9, 2026

    Listen, I could care less about the actual movie, but Willow is hot

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  • Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Someone recently uploaded the complete George Lucas’ Super Live Adventure. And what, you ask, is that? It was a short-lived arena show that combined Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Willow, American Graffiti, and everyone’s favorite Lucas film: Tucker: The Man and His Dreams. It’s as nuts as it sounds.

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  • Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.comBluesky · May 18, 2026

    OBSESSION: The Anthology Series? Curry Barker tells Total Film that he'd love to explore the film's world further through the One Wish Willow. "Each episode is a different wish that goes completely off the rails," Barker ponders. He also notes, "I do see Obsession 2 [happening], maybe."

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  • David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    Tonight I'm planning to watch "Willow." Seriously underrated fantasy film.

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  • Thomas Muller @thomasm-author.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 19, 2025

    FREE TO READ ON KINDLE UNLIMITED! "A mix of In The Heat Of The Night with a horror film." Something stalks the small town of Willow Grove, killing without any apparent pattern. Can newcomer Derek Whitcomb figure it out before it's too late? The Kelleher a.co/d/47WEJvb

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2025

    Willow (1988) Directed by Ron Howard

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  • David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2025

    I am very sad to report that Jean Marsh has died. Excellent actress and writer. Probably best known roles as 'Rose' in TV's "Upstairs Downstairs" and 'Queen Bavmorda' in the film "Willow."

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  • Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    All of it, really. I was easily overstimulated and I was afraid of: CHARADE WILLY WONKA (but not the scenes you think) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK WILLOW Random BARNABY JONES reruns Previews for Movie of the Week

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  • Dungeonbuster @dungeonbuster.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    Willow (1989) was an action adventure/platformer released in the arcade by Capcom based on the 1988 fantasy film. In this adaptation, players take on the role of Willow Ufgood and later, the warrior Madmartigan, in a quest to stop the wicked Queen Bavmorda! (a wasn't this in the movie thread)

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  • Thomas Muller @thomasm-author.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2026

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Reminiscent of In the Heat of the Night and a horror film." A brutal murder... An outsider brought in to investigate... A town that lives in fear... What is hiding in Willow Grove? #horror #crimethriller #mystery #novel #book #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/Kelleher-Tho...

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  • Louise Weard @weard.moeBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    Thank you so much to Willow and Caden for bringing Castration Movie to the Criterion Channel!!

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Willow (1988) By Vlad Rodriguez

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  • Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2025

    Willow was a formative movie for me.

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  • Helen O'Hara @helenlohara.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    I know Willow is not the cool Val Kilmer film to love, but he's so sexy and so funny in it, such a great mix of action hero and hapless idiot.

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  • Tyler Dean @tmdean.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    My unfortunately timely #Willow article for @reactorsff.bsky.social #80sfantasyfilmclub is up! The late #ValKilmer is every bit as charming as you remember reactormag.com/willow-lesso...

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    Willow (1988) Directed by Ron Howard

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  • Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 12, 2024

    Jean Giraud, a.k.a., Moebius (1938-2012) -- designs commissioned by Lucasfilm for the film “Willow” (1988).

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  • Dungeonbuster @dungeonbuster.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    Willow (1989) | action adventure | arcade | Capcom Capcom flexing its creativity adapting the 1988 film, Willow! The NES got an action RPG while the arcade received an action adaptation that gamified key moments such as sledding for coins and turning Willow into a shoot 'em up Sorcerer Supreme.

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  • Louise Weard @weard.moeBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    a wonderful interview in which Willow and Caden show their immense knowledge of cinema history and chart a trajectory as we approach a potential trans film canon.

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  • Christina Rose @christinarose.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Movie night watching my Willow VHS on a CRT ❤️

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  • Hallow’s Books, Movies, and TV @hallowshaunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2026

    Any fans of the 1988 fantasy film Willow?

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  • Ori-Warui -KNUCKLE JET out now on Steam! @oleivarrudi.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    Unused Moebius concept art for Willow (yes, The Warwick Davis/Val Kilmer Lucasfilm fantasy movie!!)

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  • All Elite Wrestling bot @aewbot.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2026

    AEW stars Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale dazzled on the #Supergirl red carpet tonight! Don't miss the premiere of the new Supergirl movie when it hits theaters on June 26!

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  • 🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    first movie I ever saw in theatres was WILLOW RIP to a singular talent

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  • TDE Wrestling @tdewrestling.comBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    Braves baseball. Andy Griffith reruns. Dinner and a Movie. Willow Nightingale. #AEWCollision

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  • Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2025

    I just want to meet someone the old fashioned way (being cast together in the movie Willow).

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  • Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.comBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    I'm sure I've said this before, but Willow is one of the best - if not THE best - film critics writing today. Her work never fails to dazzle. Support this queen anyway you can 👑

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  • Graeme Neil Reid @graemeneilreid.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2025

    Nice treat this morning to find an old painting had sold. Nine years after painting it it will be off to its new home. It's great when something you worked on sells quickly but sometimes the wait can be satisfying too. This is from the fantasy film Willow, gouache paint.

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  • David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2025

    Just bought a couple of films. Perfect for watching with my projector. "Willow" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly."

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  • R.Case @rcase.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    Ah man and I just watched Willow when Val Kilmer passed away. She was great in the movie, hell everyone was great in that movie, they got acting from a baby in that movie. It’s getting kind of depressing checking out and old show or movie from my childhood and knowing so many have passed away

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  • Foryth @foryth.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2026

    #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Dragonlance, a lot of my high school friends were fans of the novels. Willow, a childhood favorite, love the score. K-pop Demon Hunters, I realized a song from this plays on the radio at work. Get Smart, I had forgotten about this film, basically Michael Scarn lol.

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  • Zack🥀 @zackrose2.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2026

    Willow Creek (2014, Tubi) 2/5 🥀🥀 Reason: Talking, not thrilling till later in the movie, and mostly seeing couple hearing things Comment: Similar to Backcountry movie that I posted recently. Tho ending was not bad!

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  • 🎃spooky riley🍁 @rileycore.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    New artwork! 👽🪐 Willow from the movie "Lesbian Space Princess"🩷 Willow is a silly (probably ADHD), kind and helpful singer songwriter and they got way too little screentime. My headcanon is that Willow found their own band and has a great time!🩷 #MyArt #Fanart #TraditionalArt

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  • Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    Just watched found footage horror film Willow Creek (2013), in which a couple head into the Californian woods near where the famous Patterson–Gimlin Sasquatch film was shot, and was impressed. Slowly and subtly builds the tension and lots of nods to 'real' Bigfoot lore 👣

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  • buta_ou @butaou.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    For me, "Willow" is the best pig TF movie. It's a very short scene in the movie, but when I saw it as a child, it awakened the pig in me. 🐽

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  • Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2024

    Tonight's movie selection is "Willow" (1988). Haven't seen it since it was new

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  • StefLyoness @steflyoness.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    Watching the film, Willow for the first time since 198-something. I was a small child anyway. This film scared the bejesus out of me but probably began a love of fantasy. Join me live blueskying this...

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  • Amy @phoo.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2024

    #LitMusic24 #MusicChallenge Day 10: The Innocent O Willow Waly from The Innocents movie soundtrack: youtu.be/ABxdwKqIz4Q?...

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  • Dayna @whimsycalling.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    Possibly my first childhood crush. I named my dog after this movie (Willow). You'll always be a legend Val. Rest peacefully 💔

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  • Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2023

    without saying batman forever, fav val kilmer film? But Willow is RIGHT THERE.

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  • All Elite Central @allelitecentral.comBluesky · Jun 24, 2026

    Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron on the red carpet at the premiere of the upcoming Supergirl movie. Babes of Wrath reunion.

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  • highondopamine @highondopamine.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Willow, Lesbian Space Princess, watercolor. A cute character stuck in the movie of all time.

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  • 🔞 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓼𝓼 🪦🖤 -50% off on Fansly !! @macabremoss.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    More progress on my Willow Creek Movie Theater ! 🖤 It is nearly done, I only have to furnish the apartment on the last floor before uploading it to the gallery !!! #TheSims4 #TheSims #ShowUsYourBuilds #TS4

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  • Abby @arobertswrites.comBluesky · Sep 18, 2024

    For as much as Willow is a “we have The Hobbit at home” kind of movie it’s pretty good

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  • Triple-Q @triple-q.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    actually, now that I look at this box, it's different from the one in the movie. the movie One Wish Willow box is triangular, but the one in the game is a rectangle--and for some reason, there is an eye of Horus on the lid. This suggests that it is some kind of Egyptian artifact

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  • Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧 @selfstyledsiren.bsky.socialBluesky · May 31, 2026

    May I recommend, if neither of you have read it, Willow Maclay's @willowcatelyn.bsky.social on Karen Black in this movie. I love this essay like I love the movie www.patreon.com/posts/perfor...

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  • Pittsburgh Toilet @losttwocities.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    Willow s Seen at the drive-in as a young child. Was not happy about it at the time, but LOVED the film and watch it every few years.

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  • Kinsane Pixels @kinsanepixels.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    One Wish Willow (Pixel Art) Obsession movie fanart. Timelapse youtu.be/cY07_lAmHyI?... IG www.instagram.com/kinsanepixel . . . #pixelart #Obsession #fanart #gamedev #artist #notai

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  • Harvey Birdlaw @ostensiblyethan.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    Willow was my favorite movie growing up. Damn shame.

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  • Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.comBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    Twin Cities film sickos: there is at least one theater with showtimes for the restoration and first-ever release of the uncut version of Ken Russell's The Devils. Currently billeted from 10/15 through 10/21 at the Emagine Willow Creek in Plymouth. www.emagine-entertainment.com/movies/ken-r...

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  • 🔞HAZEL 🐱💥 @hazeltpe.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 25, 2026

    I thought this movie was cute :3 Willow is literally me so uhhh turn her into a chubby woman!

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  • vi0let 💜🥨 @myeyesviolet.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2026

    wooden basket man alexander skarsgard is canonically made from WILLOW in the wicker movie? lmao

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