Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Directors:

Jim Wheat
Ken Wheat

Writers:

George Lucas (story)
Jim Wheat (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

24 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewoks village. The parents...

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Rescue | Village | Fight | House

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Wilford Brimley	...	Noa
Warwick Davis	...	Wicket W. Warrick
Aubree Miller	...	Cindel
Siân Phillips	...	Charal
Carel Struycken	...	Terak
Niki Botelho	...	Teek
Paul Gleason	...	Jeremitt
Eric Walker	...	Mace
Marianne Horine	...	Young Witch
Daniel Frishman	...	Deej
Tony Cox	...	Willy
Pam Grizz	...	Shodu
Roger Johnson	...	Lieutenant
Michael Pritchard	...	Card Player #1
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.	...	Card Player #2
Malumba Anderson	...	Marauder
Thomas Calabrese	...	Marauder (as Tom Calabrese)
Scott Couper	...	Marauder
Tom Cowan	...	Marauder
Dan Cunningham	...	Marauder
Charles Davis	...	Marauder
Mike Dito	...	Marauder
Scott Ferry	...	Marauder
Michael Franti	...	Marauder
Andre Keys	...	Marauder
Jerry Keys	...	Marauder
Fred Martin	...	Marauder
Brendan Reitz	...	Marauder
Peter Reitz	...	Marauder
Marques Strane	...	Marauder
Peter Thiebeaux	...	Marauder
Bill Tilman	...	Marauder
Darryl Henriques	...	Voice Characterization (Wicket) (voice)
Sydney Walker	...	Voice Characterization (Deej) (voice)
Kevin Pollak	...	Voice Characterization (voice)
Ken Grantham	...	Voice Characterization (voice)
Mark Dodson	...	Voice Characterization (voice)
Rick Cimino	...	Voice Characterization (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dawn Abbey	...	Ewok
Anthony Bagnarol	...	Ewok
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Weechee
Mary Henning	...	Ewok
Bethany Jewett	...	Ewok
Michael Lipsky	...	Ewok
Steve Morgan	...	Ewok
Matthew Roloff	...	Ewok
Irving Scible Jr.	...	Ewok
Judy Weaver	...	Ewok

Directed by
Jim Wheat
Ken Wheat

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Lucas		story
Jim Wheat		writer
Ken Wheat		writer

Produced by
Ian Bryce	....	associate producer
George Lucas	....	executive producer
Thomas G. Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Bernstein

Cinematography by
Isidore Mankofsky

Film Editing by
Eric Jenkins

Production Design by
Joe Johnston

Makeup Department
Kevin Brennan	....	special effects makeup/animatronic artist
Escott O. Norton	....	makeup effects assistant

Production Management
Frank Simeone	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist

Sound Department
Agamemnon Andrianos	....	sound mixer
Sandina Bailo-Lape	....	sound editor
John Benson	....	sound editor
Gloria S. Borders	....	supervising sound editor
Valerie Bryce	....	sound technician
Scott Chandler	....	sound technician
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	assistant sound editor
Howie Hammerman	....	sound engineer
Karen Harding	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Hedgepath	....	sound technician
Pat Jackson	....	sound editor
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Kelly	....	sound engineer
Mary Helen Leasman	....	sound editor (as Mary Helen Leaseman)
Cindy Lowney	....	sound engineer
Marilyn McCoppen	....	sound editor
Tim McGovern	....	sound engineer
Patrick Moriarty	....	boom operator
John Morris	....	assistant sound editor
Diana Pellegrini	....	sound editor
E. Jeane Putnam	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound technician
Jim Schelter	....	sound technician
David Slusser	....	sound technician
Greg Smith	....	sound technician
Brenda Sowa	....	assistant sound editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	sound editor
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
John Watson	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Watts	....	assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Jammie Friday	....	animator: VCE, Inc.
Ned Gorman	....	production buyer: ILM
Edward Hirsh	....	production manager: ILM
John McLeod	....	special effects coordinator: ILM
Michael Moore	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Tom St. Amand	....	stop motion animator
Dale Haugo	....	scenic artist: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Jimmy Briscoe	....	stunts
Debbie Lee Carrington	....	stunts
Michael Cassidy	....	stunts (as Mike Cassidy)
Dick Durock	....	stunts
Margarita Fernández	....	stunts
Sharon Lewis	....	stunt rider
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Mark McNamara	....	stunts
Bianca Rose	....	stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts
Kevin Thompson	....	stunts
George P. Wilbur	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Jonsson	....	assistant camera (as Randy Johnson)
Bill Pelkey	....	best boy electric

Editorial Department
Carlyn Montes De Oca	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Kathy Durning	....	supervising music editor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Jeff Moss	....	composer: song "My Star"
Christopher Palmer	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Fred Field	....	photo double
Shannon Kenny	....	photo double (as Shannon Keeney)
Sharon Lewis	....	head wrangler

Production Companies

• Lucasfilm

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1985) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Sprocket Systems  post-production services

Also Known As:

Ewoks II (USA) (working title)
Ewoks and the Marauders of Endor (Australia)
The Battle for Endor (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:LH | Australia:G

Company:

Lucasfilm

Trivia:

Though made for TV, actually got a short theatrical run in Germany.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Aubree Miller (Cindel) looks directly into the camera, then quickly away, when she, Noa and the liberated Ewoks arrive at Noa's star cruiser.

Quotes:

Noa: Don't let me catch you giving none of them muffins to them little beggars outside, ya hear me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Liberty on Ryloth (#1.21)" (2009)

A Childhood Classic

First things first, both this movie and the "Ewok Adventure" were made for TV-movies. Therefore, to compare them to Star Wars is unfair due to the differences in budgets and people on board. That being said, I love this movie! Both The Battle For Endor and The Ewok Adventure were childhood favorites of mine. The story is still entertaining, albeit still on a child's level. But that's OK, because that's what these movies were meant for. George Lucas continues to show us again and again how to believe in fantasy and have fun. I recommend watching this movie with the whole family, and if you're into the Star Wars Universe like myself, you'll certainly get a kick out it.

Despite some reviews, I think both the Battle For Endor and the Ewok Adventure are fun and well done (for TV) movies.