The Ewok Adventure (1984)

Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.

Director:

John Korty

Writers:

George Lucas (story), Bob Carrau (teleplay)

Stars:

Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Walker	...	Mace Towani
Warwick Davis	...	Wicket W. Warrick
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Catarine Towani
Guy Boyd	...	Jeremitt Towani
Aubree Miller	...	Cindel Towani
Burl Ives	...	Narrator (voice)
Daniel Frishman	...	Deej (as Dan Frishman)
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Weechee (as Debbie Carrington)
Tony Cox	...	Widdle
Kevin Thompson	...	Chukha-Trok
Margarita Farrell	...	Kaink (as Margarita Fernández)
Pam Grizz	...	Shodu
Bobby Bell	...	Logray
Darryl Henriques	...	Wicket (voice) (as Daryl Henriquez)
Sydney Walker	...	Deej (voice)

Storyline

The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing when they are captured. The next day, the Ewok Deej is looking for his two sons when they find Cindel all alone in the shuttle (Mace and Cindel were looking for the transmitter to send a distress call), when Mace appears with his emergency blaster. Eventually, the four-year old Cindel is able to convince the teenage Mace that the Ewoks are nice. Then, the Ewoks and the Towani's go on an adventure to find the elder Towanis.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | endor | ewok | moon | forest | 

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Taglines:

Those cuddly courageous Ewoks from Return of the Jedi are back in their own adventure.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Wars: Ewok Adventures

Filming Locations:

Marin County, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Korty Films, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Ewok language was based on Tibetan.

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Goofs

When Cindel is telling Wicket about the crash of her spaceship, the ferret they are playing with disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

Mace: Stupid rock!

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Alternate Versions

In the US DVD release, the 20th Century Fox logo and fanfare along with the title card, "A Lucasfilm Limited Production" are added to the beginning of the film. The US MGM/UA original VHS release does not include these items.

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Connections

Spun-off from Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

User Reviews

Interesting

Some things to keep in mind when watching this movie: 1) It was made for TV. 2) It was 1984, and 3) It was intended for children. Although many people think this is just a cheap movie made to capitalize on the popularity of the Star Wars films, I see this film and it's sequel as an interesting way to look at the Star Wars Universe when Luke and company aren't around. It's not perfect, but neither was Phantom Menace, after all.

P.S.: I'm not in any way saying Phantom Menace was a bad movie, it was one of my favorite movies of 1999. I'm just saying it's not perfect. Anything less than A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back has to live with that fact.