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Title: The Ewok Adventure (TV Movie 1984)
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| 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 | |
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Margarita Farrell | ... | Kaink (as Margarita Fernández) |
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Pam Grizz | ... | Shodu |
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Bobby Bell | ... | Logray |
| Darryl Henriques | ... | Wicket (voice) (as Daryl Henriquez) | |
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Sydney Walker | ... | Deej (voice) |
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. Written by Grand Admiral Murphy
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I bought the DVD, feeling that the nostalgia of watching this when I was 9 with my little sister was worth the 10 bucks. I even joked with a young couple at the check-out counter, (who remembered the movies), about how we all liked it as kids.
What I didn't expect was that the movie would hold up after all these years, and mind you, I haven't seen this since the mid or late 80s.
A lot of movies we liked as kids age badly due to the fact that we all grow up. But I found The Ewok Adventure, now called Caravan of Courage, to be just as exciting, fun and charming at 29 as I found the film when I first saw it 20 or so years ago when it debut. I think that's a compliment given to only the very best of films.
There is some, (not all), stop-motion animation special effects that have aged to be sure, but that is to be expected of a made-for-TV movie with a decidedly less expensive budget than the actual Star Wars films. Most of the time, I was impressed that the Star Wars magic extended beyond the big screen and onto a TV movie.
When Return of the Jedi came out, I was like a lot of other hardcore Star Wars fans: I didn't like the seemingly overused furry creatures. I wanted more Han Solo and Darth Vader and lightsaber battles. I've lightened up on the little guys, but I don't think hardcore Star Wars fans have anything to fear though. I found the Ewoks to be even more endearing, brave and charming in their own adventures, which play off as a kind of Goonies: Star Wars style.
Above all, I recommend this movie to anyone because it's one of those special films, (like the original Star Wars movies themselves), that entertain adults and kids. The film has great characters, has a very fast pace, has a good story and is nicely acted. In other words, it's a winner.
And for 10 bucks, I don't know that I ever spent 10 bucks as well as I did when I picked up this DVD---which also features the sequel that I can now see for the first time. Definitely worth watching and buying.
EnriqueH