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 various food items seen throughout the show were gathered from Marin vegetable markets and San Francisco's Chinatown - "cactus, odd little squashes, tomatoes, nuts, gnarled roots, leafy greens and every imaginable type of dried fish and fungus," according to the special's production notes.

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Goofs

Despite days of captivity by the Gorax, Mace and Cindel's father is completely clean-shaven when the kids find him.

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Quotes

Mace: Listen, as soon as I get my gun, we're history, we're outta this place.
Cindel: Why can't we stay here with them?
Mace: Stay here with these walking hairbrushes? Come on Cindel, the're animals.

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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

Featured in Honest Trailers: Star Wars Spinoffs (Holiday Special & More!) (2018)

User Reviews

Another kids' adventure film on the other side of the galaxy.

These furry little bears known as "Ewoks" had been related to the STAR WARS legend, but this made-for-TV concoction (and the one following this) has nothing to do with the legendary movies. It is, of course, an expansion of the STAR WARS universe that reaches into the realms of mystical adventures, while still holding on to the familiar science fiction theme that George Lucas once created.

THE EWOK ADVENTURE isn't going to win any awards for its basic storyline, plot, and acting routines, and it may remind some of us about the silly live-action Filmation programs that once dominated Saturday mornings in the 70s. The leftover sets from JEDI and its costumes are a real help along with Burl Ives' narration. Don't expect BIG results here; it's VERY predictable! While its fun for virtually all ages, leave this to the kids.