Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

Marauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.

Directors:

Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat

Writers:

Ken Wheat (screenplay), Jim Wheat (screenplay)

Stars:

Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wilford Brimley	...	Noa Briqualon
Warwick Davis	...	Wicket W. Warrick
Aubree Miller	...	Cindel Towani
Siân Phillips	...	Charal
Carel Struycken	...	Terak
Niki Botelho	...	Teek
Paul Gleason	...	Jeremitt Towani
Eric Walker	...	Mace Towani
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

Storyline

The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewok village. The parents and the brother of Cindel all die in this attack. Cindel and Wicket escape and in a forest they meet Teek, a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house in which a old man, Noa, lives. Like Cindel he also crashed with his Star Cruiser on Endor. Together they fight Terak and Charal.

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Plot Keywords:

woodwind instrument | bowl | courage | child in danger | flight | 

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Taglines:

From Lucasfilm, Creators of the "Star Wars" Saga

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ewoks and the Marauders of Endor

Filming Locations:

Marin County, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because Wilford Brimley did not get along with directors Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat, his scenes were directed by production designer Joe Johnston.

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Goofs

When Teek and Noah are eating the bread at the table, they switch back and forth between Noah's face and Teek's, but if you look at the tray of bread you will notice, that there is bread when the camera is facing Noah, but no bread when it is facing Teek.

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Quotes

Cindel: [singing] My Star keeps me company and leads me through the night/My Star watches over me and fills my dreams with light/Some things change but some things shine forever as they are/In the sky, shining high, My Star.

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Alternate Versions

Some TV airings have the following scene cut when Cindel has a nightmare about bad guys coming into Noa's house after her: Cindel rushes to Noa's bed to wake him up, but instead finds Terak in the bed, then she wakes up. In the cut version it just shows her waking up after the men break in.

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Connections

Spun-off from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

My Star
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
Sung by Aubree Miller

User Reviews

Visuals add more sparks to this Ewok follow-up.

This steady-going follow-up is simply both more and less. Even though the stop-motion effects look out of date, the visual quality is an improvement over the previous Ewok adventure. You won't be seeing too many strings attached anymore, and the costume appearances are much cleaner. What it lacks for the continuous thrills and excitement of the last one greatly gains in the characters including "Cindel", "Noa", and the stellar cast of Ewoks. Both movie adventures aren't too shabby when it comes to George Lucas' imaginable sensations, but does this mean they're an absolute must-have for every STAR WARS collector? Hmmm....