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

As with the previous film, The Ewok Adventure (1984), this movie is a spin-off from the original Star Wars trilogy, but fans remain undecided as to whether these two films should be considered part of the official Star Wars canon. Since the acquisition of Disney from Lucas films, this has now become part of 'Legends', and therefore not canon.

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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

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

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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

Referenced in The Goldbergs: I Heart Video Dating (2016)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, NO!

What the hell is this!? That was my first reaction to this film (actually, my first reaction contained more swearing). This isn't Star Wars! Star Wars is space battles, this movie has none. Star Wars is the Force, this movie only has a retarded witch with a magic ring. Star Wars is lightsaber battles, this movie hasn't got any battle worth mentioning. Star Wars is humor, this movie isn't. Star Wars is a galaxy far, far away, this movie has HORSES in it!!! Besides all of this, how did Lucas get the insane idea to let a five year old baby do the leading role !? Big, big disappointment. Do you like Star Wars? Don't watch this! 1 out of 10