The Ewok Adventure

You'll live the adventure... You'll love its heroes.
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
Timing: 1:37 (97 min)
5.3/10
14 800
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5.8/10
434
5.3/10
13000
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Release date
Country
Budget
$3 000 000
Director
Scenario
Bob Carrau
Producer
Thomas G. Smith, George Lucas
Operator
Composer
Peter Bernstein
Artist
Audition
Victoria Trostle
Editing
John Nutt
All team (73)

Short description

The Ewok Adventure follows the Towani family after their spacecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The parents, Catarine and Jeremitt, are captured by a giant known as Gorax, leaving their children, Mace and Cindel, stranded. The children are found by Ewoks, the small furry inhabitants of the moon, and gradually learn to communicate with them. Wicket, a young Ewok, and his companions agree to help Mace and Cindel reach Gorax's territory and rescue their parents. The journey pits the group against various dangers of the forest, and the two children come to rely on their new allies.

The film was directed by John Korty, whose earlier features were The People and Silence; this was his third directorial effort, released in 1984 and followed much later by They in 1993. Bob Carrau wrote the screenplay, Thomas G. Smith produced, and the 23 credited cast members include Eric Walker as Mace, Aubree Miller as Cindel, Warwick Davis as Wicket, Fionnula Flanagan and Guy Boyd as the parents, and Daniel Frishman as Deej Warrick. Produced by Lucasfilm and Korty Films, it was made for television on a budget of 3 million dollars and is a family adventure in the Star Wars universe.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 5.3 out of 10 from around 13,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.8 out of 10 from 434 votes. A critics' rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 66 reviews places it below the audience scores on both platforms.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Although "Ewoks: The Battle for Endor" belongs to the Star Wars universe, it contains many elements borrowed from our world, such as ponies. The question of "Where did they come from?" has been repeatedly asked by fans of the Saga, and the official Star Wars website stated that the animals have other, different from terrestrial, names, such as bordoks and guapas.
  • One of the main characters is named Mace, which is likely connected to the fact that J. Lucas once wanted to make Mace the main hero of his films. This name was later reused in Episode I: The Phantom Menace, but for a completely different character.
  • The soundtrack to the original Star Wars trilogy was composed by John Williams, while P. Bernstein's music is featured in "The Battle for Endor." However, one familiar melody – the Ewok theme – from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi sounds in several scenes.

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