Willow (film) becoming a sorcerer, and Sorsha and Madmartigan remain in a restored Tir Asleen to raise Elora together. Willow returns home to a hero's welcome and performs a true magic trick, much to the delight of the High Aldwin, before being happily reunited with his family. George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled "Munchkins") in 1972. Similar in intent to "Star Wars", he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience". During the production of "Return of the Jedi" in 1982, Lucas approached Warwick Davis, who was portraying Wicket the Ewok, about playing Willow Ufgood.
The Vanishing (1988 film) got him signed to agree for the role. "The Vanishing" was released in the Netherlands on 27 October 1988. In France, the film was released under the title "L'homme qui voulait savoir" ("The Man Who Wanted to Know"). Producers George Sluizer and Anne Lordon received the Golden Calf for the Best Full Length-feature film at the Netherlands Film Festival in 1988. "The Vanishing" was the Dutch submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988. The film was disqualified because the Academy determined that there was too much French dialogue in the film to meet the requirements. AMPAS