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) deemed that the film was unsuitable to represent the Netherlands. The Dutch declined to send another film, leaving them unrepresented for the first time since 1972. The film was released in France on 20 December 1989 under the title "L'Homme Qui Voulait Savoir" (English: "The Man Who Wanted to Know"). Johanna ter Steege won a European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1988. The first North American copies of the film were released on Laserdisc by Image Entertainment on 3 November 1997. It was later released on VHS by Fox Lorber on 11 November 1997 followed by a DVD