Why did Queen Bavmorda need a ritual to get rid of the child? Why didn't she simply kill the baby on the spot? [Bavmorda's ritual was the Ritual of Obliteration - a spell that is used to destroy a living spirit's essence or soul. Presuambly if she'd just killed Elora, the soul would have been later reborn into another baby.]
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Mistakes
While Madmartigan is caged up and Willow says "And supposed you're a warrior", you see Madmartigan playing with the chain in his hand. When it cuts, his hand is holding onto the cage. See more...
Trivia
In the scene where Sorsha corners Willow and Madmartigan in the tavern, she stabs her sword point first into the floor. During one of the takes, Joanne Whalley accidentally 'planted' the sword right into the foot of one of the stuntmen at the scene. Ouch. See more...
Willow (1988) - 1 question
Directed by Ron Howard, starring Joanne Whalley, Kevin Pollak, Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis (add more)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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Why did Queen Bavmorda need a ritual to get rid of the child? Why didn't she simply kill the baby on the spot? [Bavmorda's ritual was the Ritual of Obliteration - a spell that is used to destroy a living spirit's essence or soul. Presuambly if she'd just killed Elora, the soul would have been later reborn into another baby.]
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