Evil masters want power, and stop at nothing to get it from cindel, the little girl. Jan 05, 2012 the series takes place before the events of star wars 6. Continuing star wars month on my site, well be picking up where my last post left off and looking at the second animated star wars series titled star wars ewoks. The battle for endor is a 1985 television film set in the star wars universe cowritten and directed by jim and ken wheat from a story by george lucas. The battle for endor is the sequel to caravan of courage. The series was produced by nelvana on behalf of lucasfilm and broadcast on abc, first as part of the ewoks and droids adventure hour, then later by itself. The battle for endor jan 16, 2016 one of the worst things ever committed to film, ewoks. A century before the battle of endor, terak and his marauders joined with charal, a forceful female who possessed a magic ring. The battle for endor 1985, as well as a shortlived animated series and several books and games. It focuses on cindel, a little girl who joins her friends noa, wicket and the other ewoks in facing off against a band of marauders. The battle for endor 1985 tv movie trivia 22 add new according to an interview with warwick davis, a second sequel known only by the working title ewoks iii was in the planning stages not too long after ewoks. Dec 17, 2016 the battle for endor isnt particularly good, but it is a considerable improvement over the ewok adventure, and for quite a good handful of reasons. After a group of ewoks have a runin with the duloks, princess kneesaa discovers that her lost sister asha is alive and is living in the forest. Mar 30, 2014 directed by jim wheat and ken wheat, star wars.
Taking place six months after the first film, battle for endor focuses on cindel and wicket, with the rest of. The moon was the site of a pivotal battle depicted in return of the jedi description. The series was produced by nelvana on behalf of lucasfilm and broadcast on abc, originally as part of the ewoks and. The first season of the show aimed for a more sophisticated style, but in the second, the writing and particularly the visual style was geared toward a much younger audience, with less sophisticated character and. Caravan of courage and in the cartoon, all the ewoks spoke english. The battle for endor is an atrocity that set the star wars franchise back over. The battle for endor, and the cartoon series ewoks 1985 1987. Teek takes them to a house in which a old man, noa, lives.
An ewok adventure, it focuses on cindel towani, the human girl from the first film, who, after being orphaned, joins the ewoks in protecting their village and defeating the marauders who have taken control. Caravan of courage 1984 and the battle for endor 1985, which were themselves spinoffs and prequels of return of the jedi. From the star wars franchise, the planet endor has resident ewoks helping the stranded passengers of a crash landed spacecraft. Episode vi return of the jedi and further explored in caravan of courage. Huge and fiercelooking even by sanyassan standards, he was the chief of the marauders, a band of criminals who engaged in spaceways piracy.
Theres an actual plot with actual conflict this time, instead of half a move of uninterrupted placesetting followed by half of a movie of totally disconnected episodes. The army of the marauders, led by by king terak and the witch charal attack the ewoks village. The album was released on lp by varese sarabande and lucasfilm ltd. An ewok adventure and its sequel the battle for endor. Aubree miller, carel struycken, niki bothelo, sian phillips, warwick davis, wilford brimley official content from mgm home.
Only about half an hour of music from the two films was presented due to lp capacity limitations. Marauders raid the ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. The movie had limited theatrical release overseas and aired on abc on november 24, 1985 in the united states. The battle for endor 1985 hermit noa wilford brimley, ewok wicket warwick davis and furry teek rescue a girl aubree miller and an ewok family from a witchs dungeon. With wilford brimley, warwick davis, aubree miller, sian phillips. The battle for endor isnt particularly good, but it is a considerable improvement over the ewok adventure, and for quite a good handful of reasons. The film is a followup to 1984s caravan of courage. Like cindel he also crashed with his starcruiser on endor. For caravan of courage, the music was composed by peter bernstein and. The series is a followup later stated to be a prequel to the two ewok films. Cindel and the ewok wicket escape and in a forrest they meet teek a naughty and very fast animal. They first appeared in the 1983 film return of the jedi and have since appeared in two made for television films, the ewok adventure 1984 and ewoks. The second act is a yawner, but the opening is exciting and the ending will please any viewer who thrives on action, special effects, and ewoks.
Ewoks was the official soundtrack album to the films caravan of courage. Ewoksthe battle for endor was a madefortv followup to star wars. The ewok tribe from return of the jedi subsequently appeared in two television specials, caravan of courage. The battle for endor was preceded two months earlier by the animated saturdaymorning series the ewoks, which later evolved into the ewoks and star wars droids adventure hour.
Written by paul dini and directed by raymond jafelice, the episode originally aired on abc on november 30, 1985. Endor first appears in return of the jedi, in which it is the body in whose orbit the second death star is constructed, and is the home of a race of furry aliens called ewoks. On the forest moon of endor, cindel towani and wicket. Endor is a fictional moon in the star wars universe, known for its endless forests, savannahs, mountain ranges, and a few oceans. Terak was a sanyassan warlord from the stormshrouded world of sanyassa iv. Wicket would return the following year in a sequel to caravan of courage. Lucasfilm considered these works canon before the 2014 rebranding. Further adventure of the ewoks on endor as they face a day to day battle to survive the morag, the ohlogs, the duloks, marouders. Ewoks is an americancanadian animated television series featuring the ewok characters introduced in star wars episode vi. An ewoks cartoon series premiered the same year as the film. Return of the jedi first premiered in 1983 and introduced fans to those cute and furry ewok characters, it immediately ignited a new star wars ewok faze that continued throughout the mid 80s. Ewoks hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Caravan of courage 1984 and the battle for endor 1985, which were themselves spinoffs of star wars episode vi. The series was produced by nelvana on behalf of lucasfilm and broadcast on abc, both by itself and later, as part of the ewoks and droids adventure hour. Ewoks is an americancanadian animated television series featuring the ewok characters introduced in star wars. Ewok adventure, helping cindel and new allies noa wilfred brimley and teek defeat king terak and his sanyassan marauders in the 1985 tv movie ewoks. The battle for endor is a 1985 madefortv movie written and directed by brothers jim and ken wheat from a story by george lucas. Wicket helps cindel escape the evil witch charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village. Asha is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ewoks. Further adventure of the ewoks on endor as they face a day to day battle to survive the morag, the ohlogs, the duloks, marouders, jindas, gorax, the gupins and the galactic empire. The cartoon was a continuation of the film and its prequel ewoks. The first season of the series was somewhat sophisticated, but in the second, the writing and visual style were both simplified. The battle for endor was preceded two months earlier by the animated saturdaymorning series the ewoks, which later. This show also premiered in 1985, but it lasted till 1986, it had two full seasons, and a total of 35 episodes, so this show got to stick around longer than its predecessor. On the forest moon of endor, tucked into a tiny village known as bright tree, a band of furry creatures named the ewoks live in huts high up in the trees. Return of the jedi, and supposedly it takes place before the events of the two live action ewok movies from the 80s because many of the ewok characters that died in those films are featured in this show, also the ewoks have had no contact with humans yet.
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