When did Ewoks: The Battle for Endor premiere on ABC?
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor premiered on ABC on the 24th of November 1985. It received limited international theatrical release in 1986.
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor premiered on ABC on the 24th of November 1985. It received limited international theatrical release in 1986.
Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat co-wrote and directed the project. George Lucas provided the original story and served as executive producer during production.
Warwick Davis played Wicket W. Warrick while Aubree Miller portrayed Cindel Towani throughout the story. Wilford Brimley appeared as Noa Briqualon.
Stop motion was used to realize creatures such as condor dragons, blurrgs, and boar-wolves because go motion animation proved too expensive for these projects. Motorized articulated puppets moved while the camera shutter was open.
The film won Outstanding Special Visual Effects at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards. It also received two nominations for Outstanding Children's Program and a nomination for Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special.
Both films began streaming on Disney+ on the 2nd of April 2021 after prior unavailability. Several elements from the film appear in other works of the Star Wars Expanded Universe including books released in 1996 and 2004.