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The Ewok TV Movies
The Ewok Adventure aka Caravan of Courage

The Ewok Adventure aka Caravan of Courage
Released 1984 by Lucasfilm Ltd./Broadcast on ABC, later released on video
Directed by John Korty
Starring Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd

In this made-for-TV movie, a human family (father, mother, teenage son, preschool daughter) crash-lands on Endor. The parents are captured by a giant monster called the Gorax, and the children are taken in by the Ewoks. An expedition to rescue the parents is undertaken, and succeeds after many adventures. The movie's primary emphasis is on the teenage son as he learns to be a man and stop whining so much.

Warwick Davis returns as Wicket in this movie. Although he has second billing in the credits, there's no particular focus on Wicket in this film. He's quite visible, but some of the other Ewoks are more important characters. The movie is aimed at children, and has a slow pace and some sticky-sweet scenes that make it rather hard for adults to watch. Don't look for Star Wars-style high tech action - this movie is more of a fairy tale.

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Released 1985 by Lucasfilm Ltd./Broadcast on ABC, later released on video
Directed by Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Starring Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Sian Phillips

In the beginning of this movie, the human family from The Ewok Adventure is attempting to repair their ship so they can go home. They are attacked by the evil Marauders, and all but the little girl, Cindel, are killed. A group of Ewoks is away from the Ewok village; they and Cindel are taken prisoner by the Marauders. On the way to the Marauders' castle, Wicket and Cindel manage to escape, and eventually meet up with a furry creature named Teek and his crotchety human companion, an old man named Noa who crashed on Endor many years earlier. The four of them rescue the captive Ewoks from the Marauders, and Noa and Cindel leave Endor after he makes a few repairs using parts from both their ships.

As the only Ewok in sight for most of the movie, Wicket gets quite a lot of attention in this film. Like The Ewok Adventure, this movie is aimed at children, which means that the opening-scene death of the primary character from the first movie is a pretty startling development. Otherwise, this movie is much more watchable than the first one, with a better script and better action. Again, don't look for a Star Wars-type story - this is even more of a fairy tale than The Ewok Adventure.

General Information

The Ewok TV movies were released on DVD in November 2004.

The Articles section includes a number of Star Wars-related articles.

The Pictures section includes Star Wars photo galleries.

The Ewoks and Droids Collective at Lucasfan.com has lots of pictures and information on both movies and the Ewoks cartoon series. (Incidentally, Warwick auditioned to do the voice of Wicket for the cartoon series and didn't get the part.)

Lucasfan.com also has an April 2000 interview with The Ewok Adventure star Eric Walker. I've got a brief excerpt posted here that discusses a behind-the-scenes project that Warwick Davis and Eric Walker collaborated on during the filming of the movie.

Eric Walker Official Site has a collection of behind the scenes photos, along with information on ordering a CD with more photos.