About this episode
The episode revisits the 1988 fantasy adventure film Willow with guest JR Ralls, discussing its cult status and game adaptations.
We're finally paying the balance and revisiting our long-lost episode from early in in CinemArcade history: the 1988 fantasy adventure WILLOW! Ron Howard and George Lucas' high-fantasy epic has been a slow-growing cult favorite, and whether the franchise has a future or not, it's still an exceptionally crafted and entertaining romp. Even more exciting, we were able to coax Thirty Twenty Ten podcaster JR Ralls out of semi-retirement to talk about one of his beloved favorites, as well as play two different game adaptations: an arcade hack-and-slash adventure, and an NES ZELDA-style RPG! Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm Logo by Douglas McCambridge Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast YouTube: @CinemArcade Next week's episode: The Lawnmower Man
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, Justin Wilhelm
Guest: JR Ralls
Topics covered
- fantasy adventure
- film analysis
- video game adaptations
- cult classics
- interview
Keywords
- Willow
- JR Ralls
- Ron Howard
- George Lucas
- fantasy film
- video games
- cult classic
- arcade game
- NES RPG
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CinemArcade, Thirty Twenty Ten
Books & works: Willow, ZELDA, The Lawnmower Man
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