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#89 - Willow (1988)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Tough Proposition of Writing a Fantasy Story on Spec

I would even argue that Willow does lean more towards a family film than it does. It like D&D water or Conan waters. Yeah, it's definitely in the genre. But kind of like what I do like about Dune and Lord of the Rings and things like that is that there's nerdiness of it almost. Somehow it really feels real, but those aren't examples. They're all trying to emulate that. You can't, but I bet if I broke down a fellowship of the ring, it wouldn't have 50 locations. That might be one of the positives that came from who Lucas hired as a writer. Cause he probably isn't as maybe getting care about. Right

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