- In the film, the baby girl Ellora Danan is played by a pair of twin sisters .
- Queen Bavmoda is based on the evil queen in the Disney movie " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " .
- The actor Val Kilmer of Madmatigen and Joanne Whalley , the actor of Princess Sosa , fell in love with each other because of the film. The two got married after the filming was completed and became a couple in real life .
- There are many plots in the film that have appeared in George Lucas’s previous works . For example, in the ending, Queen Bavmoda fights with the female wizard Fin Lazier, and the baby wriggles on the altar and is about to be destroyed by a supernatural energy. Similar to " Raiders of the Lost Ark " .
Willow behind the scenes gags
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Willow: What's that?
Madmartigan: Smells like a battle.
Willow: I suppose you're a warrior.
Madmartigan: I am the greatest swordsman that ever lived. Say, um, can I have some of that water?
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Madmartigan: Burglekutt, let me out of here. I'll take care of the baby, I swear. Just let me out of here... Please. Vohnkar, let me borrow that spear just for a minute. Well... Well at least give me some water. Burglekutt, don't leave me alone here with these two! UHH! Well that was really stupid, Peck.