Where was Willow (1988) filmed?
1988 film directed by Ron Howard
Willow (1988) was filmed in Queenstown, Tongariro National Park, Welwyn Garden City, Powerscourt Waterfall, Skywalker Ranch, Dinorwic Quarry and 2 more places, 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Part of the Willow franchise
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 8 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Queenstown
New Zealand
resort town in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand
national park in New Zealand
“Tongariro National Park in New Zealand was chosen to house Bavmorda's castle.” Wikipedia
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Studios & sets
Elstree Studios
England
film and television production facility on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
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Landmarks & buildings
Skywalker Ranch
United States
film studio and movie ranch
“However, some exteriors were done around Skywalker Ranch and on location at Burney Falls, near Mount Shasta.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Dinorwic Quarry
Wales
large former slate quarry near Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales and World Heritage Site.
“In 1987, part of the film Willow was shot in the Dinorwic quarry, on the lower terraces next to the pumped-storage scheme.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Welwyn Garden City
England
garden city and new town in Hertfordshire, England
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Landscapes & nature
Powerscourt Waterfall
Ireland
waterfall in Wicklow, Ireland
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Landscapes & nature
Burney Falls
United States
waterfall in Shasta County, California, United States
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Queenstown New Zealand
“Queenstown was the base for filming the 1988 film Willow.” Wikipedia
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Tongariro National Park New Zealand
“Tongariro National Park landscapes were used as backgrounds for Queen Bavmorda's castle in the 1988 film Willow.” Wikipedia
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Burney Falls United States
“Some of the waterfalls scenes for Willow (1988) were shot at the falls, although Powerscourt Waterfall in Ireland was also used for filming.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand
Also shot in these places
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018
- Heart of the Beast 2026
- Wild Horses 1983
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
- The King's Speech 2010
- The Crown 2016–2023
- Moby Dick 1956
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984
- Strictly Come Dancing 2004
- The Voice UK 2012–
- The Thomas Crown Affair 2027
- The Devil's Disciple 1959
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Willow have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Heart of the Beast (2026), Wild Horses (1983), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.