Return of the Ewok

Return of the Ewok

1994 · 24 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy

A fictionalized mocumentary about how Warwick Davis got the role of Wicket W. Warrick in Return of the Jedi.

Directed by David Tomblin · Written by David Tomblin

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