Willy the Sparrow
Seen it?1989 | 76 min | Family, Animation, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved The Secret of NIMH or The Little Prince, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Vili fakes illness so he doesn't have to take a math test. Instead, he starts shooting at sparrows from the window with an air rifle. The kindly old lady who feeds the birds turns out to be a real-life fairy who tries to turn Vili into a good boy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by József Gémes
- Levente IgazVili, a verébbé változott fiú (voice)
- Klári TolnayVerbéna, a tündér (voice)
- József SzékhelyiCip úr, az idős veréb (voice)
- Eszter KárászFüles, Vili húga (voice)
- Cecília EsztergályosCili, a macska (voice)
- Mátyás UszticsSpagyi, a főveréb (voice)
- József GyabronkaCsures, Spagyi alvezére (voice)
- Tibor SzilágyiKrampusz, a kandúr (voice)
- Ildikó HüvösvölgyiCsiperke, veréblány (voice)
- Ildikó KilinCsiri, veréblány (voice)