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Willy the Sparrow

Original title: Vili, a veréb
  • 1989
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.4K
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Willy the Sparrow (1989)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

When young Vili starts shooting at birds, a fairy decides to teach him a lesson and turns him into a sparrow.When young Vili starts shooting at birds, a fairy decides to teach him a lesson and turns him into a sparrow.When young Vili starts shooting at birds, a fairy decides to teach him a lesson and turns him into a sparrow.

  • Directors
    • József Gémes
    • Scott Murphy
  • Writers
    • József Gémes
    • Scott Murphy
    • József Nepp
  • Stars
    • Levente Igaz
    • Klári Tolnay
    • József Székhelyi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • József Gémes
      • Scott Murphy
    • Writers
      • József Gémes
      • Scott Murphy
      • József Nepp
    • Stars
      • Levente Igaz
      • Klári Tolnay
      • József Székhelyi
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Levente Igaz
    • Vili, a veréb
    • (voice)
    Klári Tolnay
    Klári Tolnay
    • Verbéna, a tündér
    • (voice)
    József Székhelyi
    • Cipúr, az idõs veréb
    • (voice)
    Eszter Kárász
    • Füles, Vili húga
    • (voice)
    Cecília Esztergályos
    • Cili
    • (voice)
    Mátyás Usztics
    • Spagyi, a fõveréb
    • (voice)
    József Gyabronka
    • Csures, Spagyi alvezére
    • (voice)
    Tibor Szilágyi
    • Krampusz, a kandúr
    • (voice)
    Ildikó Hüvösvölgyi
    • Csiperke, veréblány
    • (voice)
    Ildikó Kilin
    • Csiri, veréblány
    • (voice)
    Zoltán Bor
    • Sunya, közveréb
    • (voice)
    Péter Tihanyi
    • Guri, közveréb
    • (voice)
    István Hatfaludy
    • Züfec, a haspók közveréb
    • (voice)
    Zoltán Benkóczy
    • Degesz, az egyik részeges patkány
    • (voice)
    Sándor Suka
    • Zsozsó, a másik részeges patkány
    • (voice)
    Antal Farkas
    Antal Farkas
    • A kocsma csaposa
    • (voice)
    András Komlós
    • a Lómezõ portása
    • (voice)
    Aaron Bybee
    • Willy
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • József Gémes
      • Scott Murphy
    • Writers
      • József Gémes
      • Scott Murphy
      • József Nepp
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    4JayWolfgramm

    This Sparrow Gaurdian is a Psychopath

    Allow me to explain the premise to this 1989 animated movie. Willy is a little boy who is staying home from school because he's still sick with a flu. Feeling bored, Willy decides to use his imagination. He takes a toy gun and, pretending he's a cowboy, "shoots" at some sparrows. By "shoot" I mean he says "Bang, bang!". But Willy chose the wrong day to pretend to shoot at birds, because sitting on that bench happened to be...the Sparrow Guardian.

    She is judge, jury and executioner for her own brand of sparrow justice, and she finds Willy to be guilty. She then breaks into the little boy's house and turns the boy into a sparrow. That is what you get for pretending to shoot at birds.

    This movie is full of insane story beats like that, including: Drunk rats trying to sell beer as wisdom elixir. Birds fighting for leadership. The sparrow guardian meowing at a cat in a public park. A bird being turned into a man and forming a romance with the sparrow guardian. If this sounds like your kind of insanity, give this movie a watch...or else the sparrow guardian will come for you.
    10rchrt-807-307709

    Stupid people, hide your venomous cans, and alcohol, and go to a psychologist.

    I study animation. Since am a little kid I watch this Sparrow animation. I think it's an very good animation, it inspires me enormously. The backgrounds, the music, and all phases of life being abstracted metaphorically. It's not hypocrite, like a lot of animations where, of that time. Kids watching, princes and princesses saving each other, get a wrong "fairy-tail" like impression of life, while this animation gives it a little bit of realism and vision, at least it's how I experienced it at an age of six. Please stop telling me that this animation is the reason for some irresponsible kids spraying poison in each other's faces. If someone is blaming this cartoon for some kids mindless behavior, u need to go to a psychologist for paranoia. Then hide your venomous cans and alcohol, next time u letting your kids play near that stuff. It got nothing to do with this animation.
    10pigor-2

    Best Hungarian Cartoon

    Hungarian cartoonist are word famous, but the excellent Hungarian cartoons are unfortunately little known abroad. Whereas there are many good short and long cartoons (Gusztav, Mezga Geza, Dr. Bubo, Ludas Matyi, Hugo, the hyppo etc.)

    Vili, a veréb (Will, the sparrow) is one of the best, if not the best, among these. Vili, a ten years old "bad" boy is shooting to sparrows with airgun. A good fairy penalize him by metamorphosing him to a sparrow. He have many funny adventures with sparrows (eg. to learn flying). By the end of film he will be a good, animal loving kid.
    10evahartell

    My Sons favorite

    Love the movie. It was my son's favorite movie. He watched with his siblings. Sadly it was vhs and dvd only. I subscribed to a company that only sold movies that taught about morals. There was always a lesson to be learned. Today that is something that's lacking in today's society. My son watch many of these movies by Willy the sparrow was his favorite. He's 20 and he's house sitting right now and was wondering what could he do to pass the time. I said you could watch Willy the Sparrow. He said OMG mom I haven't seen that movie in years. That's a great idea. So years later it's still one of his favorite movies.
    10raptor-22397

    Boys imaginations are bad

    This movie harms young boys by presenting the premise that it is okay for your ten year old girl to throw a cat in the dryer risking actual harm to the animal. However, the idea that an imaginative similarly aged boy who makes bang bang sounds at sparrows should be met with home invasion, high CFC spay, transfiguration, and the potential for extreme bodily harm is problematic.

    I would also like to point out that this new character limit of six hundred characters per post is superfluous, supercilious, superfluent, and otherwise restrictive.

    In the spirit of the above sentence here is the fourth longest word in the english language; Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

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      Vili: A Bar? That's a bad place, there's nothing smart there!

    • Alternate versions
      The U.S. version is shortened and re-edited to be even more suitable for children. U.S. version was produced by Feature Films for Families (FFFF) and directed by Scott Murphy. This version was also released in DVD in 2004.

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Willy, der Spatz
    • Production companies
      • Budapest Film
      • Hajdu Film
      • Pannónia Filmstúdió
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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