The Lord of the Rings
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The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel published in three parts by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1954 and 1955. It tells the story of a magic ring forged in evil to command the inhabitants of a fantasy land called Middle Earth, and the journey of those who would stand against it.
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References
- A sketch known as "Monster Eats Machine" performed on The Ed Sullivan Show was written with a fair amount of nonsense technical speak. As such, several jokes and references were tossed into the dialogue. Lewis Carroll's mome raths are mentioned along with the phrase "Gandalf pentameter," a reference to the wizard Gandalf in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Mentions
- Weta Digital provided CGI characters for Peter Jackson's film version of the trilogy. During production of the second film, digital stand-ins were required for the all-CGI character Gollum who would interact with live actors. For some scenes, Kermit the Frog was used in Gollum's place as a joke by the animators. Footage of Kermit as Gollum was shown during the 2003 Game Developers Conference.
Connections
- John Bach played Madril in The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003)
- Sean Bean played Boromir in all three Peter Jackson films
- Paul Brooke played Grima Wormtongue in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
- David Buck played Gimli in the 1978 animated film
- Marton Csokas played Celebron in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King (2003)
- Anthony Daniels played Legolas in the 1978 animated film
- Ian Holm played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio drama and Bilbo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and Return of the King (2003)
- Michael Hordern played Gandalf in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
- John Hurt played Aragorn in the 1978 animated film
- Casey Kasem played Merry in the 1980 Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King
- Christopher Lee played Saruman in all three Peter Jackson films
- Andy Serkis played Gollum/Smeagol in all three Peter Jackson films
- Bruce Spence played the Mouth of Sauron in The Return of the King (2003, extended edition)
- Robert Stephens played Aragorn in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
- John Stephenson played various roles in the 1980 Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King
- Joel Tobeck played an orc lieutenant in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
- Hugo Weaving played Elrond in all three Peter Jackson films
- Peter Woodthorpe played Gollum in the 1978 animated film and the 1981 BBC Radio drama
