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Information About Lord of the Rings

Release Date Movie:	December 19, 2001	Genre:	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date DVD:	November 12, 2002	NPAA Rating:	PG-13
Runtime:	178 minutes	User Rating:	8.8/10

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Story Behind Lord of the Rings

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign!
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Actors in Lord of the Rings

Actor	Charecter Name
Elijah Wood	Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin	Sam Gamgee
Orlando Bloom	Legolas Greenleaf
Ian McKellen	Gandalf
Viggo Mortensen	Aragorn/ Strider
Liv Tyler	Arwen

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Trivia in Lord of the Rings

Ian Holm, who plays Bilbo Baggins, was the voice of Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of "The Lord of The Rings".

New Line insisted on a prologue of two minutes. What they got was one that lasts for seven and a half.

Originally the narration at the prologue was to be spoken by Elijah Wood, but it was felt that the information imparted had little bearing on the character of Frodo. Ian McKellen also recorded a narration but once again it was felt that Gandalf wasn't the right character to speak it. They eventually settled on Cate Blanchett as Galadriel as it emphasizes the timelessness of the elves.

The bridge in Hobbiton was built by the New Zealand army out of polystyrene.

Bilbo Baggins's birthday cake has 111 candles on it and they eventually set fire to the polystyrene cake.

Two sets of Bag End, Bilbo Baggins's home, were built. One to accommodate the Hobbits, the other 33% smaller for the full size Ian McKellen, right down to smaller versions of the books on the bookshelves.

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Bloopers in Lord of the Rings

1. Many viewers reported that they spotted a car in the background of the theatrical version when Sam says that he is now the furthest he has ever been from home. Director Peter Jackson in a 1 December 2003 Newsweek article confirms the presence of a car, seen in the theatrical release of the movie. The DVD versions reveal no such car, because it was subsequently removed digitally. Jackson says: "We actually didn't know about the car until we were cutting the movie. The smoke and dust wasn't so bad because there was already lots of it around, but the bloody windshield was reflecting the sun back into the camera lens. So we erased it for the DVD. I think some people were upset because they tried to show it to their friends and it was gone."
   
2. Gimli attempts to smash the ring with an axe which is completely destroyed, breaking into several pieces. In the next shot the pieces are missing and, when he pledges his axe to Frodo several minutes later, the axe is suddenly intact. In fact, he snatches the axe of the dwarf next to him to attack the ring.
   
3. As Frodo runs from the orcs, his cape is clearly supported by a string to make it look flowing.
   
4. As Boromir lies dying, Aragorn leans over him. In the shots over Aragorn's shoulder, looking at Boromir, Boromir's right hand rests on Aragorn's left shoulder. In shots looking at Aragorn, the hand is not there.
   
5. As Aragorn leads the Hobbits through the woods after leaving Bree, the pack on his back bumps the camera.

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