Ringers: Lord of the Fans
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans is a 2005
documentary film
about the growth of Tolkien fandom
. It won the award for Outstanding Achievement in a Documentary at the 2005 Newport Beach Film Festival
and was nominated for Best DVD Release at the 2006 Saturn Awards.
The film says a lot about the early days, when it was part of hippie
culture and influenced many people in the pop world, some of whom became famous and are interviewed. Ringers includes Leonard Nimoy
(Mr Spock
in Star Trek
) performing The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
.
The Mythopoeic Society
and The Tolkien Society are mentioned in the documentary, but only in passing. It tells the story of the first cartoon version, along with the Ralph Bakshi
version filmed in 1978. The success of the Peter Jackson
films is described through interviews with Jackson and the stars of the trilogy.
Ringers is primarily a term for Tolkien fans who concentrate on the Jackson films
.
2005 in film
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documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the growth of Tolkien fandom
Tolkien fandom
Tolkien fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially of the Middle-earth legendarium which includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion...
. It won the award for Outstanding Achievement in a Documentary at the 2005 Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
and was nominated for Best DVD Release at the 2006 Saturn Awards.
The film says a lot about the early days, when it was part of hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
culture and influenced many people in the pop world, some of whom became famous and are interviewed. Ringers includes Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
(Mr Spock
Spock
Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek...
in Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
) performing The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
"The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" is a song composed by Charles Randolph Grean and performed by Leonard Nimoy, telling the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. The recording originally appeared on Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, the second of Nimoy's albums on...
.
The Mythopoeic Society
Mythopoeic Society
The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of mythopoeia, fantasy and mythic literature. The group focuses primarily, but not exclusively, on works written by J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and C. S. Lewis. These authors were members of The Inklings, an...
and The Tolkien Society are mentioned in the documentary, but only in passing. It tells the story of the first cartoon version, along with the Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...
version filmed in 1978. The success of the Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
films is described through interviews with Jackson and the stars of the trilogy.
Ringers is primarily a term for Tolkien fans who concentrate on the Jackson films
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
.