The Hunt for Gollum (2009)
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The story
Set in Middle-earth during the era of The Fellowship of the Ring, the film follows the wizard Gandalf the Grey as he fears that the creature Gollum might reveal the location of the One Ring to the Dark Lord Sauron. To prevent this, Gandalf tasks the ranger Aragorn with a quest to track down and capture Gollum. The story begins with a prologue on the ring's disappearance before following Aragorn and Gandalf to a nearby inn. Aragorn must utilize his tracking skills to find the elusive creature before it can fall into enemy hands, navigating a dangerous landscape filled with hidden threats and treacherous terrain.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film takes place 17 years after Bilbo Baggins's 111th birthday party. After a prologue on the ring's disappearance, Aragorn and Gandalf meet at an inn in Bree. Gandalf explains the danger of Gollum's knowledge and tasks Aragorn with finding him. Aragorn meets Arithir, who mentions a creature stealing fish; this is shown to be Gollum. Aragorn eventually captures Gollum in a snare trap and puts him in a sack. During the journey to Mirkwood, Aragorn survives encounters with orcs and a Ringwraith. After being poisoned by an orc, he has a vision of Arwen. He eventually finds Gollum in a tree, only for a Ringwraith to attack. They are eventually rescued by Elves of Mirkwood. The film concludes with Gandalf interrogating Gollum in a dungeon. Gandalf learns Gollum knows of the Shire and decides to warn Frodo. The film ends with Gollum in a cell, vowing to kill 'Bagginses' and reclaim his 'Precious'.
- First release year
- 2009
- Runtime (minutes)
- 38
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Chris Bouchard
- Writers
- Chris Bouchard · screenplay; Julianne Honey-Mennal · screenplay; Sabina Sattar · screenplay; Stuart Price · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Adrian Webster · Aragorn II Elessar; Arin Alldridge · Arithir; Patrick O'Connor · Gandalf the Grey; Rita Ramnani · Arwen; Gareth Brough · Gollum
- Genres
- fantasy
- Themes
- quest; hidden knowledge
- Tone and mood
- fantasy
- Premise and plot tags
- fan film; fantasy
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Franchise connections
- The Lord of the Rings
- Reception
- The film was well received and praised as one of the best-made fan films available on the internet, noted for its high production values and special effects.
- Awards and nominations
- Best Live Action · amateur short films · 2009 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was shot on a budget of less than £3,000.; It was briefly blocked on YouTube in 2024 due to a mistaken copyright strike.; The production design was based on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films.
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