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27 November 1977 (USA)
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Plot:
A homebody demi-human in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(73 articles)
Brian Cox Goes Short For "The Hobbit" ?
(From OhMyGore. 17 November 2009, 3:55 PM, PST)
Lions Gate Would Buy MGM ... For Right Price
(From The Wrap. 16 November 2009, 6:31 AM, PST)
(From OhMyGore. 17 November 2009, 3:55 PM, PST)
Lions Gate Would Buy MGM ... For Right Price
(From The Wrap. 16 November 2009, 6:31 AM, PST)
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Decent first attempt
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Orson Bean | ... | Bilbo Baggins (voice) |
 | Richard Boone | ... | Smaug (voice) |
 | Hans Conried | ... | Thorin (voice) |
 | John Huston | ... | Gandalf the Grey (voice) |
| Otto Preminger | ... | Elvenking (voice) |
| Cyril Ritchard | ... | Elrond (voice) |
| Brother Theodore | ... | Gollum (voice) (as Theodore) |
| Paul Frees | ... | Bombur / Troll #1 (voice) |
| Jack DeLeon | ... | Other Dwarfs / Goblins (voice) (as Jack De Leon) |
| Don Messick | ... | Balin / Troll #3 / Goblin / Lord of the Eagles (voice) |
| John Stephenson | ... | Dori / Great Goblin / Bard (voice) |
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77 min | USA:90 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) |
USA:Not Rated
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John Stephenson, who voiced Bard (and others), was the original voice for Dr. Benton Quest in the original "Jonny Quest" cartoon series. After it was determined his voice was too similar to Mike Road's Race Bannon voice, he was replaced by Don Messick, who provides the voice for Balin (and others).
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Continuity: Bilbo tells the dwarves to "run back to the wood-elf clearing" while he fights a rearguard action against the Mirkwood spiders. However, the company has not yet met the wood-elves. When they reach the clearing, Bilbo notes that the wood-elves "had returned, armed for battle". This is the first time we see the wood-elves. There is a scene from the book which was clearly scripted but is missing from the animation, where the starving dwarves attempt to gate-crash a gathering of wood-elves in a clearing.
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[Bilbo has entered the Lonely Mountain, which once housed a kingdom of dwarves, but which is now Smaug's lair - Smaug is sleeping on a hill of gems and other riches, but wakes up when Bilbo reaches the heart of the mountain]
Smaug: Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air - and I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself; there's plenty, AND to spare.
Bilbo Baggins: [who is invisible] Oh... thank you, Smaug the Magnificent! I did not come for wealth. I wish only to have a look at you, and see if you are truly as great as tales say; I did not believe them!
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Smaug: Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air - and I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself; there's plenty, AND to spare.
Bilbo Baggins: [who is invisible] Oh... thank you, Smaug the Magnificent! I did not come for wealth. I wish only to have a look at you, and see if you are truly as great as tales say; I did not believe them!
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Referenced in Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
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Soundtrack:
The Greatest Adventure
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When I saw this movie around 1984 it sparked my interest in the Lord of the Rings series. I thought the drawing were outstanding (the thin lines on the characters shows the animators took the time to get details correct). The songs seemed a bit silly, but I thought the directors were trying to reflect the attidude of the book. Although fans of the book might say the movie had an oversimplifed plot, I thought the directors did an excellent job condensing a 200 page story into an adventuorous hour and half movie.