The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers (WGA):

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel)
Fran Walsh (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

A New Power Is Rising.

Plot:

Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring. Whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.

Plot Keywords:

Back From The Dead | Bloody Violence | Stylized | Explosive | Race Against Time

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 65 wins & 75 nominations

Cast

Bruce Allpress	...	Aldor
Sean Astin	...	Sam
John Bach	...	Madril
Sala Baker	...	Man Flesh Uruk
Cate Blanchett	...	Galadriel
Orlando Bloom	...	Legolas Greenleaf
Billy Boyd	...	'Pippin' Took
Jed Brophy	...	Sharku / Snaga
Sam Comery	...	Éothain
Brad Dourif	...	Grima Wormtongue
Calum Gittins	...	Haleth
Bernard Hill	...	Theoden
Bruce Hopkins	...	Gamling
Paris Howe Strewe	...	Théodred - Prince of Rohan
Christopher Lee	...	Saruman the White
Nathaniel Lees	...	Uglúk
John Leigh	...	Háma
Robbie Magasiva	...	Mauhur
Robyn Malcolm	...	Morwen
Ian McKellen	...	Gandalf
Dominic Monaghan	...	Merry
Viggo Mortensen	...	Aragorn
Miranda Otto	...	Eowyn
Craig Parker	...	Haldir
Bruce Phillips	...	Rohan Soldier
Robert Pollock	...	Mordor Orc
John Rhys-Davies	...	Gimli / Voice of Treebeard
Andy Serkis	...	Gollum
Olivia Tennet	...	Freda
Ray Trickett	...	Bereg
Liv Tyler	...	Arwen
Karl Urban	...	Eomer
Stephen Ure	...	Grishnákh
Hugo Weaving	...	Elrond
David Wenham	...	Faramir
Elijah Wood	...	Frodo Baggins
Victoria Beynon-Cole	...	Hero Orc
Lee Hartley	...	Hero Orc
Philip Grieve	...	Hero Orc
Billy Jackson	...	Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Katie Jackson	...	Cute Rohan Refugee Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Bean	...	Boromir (extended edition)
John Noble	...	Denethor (extended edition) (as John Nogle)
Jørn Benzon	...	Elf Archer - Helm's Deep Scene (uncredited)
Daniel Falconer	...	Elvin Warrior (uncredited)
Phillip Spencer Harris	...	Ranger 1 (uncredited)
Dan Hennah	...	Man of Rohan (uncredited)
Paul Holmes	...	Orc (uncredited)
Peter Jackson	...	Rohirrim Warrior (uncredited)
Alan Lee	...	Man of Rohan (uncredited)
Timothy Lee	...	Wildman (uncredited)
Henry Mortensen	...	Reluctant Rohan Child Warrior (uncredited)
Barrie M. Osborne	...	Rohirrim soldier (uncredited)
Marcus Thorne	...	Featured Orc (uncredited)
Piripi Waretini	...	Uruk-Hai Soldier (uncredited)
Hannah Wood	...	Woman in Cave (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Jackson

Writing credits (WGA)
J.R.R. Tolkien		(novel)
Fran Walsh		(screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens		(screenplay) &
Stephen Sinclair		(screenplay) &
Peter Jackson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Jackson	....	producer
Michael Lynne	....	executive producer
Mark Ordesky	....	executive producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	producer
Rick Porras	....	co-producer
Jamie Selkirk	....	co-producer
Robert Shaye	....	executive producer
Fran Walsh	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Andrew Lesnie		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Horton
Jabez Olssen

Production Design by
Grant Major

Art Direction by
Joe Bleakley		(as 'Peter' Joe Bleakley)
Dan Hennah		(supervising art director)
Philip Ivey		(as Phil Ivey)
Rob Outterside
Mark Robins

Set Decoration by
Dan Hennah
Alan Lee

Costume Design by
Ngila Dickson
Richard Taylor

Makeup Department
Margaret Aston	....	hair stylist
Margaret Aston	....	makeup artist
Rick Findlater	....	hair stylist
Rick Findlater	....	makeup artist
Debbie Fitzpatrick	....	wig maker
Vance Hartwell	....	special makeup effects artist
Nancy Hennah	....	hair stylist
Nancy Hennah	....	makeup artist
Mark Kinaston-Smith	....	makeup artist
Peter King	....	hair designer
Peter King	....	makeup designer
Jessica Lalande	....	wig maker
Davina Lamont	....	hair stylist
Davina Lamont	....	makeup artist
Louise Leonard	....	wig maker
Vivienne MacGillicuddy	....	hair stylist (as Vivienne Macgillicuddy 'Bliss')
Vivienne MacGillicuddy	....	makeup artist (as Vivienne Macgillicuddy 'Bliss')
Catherine Maguire	....	hair stylist (as Catherine McGuire)
Catherine Maguire	....	makeup artist (as Catherine McGuire)
Emma Moncrieff	....	hair stylist
Emma Moncrieff	....	makeup artist
Angela Mooar	....	hair stylist
Angela Mooar	....	makeup artist
Peter Owen	....	hair designer
Peter Owen	....	makeup designer
José Luis Pérez	....	key hair stylist
José Luis Pérez	....	key makeup artist
Elizabeth Pick	....	wig maker
Kerryn Roberts	....	hair stylist
Kerryn Roberts	....	makeup artist
Allie Rutherford	....	hair stylist
Allie Rutherford	....	makeup artist
Janine Schneider	....	hair stylist
Janine Schneider	....	makeup artist
Lenore Stewart	....	hair stylist
Lenore Stewart	....	makeup artist
Gail Taylor	....	wig maker
Richard Taylor	....	special makeup effects artist
Tanya Travis	....	hair stylist
Tanya Travis	....	makeup artist
Tera Treanor	....	hair stylist
Tera Treanor	....	makeup artist
Caroline Turner	....	wig technician
Noreen Wilkie	....	hair stylist
Noreen Wilkie	....	makeup artist
Gail Wilson	....	hair stylist
Gail Wilson	....	makeup artist
Jeremy Woodhead	....	hair stylist
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup artist
Laurelle Ziento	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Bridget Bourke	....	production manager: second unit
Rosemary Dority	....	post-production supervisor
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Fiona Fry	....	post-production supervisor
Rua Howe	....	unit manager
Carol Kim	....	production manager: second unit
Nikolas Korda	....	unit production manager
Kevin Magill	....	unit manager
Peta Sinclair	....	unit manager
Fridtjof Stechmann	....	production manager
Jonas Thaler	....	post-production supervisor
Mike Turner	....	unit manager
Zane Weiner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Ashton	....	second assistant director
Richard A. Barker	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Richard Barker)
Guy Campbell	....	key second assistant director
Emma Cross	....	second assistant director: second unit
Carolynne Cunningham	....	first assistant director
Louise Harness	....	key second assistant director: second unit
Zo Hartley	....	third assistant director
Belindalee Hope	....	second assistant director
Eric Houghton	....	third assistant director
Chris Husson	....	third assistant director
Marcus Levy	....	additional second assistant director: second unit
John Mahaffie	....	second unit director
Richard Matthews	....	third assistant director
Geoff Murphy	....	second unit director
Dave Norris	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David Norris)
Joanne Pearce	....	second second assistant director
Rick Porras	....	additional unit director
Liz Tan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Skot Thomas	....	second second assistant director
Edith Thompson	....	additional second assistant director: second unit
Martin Walsh	....	first assistant director: miniature unit (as Marty Walsh)
Simon Warnock	....	first assistant director: second unit
Stephanie Weststrate	....	additional second assistant director: second unit (as Stephanie Westrate)
Guy Norris	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tim Abbot	....	props maker
Daniel Aird	....	sculptor
Jacqui Allen	....	assistant art director
Judy Alley	....	set dresser
Tristan 'Stan' Alley	....	stand-by assistant
Karl Anton	....	carpenter
Andrew Baguley	....	sculptor
Michael Baker	....	hammer hand
Ben Beemsterboer	....	props maker
Stephen Belsten	....	sculptor
Brett Blenkin	....	construction foreman
Michael Bonnar	....	rock & foam technician
Kevin Bradshaw	....	props maker
John Brien	....	carpenter
Simon Bright	....	stand-by props
Jason Browning	....	carpenter
Rob Brown	....	props maker
Sam Brown	....	hammer hand
Pete Butters	....	props maker
Anton Buys	....	leading hand
Brian Campbell	....	painter
Paula Carswell	....	stand-by greens
Paul Carvell	....	carpenter
Stephen 'Casey' Casey	....	props maker (as Steph Casey)
Tanea Chapman	....	set dresser
Jeff Clark	....	hammer hand
Jules Cook	....	assistant art director
Stephen Crene	....	painter
Neil Cromie	....	carpenter
Alan Davie	....	carpenter
Henry Davies	....	painter
Huia Davies	....	hammer hand
Selwyn Davies	....	hammer hand
Antonio De Gregorio	....	construction trainee
P.M. de Rijk	....	hammer hand
Joel Douglas	....	hammer hand
Tony Drawbridge	....	props maker
Matt Duncan	....	hammer hand
Rei Duncan	....	carpenter
Kerry Dunn	....	supervising set finisher
Matthew Easton	....	hammer hand
Grant Fahey	....	construction foreman
Daniel Falconer	....	designer/sculptor: Weta Workshop
Semi Feite	....	hammer hand
Garrick Ferguson	....	hammer hand
Kim Ferguson	....	props maker
Duncan Field	....	carpenter
Adam Fisher	....	carpenter
Martin Ford	....	hammer hand
Andrew Fraser	....	greens
Coleman Fraser	....	laborer
Alistair Fyfe	....	hammer hand
Roxane Gajadhar	....	art department coordinator
Clayton Gearry	....	carpenter
Andy Gee	....	hammer hand
Sam Genet	....	supervising sculptor
Mike Gibson	....	hammer hand (as Michael Gibson)
Chris Gifford	....	carpenter
Trevor Gillan	....	carpenter
Charles Goodwin	....	hammer hand
Geoff Goss	....	carpenter
Don Graham	....	painter
Clarke Gregory	....	draughtsperson
James Griffin	....	hammer hand
David Guerin	....	sculptor
Paul Halton	....	painter
Simon Hames	....	props maker
Troy Hannett	....	painter
Wade Hannett	....	painter
Andrew Harding	....	sculptor
Simon Harper	....	stand-by props
Andrew Hastings	....	hammer hand
Wendy Hatfield	....	hammer hand
Paul Hay-Chapman	....	carpenter
Michael Heerey	....	hammer hand
Mike Heffernan	....	construction manager
David Hegglun	....	sculptor
Chris Hennah	....	art department manager
Vaughan Hickson	....	hammer hand
Peter Hill	....	laborer
Ross Hoby	....	carpenter
Nick Hoddinot	....	props maker
Jason Holland	....	painter
Roger Houston	....	carpenter
John Howe	....	carpenter
John Howe	....	conceptual designer
Murray Hunter	....	props maker
Gary Hunt	....	sculptor
Amos Kane Ibell	....	construction trainee (as Amos Ibell)
Gareth Jensen	....	draughtsperson
Mark Jephson	....	laborer
Daniel Kelly	....	props maker
Archie Kennedy	....	steelworker
Heather Kilgour	....	sculptor
P.E. Kilpatrick	....	laborer
Dan King	....	greens
Gareth King	....	carpenter
Robert King	....	carpenter
Jeff Kingsford-Brown	....	laborer
Dallas Selwyn Tengore Kipa	....	construction trainee (as Dallas Kipa)
Thomas Kipa	....	carpenter
Erwin Koedijk	....	props maker
Andrew Kolfe	....	greens
David Kolff	....	set dresser
Andre La Borde	....	hammer hand
Saunoaga Lafai	....	painter
Jon Lambert	....	carpenter
Brett Larsen	....	painter
Bill Lawton	....	hammer hand
Christopher Lawton	....	rock & foam technician
Alan Lee	....	conceptual designer
Virginia Lee	....	sculptor
Tristan Leniston-Mahoney	....	construction trainee
Setu Lio	....	stand-by props
Andrew Lloyd	....	leading hand
Richard Lomas	....	painter
Douglas Lotoaso	....	hammer hand
Paul Lovato	....	hammer hand
Peter Loveridge	....	carpenter
Simon Lowe	....	stand-by greens
Troy Major	....	laborer
Steve Manning	....	props maker
Anthony Marrow	....	sculptor
Jim Marsden	....	construction foreman
Alan Marshall	....	construction foreman
Simon Marshall	....	hammer hand
Brian Massey	....	greensmaster
Graeme Massey	....	greens
Fiona McDonald	....	props maker
Sam McDougall	....	stand-by greens
Basil McGahan	....	greens
Ross McGarva	....	assistant art director
Robert McGovern	....	carpenter
Victoria McKenzie	....	stand-by props
Andrew McLay	....	sculptor
Brian McMillin	....	carpenter
William McPhedron	....	carpenter
Chris Meder	....	set dresser
Matthew Mellor	....	model maker
Gareth Mills	....	stand-by assistant
Gerome Mills	....	construction trainee
Derek Misseldine	....	leading hand
Dave Moore	....	carpenter
Chris Morrison	....	carpenter
Andrew Moyes	....	model maker
Ed Mulholand	....	construction supervisor (as Ed Mulholland)
Russell Murray	....	draughtsperson
Graeme Neal	....	carpenter
Shanon Newson	....	laborer
Kirk Nicholls	....	sculptor
Daena Nichols	....	construction trainee
Reece Nicol	....	carpenter
Anthony Norris	....	hammer hand
Matthew C. Oliver	....	hammer hand
Richard Orrick	....	laborer
Mark O'Shea	....	rock & foam technician
Michael Paterson	....	carpenter
Josh Patterson	....	greens
Leon Pehi	....	carpenter
Scott Peters	....	carpenter
Raynia Pikari	....	rock & foam technician
Jeerapong Pitakkul	....	hammer hand
Ivan Poa	....	carpenter
Tim Priest	....	draughtsperson
Ben Pringle	....	carpenter
Manu Pullyn	....	painter
Chris Purdy	....	carpenter
Hamish Quinney	....	carpenter
Trace Quinn	....	construction foreman
Chris Ramsay	....	painter (as Chris Ramsey)
Duncan J. Randall	....	hammer hand
Robert Reedy	....	props maker
Daniel Reeve	....	props maker
Jack Reid	....	hammer hand
Mark Relph	....	carpenter
Amber Richards	....	set dresser
Andrew Richardson	....	greens
Scott Richardson	....	greens
Nick Riera	....	props buyer
Warren Robb	....	carpenter
Quinn Roberts	....	greens
Tony Roberts	....	carpenter
Wayne Roberts	....	props maker
Murray Robinson	....	carpenter
Jonathan Rodgers	....	sculptor
Dave Roy	....	sculptor
Bil Ryalls	....	sculptor (as Bill Ryalls)
Solomon Saalmon	....	laborer
John Shearman	....	props maker
Mark Sheridan	....	laborer
Kevin Silvester	....	greens
Vic Singe	....	props maker
Stepan Skala	....	carpenter
Dean Smith	....	carpenter
Fraser Smith	....	carpenter
Giles Smith	....	painter
Warren 'Bino' Smith	....	painter
Troy Stephens	....	scenic artist
Russell Stoupe	....	leading hand
Chris Streeter	....	props maker
Helen Strevens	....	draughtsperson
Nigel Sturgeon	....	steelworker
Richard Sturkenboom	....	laborer
John Suddaby	....	laborer
Brent Sutton	....	carpenter
Ricky Sweeney	....	hammer hand
Hokio Tarawhiti	....	carpenter
Brent Tasker	....	stand-by greens
Wayne Tawhara	....	laborer
Lesley Earle Templeton	....	props maker
Rod Tervoort	....	props maker
Kevin Thian	....	leading hand
Nigel Thomas	....	greens
Philip Thomas	....	draughtsperson
Kate Thurston	....	draughtsperson
Joel Toruragi Tomokino	....	construction trainee (as Joel Tomokino)
Cathy Tracey	....	carpenter
Mike Travers	....	painter
James Tuapai	....	rock & foam technician
Lisa Twort	....	greens
Hans John Uivel	....	carpenter
Phillip Unuia	....	steelworker
Janice Van Rooijen	....	carpenter
Dave Vernon	....	carpenter
Ra Vincent	....	sculptor
Hamish Wain	....	props maker
Duncan Wait	....	hammer hand
Rob Wait	....	leading hand
Axel Wakelin	....	laborer
Bryan Wakelin	....	construction foreman
Hakota James Walker	....	carpenter
Patrick Walker	....	stand-by assistant
Timothy Ward	....	hammer hand
Graham Watkins	....	hammer hand
Nick Weir	....	property master
Gillian West-Walker	....	set dresser
Ben Whale	....	set dresser
James Whetu-Waten	....	laborer (as James Whetu-Watene)
David White	....	carpenter
Norman Willerton	....	construction manager
Dominic Williams	....	construction trainee
Nick Williams	....	rock & foam technician
Paul Williams	....	hammer hand
Phillip Williams	....	leading hand (as Phil Williams)
Alan Wilson	....	leading hand
Shane Wood	....	laborer
Matt Wratten	....	supervising engineer
Brigitte Wuest	....	head sculptor
Alan Wyllie	....	leading hand (as Alan Wylie)
Joseph Wynward	....	stand-by props (as Joseph Wynyard)
Brigitte Yorke	....	art department coordinator
Kirsty Patterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Richard Taylor	....	supervisor: Weta Workshop (uncredited)
Michael White	....	greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Narelle Ahrens	....	foley artist
Ray Beentjes	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Boyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent Burge	....	sound effects editor
Jason Canovas	....	dialogue editor
Hayden Collow	....	sound effects editor
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio	....	sound effects editor
Eoin Cox	....	cable
Malcolm Cromie	....	sound recordist
Matt Cuirc	....	boom operator
Corrin Ellingford	....	boom operator
David Farmer	....	sound designer
Les Fiddess	....	foley artist
Mark Franken	....	dialogue editor
Luke Goodwin	....	boom operator
Michael Hedges	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phil Heywood	....	foley artist
Mike Hopkins	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Paul Huntingford	....	foley artist
Grant Johnson	....	assistant sound editor
Mike Jones	....	foley editor
Martin Kwok	....	assistant dialogue editor
Robyn McFarlane	....	foley engineer
John McKay	....	sound effects editor
Polly McKinnon	....	dialogue editor
Carolyn McLaughlin	....	foley artist
Peter Mills