Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)

Director:

Carlene Cordova

Writers:

Cliff Broadway
Carlene Cordova

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Tagline:

One book. One ring. One world.

Plot:

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the past 50 years. |

Plot Keywords:

Fandom | Pop Culture

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Dominic Monaghan	...	Narrator, Himself
Elijah Wood	...	Himself
Peter Jackson	...	Himself
Viggo Mortensen	...	Himself
Orlando Bloom	...	Himself
David Carradine	...	Himself
Ian McKellen	...	Himself
Sean Astin	...	Himself
John Rhys-Davies	...	Himself
Billy Boyd	...	Himself
Clive Barker	...	Himself
Cliff Broadway	...	Interviewer, Himself
Andy Serkis	...	Himself
John Noble	...	Himself
Philippa Boyens	...	Herself
Barrie M. Osborne	...	Himself
Lemmy	...	Himself
Geddy Lee	...	Himself
Sala Baker	...	Himself
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Peter S. Beagle	...	Himself
Brian Sibley	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Bilach	...	Himself
Marnie Boyd	...	Reenactment Actor
Terry Brooks	...	Himself
Grecco Buratto	...	Himself
Christine Crawshaw	...	Herself
Cameron Crowe	...	Himself
Isabella Donato	...	Mariachi Singer
Colleen Doran	...	Herself
Colin Duriez	...	Himself
Kent Elofson	...	Himself
Peter Genovese	...	Himself
Chris Gore	...	Himself
Guy Harrington	...	Himself
Shox Hincks	...	Himself
Adam Hurlbut	...	Himself
Brittany Ishibashi	...	Reenactment Actor
Jymn Magon	...	Himself
Matt Mayhall	...	Himself
Bill Mumy	...	Himself
Leonard Nimoy	...	Himself
Emeka Nnadi	...	Reenactment Actor
Terry Pratchett	...	Himself
Michael Regina	...	Himself
Nicole R. Roberts	...	Herself
Justin Sewell	...	Himself
Keith Stern	...	Himself
Jill Thompson	...	Herself
Liv Tyler	...	Herself
John Welch	...	Dorm Boy #2

Directed by
Carlene Cordova

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cliff Broadway
Carlene Cordova

Produced by
Cliff Broadway	....	producer
Carlene Cordova	....	producer
Tom DeSanto	....	executive producer
Catherine Frizat	....	associate producer
Danny Lukic	....	producer
Josh Mandel	....	co-producer
Jeff Marchelletta	....	producer

Original Music by
Robin DiMaggio

Cinematography by
Josh Mandel

Film Editing by
Arnaud Gerardy
John Welch

Art Direction by
Nancy Steinman

Costume Design by
Mike Fitch

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larry Curtis	....	unit director: Salt Lake City
Leo Oorschot	....	unit director: Europe
Tore Schmidt	....	unit director: Germany

Art Department
Mike Fitch	....	wardrobe stylist

Sound Department
Nick Lange	....	boom operator
Mikey Murray	....	boom operator
Josh Siemens	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Zach Evans	....	camera operator: additional footage
Russell Kostner	....	still photographer
Mikey Murray	....	gaffer
Angie Pop	....	camera operator
Angie Pop	....	director of photography: second unit
Angie Pop	....	gaffer

Animation Department
Kevin Gralewski	....	animator

Editorial Department
John Welch	....	assistant editor

Music Department
A.J. Azzarto	....	music supervisor
Greta Gertler	....	musician: songs
Shira Kammen	....	musician: songs

Other crew
R.J. Beavers	....	motion graphics
Seth Carmichael	....	publicist
Matthew C. Egan	....	production assistant
Vernon Fitch	....	archivist: additional images
Arnaud Gerardy	....	creative director
Guy Gondron	....	artwork supplier
Melanie Marquez	....	publicist
Christopher Pizzo	....	publicist
Lashá Monique Winn	....	production assistant

Thanks
Nathan Adams	....	special thanks (2005)

Production Companies

• Planet BB Entertainment

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• William Morris Independent  producers representation

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex and drug references

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | Finland:K-3 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Planet BB Entertainment

Quotes:

Narrator, Himself:We are servants of the secret fire. One generation of readers followed by another, and another.

Movie Connections:

References The Return of the King (1980) (TV)

Fun, Clever Documentary on Lord of the Rings Fandom

If you've enjoyed Lord of the Rings, you'll enjoy this look at the history of LOTR and the development of LOTR fandom. Yeah, there's a bit much focus on the folks in costume and the people who'd spend days in line to be "first" in the theater to see a movie. But there were good interviews with both random people and unexpected fans (like David Carradine and Cameron Crowe). The photography is very nicely done. There are also clever reenactments throughout. The documentary suffers a bit in the editing; some of the transitions are quite abrupt. There was also an odd contention that public appreciation of Lord of the Rings pretty much died after the infamous cartoons of the late '70s. Still, it's a fine documentary on one of the more enjoyable pop culture phenomenons of recent times.