The Ring Thing

20042004
1h 20min

Middle Earth is... right in the heart of Europe! A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.Middle Earth is... right in the heart of Europe! A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.Middle Earth is... right in the heart of Europe! A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.

3.5/10

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Director
- Marc Schippert
Writers
- Chris Martin Silber(author)
- André Küttel(author)
- Marc Schippert(author)
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Director
- Marc Schippert
Writers
- Chris Martin Silber(author)
- André Küttel(author) (dialogue translation)
- Marc Schippert(author)
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The Ring Thing

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All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he's on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy... it just might wake the hero in him. In the tradition of Scary Movie, THE RING THING is a spoof of the Ring Trilogy, topped off with the funny peculiarities of Switzerland. —Elevator Group AG

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Taglines
- Based on a true Story
Genres
- Adventure
- Comedy
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Trivia
Sauraus translates into "letting the pigs out". In German that stands for having a party.

Quotes
Pupsi: Yesterday? We will never make it!

Connections
References Tabaluga (1994)

Soundtracks
Glaub A Di
Performed by Semih featuring Raquel
Written by B. Mühlethaler, S. Yavsaner & R. Rodo
Arranged and produced by Grooveprofessor & Semih
Rap & Lyrics by Semih
Vocals by Raquel
Published by TBA Music Publishing
(C) & (P) 2004 TBA AG

Top review

Not bad

I'm from Switzerland and i've seen the movie a few months ago. And i was really surprised when i came a few minutes ago to this Movie at the IMDb and didn't find no comment on it. So i thought i should might write one, because folks could be interested in this movie. OK first of all my rating for it: 6/10. The style of the film very much relies on the concept of the "Scary Movie" Series. There is really funny stuff in there. And if you liked "Scary Movie" and it's sequels you should watch this film. Now to the story: Friedo (Frodo) works at a Bank. Through a Plane Crash he falls into Middle-Earth. There he meats Almghandi (Gandalf, means in English as much as: Alpine Ghandi) this is the most crazy character i've ever seen in a comedy. He really makes you laugh. Together with Almghandi, Friedo tries to free his future-girlfriend Heidi, which was captured by Sauraus (Sauron, in English "Pig-Out" or "Let a pig out" or so) who tries to destroy Middle-Earth with "Fondue" (Our national dish, hot cheese). Some jokes may not be understand by audiences of other countries, because they're very much orientated on Switzerland. I know the movie was successful in our country but i don't think it will be released in other countries, because the most successful movie ever in Switzerland "Achtung, Fertig, Charlie!" has only be released to Russia. But you can hope. And i hope this comment was a help to you, thanks for reading.

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