Rise of the Fellowship (2013)

Randall Dooley is a geek. His three best friends are geeks too. He works in a game shop, he spends all his free time playing online games, his older brother bullies him unmercifully, his ... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Newcomb

Writers:

Christopher Bunn, Scott Mathias

Stars:

Justin Moe, Jayme Andrews, Cole Matson

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Justin Moe	...	Randall
Jayme Andrews	...	Squirrelly (as Jayme Bell)
Cole Matson	...	Nate
Emma Earnest	...	Stacey
Wolf J. Sherrill	...	Baba Melvin Schnabel
Jason Krznarich	...	Joe
Aaron Bowman-Fields	...	Carl
Eric Garner	...	Lucian
Doug Henderson	...	Andy
Drew Trementozzi	...	Thad / Gollum Kid
Melissa Temme	...	Gwen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noah Baron	...	Joey / Game Parlor Employee
Ashley Batten	...	Commune #1
Mike Bunting	...	Game Parlor Employee #2
Anthony Capizzano	...	Convention Security #2

Storyline

Randall Dooley is a geek. His three best friends are geeks too. He works in a game shop, he spends all his free time playing online games, his older brother bullies him unmercifully, his widowed mom doesn't understand him, and he's hopelessly in love with the prettiest cheerleader in high school. In short, he's a loser. All of that changes when he hears of the Lord of the Rings gaming competition in Orlando, Florida. Finally! Meaning in life! The FellowsHip is a buddy-comedy written in honor of online gamers and The Lord of the Rings. Full of Tolkien-references and good-hearted parody, The FellowsHip will appeal to Tolkien-fans and gamers alike, as well as anyone who's never been part of the in-crowd.

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Plot Keywords:

gamers | sword and sorcery | wilhelm scream | tolkien | flash drive | 

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Taglines:

During their quest to become Lord of the Ring video game champs, a group of geeks become a true fellowship and learns that there's a little bit of geek-and hero-in all of us.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fellows Hip: Rise of the Gamers

Box Office

Budget:

$3,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Opening Act Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film includes HD in game LOTRO (Lord of the Rings Online) footage.

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Quotes

Baba Melvin Schnabel: We are often confused because the real truth is not the truth we want to see. Do you not know that what we see and what we do not see are not what we see?

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Connections

References The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

User Reviews

Surprised by this adventure

Online games don't interest me, so I didn't expect to like Rise of the Fellowship. What a pleasant surprise! It's well acted and well written. As a Tolkien fan, I enjoyed the LOTR references, but there are other pleasures. Your kids will enjoy it, too.

Each of the lead actors does a very good job, especially Justin Moe, Jayme Bell, and Cole Matson. Wolf Sherrill's performance as Baba Melvin is a delight.

The sly humor of the script drew me in. These Tolkien fans don't take themselves too seriously in this affectionate play on the LOTR films. It's well paced and has charm. The resolution is neat and satisfying.

Disclosure: I only watched this because a friend is married to one of the writers. But as I watched, I moved from curiosity to pride. Who cares about 4 teen gamers? You will when you watch this well told tale.