| The Hunt for Gollum | |
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| Directed by | Chris Bouchard |
| Screenplay by | Chris Bouchard additional writing by Sabina Sattar Julianne Honey-Mennal Stuart Price |
| Based on | The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Produced by | Chris Bouchard Julianne Honey-Mennal Gladys San Juan Brian Lavery Spencer Duru Sabina Sattar Agatha O'Neill |
| Narrated by | Patrick O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Chris Child John-Paul Frazer Gareth Brough Mike Ritchie Neill Phillips Stein Stie |
| Edited by | Lewis Albrow |
| Music by | Adam Langston Andrew Skrabutenas Chris Bouchard (uncredited) |
Production companies | Rickety Shack Films Independent Online Cinema |
| Distributed by | Independent Online Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than £3,000 (less than US$5,000) |
| Box office | £0 (distributed free) |
The Hunt for Gollum is a 2009 British fantasy fan film based on the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954–55 book The Lord of the Rings.[1][2][3] The film is set in Middle-earth, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey fears that Gollum may reveal information about the One Ring to Sauron. Gandalf sends the ranger Aragorn on a quest to find Gollum.[4]
Filming took place in North Wales, Epping Forest, and Hampstead Heath. The film was shot in high definition video, with a budget of £3,000 (equivalent to £5,083 in 2023[5] or US$5,000, equivalent to $7,101 in 2023[6]).[3][7] The production is completely unofficial and unauthorized, though Bouchard said he had "reached an understanding" with Tolkien Enterprises in 2009.
The Hunt for Gollum debuted at the Sci-Fi-London film festival and on the Internet, free to view, on 3 May 2009.[2][8] By 20 October 2009, it had been viewed by 5 million people.[1] Viewings had risen to over 15 million by 2020.[9]
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- ^ "3009 Gandalf and Aragorn renew their hunt for Gollum at intervals during the next eight years, searching in the vales of Anduin, Mirkwood, and Rhovanion to the confines of Mordor. At some time during these years Gollum himself ventured into Mordor, and was captured by Sauron. Elrond sends for Arwen, and she returns to Imladris; the Mountains and all lands eastward are becoming dangerous.", Appendix B, the Third Age timeline.
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- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ McInerney, Steven. "The Hunt for Gollum: Behind the Scenes". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "The Hunt for Gollum". Sci-Fi-London. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
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