The Ring Thing
Mail & Guardian Online report on The Ring Thing, a Swiss parody of The Lord of the Rings movies. Filmed in the mountains of Switzerland and featuring Edward Piccin as Friedo, the film is set to become the biggest Swiss box office hit of 2004.
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Ah ha, yes, The Ring Thing. I actually saw the trailer for it online, even though I don’t speak the language. It looks quite promising and very funny!
From what I could catch, Merry and Pippin have been replaced by two female elves, but I’m not entirely sure. (Like I said, I don’t speak the language, I had to go by what I saw.) Gandalf, Frodo, Sam, and Aragorn are all there, though, (I guess they would be pretty hard to replace) and it looks like Gimli’s there, too. As for the others, well, it’s hard to tell.
There’s a link to the official Ring Thing site where you can find the trailer, a photo gallery, and all sorts of fun stuff here.