How are YOU related to the making of LOTR?

[Beruthiel]

Like the title says how are you related to the making of LOTR movies?
I am in 2 ways...
-At my teachers wedding one of the guys who was doing the music had played in the orchestra for LOTR and Peter jackson was watching the music being made!
-My rival school, MLC is where Cate Blanchett went to.


Oh and there's a way I'm linked to Sean Astin, very weird but:
My mum's friend is the mother of Adam Clayton (Bass guitarist of U2!! smilies/biggrin.gif) and U2 were at the Golden Globe Awards where Sean Astin was (I know this because I saw him on TV although I didn't see any of the others smilies/frown.gif)

[Bekah]

My friend's mum's friend's daughter was the putter-on of the hobbit feet on the four major hobbits!!! Yay!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

Oh, and I live in NZ, the country where it was filmed. Only I don't live a filmed place.

~ Elentari (aka Bekah)

[Blue Elf]

One of my favorite teachers knows Elijah Wood (I forget how...I think he is her daughter's friend) and he was going to come visit out class, but something happened with the train...

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

This reminds me of the Kevin Bacon game smilies/smile.gif

Well, let's see.
Elijah Wood attended my sister's band's concert (and he owns their CD!) in VanCouver when he was filming Try Seventeen up there. He bought their lead singer a drink.
He is also a big fan of my sister's boyfriend's band (he mentions them in articles) & he has met Julian Casblancas of the Strokes... who I have also met and conversed with a couple of times.

My sister is also friends with someone who is in a band from New Zealand, called The Datsuns, and his dad worked with the horses for the film.

One of my friends was in High Fidelity with Jack Black, who did the spoof of LOTR on MTV (which also links back to my sister's boyfriend...), and Kelly Osbourn performed at the awards as well and Elijah Wood was on The Osbournes

My sister's boyfriend just shot a movie with Jude Law in it & he was in Wilde with Orlando Bloom... and he also connects with Cate Blanchett from The Talented Mr.Ripley

Wow, I never thought I could do so many of these. I'd better stop!
This game could go on forever for me!

[eleanor_niphredil]

One of my dads friends in Glasgow used to teach Billy Boyde!

[Gorwingel]

Tigerlily, I wish I had all those connections! Wow, that is kind of cool. smilies/biggrin.gif
I don't have any connections like that, but I did get to meet Ian McKellen while he was in Seattle, he was a very nice man, and he is very good to his fans. smilies/biggrin.gif I guess you could call that a connection, maybe.

[peonydeepdelver]

one of my relatives met tolkien cuz they both lived in england and were good friends! i thought that was neat, but i never asked him about the books because i haven't seen him for a while.

[Rose Cotton]

Well, I must admit I don't have any connections like that. However, since these movies were done on such a large scale any one of us could be connected to it and not know it. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Blue Elf]

This isn't fair.....my dad is a director, and I still am not connected to the LotR movie, except very vaguely...

I did get to meet the Power Rangers once when I was still obsessed with them (hey, I was only in kindergarten or something!!) but that's cause my dad director Power Rangers...

Isn't fair...

Hey, then again, maybe one of my obscure cousin's best friend's uncle's daughter's godmother's neice was related somehow...

Wouldn't it be really funny if one of the actors or something like that was reading this thread?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Aye! Well, I'm sort of related...not really...I'm part Scottish...heh heh...Billy Boyd is my fav dude! But wouldn't that be hilarious if one of us turned out to be one of the actor's nieces or nephews or cousins or something like that? GAWD that would be awesome!!!

[Lossentilien]

One of my teachers knows the guy that was in charge of the sword making for LOTR...

I know someone who's singing teacher is apparantly quite good friends with Orlando Bloom, but I don't believe that.

I know 4 people who've met Billy Boyd- he's in my city at the moment- but I keep missing him!!! smilies/frown.gif I was actually in the same building, on the same day, with the same person as him......but unfortunatly I was there like four hours earlier.....Soo annoying! It was for a premier of his new film, and the woman who helps at my film group-thing was there with him, and she was talking to him!!! Arghhhhh!!!! I could've gone.

Sorry, just letting off steam. smilies/mad.gif

[ January 23, 2003: Message edited by: Lossentilien ]

[Dimannûnien]

A really good friend of mine who happens to be from New Zealand came to watch both movies with me. She was delighted when she spotted that she used to fish in the lake shown just before the Warg attack in TTT.
Perhaps somebody should tell Gollum.

[VanimaEdhel]

Hmmm...let me see if I can do it...

My neighbor was in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway, which Ernie Sabella was in. Ernie Sabella was in "Mouse Hunt" with Christopher Walken, who was in "Blast from the Past" with Brendan Fraser. Brendan Fraser was in "With Honors" with Joe Pesci, who was in "Home Alone" with Macauley Caulkin. Finally, Macauley Caulkin was in "The Good Son" with Elijah Wood, who was, of course, Frodo Baggins! Ha! I knew I could do it!

Beat that "Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon"!

[Rose Cotton]

How bout this?

I go to a forum where the people I talk to have connections to the movie.

LOL! We could all claim to that one!
smilies/biggrin.gif

[Phanatik]

Well, I know a kid who said his cousin was a camera man in it. But I'm not sure how I can reall y believe the kid. Oh well. smilies/wink.gif

[Bekah]

Okay, now I think I remember more!!

Well, I've been to Rivendell/the Ford (if you want him etc.)/Fords of Isen/Anduin...seriously, I've taken photos!

And my relative, I'm not quite sure how she's related to me, but I do know she's on Mum's side...long story...and anyway she's one of the courtiers at Rohan!! Only she said that it didn't matter if I didn't notice her as she looked totally different after the make-up and so on...she got picked 'cos the LOTR movie people wanted someone who was old but fit, and they went to older people's fitness centres...and Dorothy fitted the bill! Along with others, of course...

Does anyone else live in NZ?

I'm part Scottish, too...might be quarter blood or I might be half, I'm not sure which. One quarter is assorted bloods (Welsh, English, French etc.) and the other half/quarter is Irish! Not that anyone really cares, do they...

[Everdawn]

My aunt interviewed the cast when they were here for FOTR and those who were here for TTT. My aunt is an entertainment reporter here.. Does that count??

[Morgul Queen]

What a great idea, well here goes...
a) I live in New Zealand/Aotearoa...
b) I also live in Wellington which is where PJ lives...
c) My aunt was one of the Rohirrim-she's walking next to Viggo Mortenson, and she bumped into him...on purpose...
d) My teacher's brother was an elf...
e) My mum's friend's sister helped design the costumes...
these don't really have much to do with the movie but...
f) I went to the TTT stamp launch...
g) I went to the TTT Premire street party...
h) I have Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Karl Urban and Alan Lee's autographs...
i) I shook PJ's hand...
j) Elijah Wood HUGGED me!!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif
AND I'M NOT JOKING!!!!!

[Jurion]

I'm Dutch and it was a Dutchman (Abel Tasman) who was the first European to dicover New Zealand, and New zealand was of course the place where LotR was filmed.

I don't think I am in any other way related to any part of the making of LotR.

[Bekah]

Ooh...Morgul Queen, yay!!! Somebody else lives in New Zealand aside from me. smilies/biggrin.gif

Elijah Wood hugged you?!?! smilies/eek.gif

And you have all those autographs?!? smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif

Oh, well, on second thoughts, they're only human beings...(who are also known throughout the world smilies/biggrin.gif)

I do not live in a filmed city, so now I think I'm going to creep away and cry. smilies/frown.gif smilies/frown.gif

Hang on! My brother has kindly reminded me that I've seen the forest where Boromir chased Frodo!!!! In Waiterere. Yay!!! smilies/biggrin.gif
We have two friends who have their cabins there.

~ Elentari

[Vardadurwen]

My friend's sister was Cate Blanchett's body double for FOTR. She never had to do anything though, so she just got paid lots of money to dress like Cate Blanchett and party with all the actors and actresses.

Now this'll be a really really wierd one:

My second cousin used to live in NZ way-back-when and he met this girl who took him to a film viewing which turned out to be PJ's first movie..."Bad Taste". So after the film, my cousin is talking to this girl and ranting about how bad the movie is when PJ comes up to him and says "So you didn't like my movie?" and laughs maniacally. Anyways, they had a conversation for a while. The next day, my cousin goes to this girl's farm for the day. At supper, some other people come over and PJ is one of them! So my second cousin ended hanging out with him again! I always found that so funny because my second cousin is utterly bored by the movies. He didn't even know he knew PJ until he was reading an Entertainment magazine while getting a haircut and saw PJ's picture in the mag! He remembered him since he was always freaked out by PJ.

Now is that bizarre or what?!?!

[Vardadurwen]

Oh I forgot one. My friend's sister's friend is living and working in Vancouver. She works at Starbucks and Elijah Wood came in there one day to buy a coffee. I guess he was there shooting a movie.

[Hirilaelin]

When my mom was younger, she worked in a natural foods place that Steve Tyler (Liv Tyler's dad) went to, and even helped him find stuff a couple of times. I don't know if this really counts though.

~Hirilaelin

[Brinniel]

I wish I had all the connections you guys do.

Let's see....

I live in Boise, Idaho, where Sean Astin visited multiple times (His mom, Patty Duke lives in Idaho and also visited Boise recently). The last time he came here was to support the democrats in Idaho (which we seem to lack in). Unfortunately, I haven't met Sean.

Also, I was told that Viggo Mortensen has a home in Sun Valley. I go to Sun Valley almost every year (where I've seen Demi Moore and Arnold S., but that's another story), but unfortunately I have yet to see Viggo. Perhaps I saw him and didn't know it. smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Lindolirian]

Wouldn't it be really funny if one of the actors or something like that was reading this thread?

I am.

[Susan Delgado]

I am. And who are you?

[Everdawn]

*throws up her hands* that would be right... a celebrity on the barrowdowns...!!!!.... YEAH WHO ARE YOU!

[vanwalossien]

I think I quite possibly have the vaguest connection of them all. I live in Norway, also know as the middle of nowhere, and therefore have no connections whatsoever. But I could still find one connection to the Lotr movies.
Orlando Bloom was in Black Hawk Down. So was Ewan McGregor, who also was in Starwars. One of the Starwars-episodes (ep V to be accurate), was shot partly in Norway. I live in Norway. So there you go. One very vague connection. I'll think of more soon enough. smilies/smile.gif

[VanimaEdhel]

My neighbor was in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway, which Ernie Sabella was in. Ernie Sabella was in "Mouse Hunt" with Christopher Walken, who was in "Blast from the Past" with Brendan Fraser. Brendan Fraser was in "With Honors" with Joe Pesci, who was in "Home Alone" with Macauley Caulkin. Finally, Macauley Caulkin was in "The Good Son" with Elijah Wood, who was, of course, Frodo Baggins! Ha! I knew I could do it!

Easier one:

My neighbor was in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway, which Ernie Sabella was in. Ernie Sabella was in "Mouse Hunt" with Christopher Walken

...who was in "The Prophesy" with Viggo Mortensen! There! He's nearly my brother, then! Haha...I wish...

But I love you more than Jesus!
(Viggo Mortensen in "The Prophesy" playing The Devil)

[ January 29, 2003: Message edited by: VanimaEdhel ]

[dragoneyes]

Right, the most dull connection possible because I have none other: I live in England, so did Tolkien.

There, plain, straitforward and totally uninteresting!

[luin'loki]

well so do i. i am scottish, so is boyd. i am english, so is orlando, i think elijah and sean. and as that one person said, it was a european explorer who discovered new zealand. i am pure european!! and also proud of bein' blonde! smilies/tongue.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/evil.gif

[Bekah]

This is pretty unrelated, but...welcome, Luin'loki!

~ Elentari

[vanwalossien]

Oh, a new one: I've met the author Knut Nærum, who has been on the talkshow 'Først og Sist' with Fredrik Skavlan a couple of times. Fredrik Skavlan went to the Oscars to cover the ceremony last year, when Elling was nominated. At the Oscars, of course, there were FotR actors.

[vanwalossien]

Yet another one:
My stepmother's sister-in-law has a friend in Newcastle. Sting was born in Newcastle. Sting was at 'America - a tribute to heroes'. So was Nicole Kidman, who was in 'Portrait of a Lady with Viggo. And in Moulin Rouge with Ewan, who was in Black Hawk Down with Orli. Wow, I am well connected smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

[ February 01, 2003: Message edited by: vanwalossien ]

[Carlas]

I am not related to the movies at all!!!!(i think) Im so jealous of all of you!!!I would love to meet Billy Boyd! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Carlas]

I am not related to the movies at all!!!!(i think) Im so jealous of all of you!!!I would love to meet Billy Boyd! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lindolirian]

And who are you?

I am Hyarmenion Corintur Golladan. If you can translate it, you'll know. By the way, I'm not an actor in LotR, but I am famous... In my own way...

[ January 30, 2003: Message edited by: Lindolirian ]

[Maylin]

unfortuneatly, the biggest town I live anywhere close to is Indianapolis, so if the people in LOTR ever even come to boring Indiana, it'll be there, though I'd undoubtably miss it if it were during swim season, the coaches don't let you miss practice for anything that's not school related. smilies/frown.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

oh wait I just though of something, there's a guy that works at Applebee's that looks exactly like Elijah Wood, except he's a bit thinner.

[ January 30, 2003: Message edited by: Maylin ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

OK, Lindolirian... this is what I have come up with, but some may be wrong, because I am at a loss.

Hyarmenion Corintur Gollodan:
Hyarmen=south
ion=male suffix
Cor=ring
in=of the
tur=master
Gollo=cloak
dan=man

So, what I have is something like "cloak man of the south, master of the ring"... am I waaay off or not?

[Salix]

Let's see; I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada; my parents are from Ontario, my dad lived in the same town as Wayne Gretzky(wait that doesn't relate); I have no connections that I know of. Wait, my dad has a friend that's an Australian, and Miranda Otto, David Wenham and Cate Blanchett (who plays Eowyn, Faramir and Galadriel respectivly). There is my connection!

[Galadrie1]

I live close to Algonquin Park, where part of one of the old Star Wars movies was shot. Ewan McGreggor is in the new Star Wars movies, and he was in Black Hawk Down with Orlando Bloom.

Well, that's a pretty lame one. smilies/rolleyes.gif

[vanwalossien]

Oh no, it's not lame at all. Starwars-connections aren't lame. I have a even more far-fetched Starwars-connection on page 1 of this thread... smilies/wink.gif

Tigerlily: That sounds like a Nazgul to me.
smilies/tongue.gif

[ February 01, 2003: Message edited by: vanwalossien ]

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

My cousin's boyfriend's best friend played Figwit.
I just happened to mention him and he suddenly said "Figwit? That's my friend Brett!"

[Helkahothion]

Hm,

The only rellation to the movie that I have is that I have paid a part of it.

We all did. We bought the movie and went to see it in theatre. And witht that money they inderectly pay off the movie. See my point?

Greetings,

Anuion
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[Purple Monkey]

I live in Ireland; Stuart Townsend is Irish. They were going to use him! They should have.

[greyhavener]

I live in Austin where Harry Knowles met Elijah Wood and encouraged him to read LOTR saying something along the lines of "You're Frodo, dude."

[Lossentilien]

ok, here's an update:
My film group thing was recently nominated for (and won best documentary!!!)the First Light awards, Cate Blanchett was one of the judges, and it was held in the same Odeon as the London LotR premiers!!

[Ithaeliel]

One of my classmates apparently knows Viggo Mortensen. Also, Viggo has a house in Ketchum, a small town near Sun Valley in Idaho- which is where I live.

[Brinniel]

WHICH CLASSMATE?! Would I know them? smilies/eek.gif PM me if you have to give a last name.

[Lindril Arvilya]

My friend Sarah's mother's co-worker's son was a computer animator for The Two Towers and Return of the King.

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

I'm very unconnected. But I frequent The Barrow-Downs, where I post with many posters who are connected. Ding-Ding! There's my connection!!! smilies/tongue.gif smilies/cool.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

yeah me too. whee am i ever connected!! LOL!!

[Eressië Ailin]

Same here. Anyone want to find a connection for me? My mom knows Kathy Griffen.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

My film group thing was recently nominated for (and won best documentary!!!)the First Light awards, Cate Blanchett was one of the judges, and it was held in the same Odeon as the London LotR premiers!!

i saw that on newsround. was it the bollywood documentary?

[Lossentilien]

Why do so many people watch newsround??!! Gah!! Am mad at them cause they kept showing the worst part of our film. But yes, the bollywood one was ours.
If by any tiny tiny chance anyone wants to read about it you can at the new council of elendili,here (http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=417704&CategoryID=123080&startcat=1&ThreadID=539648)

[Oddwen]

Ooh, talk about vague, Elijah Wood's middle name is Jordan, which is also my sister's middle name! Oooooohh! smilies/tongue.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/cool.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/evil.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

oh my gosh...even more vague...a guy in my class' name is Jordan. Whee!

[Ithaeliel]

WHICH CLASSMATE?! Would I know them?

Maybe you do... Teresa? She might have moved; I don't see her much anymore. I gave her a letter on the last day of school last year to give to Viggo (from all of us here at the Barrow-downs!) but I don't think it ever got to him.... *sigh* smilies/frown.gif

[elven maiden Earwen]

My connection:
My dads friend Dax was doing something for the movie Pirates of the Carabean with Orlando Bloom. For Christmas he got me an atougraphed picture that says Katie *heart* Orlando Bloom because Dax told him how much we love LOTR.
Sorry I had to brag.

[Oddwen]

Yes, well, Tolkien dedicated a whole edition to me! Sort of.
The old Ballantyne editions are dedicated especially to "Those across the water" and I suppose that's me, and a couple million more. Oh well, I can dream. *sigh*

[Sapphire_Flame]

My uncle was dating Sean Astin's cousin for a while. And this same uncle was down in the Caribbean (on his yacht) while Elijah Wood was down there filming Flipper, and got to meet him. There, those're my odd little connections!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

How bout this?
I go to a forum where the people I talk to have connections to the movie.

LOL! We could all claim to that one!



Well yes, now I have it! And a person at my school's name is Jordan...I think.... and, whoever siad that- Elijah Wood hugged you? Why? Where? Not that I'm jealous....I like other people.... smilies/biggrin.gif

[Jeli Baggins]

Hmmm. I am now pen pals with a girl from Scotland who has skated, talked to, thinks his brother is cute, BILLY BOYD! And when I was getting all excited when she told me this, she thought it wasn't a big deal! Her dad has worked with his step-dad and she goes to the school he used to go to.

Another, my dad was really close friends with Bruce Willis (they went to the same high school) and Bruce was in The Fifth Element with Ian Holm and he plays Bilbo!

Alrighty that's all! I think.

[Arvedui III]

I have one.
Friend of mine's cousen lived in New Zealand for awhile and worked as a driver on LOTR. Said he has lots of pictures, but I haven't seen any. smilies/frown.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Well....I'm writing to Billy Boyd. Sending out the letter tomorrow. Agg, I sound like a total teenybopper in it! And I was really hyper while I was writing it, so it's REALLY weird!

[vanwalossien]

OK Eressië Ailin, connection for you, Kathy Griffin gave her voice to one of the characters in Lion of Oz. So did Lynn Redgrave, who is Vanessa Redgrave's sister. Vanessa was in Wilde and so was Orlando Bloom. There you go, you're as connected as anyone..

[Galadriel9]

OOOOOOHHHHHHHH! I want ot live in NEW ZEALAND!!! OK, I do have a connection, but its not quite as good as being hugged by E.W or anything...My great-aunt(who lives in NZ) was an extra in FoTR, she was a hobbit, I THINK she was the one sitting down in the kinda dusty market type place in Hobbiton when Gandalf drives past...if that made ANY sense at all... smilies/tongue.gif

[Eressië Ailin]

Thank you so much, vanwalossien!!! But I don't like that Orlando Bloom bit too much... *shudder*

Vanessa was in Wilde and so was Orlando Bloom.

..and Orlando Bloom was in LOTR with VIggo Mortenson. There! I'm connected to Viggo!

[Fergo Baggins]

Here's a really amazing one ... Like every single person in any way involved with Lord of the Rings, past or present, I dwell on the planet called Earth.

Hmm, that one's kinda flimsy. How about: I've been to a concert by a band that used to frequently be shown on MTV. Pauly Shore used to be on MTV, and he was in "Encino Man" with Sean Astin. No?

Um ... my dad met a guy who is a cousin of Quentin Tarantino, who was in "Little Nicky" with Adam Sandler, who was on Saturday Night Live, and so was Mike Meyers, whose second Austin Powers movie included Heather Graham, who was in "From Hell" with ... Ian Holm. And I'm afraid that's the best I can do, folks.

[ March 16, 2003: Message edited by: Fergo Baggins ]

[Eressië Ailin]

I thought of another one!

My friend, Valerie, knows a girl named Brittany who has an older sister, Lindsey, who is going to go to the same collage as Elijah Wood.

Brittany is now requiring Lindsey to, if she meets Elijah, ask him out.

Because of this, many of my friends who know Valerie are saying that their friend's friend has a chance of becoming Elijah Wood's sister-in-law.

[Niluial]

My second cousin is a famous dress designer ‘Mark Bower’ and he designed many clothes.
He designed a dress for Princess Diana,
He designed Witney Houston’s wedding dress and all her clothes for the movie ‘Body Guard’
He designed one of the wedding dresses in ‘The Run Away Bride (so he met Julia Roberts to get the dress fittings).
He makes dresses for the queen of Spain or Russia (I cant remember),
He lives in New York and a while ago I went to New York to go see him. He was making a dress for Liv Tyler so I shook her hand and she smiled at me. I also had to help her up on a chair so that Mark could get the measurements, so I held her hand. We had a conversation and she said that I was very pretty! She spoke some elvish for me and then later on she left my second cousins studio and just walked of… I wanted to cry I PROMISE THIS IS TRUE!

[Stybba]

Although I'm pretty sure it wasn't my actual uncle, a man named Andrew McGeorge is credited durning the end credits of TTT. I'm pretty sure he would have mentioned working on LOTR. He lives in NZ, too, and I've been there. Woopity doo. It's a hell of a place, if you've got $2000 bucks run out and buy a plane ticket. Or get $1000 and buy a one way plane ticket. Heh. That's where I'm living when I'm all growed up, there or Scotland, Ireland, or England. Just as long as it isn't the U.S. or if it is the U.S. it's someplace like Salem, Massachusetts or Astoria, Oregon. GOONIES!


I'm raving, now, I'll stop immediately.

[Waenfalathiel]

my friend's dad met heath ledger and worked on that movie monster's ball.Heath ledger is in the kelly gang with orlando bloom