The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Year:

2002

Duration:

179 min | 223 min (special extended edition) | 235 min (extended edition)

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

8.8

Director:

Peter Jackson

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 89 wins & 98 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2002-12-18

Filming Locations: Camperdown Studios, Camperdown Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

Earnings

Budget: $94,000,000

Opening Weekend: $727,645 (USA) (14 December 2003)

Gross: $342,551,365 (USA) (21 June 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Viggo Mortensen

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Bruce Allpress

Aldor

Sean Astin

Sam

John Bach

Madril

Sala Baker

Man Flesh Uruk

Cate Blanchett

Galadriel

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Billy Boyd

Pippin

Jed Brophy

Sharku

Sam Comery

Eothain

Brad Dourif

Wormtongue

Calum Gittins

Haleth

Bernard Hill

Theoden

Bruce Hopkins

Gamling

Paris Howe Strewe

Theodred

Christopher Lee

Saruman

Nathaniel Lees

Ugluk

John Leigh

Hama

Robbie Magasiva

Mauhur

Robyn Malcolm

Morwen

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Miranda Otto

Eowyn

Craig Parker

Haldir

Bruce Phillips

Rohan Soldier

Robert Pollock

Mordor Orc

John Rhys-Davies

Gimli

Andy Serkis

Gollum

Olivia Tennet

Freda

Ray Trickitt

Bereg (as Ray Trickett)

Liv Tyler

Arwen

Karl Urban

Eomer

Stephen Ure

Grishnakh

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

David Wenham

Faramir

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Victoria Beynon-Cole

Hero Orc

Lee Hartley

Hero Orc

Phil Grieve

Hero Orc

Billy Jackson

Cute Rohan Refugee Child

Katie Jackson

Cute Rohan Refugee Child

Sean Bean

Boromir (extended edition)

Phillip Spencer Harris

Ranger 1 (extended edition)

Timothy Lee

Wildman (extended edition)

John Noble

Denethor (extended edition)

Jarl Benzon

Elven Warrior

Jørn Benzon

Elven Warrior

Ben Britton

Elf Warrior

Riley Brophy

Cute Rohan Refugee Child

Karlos Drinkwater

Easterling Warrior

Alexia Fairbrother

Elven Warrior

Daniel Falconer

Elven Warrior

Ben Fransham

Elven Warrior

Dan Hennah

Rohan Recruit

Paul Holmes

Orc

Peter Jackson

Spear-throwing Rohan Soldier

Gareth Jensen

Elf Warrior

Sandro Kopp

Elven Warrior

Alan Lee

Rohan Recruit

Joseph Mika-Hunt

Uruk-hai

Henry Mortensen

Rohan Boy Recruit

Paul Norell

Easterling

Barrie M. Osborne

Rock-throwing Rohan Soldier

Campbell Rousselle

Tree-cutting Orc

Allan Smith

Dead Marshes Elf

Dianne Smith

Rohan Woman

Marcus Thorne

Featured Orc

Greg Tozer

Conscripting Rohan Soldier

Piripi Waretini

Uruk-hai Warrior

Hannah Wood

Rohan Woman in Cave

Did you know?

Trivia

Several members of the cast returned to New Zealand when Peter Jackson thought of some more ideas for scenes.

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If one watched the extended versions back to back it would take them 681 min (11 hr, 21 min) to finish it.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) were filmed simultaneously.

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Goofs

When the Merry and Pippin are first seen being carried by the Uruk Hai, they are behind each other. In the next shot they are being carried beside each other.

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Several shots after Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn encounter Eomer and his men have been reversed (leaf-brooches are upside down, and Legolas' chest straps and quiver are on the wrong side).

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As women and children enter Helm's Deep's caves, a rock stalactite swings back and forth after an extra touches it.

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Quotes

Sam: [sees corpses in the marsh] There are dead things! Dead faces in the water.

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Theoden: A great host, you say?

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Gimli: That was deliberate, it was deliberate.

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Faq

Q

Why is Shelob not seen in this film?

A

Tolkien's original book ends with Frodo being captured after his encounter with Shelob. Frodo (Elijah Wood)'s journey in the film ends significantly before that. The filmmakers decided it would not be a good idea to intercut the climax of the Battle of the Hornburg with the encounter in Shelob's lair. They also point out that according to Tolkien's own timeline (which can be read in the back of The Return of the King), the encounter at Shelob's Lair doesn't happen until much later, and corresponds to the Siege of Gondor, which is portrayed in The Return of the King. There is a bonus feature in the Extended Editions of the films on DVD in which Peter Jackson explains how the various books and chapters of Tolkien's novels were re-arranged for continuity.

Q

Why is Haldir reluctant to hug Aragorn when he and his troop of elves arrive at Helm's Deep?

A

Elves do not believe in physical contact in the same way that humans do. Haldir does eventually hug Aragorn back but his cultural upbringing had taught him to resist that type of contact.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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