The Ring Thing

The Ring Thing is a 2004 Swiss German film parody of The Lord of the Rings.

Plot

Dark Lord Sauraus wants to bring the whole world under his dominion. To accomplish this, he cooks an enormous Fondue in Mount Chronos. When that is done, he plans to over-bake the world in cheese.

Sauraus was once a normal knight who went mad because all of the 7 Rings of Power were sold out and he was only given a coupon.

Sauraus "forges" his own ring by cutting it out of cheese. In a battle with Sauraus, a figure resembling Isildur takes his ring from him, However, this figure can't handle the ring and gets addicted to drugs. This is where Stinker - a parody of Gollum - comes in. He steals the ring from its owner and escapes.

To stop Sauraus the known fellowship begins its quest. Leader is always the mage Alm Gandy. An Alm is in German a high located meadow. The ringbearer is a former bank accountant named Freddy but during the whole movie is called Frido by his fellows.

Production

The movie was recorded in the Swiss Alps and features several notable mountains including Matterhorn near Zermatt, which is made to resemble Mount Doom but is called Mount Chronos.

External links

• Official website