The Long and Short of It

2003
5m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

Drama Short

A workman gets some unexpected help from two people of vastly different sizes.A workman gets some unexpected help from two people of vastly different sizes.A workman gets some unexpected help from two people of vastly different sizes.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

40User reviews

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Trivia
Short movie filmed in New Zealand by Sean Astin during the making of the Lord of The Rings movies using High Definition Digital Video camera equipment that LucasFilm was demoing for Peter Jackson - Astin asked the Lucas Film crew if they could stay an extra day so he could use the camera to shoot his short film. It stars many cast and crew members from the Lord of the Rings films, including a cameo appearance by the director, Jackson, as a bus driver.

Goofs
In the "Making Of" on the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) DVD (Region 2), the copyright date at the end is MMMII (3002).

Crazy credits
P.S. I Love You Christine

Connections
References The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Soundtracks
Che Gelida Manina
from Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème
Conducted by Riccardo Chailly Rodolfo
Performed by Roberto Alagna Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Courtesy of Decca Record Company - London
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises Copyright © 1999. All Rights Reserved

User reviews40

Featured review

9/10

Endearing

This is a wonderful short by immerging filmmaker Sean Astin. Made on their days off while shooting Lord of the Rings in New Zealand it makes use of the lesser seen crew members in a gentle and simple story about a man in a spot of bother who is helped by some passersby. I absolutely love the idea that Elijah Wood is First Assistant Director and Andy Serkis is Assistant Location Manager.

To me this is really about the spirit of Peter Jackson's trilogy and the bonds that were formed. It's just a really sweet and endearing little film with some astonishly big names attached to it.