Movie connections for
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

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

Followed by

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit: Part 1 (2011)
The Hobbit 2 (2012)

Version of

The Hobbit (1977) (TV)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Return of the King (1980) (TV)
"Hobitit" (1993)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Hobbit: Part 1 (2011)

Edited into

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003) (V)

Spin off

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (VG)
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG)
 -  Video game adaptation
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG)
 -  This is a game based on the Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy

References

The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Metropolis (1927)
Triumph des Willens (1935)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)
Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938)
Stagecoach (1939)
Fantasia (1940)
 -  Scene of the procession of elves moving over the bridge in Rivendell resembles "Ave Maria" sequence with the pilgrims moving in the exact manner over a similar bridge with similar torches
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Shichinin no samurai (1954)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Psycho (1960)
 -  Camera shot: spinning down to and up from Gandalf's eye.
Spartacus (1960)
 -  Gladiator training/Formation on Helm's Deep bridge
Carnival of Souls (1962)
 -  Borrows the shot of corpse opening eyes looking straight up while laying underwater
Zulu (1964)
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Patton (1970)
The Exorcist (1973)
Red Dawn (1984)
Highlander (1986)
Predator (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Hotaru no haka (1988)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Army of Darkness (1992)
"Gargoyles" (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Mononoke-hime (1997)
Kite (1998)
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
 -  Scene where Aragorn is left for dead and rescued on a horse looks exactly like the scene with Maximus riding home to Spain. He even has a serious cut on his arm!
Le pacte des loups (2001)

Referenced in

"South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers (#6.13)" (2002)
 -  Episode 613 is titled The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers
Ringenes herre (2002) (TV)
 -  topic of the tv-special
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
 -  Basil Brush claims he played Gollum in Lord of the Rings
"Saturday Night Live: Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera (#28.15)" (2003)
 -  Gollum appears on Weekend Update
The Blockbuster Imperative (2003) (TV)
"Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles" (2003)
 -  Gollum/Sméagol scenes are referenced when Doc's personality starts to split with O'Malleys
"Gilmore Girls: Keg! Max! (#3.19)" (2003)
 -  Kyle describes scenes from the film.
2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV)
"Emmerdale Farm: (2003-08-19)" (2003)
 -  A poster of this movie is hanging on Cain's wall.
Meet Bob Shaye (2004) (V)
"Angel: Damage (#5.11)" (2004)
 -  Andrew compares Spike's resurrection to Gandalf's
Samba in Mettmann (2004)
 -  poster in window of video-store
'Secondhand Lions': One Screenplay's Wild Ride in Hollywood (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Will & Grace: Ice Cream Balls (#6.13)" (2004)
 -  Will's client Stuart references the Lord of the Rings movies.
"Gilmore Girls: Scene in a Mall (#4.15)" (2004)
 -  Lorelai imitates Gollum and quotes the film, using a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes as her "precious."
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by multiple winners
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! (2004)
 -  Meeting an obsessed fan, Figwit walks through her house looking at all the LOTR merchandise, including giant posters from the film and characters from the film
Surge of Power (2004)
 -  "I just got the new Lord of the Rings boxset."
A Dona da História (2004)
 -  Poster on Wall
"The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Lights! Camera! Danger! (#3.3)" (2004)
 -  A movie parody and/or quote reference.
Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth (2004) (V)
 -  Music composed for this movie
Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005) (V)
 -  This movie gets mentioned.
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
 -  this is a documentary that is about fans of LOTR and the Peter Jackson movie trilogy
Film Geek (2005)
 -  in Scotty's 'favorite Peter Jackson films' list
"Saturday Night Live: Paris Hilton/Keane (#30.11)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Exclusive Connections
Comic Relief Does University Challenge (2005) (TV)
 -  Reference to the "Lord of the Rings" films
Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)
 -  Mentions the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Sith Apprentice (2005)
 -  Dooku attempts to quote Saruman from The Two Towers, the connection being both characters were played by Christopher Lee
"South Park: Best Friends Forever (#9.4)" (2005)
 -  An Angel watches a huge battle and says "This is even more epic than that battle in that Lord of the Rings movie" refering to the huge, 30 minute long battle in this film.
Zodiac Killer (2005)
 -  poster inside movie store
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
 -  Movie poster in Bucky's room
Generation Jedi (2005) (TV)
 -  The film is mentioned
GamerZ (2005)
 -  Lennie says he saw the 'Lord of the Rings' (trilogy) on acid
"Vecinos: Servicio de cable (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by name by Pedro.
Don't Panic About Christmas Shopping (2005) (TV)
 -  Reference to the trilogy
Long-Term Relationship (2006)
 -  Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVD box set is discussed
"The Office: Dwight's Speech (#2.17)" (2006)
 -  Dwight's line
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Incubus (2006)
 -  discussion about how the LOTR trilogy is a gay commentary
Clerks II (2006)
 -  SW vs. LOTR discussion
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#10.12)" (2006)
 -  Jonathan tells an anecdote about when he saw this at the cinema.
"Hilfe! Zu Hause sind die Teufel los: Fußball ist ihr Leben (#1.6)" (2006)
 -  A room was built into a fairy tale forest, and the children have seen the trilogy
"Lost: Further Instructions (#3.3)" (2006)
 -  Dominic Monaghan said that he heard trees are good conversationalists; he talked with trees in The Two Towers
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
 -  reference directly in dialogue
Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
 -  Climax in M's realm
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.12)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned in Elijah Wood interview.
Mosaic (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"Hannah Montana: Bad Moose Rising (#1.26)" (2007)
 -  Jackson imitates Gollum when he refers to a "precious" dress
"Schlag den Raab: (#1.5)" (2007)
 -  question of the game "Wann war was?"
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007) (V)
 -  Bill: "Please, Treebeard, tell me what to do!"
Captain Mike Across America (2007)
 -  Moore mentions the three Lord of the Rings films as great films.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen
South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V)
 -  Scene where cuddly characters are given swords and helmets is a parody of a scene before the battle at Helm's Deep.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.7)" (2008)
 -  Subject of a $500 question
"Family Guy: Baby Not on Board (#7.4)" (2008)
 -  Chris and his boss talk about the Lord of the Rings movies.
17 Again (2009)
 -  When Ned and The Principal are having dinner, she says that Gandalf was a white wizard when he returned in The Two Towers
"Being Erica: Shhh... Don't Tell (#2.6)" (2009)
 -  Erica mentions having seen the movie.

Featured in

Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV)
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001) (TV)
The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V)
Panic Room with Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#28.16)" (2002)
 -  reviewed + footage used
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Arms and Armor (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Bringing Gollum to Life (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Creatures of Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Designing the Sounds of Middle-Earth (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Edoras: The Rohan Capital (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Forces of Darkness (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
Gandalf the White (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
The Battle of Helm's Deep (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
The Making of 'The Long and the Short of It' (2003) (V)
 -  Clips
"Troldspejlet: (#30.1)" (2003)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
"Gilmore Girls: The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles (#4.3)" (2003)
 -  The film is shown at the Lord of the Rings themed party.
"Troldspejlet: (#30.13)" (2003)
 -  DVD release of the Extended Edition reviewed + footage used
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V)
 -  special effects clip shown
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 22
Creating 'Son of the Mask': Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes (2005) (V)
 -  Clips featured.
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV)
 -  It's featured
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "My precious." is #85 on the list.
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips shown.
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (V)
 -  clips shown

Spoofed in

"South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers (#6.13)" (2002)
 -  Much of the music, plot, events and dialogue on the boy's quest spoofs that of this movie. Many plot parrallels happen in order to spoof this film.
Dark Chronicle (2002) (VG)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special (2003) (TV)
 -  Chris Kattan parodies Gollum
"The Simpsons: Dude, Where's My Ranch? (#14.18)" (2003)
 -  The character of Cleanie was styled after the The Lord of the Rings character Gollum, from his appearance to the way he said "My preciousss.... Gollum!".
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (2003) (TV)
 -  spoofed on Weekend Update
The Trouble of the Rings 2: The Towers (2003) (V)
 -  parody
Without a Paddle (2004)
 -  Elwood's tracking of the trio at the cave spoofs Aragorn's tracking of the hobbits into Fangorn Forest
7 Zwerge (2004)
 -  Gandalf spoof
"Robot Chicken: A Piece of the Action (#1.7)" (2005)
 -  person pees on a tree that comes alive and crushes him during the LOTR/Surreal Life parody
"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Duchess of Wails (#3.5)" (2005)
 -  The scene where Mac and Bloo try to break Duchess back into Foster's is a spoof of the Battle of Helm's Deep.
Bored of the Rings: The Trilogy (2005)
 -  LOTR parody
The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V)
 -  Some guy is acting and sounding like Gollum ("My precious")
Doogal (2006)
 -  Dylan catches the diamond and lustfully claims "My Precious" then "Just Kidding"
"Family Guy: I Take Thee, Quagmire (#4.21)" (2006)
 -  quagmire and the maid are in the woods talking to each other in elvish like how aragorn and arwen talk to each other in elvish in the movie
"Family Guy: Petergeist (#4.26)" (2006)
 -  The fight between Herbert (the old man) and the tree in the backyard spoofed the Balrog and Gandalf fight scene.
Clerks II (2006)
 -  When Randal is showing what the Rings movies were to the Rings fans.
"South Park: Go God Go (#10.12)" (2006)
 -  The war preparation of the otters resembles the last stand of the people of Rohan at Helm's Deep, including the sounding of a big horn and the phrase "so it begins".
Maple Palm (2006)
 -  The character of Amy comedically impersonates Gollum/Smeagol "Me wants it, me needs it..."
"The Simpsons: Rome-old and Juli-eh (#18.15)" (2007)
 -  Spoofs the siege of Helm's Deep at the Battle of the Hornburg: fighting off siege ladders of attacking brown-shirted 'Uruk-hai' delivery men.
"Robot Chicken: Squaw Bury Shortcake (#3.2)" (2007)
 -  The Ents chase Forrest Gump.
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode III (#11.12)" (2007)
 -  The battle for imaginationland parodies the battle at Helms Deep. Also, Gandalf appears.
"Spaceballs: The Animated Series: Lord of the Onion Rings (#1.3)" (2008)
 -  Dead Marches scene spoofed as hot lard swamp
Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) (V)
 -  Many spoofs of this movie can be found.

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