The Quintessential 'Lord of the Rings' Movie Shots

The Two Towers
Book Four, Chapter IV
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Scene 1 - Coneys and Oliphaunts
 
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Scene 1:  Coneys and Oliphaunts   (Script - use right mouse button to open a separate window)
 
Gollum trying to catch
a fish in the river
 
Gollum fishing
 
Sam:  Hey Stinker!  Don’t
go gettin' too far ahead!
 
Sam, Frodo's gardener
 
Sam and Frodo, talking about
the way Sam treats Gollum

"Why do you do that?"  "What?"
"Call him names;  run
him down all the time"
 
Frodo, courteous Halfling
 
Gollum and Sméagol, having a debate
 
Gollum and Sméagol...

Gollum and Sméagol, having a debate

...having a debate
 
Gollum and Sméagol, having a debate
 
Gollum, aka 'Stinker'
<- Gollum, aka 'Stinker'

Sméagol, aka 'Slinker' ->
Sméagol, aka 'Slinker'
Gollum with a rabbit (coney)...
 
Gollum with a rabbit (coney) for the 'nice masters'
 
...for the 'nice masters'
 
Frodo sleeping, no jacket
 
Frodo sleeping (while Sam is cooking?)
 
(while Sam is cooking?)
 
Sam cooking...
 
...a brace of coneys
 
Sam and Frodo watching the Oliphaunts
Sam (and Frodo)
watching the Oliphaunts
Sam, watching the Oliphaunts with Frodo
Sam and Frodo watching...


Frodo and Sam in Ithilien
Frodo in Ithilien
...the Oliphaunts (Mûmakil)

Frodo and Sam in Ithilien
Sam watching the Oliphaunts
 
Sam and Frodo are still
watching the Oliphaunts, but then
an assault begins, as Faramir and
the Rangers fire on the Southrons
 
Frodo watching the Oliphaunts
 
Oliphaunts (flanking attack)
 
Two Mûmakil (or Oliphaunts)

Two Mûmakil (or Oliphaunts) - note the size of the men in contrast

(note size of men in contrast)
 
Two Mûmakil, surrounded by Southrons
 
(Some kind of) Southron, closeup
 
(Some kind of) Southrons, marching in the woods
 
(Some kind of) Southrons, in the woods
 
A war Mûmak, surrounded (and ridden) by Southrons
A war Mûmak, surrounded
(and ridden) by Southrons
A war Mûmak, surrounded (and ridden) by Southrons
Mûmakil !
Mûmakil!  Oliphaunt!!
An Oliphaunt !
Coming closer...
<- Coming closer and closer ->
...and closer!
Mûmak (or Oliphaunt)
 
Mûmak - Concept Art (Alan Lee)
 
Concept Art (Alan Lee)
 
A Fallen Oliphaunt
(This was our first view of one)
 
A Fallen Oliphaunt (from TTT or ROTK?)
 
(from TTT or ROTK?)
(maybe just behind the scenes)
 
Faramir and his Gondorian Rangers have set up an ambush of the Southrons and they
fire on them from the cover of the bushes.  The commotion causes the Oliphants to panic
and charge.  Many of their riders fall off and one of them lands right in front of Frodo.
 
Gondorian Rangers drawing bows
 
Gondorian Ranger hiding in the woods
 
Gondorian Ranger drawing bow
 
Gondorian Ranger drawing bows (closeup)
 
Gondorian Rangers in the woods
 
Gondorian Ranger in the woods (of Ithilien)
 
Gondorian Ranger fallen in battle
 
Gondorian Rangers
 
Faramir, hooded, in the woods
 
Gondorian Rangers...
 
Gondorian Rangers, on the march
 
...on the march
 
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