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The Ring Thing

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2004 | 80 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a panning from critics, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he‘s on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy… it just might wake the hero in him. A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    Panned by critics

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Marc Schippert

  • Gwendolyn RichGrmpfli
  • Edward PiccinFredi
  • Leo RoosAlmgandhi
  • Sebastian ArenasRackaroll / Voice of Tree
  • Ralph VogtSchleimli
  • Armin ArnoldPupsi
  • Yoav ParishHässlicher Handlanger
  • Enzo EspositoElfenkönig
  • Michèle MüllerElfenkönigin
  • Kamil KrejčíKaiser von China