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The [[Ralph Bakshi]] adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is a combination of the first book, and half of the second book. It was meant to be three films, but was forced to be shortened to two, with the intention of finishing with the sequel. Due to Executive Meddling, the original title, ''The Lord of the Rings Part I'', was tossed out, resulting in [[Never Trust a Trailer|some disappointment]] from viewers who expected closure to the story. And while the film did well at the box office, grossing more than enough to break even (a rarity for non-Disney feature films of the time) the rest of the second book and the third book was never completed by Bakshi. Later, [[Rankin
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* [[Gonk]]: Oh, Sam, what did they ''do'' to you?
** To be fair, Sam was [[Played for Laughs]] during what was to be the first half of the film. One may notice as Frodo gets weaker, Sam gets more assertive and less silly.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Star Wars|C3PO]] and [[I, Claudius|Caligula]] join the Fellowship.
** [[John Hurt]] is Aragorn.
* [[Inconsistent Dub]]: Saruman vs. Auruman, enforced due to [[Executive Meddling]]-apparently the head honchos thought that the audience [[Viewers are Morons|wouldn't understand the different between Sauron and Saruman]], so they had the actors redub the line to pronounce it as Auruman.
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* [[Rotoscoping]]: Pretty well done for the most part, but during the opening exposition that is visually delivered in silouhette, it's painfully obvious that Gollum is a guy in a big rubber mask and gloves.
* [[Sequel Hook]]: Due to [[Executive Meddling]], this was supposed to have been titled ''The Lord of the Rings Part I'', but this was deleted from the posters; however, the end still retained a voiceover stating that this film was the end of the first part. The home video editions redubbed a new voiceover without the hook.
* [[Spell My Name
** It's corrected to Saruman in the DVD subtitles.
* [[Stillborn Franchise]]
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