Behind the scenes of Lord of the Rings [Gimli's Prank]

[@antoniodiavolo]

I love how John Rhys Davies is actually the tallest actor but he plays the shortest character

[@abbyshen1121]

The hobbits are shorter than Gimli though! XD

[@antoniodiavolo]

Abby Shen hes still pretty damn short

[@abbyshen1121]

Tony BearJug Yes, and Richard Armitage, who played Thorin in The Hobbit was also very tall. I don't know, maybe Peter Jackson liked tall people as dwarves!

[@zamirstuff]

Abby Shen Detailed Close-ups XD

[@animelovers000]

how did they actually make him look short for the movie though?

[@thedeep6570]

Therapist: Tall Gimli isnt real, he cant hurt you Tall Gimli:

[@naterk9460]

We all saw what short Gimli did in the movies. Pretty sure tall Gimli would have had Sauron running in fear.

[@isabelaconsolim4434]

Kinda messed up to think that tall Gimli is, in fact, THE real Gimli

[@AnnikaSB]

🤣

[@CharlotteGamesMC]

@@naterk9460 it’s called shortening someone using CGI

[@hafezmousavi9043]

Still only counts as one!

[@Shaun-tz6qe]

He was also allergic to the prosthetic for his face and it caused him to constantly break out with skin rashes after each day. This caused him to be so self conscious about his appearance that he hardly ever went out with the crew or fellow actors after a shooting day. On his final day of shooting he ripped the mask off and they burned it as a celebration for him.

[@Indignation92]

that must've been horror to act like this ! massive respect

[@dwild2565]

I dont understand why they didn't make it out of something else, it probably ruined his experience

[@sarahkinsey5434]

ShadowWhelp I think that’s what happened to Michael Dorn on Star Trek: The Next Generation

[@Nina-wg2dr]

As a person with a latex allergy, I cringe when I think about what he must have gone through. I wish they could have found an alternative to latex

[@blulight5881]

You forgot the part where, after throwing the mask off and burning it, he was happy for a moment but eventually settled down and muttered 'There ia my career burning'.

[@jhibbitt1]

this is why elves don't like dwarves

[@boerepompie8244]

jhibbitt1 elves are pricks, I would much rather eat and drink with the dwarfs 😂

[@averongodoffire8098]

Elves don’t know when to have some gross fun😂🤣🤣

[@RingBearer-bl7cg]

"Shall I describe it to you, or would you like for me to find you a box?" I think some Elves have a good sense of humor, especially some of the Elves from Rivendell.

[@johnsupernaw7290]

Then explain this exchange at the end of "Return Of The King": Gimli: "I never thought I'd die fighting side-by-side with an elf...." Legolas: "What about side-by-side with a friend?" Gimli: "Aye. I can do that."

[@Hashbeast]

Elves don't do practical jokes, they don't play that shit.

[@philliphelmut1077]

The creepiest thing about this is seeing Gimli without being edited smaller, bigger than peter jackson

[@KotaThaSage]

you realize they had stunt doubles for that right ? it was never special effects

[@philliphelmut1077]

KotaThaSage they didnt use stunt doubles in every scene I know what you mean, but they used tricks to make them appear smaller, thats what I meant with edited

[@davidmccarthy4206]

Big Gimli isn't real he can't hurt you Big Gimli :

[@walter1383]

He was one of the tallest actors on set at 6' 2", the only one taller was Christopher Lee at 6' 5" (RIP).

[@agnidas5816]

And then when you remember that Peter Jackson is also six foot tall and taller than most of the actors there...

[@TrollDragomir]

Heh, I'd actually like it if Gimli was missing a part of his finger. I imagine that it'd be a pretty common thing among warriors, and it would be a nice touch.

[@Cal6009]

Yeah, they totally should have just left it as a battlescar.

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

"a nice touch"

[@drigondii]

Yeah, but it also could have detracted from the symbolic significance of Frodo getting his finger bitten off...

[@JacktheRah]

@@drigondii Well the true symbolism is within the hobbits, the smallest of all people, actually carrying the greatest burden and destroying great power and less with the finger being bitten off. It's more of a constant reminder to Frodo that power corrupts.

[@Emppu_T.]

Yeah i bet the dwarves wake a ton of engine swaps when they're young lads

[@FUBARguy107]

They should have left it for the movie! No finger and a story behind it. "It was bitten off! Ay, was me first wife when she met the second!"

[@elovejapan7818]

That is sooo good! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FUBARguy107]

@Henk de Tank He could have even had it a part of the movie in the idea of losing it! Especially the prequels...

[@JudgeEomer]

Dwarf women are so much rarer then men, that most dwarf men never marry even once.

[@FUBARguy107]

@@JudgeEomer Ah-ha! I love this response! But as Aragorn also jokingly mentioned- hard to tell a dwarf woman from a dwarf man... it's the beards. 😅😅

[@orlandomolina6394]

And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no dwarf women, and that dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground!

[@AgentZombieMan]

They probably could have fit the Finger thing into Gimli's character if they wanted

[@OdinMMA]

I was thinking that too! I mean, he is a battle hardened dwarf, I doubt he is going to be without scar or injury.

[@007bogossemre007]

OdinMMA yeah man, it totally would have fit Gimli :)

[@RLutin]

r/nocontext

[@007bogossemre007]

R Lutin Oh my...

[@anonymoususer208]

I can see a scene where one of the hobbits won’t stop staring at his hand angering Gimli

[@kukawanga]

His voice is cooler than Morgan Freeman's.

[@justliam2768]

Same part of the world Anthony Hopkins, Richard Burton and Tom Jones hail from. Fantastic voices.

[@bilbobaggins2775]

What about Martin Freeman :)

[@aiborland4835]

+ Bilbo Baggins No.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

Morgan Freeman is a mediocre actor and quite overrated.

[@foolslayer9416]

Debatable but not agreeable.

[@JadeDragon1016]

I actually met Gimli at the Cincinnati Comic Expo at the Duke energy center, and actually asked him about this and he started cracking up right at the thought of it! Wonderful man!

[@Johnykitu]

That dwarf is taller than everyone else on stage lol

[@devincampbell5007]

I wouldn't say he's taller than Christopher Lee was

[@fredbillenpret6164]

Gandalf

[@shaggy4real97]

Imagine if they went with it. If that's a dwarf, what would a man be like?

[@AtlanteanVrilChad]

Hes 6”1’

[@edainofarnor5026]

Gino's impression of Peter was perfect.

[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

So even his finger is a dwarf - now thats dedication!

[@AnnikaSB]

Underrated😂

[@thewanderingone679]

404 likes: finger not found

[@revol_000]

John Rhys Davies - when dwarf is higher than every human.

[@RingBearer-bl7cg]

It was actually a little creepy to see Gimli that tall...

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@RingBearer-bl7cg He went from Dwarf to Viking in an instant.

[@khabibmcgregor3592]

higher? he smokes weed or what?

[@agnidas5816]

so high - he must have smoked the hobbits' leaf supply :P

[@viktorthevictor6240]

​@@khabibmcgregor3592 Hobbit pipe weed 😄

[@CaptainArn]

50% of the comment section: He's the tallest actor playing one of the shortest characters. 50% of the comment section: Missing part of the finger would have been good for the character.

[@faceripper77]

Ok

[@uncle5486]

Ok

[@ender5635]

Ok

[@christianemery2398]

Ok

[@AtlanteanVrilChad]

Ok

[@MasterCleife]

Peter Jackson was thinking, Oh shit I'm gonna get sued for this.

[@PoshRaven]

Lord of the Ring cast, the biggest family of kids! xD

[@fieray21]

XD

[@graveyardbaby570]

I got to meet John at comic con in 2019 and he is the sweetest man I have ever met in my life. Such an amazing actor and person

[@GaimeGuy]

Just don't learn about his political views...

[@TheB657]

@@GaimeGuy What is it precious ?

[@Kyosukedono]

If Gimli was a real person I feel this sort of joke is something he would have done.

[@jdrvargo287]

Absolutely 💯 agree.

[@thiagoguimaraes669]

Wish id seen peters reaction to that. Also, john's laugh has the power to make anyone happy

[@Luurens]

I watched this when I was younger and I just now realise it wasn’t his actual finger

[@vardellsfolly5200]

Those silly dwarves have high pain tolerance!

[@Kuraimizu9152]

That reminds me... I had a parakeet that was missing one of its talons... And we named it "Gimli"... But Little we knew about how accurate it was...

[@letour32rr]

I just appreciate that an actor was doing an engine swap himself.

[@wazoskislark7489]

They are human beings.

[@C0dyAndrew]

i like how he's the shortest character and like the tallest actor lol

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

I like how John Rhys Davies being so tall meant that he could tower over the hobbits and it fit with the lore.

[@JamesButlin]

The best famous people are the ones with a good sense of humour :D

[@patrickglover7506]

How to mess with Peter Jackson 101.

[@Corneliusoco]

No one gona talk about gimli being A FUCKING GIANT MAN!!!!!!!

[@TheShawndaLee]

its so weird to see Gimli as tall as everyone else!

[@Indurok]

Wait, what?! He is actually missing a part of his finger? I have never known that before. Reminds me of a teacher at my old high school who is missing his ENTIRE middle finger (he said he lost it when he was 2 or something), and I didn't even notice for a month or so.

[@HRHooChicken]

+Indurok My science teacher was missing part of his finger. He told everyone a badger ate it. It was only when we were in our final year when he told the truth- that on a construction site his ring got stuck on some machinery and his finger was unwrapped like a piece of chocolate

[@Welther47]

+HRHooChicken I have heard something similar, a truck driver jumped down from his site and his wedding ring got stuck on something and tore his finger off - Im keeping my ring on a chain or only wear it on nights out.

[@jasons2023]

Indurok Same here.

[@JavertRA]

The actor Lee Van Cleef was too, you could see it in any closeups when he was duelling

[@byronlee8745]

One of my old science teachers was missing part of his ring finger off the tip. Though he said a fish bit it off, he told me that he actually lost that fingertip due to an accident with a bandsaw!

[@allaltitudeproductions454]

you know they could of used johns missing finger as like " i got a little too excited with my axe i lost me finger tip, i miss that finger tip"

[@micaelarose94]

I love how he's practically flipping us the bird at 0:37.

[@chase1146]

I seen him last week at my local comic con and o brought this up, I ended up getting flipped off by a dwarf with a gimp finger XD

[@2sdd]

about Peter: "He's looking at me and says- oh, you got me" Peter: *HO-HO-HO*

[@ErikBAnderson]

Why didn't they show Peter Jackson's reaction instead of talking so much?

[@KBWrecker]

Must not have gotten that on film. Or maybe there were legal reasons.

[@MrFiddleedee]

@@KBWrecker wasn't on film for sure. it would've been included as there are no real legalities present in such a situation.

[@whiderboss]

they didn't film it, would be obvious then it's a prank

[@2toothsome]

@@MrFiddleedee They're literally playing clips from right before and right after it happens, of course it's on film.

[@MrFiddleedee]

@@2toothsome the director isn't a principle, the camera doesn't need to be on him so it was probably a missed moment. ever work in any productions before? I have.

[@dwaynedibly1203]

i love that at the start when he's getting his make up done he appears to become smaller and smaller

[@adamc2704]

Gimli's not a dwarf. He's a troll.

[@emilygooden6739]

Im still caught up on Gimli being the tallest one there 😂😂

[@Softw4re]

The best part of this video is john rhys laugh

[@captainbarbossa5325]

"copyright infringement not intended" KZbin snitches: "you dare challenge me, mortal?"

[@akimbominer4782]

I love how it looks like he actually shrinks in the beginning

[@johnkelly3549]

That prosthetics guy was decent at impressions

[@DaggerFeelMy]

you can hear the fear in Peterson's laugh lol. He's not still over it even on camera.

[@victorstyron5211]

That laughter was of a man who was having a stressful day before this lol

[@raapija]

I remember seeing this clip as a kid and absolutely shitting myself

[@djentslayer]

1:54 Hey, that's how the doc had to sew my finger!

[@Caleb-ww2wl]

Hahahaha the make-up dude's impression of Peter Jackson was absolutely spot on

[@nostalium]

Nearly two decades later, I now realize that Gimli was played by a normal height actor!

[@AGrayPhantom]

I didn't search for this, but I love it all the same.

[@veagervictory4747]

This is honestly beautiful. This is really why id love to be an actor

[@leanture3685]

professor maxamillian arturo: Come along now mister Mallorey we re gonna miss the slide!

[@Bloodpix]

Gimli was my favorite XD

[@FrozenShadow007]

This is so wholesome

[@Hashbeast]

More like missingsome. Missingsome finger.

[@jameswood5832]

This is a great prank to pull, especially considering Peter Jackson's early work on gruesome horror movies.

[@brennanlangless8912]

The last bit is funny for the lols “oh let’s take the rest of the bloody thing off”🤣

[@uelssom]

Oh thank god you said "copyright infringement not intended" that really saves the video

[@Gist432]

It’s funny how John looks like a dwarf on film, but a Viking on set.

[@charlottelordi4life898]

John is so adorable. I hope i get to meet him one day 😍😍😍

[@jjrothan]

There will never be a cast and crew quite like lord of the rings. What an incredible experience that must have been to film.

[@f1r3hydr4nt]

I thought it was gimli ripping a bong for a second

[@Hashbeast]

He made sure that wasn't on camera. Dwarves smoke dank herb.

[@JosephActivate]

This would have been a really cool addition to the story

[@Hashbeast]

Ikr Gimli should have tricked the fellowship with a fake finger lol said the ring took it off or something.

[@alpha-1173]

Certainty of death, small chance of success, what are we waiting for?

[@mrmeeseeks5016]

I wish Dwarfs were real. They would be so fuckin cool to hang out with!

[@oxide9679]

You’d only be able to hand with a dwarf if that was what you were tasked with

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

Same if they babysat me I would just misbehave until Dwalin threatens to tattletale on me and tell Thorin I wasmisbehaving

[@thepurplecrabapocalypse8953]

I wish dwarves could live forever 250 years is too short oh and then thorin fili and kili die nope I'm done

[@thebasementonlinegaming5394]

i have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox and a great sense of humor

[@jamesmohab]

gino acevedo does good impressions, that frantic-peter-jackson bit was spot on

[@Deadshilz]

Insert gimili laugh memr at the end

[@BigJohn8736]

All that work casting the finger for it to be instantly cut in half 😂😂😂

[@MoistPinkTaco]

The real prank is that Gimli is a full grown man....

[@3starperfectdeer233]

You speciesist against dwarves, buddy?

[@Hashbeast]

Pretty sure he just wears stilts when he isn't filming as a dwarf.

[@elijasaurusrex9380]

Behind the scenes really shows you just how much of a giant John Rhys Davies is!

[@Hashbeast]

I believe he is truly human sized, not a giant at all. Those giants were like 30 feet tall.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

I never noticed that even when I met him a while back. Was never an area of focus. I’m glad they went through the trouble of giving him a prosthetic for the entirety of the films.

[@ethanvaughn9386]

How many times is this gonna be in my recommended? Ive already watched it 3 fucking times lmao

[@skzanarchist]

My mind somehow cannot comprehend how John is the tallest actor in the trilogy and yet plays one of the short dwarf

[@lucialu833]

Best dwarf ever!Gimli❤️

[@rubikfan1]

A missing finger whould had be even better. Whould fit gimily roughness. Axes are no toys. Maby he could lose have lost during battle.

[@arwengreenleaf1967]

I love Johns laugh xDD

[@titnicmclaible8183]

Hello there. Kind of disturbing to see Gimli that big XD. Godd video. Greetings.

[@F.S92]

Cant be censored because it’s technically not a full bird. What a leggend🤣

[@stephensmith7098]

When you find out your dwarf fighter multiclassed into barbarian

[@legoreddead]

It took nine years for KZbin to put this in my recommended

[@HeartOfDarth21]

"Let me just cut of the fake part of my finger right here and th- wait....this is the wrong hand..."

[@Ktonrider]

Where is your fingertip?!? “It’s in the belly of that steel beast!”

[@accreditedbythenicemaninth6495]

This is my favorite lotr backstage thing that I have come across!

[@arislabos4559]

Now i want to see Mr Davies in Gimli outfit but in his real size playing a barbarian king

[@devildj6369]

I was scrolling fast and I thought the fingers in the thumbnail is someone's little butt...... I came back. Lmao

[@ParisianWeetabix]

0:39 "if you'll pardon the expression" and indeed the gesture

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Gimli: Toss me. Aragorn: W...NO! You toss me!

[@kyan3022]

I never knew that, and I watched the Lord of the rings extras quite a bit. Must have been a part I missed or didn't get to.

[@Hashbeast]

It was right next to the part where Orlando Bloom was caught making out with Vigo Mortenson.

[@oxide9679]

This part was in the extended edition special features, not the regular special features. Could be why you missed it

[@kyan3022]

@@oxide9679 ah, I have the extended version, but not watched it as much as the regular one, thanks.

[@jedinxf7]

just imagine how much tall gimli can see if he has a box to stand on

[@darken27]

Tall Gimli caught me so off guard

[@frannpinter9352]

Well then algorithm thanks for sending this

[@frozenlake1215]

And then Peter Jackson was like, "Wait a minute, that's nothing, I directed Dead Alive for god sake!"

[@Kapa115]

This guy looks and sounds more Gimli than himself

[@carnagekraven8532]

That guy’s a pure legend

[@RowieSundog]

This is amazing!

[@albino5995]

Trust them to get a giant to play a dwarf and trust that dwarf to be a prankster 😂

[@Tonkiainen]

The best people... are the ones with a good taste of humor.

[@elizabethstephens8801]

Can you imagine how terrifying it would be if all dwarves were as tall as he is!

[@bluntlyhonest6803]

It could actually have fit in well with gimli, a permanent scar from a previous battle.

[@enzochoi923]

Sets of movies could be reality TV on their own with all the happenings