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Gollum animation cel (The Hobbit 1977 - Rankin Bass)

Artist: Topcraft (Painter)

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Gollum animation cel (The Hobbit 1977 - Rankin Bass) Comic Art

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Lester Abrams Gollum artwork 1974

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Title:	Gollum animation cel (The Hobbit 1977 - Rankin Bass)
Artist:	Topcraft (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,017
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	8/22/2024
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Gollum paddles out to his lake island in search of his Birthday present after battling Bilbo in a game of riddles (Bilbo cheated).

The Hobbit book (1937, revised in 1966) describes Gollum as a small slimy creature. �As dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face.�

Animation cel presented on a printed background (screen grabbed from the film). Gollum based on character designs by Lester Abrams and Tsuguyuki Kubo.

Brilliantly portrayed by the German born actor Brother Theodore.

"gollum... gollum"

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	Randall Glass
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Randall Glass
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/22/2024

Discovered this very recently that there was an animated Hobbit film from 1967, directed by Gene Deitch (creator of those bizarre early 60s Tom & Jerry shorts). Enter the twilight zone: The Hobbit 1967 Gene Deitch

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/22/2024

With more amphibious traits in the design, this might have been considered for the Peter Jackson big screen adaptation at some point.

Randall Glass
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/22/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

With more amphibious traits in the design, this�might have been considered for�the Peter Jackson big screen adaptation at some point.

Thanks for the comment! Every Tolkien adaptation seems to have their own unique take on Gollum. I feel that they borrowed some of this adaptation's frogginess (new word) for the Peter Jackson/Andy Serkis version. This one certainly feels the creepiest.

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