The only LOTR explainer where T.J. Miller plays a dragon and somehow it works.
An introduction to fantasy literature, namely The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legend, and Beowulf. Released as two VHS tapes, "Swords & Sorcery" and "Monsters & Mayhem", but as one DVD.
Acting
T.J. Miller's unhinged creature performances before Silicon Valley fame.
Production
Gloriously cheap green-screen wizardry that aged like milk in the sun.
Director
Sam Genovese
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of the Standard Deviants educational series originally made for classroom use, which explains the aggressively enthusiastic tone and rapid-fire fact delivery.
Released right before Peter Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring (2001), this accidentally served as a crash course for confused parents dragged to theaters by their Tolkien-obsessed kids.
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