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!
"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.
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."
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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'.
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!
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.
@@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.
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.
+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
+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.
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!
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.
I love how John Rhys Davies is actually the tallest actor but he plays the shortest character
The hobbits are shorter than Gimli though! XD
Abby Shen
hes still pretty damn short
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!
Abby Shen Detailed Close-ups XD
how did they actually make him look short for the movie though?
Therapist: Tall Gimli isnt real, he cant hurt you
Tall Gimli:
We all saw what short Gimli did in the movies. Pretty sure tall Gimli would have had Sauron running in fear.
Kinda messed up to think that tall Gimli is, in fact, THE real Gimli
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@@naterk9460 it’s called shortening someone using CGI
Still only counts as one!
this is why elves don't like dwarves
jhibbitt1 elves are pricks, I would much rather eat and drink with the dwarfs 😂
Elves don’t know when to have some gross fun😂🤣🤣
"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.
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."
Elves don't do practical jokes, they don't play that shit.
The creepiest thing about this is seeing Gimli without being edited smaller, bigger than peter jackson
you realize they had stunt doubles for that right ? it was never special effects
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
Big Gimli isn't real he can't hurt you
Big Gimli :
He was one of the tallest actors on set at 6' 2", the only one taller was Christopher Lee at 6' 5" (RIP).
And then when you remember that Peter Jackson is also six foot tall and taller than most of the actors there...
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.
Yeah, they totally should have just left it as a battlescar.
"a nice touch"
Yeah, but it also could have detracted from the symbolic significance of Frodo getting his finger bitten off...
@@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.
Yeah i bet the dwarves wake a ton of engine swaps when they're young lads
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.
that must've been horror to act like this ! massive respect
I dont understand why they didn't make it out of something else, it probably ruined his experience
ShadowWhelp I think that’s what happened to Michael Dorn on Star Trek: The Next Generation
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
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'.
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!"
That is sooo good! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Henk de Tank He could have even had it a part of the movie in the idea of losing it! Especially the prequels...
Dwarf women are so much rarer then men, that most dwarf men never marry even once.
@@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. 😅😅
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!
They probably could have fit the Finger thing into Gimli's character if they wanted
I was thinking that too! I mean, he is a battle hardened dwarf, I doubt he is going to be without scar or injury.
OdinMMA yeah man, it totally would have fit Gimli :)
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R Lutin Oh my...
I can see a scene where one of the hobbits won’t stop staring at his hand angering Gimli
His voice is cooler than Morgan Freeman's.
Same part of the world Anthony Hopkins, Richard Burton and Tom Jones hail from. Fantastic voices.
What about Martin Freeman :)
+ Bilbo Baggins No.
Morgan Freeman is a mediocre actor and quite overrated.
Debatable but not agreeable.
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!
That dwarf is taller than everyone else on stage lol
I wouldn't say he's taller than Christopher Lee was
Gandalf
Imagine if they went with it. If that's a dwarf, what would a man be like?
Hes 6”1’
John Rhys Davies - when dwarf is higher than every human.
It was actually a little creepy to see
Gimli that tall...
@@RingBearer-bl7cg He went from Dwarf to Viking in an instant.
higher? he smokes weed or what?
so high - he must have smoked the hobbits' leaf supply :P
@@khabibmcgregor3592
Hobbit pipe weed 😄
Gino's impression of Peter was perfect.
So even his finger is a dwarf - now thats dedication!
Underrated😂
404 likes: finger not found
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
Just don't learn about his political views...
@@GaimeGuy What is it precious ?
Peter Jackson was thinking, Oh shit I'm gonna get sued for this.
Lord of the Ring cast, the biggest family of kids! xD
XD
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.
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If Gimli was a real person I feel this sort of joke is something he would have done.
Absolutely 💯 agree.
Wish id seen peters reaction to that. Also, john's laugh has the power to make anyone happy
Those silly dwarves have high pain tolerance!
I watched this when I was younger and I just now realise it wasn’t his actual finger
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...
I just appreciate that an actor was doing an engine swap himself.
They are human beings.
Why didn't they show Peter Jackson's reaction instead of talking so much?
Must not have gotten that on film. Or maybe there were legal reasons.
@@KBWrecker wasn't on film for sure. it would've been included as there are no real legalities present in such a situation.
they didn't film it, would be obvious then it's a prank
@@MrFiddleedee They're literally playing clips from right before and right after it happens, of course it's on film.
@@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.
its so weird to see Gimli as tall as everyone else!
I love how he's practically flipping us the bird at 0:37.
i like how he's the shortest character and like the tallest actor lol
I like how John Rhys Davies being so tall meant that he could tower over the hobbits and it fit with the lore.
The best famous people are the ones with a good sense of humour :D
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.
+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
+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.
Indurok Same here.
The actor Lee Van Cleef was too, you could see it in any closeups when he was duelling
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!
This is so wholesome
More like missingsome. Missingsome finger.
John is so adorable. I hope i get to meet him one day 😍😍😍
Im still caught up on Gimli being the tallest one there 😂😂
How to mess with Peter Jackson 101.
A missing finger whould had be even better. Whould fit gimily roughness. Axes are no toys.
Maby he could lose have lost during battle.
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
about Peter: "He's looking at me and says- oh, you got me"
Peter: *HO-HO-HO*
i love that at the start when he's getting his make up done he appears to become smaller and smaller
The best part of this video is john rhys laugh
That prosthetics guy was decent at impressions
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"
Gimli was my favorite XD
I thought John Rhys Davies actually had a voice like gimli :/
"copyright infringement not intended"
TH-cam snitches: "you dare challenge me, mortal?"
I love John, just the looks of him makes me smile, loved him since I was a child watching Sliders, marvelous actor!
Sliders with such an underrated show. Absolutely mind-blowing at the time. other than Doctor who there was nothing close.
I love how it looks like he actually shrinks in the beginning
gino acevedo does good impressions, that frantic-peter-jackson bit was spot on
you can hear the fear in Peterson's laugh lol. He's not still over it even on camera.
This would have been a really cool addition to the story
Ikr Gimli should have tricked the fellowship with a fake finger lol said the ring took it off or something.
This is honestly beautiful. This is really why id love to be an actor
Best dwarf ever!Gimli❤️
I didn't search for this, but I love it all the same.
That is how a dwarf should look. Not like those PUFFS from the Hobbit.
Luke William They went a little overboard with the make up, eh?
The comment is retarded.
agreed
@@zh7334 my friend. Here's a mirror. You're doing exactly that lol.
More rough and gritty. Like badgers.
The last bit is funny for the lols “oh let’s take the rest of the bloody thing off”🤣
That laughter was of a man who was having a stressful day before this lol
This is a great prank to pull, especially considering Peter Jackson's early work on gruesome horror movies.
if anyone played Dune 2000, "Gimli" is there :O
I love Johns laugh xDD
Insert gimili laugh memr at the end
professor maxamillian arturo: Come along now mister Mallorey we re gonna miss the slide!
Behind the scenes really shows you just how much of a giant John Rhys Davies is!
I believe he is truly human sized, not a giant at all. Those giants were like 30 feet tall.
RIP Bilbo 💔
Gimli's not a dwarf. He's a troll.
Oh thank god you said "copyright infringement not intended" that really saves the video
Hahahaha the make-up dude's impression of Peter Jackson was absolutely spot on
There will never be a cast and crew quite like lord of the rings. What an incredible experience that must have been to film.
I would just faint lmao
And they didnt get it on tape.. great.
He's taller than the crew !
All that work casting the finger for it to be instantly cut in half 😂😂😂
i have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox and a great sense of humor
This is my favorite lotr backstage thing that I have come across!
Gimli: Toss me.
Aragorn: W...NO! You toss me!
I thought it was gimli ripping a bong for a second
He made sure that wasn't on camera. Dwarves smoke dank herb.
How many times is this gonna be in my recommended? Ive already watched it 3 fucking times lmao
0:39 "if you'll pardon the expression" and indeed the gesture
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.
Well then algorithm thanks for sending this
That guy’s a pure legend
Nearly two decades later, I now realize that Gimli was played by a normal height actor!
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.
It was right next to the part where Orlando Bloom was caught making out with Vigo Mortenson.
This part was in the extended edition special features, not the regular special features. Could be why you missed it
@@oxide9679 ah, I have the extended version, but not watched it as much as the regular one, thanks.
I could listen to John Rhys Davies talk all day
They have footage of the prank but decided to tell us Peter's reaction rather than show it. I want my money back.
Those movies were awesome.
No one gona talk about gimli being A FUCKING GIANT MAN!!!!!!!
Perfect impression of Peter Jackson haha.
I was scrolling fast and I thought the fingers in the thumbnail is someone's little butt...... I came back. Lmao
That was one evil prank. Hilarious!
The best people... are the ones with a good taste of humor.
RIP BILBO ❤❤❤
The real prank is that Gimli is a full grown man....
You speciesist against dwarves, buddy?
Pretty sure he just wears stilts when he isn't filming as a dwarf.
*My precious* cast
So many amazing people
I remember seeing this clip as a kid and absolutely shitting myself
Where is your fingertip?!?
“It’s in the belly of that steel beast!”
Cant be censored because it’s technically not a full bird.
What a leggend🤣
I wanted to see the prank, we’re over here getting the before and after!! What in da placket!!
nauseous making but a pretty good prank!
0:38
Sets of movies could be reality TV on their own with all the happenings