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A Lord Of The Rings extra claims actors/extras smoked pot while filming
Ananova ^
| 12-19-2001
Posted on 12/19/2001 5:31:51 PM PST by JediGirl
A Lord Of The Rings extra claims he and other actors got away with smoking pot regularly on the film's set.
Nathan Crombie says they got high on a strong version of the drug called Thunderweed.
He says they secretly smoked spliffs at the top of a tower while shooting in New Zealand.
Crombie, who plays an orc in the movie trilogy, told The Sun: "It made it more difficult for people to catch us as they couldn't smell it. We'd have been kicked out of the job if they had.
"New Zealand has some of the strongest grass in the world. Thunderweed blows your mind away."
Crombie he says he didn't see any of the big name stars of Lord Of The Rings smoking pot.
The New Zealander was one of 20,000 extras used in the trilogy of films.
He appears in the second two, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King.
The first movie, The Fellowship Of The Ring, is out today.
Story filed: 08:13 Wednesday 19th December 2001
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
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posted on
12/19/2001 5:31:51 PM PST
by
JediGirl
To: JediGirl
Is this really news worthy?
To: JediGirl
big frikken deal
3
posted on
12/19/2001 5:35:12 PM PST
by
corkoman
To: JediGirl
Well shoot. I'm not going to see it now. /sarcasm
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posted on
12/19/2001 5:35:39 PM PST
by
rintense
To: JediGirl
Know you nothing about the Shire?! It's called pipeweed, not "pot". Hobbits smoke it all the time. Ask Pippin and Merry.
5
posted on
12/19/2001 5:36:10 PM PST
by
Publius
To: JediGirl
Temptations. *sigh*
6
posted on
12/19/2001 5:36:20 PM PST
by
ramdalesh
To: JediGirl
Actors smoking pot - next thing ya know, they'll be having same-gender sex!!!!
To: Senator Pardek
Wanna be a hobbit? Gotta get small.
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posted on
12/19/2001 5:45:48 PM PST
by
jwfiv
To: ramdalesh
Okay, they get high and try to score with one of the Elf chics.
Big deal.
"So, tell me. Ever been with a guy with furry feet?"
To: JediGirl
I watched the movie today and there were many references to drugs in the movie. Not so many references that a young child shouldn't see the movie.
To: JediGirl
"I am shocked, shocked, to find illegal drug use occurring on this set!"
"Your doobie, sir...."
11
posted on
12/19/2001 5:48:08 PM PST
by
steve-b
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: JediGirl
Frodo? Frodos not here, man.-type Bump.
To: JediGirl
Like wow man.
Now I got the munchies.
14
posted on
12/19/2001 5:55:15 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: JediGirl
So that's what it had in it's pocketses....
15
posted on
12/19/2001 6:07:11 PM PST
by
Grut
To: Grut
And you thought Gollum was just twisted because of the Ring? It was bad acid, man.....
To: JediGirl
"New Zealand has some of the strongest grass in the world. Thunderweed blows your mind away."
With this sort of word going around, looks like New Zealand won't need to spend
any money on tourism advertizing for a few years!
I can see their tourism website slogan now:
"New Zealand:
Come for our 'Lord Of The Rings' scenery--
Stay for the Thunderweed!"
17
posted on
12/19/2001 6:51:32 PM PST
by
VOA
To: BrooklynGOP
for heaven's sake, is a tidbit of information..calm down
18
posted on
12/19/2001 6:51:36 PM PST
by
JediGirl
To: JediGirl
Well, it's hardly surprising that the orcs smoked pot. Orcs are not very nice.
19
posted on
12/19/2001 7:01:49 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: JediGirl
I just bought my ticket to New Zealand!
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