Sean Astin released this short film between the release of the second and third Lord of the Rings films which made him famous as the character of Frodo Baggins' best friend Sam. He cast two extras from the trilogy, possibly the smallest and tallest he could find and uses them here to tell a tale of compassion and assistance of a worker unable to hang a giant picture himself. At the end, Peter Jackson, the Oscar-winning (not yet at that point though) director makes a short cameo as a bus driver.
While the way they were interacting was as nice to watch as the three of them standing in front of the giant poster, this short film really belongs to the category "once is enough". It's neither particularly funny, nor a great character study, but just some kind of feel-good movie that goes on for 5 minutes. If you like Astin and the Lord of the Rings, grab a copy and watch it, otherwise you're not really missing much.
While the way they were interacting was as nice to watch as the three of them standing in front of the giant poster, this short film really belongs to the category "once is enough". It's neither particularly funny, nor a great character study, but just some kind of feel-good movie that goes on for 5 minutes. If you like Astin and the Lord of the Rings, grab a copy and watch it, otherwise you're not really missing much.