The Peril to the Shire

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{{film infobox
| image=[[Image:thecompany.jpg|250px]]
| name=The Peril to the Shire
| director=Douglas Dunklin
| producer = Douglas Dunklin '''Assistant producers:''' Grace Dunklin and Aaron Brown
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' Douglas Dunklin '''Based on the Writings of:''' [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] 
| narrator =
| starring = Grace Dunklin Samuel Dunklin Lauren Leak Aaron Brown Ethan Milukas Evan Stroud Zach Yokum Nick Yokum
| music = [[Howard Shore]] [[Brobdingnagian Bards]] Lorenna Mckennit The Rogues Lauren Leak Mike and Leeaura Marcum J Michele Swartz Grace Dunklin
| cinematography = Aaron Brown Zach Yokum
| editing = Douglas Dunklin Grace Dunklin Aaron Brown Zach Yokum
| studio = Pointy Stick Productions
| distributor = None
| released = [[June 12]], [[2007]]
| runtime = approx. 210 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget=
| website=[http://www.pointystickproductions.com/ Official website]
| }}
'''The Peril to the Shire''' is a fan film written and directed by Douglas Dunklin, produced by Pointy Stick Productions.

==Production Information==
''The Peril to the Shire'' was created as an experience project by a group of home-schooled students and their families from Coweta and Fayette counties, Georgia.

Written by Colonel Douglas Dunklin, the original screenplay explores a "what if" scenario based on ''[[The Appendices]]''. It was originally written as a Christmas present to his daughter in 2005.

The project to turn it into a film started in March of 2006, by gathering several friends and families and forming "Pointy Stick Productions". The film was completed in June 2007, and premiered to a private audience that same month.

==Plot==
The story takes place some four months after [[Frodo]] left [[the Shire]] (December [[Third Age 3018|T.A. 3018]]); main players are [[Rosie Cotton]] and her (original) cousin Hamfoot. On their road to [[Budgeford]], they come across a wounded Elf maid with a dire message.

Rosie and her cousin, along with some friends set out to save the Shire from imminent destruction. The danger is far bigger than they could ever imagine

==Characters==
* [[Rosie Cotton]]
* Daisy, Lily, and Zinnia Burrows
* Hamfoot "Hammie" Cotton
* Malloriel
* [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar "Freddy" Bolger]]
* Halfred Bracegirdle
* Bungo, Lungo, and Mungo Chubb
* Hawkeye
* Mrs. Bracegirdle
* [[Samwise Gamgee]]
* Naremir
* Thengildur
* Haldigund
* Ironfist
* Pudluk
* Gorf

==Crew==
* Director: Douglas Dunklin
* Writer: Douglas Dunklin
* Concept art:
**Rachel Brown
**Grace Dunklin
*Storyboards
**Caitlin Clary
**Sutton Milukas
**Evan Stroud
**Douglas Dunklin

* Sindarin translators:
**J. Michele Swartz
**Lauren Leak

==Reception==

{{quote|I had the real blessing of watching Peril to the Shire and I have to say I enjoyed it enormously! I can't believe the passion and devotion to Tolkien that was behind such a great undertaking.|"Patty" at ''theonering.net''}}

{{quote|A well thought out storyline. I do like the what was the rest of the world was doing while the Fellowship was off gallivanting about tales. [...] The talents of your elvish singers and harpist also deserve recognition. Your credits [...] complete with popsicle wrangler [...] were a treat as well.|"Sevilodorf" at ''theonering.net''}}

==Trailer==
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==External links==
* '''[http://www.pointystickproductions.com/ Official website]'''

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