Lord of the Rings 1979 Catalog

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The 1979 release of "The Lord of the Rings" movie was a highly anticipated event by fans and toy companies, hoping to find a fantasy film franchise as lucrative as Star Wars had been.

Lord of the Rings was a box office hit but it didn't equate to much by the way of merchandise. One of the few licensors was a company called Open Door Enterprises, who produced a number of craft sets tied into the film.




In addition to poster art sets, Open Door offered playsets, school folders and more. Did this stuff see release? I'm not absolutely certain.

Check out the 1979 Open Door Lord of the Rings Catalog here.

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[darkmonkeygod]

I've never seen any of that, and I was into Tolkien back then. The Knickerbocker action figures, the vinyl banks (Animal?), the boxed belt buckles, puzzles, and games were reasonably common, but I never saw anything from this company, and had I seen that playset and not gotten it, it would have left a mark. That art sure is odd and intriguing.

[nazgul]

If memory serves (and it usually doesn't), I thought that I saw one of those poster sets come up on Ebay about a year ago...I could be wrong.

and had I seen that playset and not gotten it, it would have left a mark

Agreed...I have a new holy grail to search for.........

[Random Axe]

Wow. Who's the hot model they got for this photo shoot? Those are some cool pieces there. Looks like great fun!

[Chris]

Wow. Who's the hot model they got for this photo shoot?

Frodo.