Made by fans on a shoestring budget for free release on the internet.
The film was viewed 2 million times in May 2009 when released free to the Internet.
Was viewed for free over 1 million times in the first week of its online release.
Chris Dingli who plays Gollum in this film, worked with John Rhys-Davies who played Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in the TV Movie Helen of Troy (2003).
In May 2024, Warner Bros. announced it was developing an official film tentatively titled "Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum" to be starring/directed by Andy Serkis and released in 2026. This fan film was temporarily taken off YouTube with a copyright claim. Following the fan backlash to its removal, the film was restored online.