Robin Hood (1973)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Reitherman

Writers:

Larry Clemmons (story)
Ken Anderson (character and story conceptions)

Release Date:

8 November 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Meet Robin Hood and his MERRY MENagerie!

Plot:

The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals.

Plot Keywords:

Robin Hood | Forest | Sherwood Forest | Animal | Outlaw

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

Brian Bedford	...	Robin Hood (voice)
Phil Harris	...	Little John (voice)
Andy Devine	...	Friar Tuck (voice)
Monica Evans	...	Maid Marian (voice)
Carole Shelley	...	Lady Cluck (voice)
Peter Ustinov	...	Prince John / King Richard (voice)
Terry-Thomas	...	Sir Hiss (voice)
Pat Buttram	...	The Sheriff of Nottingham (voice)
Roger Miller	...	Alan-a-Dale (voice)
George Lindsey	...	Trigger (voice)
Ken Curtis	...	Nutsy (voice)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

Peru:PT | West Germany:o.Al. (w) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | South Africa:A | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Canada:G

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The bell in the tower of Friar Tuck's church was a real bell added into the film.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Near the end of "Love," as Robin and Marian finish their romantic moment and are just about to join the rest of the Sherwood Forest gang for "The Phony King of England," there is a touching moment where they walk through a cave beneath a flowing waterfall. On the other side, they emerge... on flat ground, with absolutely no river in sight.

Quotes:

Friar Tuck: [the Sheriff has taken the only coin from the Poor Box, and Friar Tuck is furious] You thieving scandal!
Sheriff of Nottingham: Now, take it easy, Friar, I'm just doing my duty.
Friar Tuck: Collecting taxes for that arrogant, greedy, ruthless, no-good Prince John?
Sheriff of Nottingham: Listen, Friar, you're mighty preachy and you're gonna preach your neck right into a hangman's noose.
Friar Tuck: [shouts] Get out of my church! Out! Out! Out! *Out*!
[pushes the Sheriff out into the rain]
Friar Tuck: You want taxes? I'll give you taxes!
[begins fighting with the Sheriff]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Disney Through the Decades (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Whistle-Stop

This Robin Hood is a real scream!

I've watched this video so many times, I can no longer count, and every time, I wind up laughing my head off! I really think this is one of the most underrated Disney movies out there.

This version of Robin Hood has animals in the roles of the characters, and it works marvelously! It would be natural for Robin Hood to be a fox if he was an animal, for both the fox and Robin are very clever. And if Robin Hood is a fox, naturally, Maid Marian would be a vixen. Also, having Prince John and King Richard as lions are natural choices, since the lion is the King of the Jungle.

What I loved most about the film, as I hinted at earlier, is the humor, most of it provided by Prince John, Sir Hiss (a snake), Trigger, and Nutsy (both vultures). Prince John's habit of sucking his thumb whenever anyone mentions his mother is priceless! And he's so vain it's little trouble for Robin Hood and Little John (a bear) to rob him when they're disguised as fortune-tellers! Sir Hiss is smarter than any of the other bad guys, but the humor with him is that Prince John never believes him until it's too late, and abuses him afterwards. Trigger's "old Betsy" (a crossbow) provides plenty of laughs, especially when it goes off! And Nutsy is so stupid he says "One o'clock and all's well!" when it's three o'clock, and when told to set his brain ahead a couple hours, he doesn't know if he has to add or subtract two hours! That's a scream!

If there's any real fault, it lies in the animation. It is really substandard, and I have noticed reused or inaccurate footage in the film. But it is a minor flaw in the film, and it doesn't take away from my enjoyment of it.

So, rent or buy "Robin Hood" today! It's a scream!

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