Feb 08, 2019 hollywoods got a thing for robin hood. Over the last 70 years or so, countless blockbusters and feature films have been dedicated to the talented archerturnedrevolutionary. The story follows the adventures of robin hood, little john, and the inhabitants of nottingham as they fight against the excessive. Cary elwes robin is the best part of men in tights. But ive always held a soft spot in my heart for costners flick because, well, costner is and was a pretty cool dude. While the plot skews older, the action, right up to the roaring, climactic doverbeach clash, is. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades.
Douglas fairbanks as robin hood in the 1922 film version. With brian bedford, phil harris, roger miller, peter ustinov. Starring prashant, parveen choudhary, shyam kumar and nilofer. Patel music directed by g s kohli singer asha bhosle. Directed by 2 writing credits 8 cast 19 produced by 1 music by 1 film editing by 2 art direction by 1 production. In an age of oppression and shameless tyranny, an outlaw becomes the unlikely hero that saves a nation and inspires generations to fight for freedom. It is a quasicontemporary retelling of the robin hood legend, and follows his training by john to steal from the sheriff of nottingham. Robin hood and little john are uninhibited, mischievous pranksters that rob the rich to feed the poor.
In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the. Robin and marian 1976 with sean connery as robin and audrey hepburn as marian, this romantic adventure about the famous couple of sherwood forest shows an older hood returning from the. My greatest hope for this channel is that it will introduce younger generations to older movies and older generations to newer movies, but. Perhaps one of the best known, older examples is the incredible douglas fairbanks version. With richard greene, bernadette ofarrell, alan wheatley, leo mckern. Walt disneys animated robin hood recounts the story of the famous outlaw and little john, here depicted as a fox and a bear. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. Although theres no blood, lots of characters are hanged, skewered with swords and arrows, and generally. Robin hood outlawed, a british silent film starring a. In robin hood, robin of loxley taron egerton is a wealthy lord who meets the enchanting marian eve hewson when she tries to steal his horse. May 17, 2019 the giant little john escapes from his feudal lord, and after being captured by the sheriffs men, agrees to capture robin hood in exchange for his freedom. After twenty years abroad, robin hood returns to england and attempts to renew ties with his beloved maid marian, in this elegiac take on the robin hood legend. This is the only american made independent film about robin hood.
Robin hood themed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. Robin hoodthemed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. The grown up legend of robin hood not the wimpy hollywood version. Prince of thieves when he played the character robin hood that was over 29 years ago in 1991. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Dec 20, 2006 there are elements of the robin hood myth that relate to other legends. A warhardened crusader and his moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt english crown.
Ranking the robin hood movies, from embarrassingly awful. Many versions of robin hood have been made over the years. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated romantic musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution. In robins various screen manifestations, ranging from douglas fairbanks in 1922 and errol flynn in 1938 to the disney animated version of a few years ago, he was sort of an ageless adolescent, leading his merry band on raids that seemed like pranks.
The tree of life is seen as robins larder tree, supplying all. A warhardened crusader and his moorish commander mount an. Produced and directed by wolfgang reitherman, it is the 21st disney animated feature film. There are space adventures starring robin hood and his. Heroic robin hood along with his trusted companion little john and his devoted band of merry men conjures up one famously funny and daring deed after another to outfox greedy prince john and. Director ridley scott and actor russell crowe reunite for their fifth bigscreen outing, a retelling of the robin hood legend featuring the gladiator star in the titular role. Feb 05, 2017 the movie could feature an older robin, such as a predeath jason todd, but then you run into the other age problem of batman and robin being too close in age just look at the forgettable batman.
Ranking the robin hood movies, from embarrassingly awful to. Errol flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailormade for. Robin hood cast members taron egerton, jamie foxx, jamie dornan and ben mendelsohn reveal what tv show theyd like to guest star on, what film scared them as a. The following are some of the notable adaptations of the robin hood story in film and television. Robin hood is back with his gang of outlaws to do battle with the dark forces of the sheriff of nottingham, who has recently murdered robin hood s father and stolen his family land in lieu of.
Wild animals portray the other folkloric characters, making the story even more engaging for young children. In the 1840s mexico has ceded california to the united states, making life nearly impossible for the mexican population due to the influx of land and goldcrazy americans. It was mainly them trying to use some designs for a reynard the fox movie that was never going to happen and reusing animation from other pictures. View profile view forum posts private message mighty member join date nov 2014.
Farmer joaquin murrieta revenges the death of his wife against the four americans who killed her and is branded an outlaw. The film stars taron egerton, jamie foxx, ben mendelsohn, eve hewson, tim. Its one of six silent films based on the character that were releasedand over 70. About the only real highlight of the movie was alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. In robin s various screen manifestations, ranging from douglas fairbanks in 1922 and errol flynn in 1938 to the disney animated version of a few years ago, he was sort of an ageless adolescent, leading his merry band on raids that seemed like pranks. Sep 28, 2006 robin hood spelled robyn hode in older manuscripts is an heroic outlaw in english folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman.
Which do you prefer this origin story with an older robin, ones with an already outlaw robin, or adaptations with a muchyounger robin, marian, and merry men. Robin hood is a 2018 american actionadventure film directed by otto bathurst and written by ben chandler and david james kelly, from a story by chandler. It was the first feature which began production after walt disneys death, although some elements were taken from an earlier aborted production reynard the fox, see below which disney had been. Unlike its hero, robin hood is by no means flawless. The movie portrays joaquin murrietta as the robin hood of old california in 1850, a kind, gentle man who was driven to violence. It ties together actual english historical events and characters within a couple hundred years of believable artistic license. In this thrilling action adventure, russell crowe and ridley scott are at their most. Its one of six silent films based on the character that were released. In twelfth century england, robin longstride russell crowe and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. They immediately fall in love, but then robin is drafted into the army and sent to arabia to fight in a war championed by the evil, greedy sheriff of nottingham ben mendelsohn. Robin hood was released on dvd and bluray disc on 20 september 2010 in the uk, and the following day in the us. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was also the opening film at the. Prince of thieves, 1991 people always bash kevin costners robin hood because of the cheesy early 90s bryan adams soundtrack that made robin hood into more of a don juan, and less of an rugged outlaw.
With warner baxter, ann loring, bruce cabot, margo. I liked kevin costner in many of his other movies but he was a horrible casting choice for robin hood, and not just because of his outofplace voice. In fact, the first robin hood film, robin hood and his merry men, was a silent movie released in 1908. Its not so much that i never thought robin hood and maid marian would grow older. American musical film reimagined as a 1930s chicago gangster setting starring members of the rat pack and bing crosby. Robin hood is a 1973 animated film produced by walt disney productions, first released in the united states on november 8, 1973. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Favorite score from afis 100 years of film scores list. This movie is older it seems when people press old movies to bluray there is some deity that must be pleased in order for the high res copy to be cleaner than the dvd. There are elements of the robin hood myth that relate to other legends. Robin hood, a silent film starring robert frazer as robin hood. While the plot skews older, the action, right up to the roaring, climactic doverbeach clash, is notably bloodless that old rating compromise. Robin hood and his merry men, a silent film directed by percy stow, and the first appearance of robin hood on the screen.
Though theres little sexuality and no foul language, theres a lot of oldfashioned viole. When prince john and the norman lords begin oppressing the saxon masses in king richards absence, a saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a. Parents need to know that the adventures of robin hood is a 1938 movie starring errol flynn as the legendary medieval hero who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Robin and marian 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
A nobleman becomes the vigilante robin hood who protects the oppressed english. With taron egerton, jamie foxx, ben mendelsohn, eve hewson. Although my personal favorite among errol flynns films is the sea hawk, most will argue that his career role was this one in the adventures of robin hood. Disney planning live action animal version of robin hood.
In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the crusades before returning to. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. There are space adventures starring robin hood and his band of merry men. Anson seabra robin hood official lyric video youtube. Sexy robin is a kinky older babe who loves the taste of cum. The movie could feature an older robin, such as a predeath jason todd, but then you run into the other age problem of batman and robin being too close in age just look at the forgettable batman. For example, robin is sometimes assisted by a forestdwelling old woman who knows magic. Jul 24, 20 heroic robin hood along with his trusted companion little john and his devoted band of merry men conjures up one famously funny and daring deed after another to outfox greedy prince john and.
One of the oldest and most beloved figures of english folklore, robin of locksley has evolved through the centuries from grifter and trickster to. Wellman made it a hardhitting story about racial prejudice and violence by both sidesmurrietta and his mexican band and the white settlers. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. Robin hood has a starstudded cast but overall the movie is pretty cheesy, and not in the good kind of way. Directed by 2 writing credits 8 cast 19 produced by 1 music by 1 film editing by 2 art direction by 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 4 art department 7 sound department 2 visual effects by 2. In fact, the first robin hood film, robin hood and his merry men, was a.
Errol flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailormade for the silver screen. Watch the robin hood cast play ice breakers collider. Robin hood has been showing up in the movies for almost as long as weve been making them. While the uk home media releases only consisted of the extended directors cut version 15 additional minutes, the us dvd and bluray discs consisted of both the directors cut version and the shorter theatrical version. Robin hood robs from rich source material, but is ultimately just another poor attempt to needlessly gussy up a classic tale with ampedup action and. This robin hood character hasnt really begun to steal from the rich and redistribute to the poor, but he does call for the king to allow for more individual rights. Though theres little sexuality and no foul language, theres a lot of oldfashioned violence. Because unlike some other robin hoods, i can speak with a english accent. Jan 31, 2019 in fact, the first robin hood film, robin hood and his merry men, was a silent movie released in 1908. The story picks up where most robin hood films have left off, 20 years after the days of the merry band of outlaws and their adventures in sherwood and opens with an older robin, sean connery, returning to england after richard the lionhearts death following years on crusade and campaigning with the king played as a cameo role by richard harris. The swashbuckling legend of robin hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty normans ruled england with an iron fist. The adventures of robin hood 1955 season 1 episode 3. Its also the second time they tackled the legend of robin hood, but no one seems to remember the live action movie they made in the 50s. Not sure i would call their robin hood movie any good for being honest.
Nov 19, 2018 robin hood cast members taron egerton, jamie foxx, jamie dornan and ben mendelsohn reveal what tv show theyd like to guest star on, what film scared them as a kid, and more. Disneys robin hood reused animation from older movies. Feb 01, 2007 unlike its hero, robin hood is by no means flawless. When prince john and the norman lords begin oppressing the saxon masses in king richards absence, a saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army. Prince of thieves when he played the character robin hood. The tree of life is seen as robin s larder tree, supplying all that could be required like the horn of plenty or the. List of films and television series featuring robin hood wikipedia. Carrol naish portrays murriettas notorious partner, threefingered jack.