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Robin Hood (1973)based on character and story conception by Ken Anderson, the 21st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, about the hero Robin Hood on time when good King Richard of England was departed for the Holy Land on a great crusade and during his absence, Prince John, his greedy and treacherous brother, usurped the crown Watch the movie divided into eight sections, each in a specific page dedicated to a particular event as story, songs and lyrics, pictures, characters, reviews, trivia, comments and quotes. |
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Pictures Robin Hood (a fox)  Little John (a bear)  Friar Tuck (a badger)  Maid Marian (a vixen)  Lady Cluck (a chicken)  Allan-a-Dale (a rooster)  King Richard (a lion)  Prince John (a lion)  Sir Hiss (a snake)  Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf)  Otto the Blacksmith (a dog)  Father Sexton (a mouse)  Mother Church (a mouse)  Trigger (a vulture)  Nutsy (a vulture)  Captain of the Guards (a crocodile)  Mother Rabbit  Skippy (a rabbit)  Sis (a rabbit)  Tagalong (a rabbit)  Toby (a turtle) |
StoryA charming Disney version of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Fun and romance abounds as the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest, and his valiant Little John sidekick plot one daring adventure after another to outwit the greedy Prince John and his partner Sir Hiss as they put the tax squeeze on the poor. Once upon a time, Robin Hood and Little John were walking through the Sherwood Forest. They run from the Sheriff of Nottingham "Ha! The sheriff and his whole posse couldn't lift you off the ground", who has ambushed them with a team of archers. After narrowly escaping, Robin Hood and Little John happen upon the royal entourage which... Find more in story page. SongsListen or download original Robin Hood songs from soundtrack Oo-de-lally (written and sung by Roger Miller as Allan-a-Dale) Love (written by Floyd Huddleston and George Bruns, sung by Nancy Adams as Maid Marian) The Phony King of England (written by Johnny Mercer, sung by Phil Harris as Little John) Not In Nottingham (written and sung by Roger Miller as Allan-a-Dale ) Find more in songs lyrics page. CharactersRobin Hood (a fox) "I'm an outlaw, that's what. That's no life for a lovely lady. Always on the run. What kind of a future is that?"; Little John (a bear) "You took the words right out of my mouth, P.J.", carefree American accent works very well alongside the British ones of the others; Friar Tuck (a badger) is a kind old fellow "corpulent cleric" "fat friar" "Praise the Lord, and pass the tax rebate"; Maid Marian (a vixen) Robin Hood ladylove, elegant, eminently lovable, awful nice, perfectly voiced "Well, usually the hero gives his fair lady a kiss" "Because I love him, Your Highness"; Lady Cluck (a chicken) "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"; Allan-a-Dale (a rooster) "I'm a minstrel, that's an early-day folk singer"; King Richard (a lion) "It appears that I now have an outlaw for an in-law"; Prince John (a lion) "Well, they'll be singing a different tune. Double the taxes! Triple the taxes! Squeeze every last drop out of those insolent, musical peasants."); Sir Hiss (a snake) "stupid serpent", "reluctant reptile", "cowardly cobra", "procrastinating python", "gravating asp"; Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf) "they call me a slob but I do my job"; Otto the Blacksmith (a dog) "God bless Robin Hood." Father Sexton (a mouse) "Oh, we were just saving it for a rainy day."; Mother Church (a mouse) "Friar Tuck, we've saved this. It's not much, but please take it for the poor."; Trigger (a vulture) "Don't you worry none, sheriff. The safety's on Old Betsy."; Nutsy (a vulture) "Uh, does that there mean addin' or subtractin'?"; Captain of the Guards (a crocodile) "For the final shootout, move the target back three paces."; Mother Rabbit (a rabbit) "We all scrimped and saved to give it to him."; Skippy (a rabbit) "Gosh, I'm seven years old, goin' on eight."; Sis (a rabbit) "Oh, he's so handsome, just like his reward posters."; Tagalong (a rabbit) "Hey, you guys, not so fast. Wait for me."; Toby (a turtle) "If I tattletale, I'll die till I'm dead" Find more in characters page. ReviewsDisney's Robin Hood is my all time favorite Disney animation movie. I can practically recite every word from "Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest" to "Now the days seem to fly life is brief but when it's gone love goes on and on ." Yet it's hardly ever mentioned, it's always been hard to find and you can never get a poster. The animation is beautiful! Those scenes of the castle and the church in the rain - you would think it was shot rather than drawn. The dialog is smart. The character's motives are seen and not told. It's not dumb down at all for kids... Find more in reviews page. TriviaPrince John, the brother of King Richard "the lionheart", the favorite son of their mother, was said to be crude and dim-witted, and attempted to usurp the throne from Richard while the latter fought in a crusade. Though Richard eventually returned from battle and foiled John's rebellion, he eventually became king anyway after Richard's untimely death (1199) in battle without an heir... Find more in trivia page. CommentsThe animation is great and just has that old feel to it when animators used to draw the pictures; it feels more personal and special that way. A great adaptation for the kids, one of Disney's buried treasures. It's funny, romantic, touching, and just very entertaining to watch. This version of Robin Hood has animals in the roles of the characters, and it works marvelously! And if Robin Hood is a fox, naturally, Maid Marian would be a vixen... Find more in comments page. QuotesRobin Hood: I'm gonna win that golden arrow and then I'm gonna present meself. Little John: Fortunes forecast. Lucky charms. Friar Tuck: You're no outlaw. Why, someday you'll be called a great hero. Robin Hood: We'll have six children. Maid Marian: Six? Oh, a dozen at least. Lady Cluck: This is the part where you drag your lady fair off to Sherwood Forest. Prince John: Oh, no. It's so miserably unfair. Sir Hiss: Silly serpent? Snakes don't walk. They slither. Sheriff of Nottingham: Every town has its taxes too and the taxes is due do do-do do do. Trigger: Sheriff, I still got a feelin' that that snoopy old codger knows too much. Mother Rabbit: Oh, you have made his birthday a wonderful one. Sis: Are you gonna marry Robin Hood? Find more in quotes page. Cast and CrewDirected by Wolfgang Reitherman Character and story conceptions by Ken Anderson Cast as voice Brian Bedford as Robin Hood Phil Harris as Little John Andy Devine as Friar Tuck Monica Evans as Maid Marian Carole Shelley as Lady Cluck Peter Ustinov as Prince John Terry-Thomas as Sir Hiss Pat Buttram as The Sheriff of Nottingham Roger Miller as Allan-a-Dale George Lindsey as Trigger Ken Curtis as Nutsy John Fiedler as Father Sexton Barbara Luddy as Mother Church Mouse and Mother Rabbit J. Pat O'Malley as Otto the Blacksmith Candy Candido as Captain of the Guards Dana Laurita as Sis Dori Whitaker as Tagalong Billy Whittaker as Skippy Produced by Wolfgang Reitherman Original music by George Bruns Film editing by Tom Acosta, James Melton Art Direction by Don Griffith Production Management by Don Duckwall Assistant director by Dan Alguire, Edward Hansen, Jeffrey C. Patch Sound department by Herb Taylor Visual effects by Jack Buckley, Dan MacManus Animation department by Dale Baer, Don Bluth, Basil Davidovich, Al Dempster, Stan Green, Ann Guenther, Joe Hale, Fred Hellmich, Ralph Hulett, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Hal King, Eric Larson, Bill Layne, John Lounsbery, Burny Mattinson, Bob McCrea, Cliff Nordberg, Dale Oliver, Sylvia Roemer, Art Stevens, Ed Templer Jr., Frank Thomas, Chuck Williams, Ollie Johnston, Floyd Norman, Frank Thomas Music department: Evelyn Kennedy, Walter Sheets, Edmundo Santos |
