It is the twenty- first animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon. It was the first feature which began production after Walt Disney's death, although some elements were taken from an earlier aborted production (. As a result this was the first Disney movie to carried on in production without Walt Disney's involvement. The heavy use of recycled animation is also criticized. Meanwhile, Prince John and his assistant Sir Hiss arrive in Nottingham on a tour of the kingdom. Knowing the royal coach is laden with riches, Robin and Little John rob Prince John by disguising themselves as fortune tellers.
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The embarrassed Prince John then puts a bounty on their heads and makes the Sheriff his personal tax collector, who takes pleasure in collecting funds from the townsfolk including hidden money from the crippled blacksmith Otto and a single farthing from a young rabbit, Skippy, who had just received it as a birthday present. However, Robin Hood, disguised as a beggar, sneaks in and gives back some money to the family, as well as his hat and a bow to Skippy in honor of his birthday.
The children sneak inside, meeting Maid Marian and her attendant Lady Kluck. Later, when she is alone with Kluck, Maid Marian reveals she and Robin were childhood sweethearts but they have not seen one another for years, and Kluck consoles her not to give up on her love for Robin.
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Meanwhile, Friar Tuck visits Robin and Little John, explaining that Prince John is hosting an archery tournament, and the winner will receive a kiss from Maid Marian. Robin decides to participate in the tournament disguised as a stork whilst Little John disguises himself as the Duke of Chutney to get near Prince John. Sir Hiss discovers Robin's identity but is trapped in a barrel of ale by Friar Tuck. Robin wins the tournament, but Prince John exposes him and has him arrested for execution despite Maid Marian's pleas. Little John threatens Prince John in order to release Robin, which leads to a fight between Prince John's soldiers and the townsfolk, all of which escape to Sherwood Forest.
Enraged by the insult, Prince John triples the taxes, imprisoning most of the townsfolk who cannot pay. A paltry coin gets deposited into the poor box at Friar Tuck's church, which gets seized by the Sheriff.
Enraged that government has meddled in his church, Friar Tuck lashes out at the Sheriff, to which he is quickly arrested for . Prince John orders Friar Tuck hung, knowing Robin Hood will come out of hiding to rescue his friend and give the potential for Robin to be caught and a . Chaos follows as Robin and the others try to escape to Sherwood Forest. The Sheriff corners Robin after he is forced to return to rescue Tagalong, Skippy's little sister.
During the chase, Prince John's castle catches fire and the Sheriff figures he has Robin where he wants, either to be captured, burned, or make a risky jump into the moat. Robin Hood elects to jump. Little John and Skippy fear Robin is lost, but he surfaces safely after using a reed as a breathing tube. Sir Hiss says he tried to warn Prince John, and now look what he did to his mother's castle, causing the Prince to exclaim . Pat O'Malley. Toby, a turtle, voice: Richie Sanders.
King Richard, a lion, voice: Peter Ustinov. Captain Crocodile, a crocodile, voice: Candy Candido. Voices. A few of the voice- actors utilized in this production are/were British (Bedford, Evans, Ustinov, Thomas, Shelley, and O'Malley). However, the creators of the film made the decision to cast quite a number of American character actors in the traditional medieval roles. Many of these individuals were veteran performers from Western- themed movies and television programs, which meant that characters like Friar Tuck and the Sheriff of Nottingham have accents and mannerisms more associated with the rural southwestern United States than with England. This effect was further reinforced by the choice of country singer Roger Miller as the movie's songwriter and narrator.
However, the project languished due to Walt's concern that Reynard was an unsuitable choice for a hero. In a meeting held on February 1. Disney commented ? We have such a terrific kid audience..
That's the trouble – too sosphicated. We'll take a nosedive doing it with animals. Ultimately, the idea was nixed as Treasure Island would become the studio's first fully live- action film. Over the years, the studio decided to make Reynard the villain of a musical feature film named Chanticleer and Reynard (based on Edmond Rostand's Chanticleer) but the production was scrapped in the mid- 1. The Sword in the Stone (1. Additionally, Anderson wanted to set the film in the Deep South desiring to recapture the spirit of Song of the South.
However, the executives were wary of the reputation of Song of the South which was followed by Wolfgang Reitherman's decision to set the film in its traditional English location inspired by The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men. Veteran writer Larry Clemmons came on board the project by writing a script with dialogue that was later storyboarded by other writers. Additionally, Anderson wanted to include the Merry Men into the film, which was again overridden by Reitherman because he wanted a .
Because of the time spent on developing several settings and auditioning actors to voice Robin Hood, production fell behind schedule. This is most noticeable during the song- and- dance number, . Both characters were voiced by actor Phil Harris, and have similar personalities, though Little John seems a far more responsible character than the . When Maid Marian, dances the same moves as Snow White, she is caused to wear a petticoat instead of bloomers.
The robe that Prince John wears, and the crown worn by the puppet version of him, are the same robe and crown the king wears in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. In addition, Robin Hood's costume (green tunic and feathered cap) is similar to that of 1. Peter Pan, sometimes leading to confusion between the two characters. At the end of the movie, a sound clip of the church bells ringing in Cinderella was used for the wedding church bells. During the beginning of the film, Sir Hiss mesmerizes Prince John with his eyes.
This was the same type of ability Kaa the snake had in Disney's 1. The Jungle Book. This short scene also appears to be another re- use of older animation. Lady Kluck grabs the trunk, preventing the trumpeting and leaving the elephant flapping his ears ineffectually. The same joke was used in The Jungle Book, with identical sound. Several animated clips of the Sheriff of Nottingham are also recycled at different points in the film. Since Disney had attached his name to all his previous films, it gave the impression among many that the studio was nothing without him.
Had the film failed, this impression might have been cemented and might have done serious damage to the studio's reputation. However, Robin Hood was very successful upon its initial release, garnering around $9.
Disney attraction at that time. Its 1. 98. 2 re- release brought in even more income. Judith Crist said it was . Robin Hood is one of them. The Calgary Herald called Prince John and Sir Hiss . At the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes it has a 5.
The site's overall assessment is that the film is: . The American Film Institute nominated Robin Hood for its Top 1. Animated Films list. The film was released to videocassette in 1. Walt Disney Classics video line), 1.
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video line), staying in general release since 1. In 2. 00. 0, it was released on DVD in the Gold Classic Collection. On November 2. 8, 2. Portions of the film have also been sold on Super 8 reels.
It was also shown many times on the Disney Channel during the 1. However, due to Walt Disney's concern that Reynard was an unsuitable choice for a hero, Ken Anderson used many elements from it in Robin Hood. His campy, spoiled, and thoroughly weak- willed portrayal of Prince John is an effective caricature of his own performance as the Roman emperor. Nero in the epic film Quo Vadis (1. At one point the behavior culminates in the complaint .
Although Ustinov also voiced King Richard in the English version, he doesn't do that character's German voice. Both characters were bears and looked generally similar except for their color. Preceding this, in Friar Tuck's cell, the words .
As Robin Hood leaps off of the castle and into the moat, he is wounded by the arrows shot into the water after him and is carried away by Little John to the church for safety. Prince John enraged that he has once again been outwitted by Robin Hood, follows their trail with Sir Hiss. They see Little John leaving the church and suspect the outlaw to be there as well. Sure enough, inside the church, Prince John finds Maid Marian tending to an unconscious Robin Hood, and draws a dagger to kill the unconscious outlaw. Before Prince John can strike, however, he is stopped by the appearance of his brother, King Richard, who is appalled to find his kingdom bleak and oppressed in his absence. Abiding his mother's wishes, King Richard decides he can't banish Prince John from the kingdom, but doesn't pardon him from severe punishment. King Richard returns Nottingham to its former glory (before leaving for the third crusade), and orders Friar Tuck to marry Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
This scene, at least in animated form, doesn't appear on the . The song was later featured in the 2. Fantastic Mr. This sample was later used by the Cuban Boys as part of their song .
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