Robin Hood

1973
G
1h 23m

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7.5/10

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Hand-Drawn Animation Swashbuckler Adventure Animation Comedy Family Musical Romance

The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

142K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,872

773

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Father Sexton
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dana Laurita

Sis
(voice)
(uncredited)

Barbara Luddy

Mother Church Mouse
(voice)
(uncredited)
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J. Pat O'Malley

Otto
(voice)
(uncredited)

Richie Sanders

Toby - A Turtle
(voice)
(uncredited)

Billy Whitaker

Skippy - a Rabbit
(voice)
(uncredited)

Storyline

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Trivia
The famous gap in Terry-Thomas' teeth was incorporated into the design of the character he voices, Sir Hiss (It makes a handy opening for his forked tongue to dart out.)

Goofs
Historical inaccuracies inherent to most versions of the Robin Hood legend. In the movie, Prince John is shown raising taxes on the poor people. In reality, Prince/King John Lackland was notorious for raising taxes on the nobility. Similarly, King Richard is depicted as a loving king who guards England dearly, when in reality he spent all of his short leisure time at his French estate, and once said he'd sell London to the highest bidder if he could just find a buyer.

Quotes
Little John: You know somethin', Robin. I was just wonderin', are we good guys or bad guys? You know, I mean, uh? Our robbin' the rich to feed the poor.
Robin Hood: Rob? Tsk tsk tsk. That's a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those who can afford it.
Little John: Borrow? Boy, are we in debt.

Alternate versions
On the DVD version of the film, the opening credits are different. There are occasional pauses in the original animation where additional voice actor credits are inserted. This is not in the original release, or in the earlier VHS versions.

Connections
Edited from Cinderella (1950)

Soundtracks
Whistle-Stop
(1972)
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Sung by Roger Miller

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10/10

The best telling of Robin Hood on the silver screen

It is strange how many people damn the Disney version of "Robin Hood" for rough and repetitious animation, one-dimensional characters, and weak pacing. After all, A LOT of animated films suffer from this syndrome, even "landmark" productions like "Anastasia" and "Shrek." The characters are stereotypes, but they act believably: Prince John is silly, but with a truly evil undercurrent ("Squeeze every last drop out of those insolent...musical...peasants."), the Sheriff is deliciously nasty ("Upsy-daisy"), and Robin Hood is very affable. The music is, quite simply, fantastic. "Not in Nottingham" is easily the best Disney song ever (barring "When She Loved Me" in Toy Story 2), the opening theme and song are catchy and appropriate for the movie's tone, and the movie's action scenes are clever, chaotic, and action-packed but not gory. This is a movie you can show your kids without being embarrassed upon seeing that the movie is one long commercial for action figures and plush toys.