Robin Hood

Story

A minor classic from Disney, this 1973 all-animal, all-animated musical version of the familiar story is more charming than one might expect. Perhaps it's the warm, chummy take on key relationships within the legend--the way Robin Hood (Brian Bedford) gets twitterpated whenever the subject of Maid Marian (Monica Evans) comes up or the way best pal Little John (Phil Harris voicing a variation on his own Baloo from The Jungle Book) admonishes the Sherwood Forest hero, "Aw, Rob, why dontcha just marry the girl?" (Then, of course, there's the canny "casting" of the romantic leads as foxes: Robin the sly one and Marian the, well, foxy one.) The rest of the vocal cast is lively and eclectic: Peter Ustinov, Andy Devine, Terry-Thomas, George Lindsey. Roger Miller provides the songs and voice for the minstrel character Allan-A-Dale. The film is ably directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, whose decades of work in Disney's animation division helped create the studio's rich legacy. --Tom Keogh

DVD Features

• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  
• Oo-De-Lally Sing-Along
  
• "Ye Olden Days" Cartoon
  
• Interactive Read-Along
  
• Interactive Trivia Game

Movie Details

Cast:

Phil Harris
Brian Bedford
Roger Miller
Monica Evans
Andy Devine
Carole Shelley

MPAA Rating: G
Running time: 82 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.33:1

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jul 4, 00