To help save money, they recycled several elements from the jungle book, including using the design of baloo for little john and the dance sequence between baloo and king louie which was rotoscoped and used again for little john and lady clucks dance. Portrayed as a bear, he is a recreation of the jungle book s baloo, as both characters are voiced by phil harris and were animated by the same disney animators. For those unfamiliar, robin hood debuted in 1973 and has since become. Robin hood 1973 in the early 70s, the disney studio was undergoing a costcutting exercise with their film robin hood. The story centres around robin hood, his loyal pal little john and their pursuits to right the wrongs of the tyrannical prince john, who had been overtaxing england to the point of abject poverty while big brother king. Same with the critters from robin hood verses the scat cats from the artisocats. Random movies or book quiz can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. The play is set in the last days of the reign of king richard the lionheart 11571199 and centers around the activities of robin hood and king richards younger.
In the adventures of robin hood, robin hood or his real name, robert fitzooth is a wellknown outlaw in sherwood forest. The jungle book 1967 in the early 70s, the disney studio was undergoing a costcutting exercise with their film robin hood. This could also be due, in part, to the similarities with the jungle book hypnotic snakes, phil harris voicing a bear, etc. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. He wrote an original work, otto of the silver hand, in 1888. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated film produced by walt disney productions and released to theaters on october 18, 1967. Jun 12, 20 nostalgia and charm definitely play a big part.
The story of robin hood has been an obvious choice for film studios for years, so its no surprise disney put forth their own version of the crusadesera tale in the mid1970s. The jungle book look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your worries and your strife i mean the bare necessities thats why a bear can rest at ease with just the bare necessities of life the jungle book pop. There are a lot of similarities between jungle book and robin hood. Sep 15, 2015 old animation set piece routines from snow white and the seven dwarves, the jungle book and their previous release the aristocats were copied and rehashed. Robin hood and the jungle book, sleeping beauty and beauty and the. In comparative terms, robin hood was the cheapest film disney ever made. Weve reached disneys second film of the 1970s, which was a troubled time for the studio in the wake of walts passing. Like most of pyles works, robin hood is morally earnest. As a child of the 70s and 80s yes, im that old, i grew up on disney movies and disney soundtracks.
How similardifferent is disneys the jungle book to. Sep 21, 2017 weve reached disneys second film of the 1970s, which was a troubled time for the studio in the wake of walts passing. Jan 27, 2020 10 baloo and little john jungle book and robin hood perhaps the most notable or infamous example of disney recycling their animation, characters, and voice actors all in one fell swoop. Disneys robin hood movie is a perfect example of the times that disney recycled animation. Despite the jungle book coming out in 1967 and robin hood being released in 1973, historically and chronologically, robin hood would have actually happened in time before the jungle book just. Disney copied scenes from jungle book, snow white, the sword in the stones, the.
Robin hood robin hood is a character of ancient british legend a 600yearold or so outlaw hero. There were no encounters with witchcraft nor was there any sort of. New people help them along their journey to fight guy of gisborne and the sheriff nottingham. Disneys robin is charming character, witty and enterprising. A list featuring examples of recycled animation in disney movies. Robin hood was the lowest budget disney film ever made, cutting corners left right and centre.
Robin hood is such a cheap, lifeless affair that even the credit sequences appear frightfully generic. However, the movie improved after that, and overall sharpness worked great, as the movie exhibited fine definition and delineatio. The 19th animated feature in the disney animated canon, the film is noted for being along with the aristocats 1970 the last film project to be approved by walt disney himself, as he died in late 1966, before the film was released. Free robin hood comparecontrast essay exampleessays. Aug 05, 20 little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book. Though one takes place in a graveyard presumably the very one. How disney reuses the same footage in different films the telegraph. And theres a shared dancing between snow white and maid marion. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star.
Movie poster of 1996 hamlet, directed by kenneth branagh bollywoods version of hamlet, haider. This has come about mainly because i would like to justify my obsession with my new favourite tv show and, well, i doubt anyone has as yet applied eric hobsbawms theory of social. The first record of a robin hood play being performed is in exeter in 142627. Initially passed by word of mouth, the stories that makeup the legend of robin hood have been manipulated, mutated and evolved quite a bit over.
Disney via movie munchies little john from robin hood and baloo the jungle book not only shared a voice actor, phil harris, but also looked similar, with the same crazed eyes in the scenes. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as harper. Top 10 modern disney characters you didnt know shared a voice duration. Reused animation in robin hoods the phony king of england 1973. Two of disneys jazziest bears baloo from the jungle book 1967 and little john from robin hood 1973 are strikingly similar.
I recently came across some extreme similarities of scenes i had a little my entire life was a lie moment. Disney wiki list of recycled animation in goofy shorts. Robin hood was in fact the first movie made entirely by the xerography process. The image on the left is reproduced from a promotional poster for a theater piece called runnymede created about a hundred twenty years ago by a san francisco man named william greer harrison d. Apr 14, 2015 this is a robin hood book to movie comparison. Although the idea of a film starring a fox character evidently appealed to walt.
Its true that the phony king of england segment from robin hood recycles footage from other disney films. How robin hood defied king john and brought magna carta to. List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki fandom. But are there more similarities between the disney classics than we had realized.
Little john phil harris shares some similarities with baloo from the jungle book 1967, who was also a bear that had been. Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your worries and your strife i mean the bare necessities thats why a bear can rest at ease with just the bare necessities of life the jungle book pop. I have recentlly had a falling out with robin hood due to its lack of unique animation. Prince of thieves is still the goat robin hood posted by thanosisademocrat on 112718 at 11. As in ivanhoe, robin is a saxon, although he is not actually outlawed in the novel until nearly the end of the first book. Robin hood book to movie comparison family travel escapades.
The whole series of the aristocats, the jungle book and robin hood are one big happy memory in my head and the similarities in animation probably help that. Now robin hood is in my collection of disney books. Stocking, 1823 this post analyses the similarities between the legend of robin hood and the tv show, arrow. Walt disney production s great success with animalcentric animation films such as the jungle book and lady and the tramp, as opposed to the soso or downright poor performance of features showing human characters, such as sleeping beauty and the sword in the stone, led it to go one step further. The earliest surviving text of a robin hood play is dated c. List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki. The slight difference is that little john more closely resembles a brown or grizzly bear while baloo was based on an indian sloth bear and little john is slightly. Robin hood and the curtall friar in joseph ritson ed. This meant the opening credits looked iffy, as those elements seemed soft and lacked much clarity. The jungle book did a better job of balancing those two extremes, and were hoping that robin hood will go for a similar style. The walt disney wiki list of recycled animation in mickey mouse shorts. So many plots have similarities, why cant scenes have them too.
I recognised the jungle book dances but not the rest. However, only folks like me will want to own this mediocre and bland film. Robin hood was created as disney animation experienced a difficult. Thats a change from the 2000 dvd, which went with a fullscreen picture the quality of the presentation also presented significant improvements. This quick mashup compares scenes from the phoney king of england sequence with scenes from snow white and the seven dwarfs, the jungle book and the aristocats.
Not a big issue for me, especially as a child, so i think my disinterest stems primarily from the source story and medieval setting, both of which have never been particularly exciting to me. Theres a lot more examples but its the only ones i can remember. The disney rh is a disaster with respect to production as half the animation cels were recycled from the jungle book. Disney the jungle book look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities forget about your. Robin hood each chapter centers around some adventure that robin hood goes on, which involves either him being foolish and getting himself in trouble, or him making an utter fool of someone. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, james algar, jack kinney. They are both advisors to big cats shere khan and prince john. Robin hood has appeared in a number of plays throughout the medieval, early modern and modern periods. The merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle remains the best book available for young readers on this enduring folk hero. In retrospect it seems unfair to criticize a retelling of the robin hood legend for historical inaccuracy, since robin hood probably never existed. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. The story of robin hood is very long, so ill spare you all the detailed history. The graveyard book, by neil gaiman, and the jungle book, by rudyard kipling, are quite similar in their themes and character choices.
Dec 09, 2008 its true that the phony king of england segment from robin hood recycles footage from other disney films. Disneys voiceacting veterans in robin hood rotoscopers. Phil harris as little john, robin hood s best friend, who is very gluttonous and though not small at all still called little john. Movie poster of haider, directed by vishal bhardwai the original source of inspiration for the lion king, kimba the whi. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the. Both characters were voiced by actor phil harris, and have similar personalities. Little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book. Sir hiss resembles kaa, and there are similar vultures in both movies. Does disney recycle animation drawings for multiple movies. Was disneys the jungle book actually a sequel to robin hood. Can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. Besides this, and the disjointed plot at times, it is a pretty accurate portrayal of what robin did.
Disney wiki list of recycled animation in donald duck shorts. At the start, we get a quick and tacky introduction to the participants. And the bears in robin hood and the jungle book even share facial expressions. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The jungle book 1967 duh 101 dalmations 1961 the sword in the stone 1963 goliath ii 1960 robin hood 1973 the adventures of ichabod and and mr. In this edition, henry gilbert tells of the adventures of the merry men of sherwood forest robin himself, little john, friar tuck, will scarlet, and.
He and his band called the merry men must fight to bring good to the old king and robins father king richard. From start to finish, the movie exhibited fine definition and delineation, with. By far the longest robin hood novel, standing at almost halfamillion words, is pierce egan the youngers robin hood and little john. Both are bears, both are voiced by phil harris, and both even dance in much the same fashion. Sure, i hate the fact that usc and wisconsin have their fight songs in there remember when lady. Pyle transforms the sly robin hood of the medieval sourceballads into a hero who is upright, compassionate, and unflinchingly honest. Both square off in the ring again as box office prophets presents another round of book vs. Jul 03, 2012 while recycling animation was not a new practice at the disney studios, robin hood contains perhaps the best examples of the most reused scenes from a wide variety of prior films. How disney reuses the same footage in different films telegraph. What similarities are there between the jungle book. The most dramatic change between the two movies would be the fact that robin hood 1991 had a colored man in it. They nicked plenty of scenes from the jungle book but what if it. Books similar to robin hood meet your next favorite book.
Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. When robin hood brian bedford and little john phil harris first appear onscreen, they wander upon a fallen tree which bridges a river, and each cordially insists that the other cross first. Before i begin, i should assume you mean the 2016 jungle book, and not the 1967 animated film, since the latter had absolutely nothing to do with kiplings original books. In fact you may wonder if baloo left india and moved to medieval. Its easy to see from the first few frames of animation that baloo and little john both have more than a few things in common. Most obvious is little john and baloo looking the same. Secondly, like the jungle book, uncle walts corner have previous form with an animated take on the tale, where robin was depicted as a fox. Mowgli, kaa, and shere khan make the perfect addition to the previously released baloo and king louie pop. Whereas the animation templates being reused from the jungle book is definitely lazy animating, i rather like it. Its still a good movie, but it seems the death of disney kind of put. Forget about your worries and your strife youve not got deja vu the idea that disney recycle scenes has floated. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. Little john is baloo and sir hiss is kaa from the jungle book, as well. The story follows the adventures of robin hood, little john, and the inhabitants of nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of prince john, and.
The silly song from snow white everybody wants to be a cat from the. Reused animation in robin hoods the phony king of england. Jul 15, 2018 robin hood everything you missed disney duration. As a disney diehard, i will keep robin hood in my collection. Robins merry men are mostly missing, another instance of reitherman overruling anderson. But that ends the similarities between hood and the 1994 hit.
What similarities are there between the jungle book and. The jungle book 1967 original motion picture score. Turns out robin hood could have been a jungle book sequel. Heres why baloo and little john were the same, switch. The merry adventures of robin hood remains in print to this day, and his other books, frequently with medieval european settings, include a fourvolume set on king arthur that cemented his reputation.
Kaa from the jungle book and sir hiss from robin hood are alike. Feb 19, 2017 little john is baloo and sir hiss is kaa from the jungle book, as well. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. They both have the same hypnotic power, the power to hypnotise mereley by looking into the eyes.
The story is a mess, while the animation, characters, songs, and pretty much everything else remain passable at best and become bland and flat at worst. At the time, robin hood was the largest budgeted, at about million dollars, but still stuck to the original theme that robin hood was known as. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. The movie does a pretty good job of portraying the the story of robin hood, besides them being all animals. So, i hope this announcement from funko will bring back all the feels for you too. The story behind robin hood goes all the way back to the 1930s when walt came up with the idea of doing a film based on the twelfth century legend of reynard the fox, an amoral trickster.
Produced and directed by wolfgang reitherman, it is the 21st disney animated feature film. Look at certain segments in particular during the party song and you will see skecth for sketch the same animation as snow white and the jungle book withen seconds of each other. The jungle book 1967 many similarities between baloo and little john. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated romantic musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution.
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