In 17thcentury ballads such as robin hoods birth, breeding, and valour, the famous outlaw meets a shepherdess in the forest, named clarinda, whom he has a romance with, but it torn between her and marian. Disney has now started developing a liveaction remake of its 1973 animated classic robin hood. The project is being made for the studios streaming. Thomas omalley in the aristocats and baloos brownfurred twin little john in robin hood.
Can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. Thats a great compilation video of recycled animations. There are similar movements in robin hood and the aristocats. So many plots have similarities, why cant scenes have them too.
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. Sep 10, 2011 im sure that youve seen many versions of robin hood, whether it be the kevin costner version, the new russell crowe version, or the classic robin hood. Disney via movie munchieslittle 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 below. List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki fandom. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. 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. Robin hood liveaction remake for disney plus in the. I always think of disneys delightful robin hood as a leftover of the jungle book and bedknobs and broomsticks animated animal characters thrown into sherwood forest. Animated robin hood movie to get a liveaction remake for. Baloo from the jungle book and little john in this film happened to be voiced by the same actor, phil harris, so animators simply reused the. They both have the same hypnotic power, the power to hypnotise mereley by looking into the eyes. In fact you may wonder if baloo left india and moved to medieval. Watch the full video of reused disney animation below. Disney copied scenes from jungle book, snow white, the sword in the stones, the.
I think that its cool and i like watching the resemblance between. A possible ending included robin hood brian bedford being wounded after escaping from the castle. A list featuring examples of recycled animation in disney movies. Robin hood 1973 many similarities between baloo and little john. Never realized peters hat looks similar to robin hoods.
And theres a shared dancing between snow white and maid marion. Most obvious is little john and baloo looking the same. Treasure island, the jungle book, gullivers travels, white fang, the merry adventures of robin hood the heirloom collection 9781519868. Treasure island the heirloom collection kindle edition by jonathan swift, jack london, rudyard kipling, howard pyle, robert louis stevenson, ross macdonald. But are there more similarities between the disney classics than we had realized. 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. The same opening book for the jungle book and robin hood. Looks like kaa the snake also headed to jolly old england and changed his name to sir hiss. 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. Premisepanther107s movie spoof of 1967 disney film the jungle book cast. We have waited impatiently for this movie to release and jog us down the forgotten memory lane ever since the news broke loose. In this edition, henry gilbert tells of the adventures of the merry men of sherwood forest robin himself, little. Movie poster of haider, directed by vishal bhardwai the original source of inspiration for the lion king, kimba the whi.
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. 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. Mowglis story is wildly funny and filled with laughter, fun, and friendship your whole family will love. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated film produced by walt disney productions and released to theaters on october 18, 1967. It may not have followed rudyard kiplings book exactlyin fact, walt disney preferred that scriptwriters not read the book but the jungle book was a toetapping box office success. In this ending, prince john sir peter ustinov, hooded and cloaked, is about to stab robin, but is interrupted by the arrival of king richard sir peter ustinov. Nov 12, 2014 this is about a comparison between the jungle book and tarzan and the fact that i think the original jungle book is better than tarzan of the apes because the original jungle books are not about a bratty child in red loincloth who gets himself in trouble like in the disney versions, but rather an elegant tale about community, law and survival. 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. That would explain that we have both quadrupede elephants in the jungle book and bipede elephants in robin hood and bedknobs and broomsticks. Of course disneys robin hood is somewhat notorious for using recycled characters and animation. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Robin hood might not boast the musical quality of disney classics such as the lion king or the jungle book, but the few songs it does have are short, sweet and will have you humming them for hours.
The jungle book 1967 many similarities between baloo and little john. There are a lot of similarities between jungle book and robin hood. He was to appear in the vulture sequence and would have been voiced by frank fontaine. Blindspotting director carlos lopez estrada is on board to helm the movie. Terri wiltshire packed with information, simply put and with stepbystep instructions, to help children stage and produce three classic adventure stories. T here are similar movements in robin hood and the aristocats. Its a little sad they couldnt bother to design a different book for robin hood. Get an answer for what similarities are there between the jungle book and gaimans graveyard book. Both are bears, both are voiced by phil harris, and both even dance in much the same fashion. Harris went on to voice two more disney characters. As a bonus, many of the animation sequences used in robin hood can also be viewed in the jungle book if you have kids, it might be fun to watch both and try to spot the scenes that use similar animation. Heres why baloo and little john were the same, switch. Robin hood 1973 in the early 70s, the disney studio was undergoing a costcutting exercise with their film robin hood.
The project is being made for the studios streaming service disney plus. But have you ever noticed that the jungle book and robin hood are strikingly similar. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jonathan swift, jack london, rudyard kipling, howard pyle, robert louis stevenson, simon vance, michael page, buck schirner. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. The new version is being developed with the animals in a cgiliveaction hybrid format, similar to. 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. Arguably the best prelittle mermaid disney film, robin hood takes the characters from past disney films and features such as baloo jungle book and rabbit the pooh films and casts them in a classic retelling of the popular robin hood fable. For those who dont want to watch the video, its basically robin being injured when he jumps off. Disneys robin hood movie is a perfect example of the times that disney recycled animation. Treasure island, the jungle book, gullivers travels, white fang, the merry adventures of robin hood. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
Movie poster of 1996 hamlet, directed by kenneth branagh bollywoods version of hamlet, haider. Kaa from the jungle book and sir hiss from robin hood are alike. Id want the robin hood world more than the jungle book one, jungle book was one of my favorite disney movies but i feel like it would be kinda like deep jungle, instead of tarzan you have moglie or however you spell his name, and instead of the gorillas and what not you have baloo and company, of course im open to having a jungle book world though. The new version is being developed with the animals in a cgiliveaction hybrid format, similar to disney remakes of the jungle book and dumbo. How similardifferent is disneys the jungle book to. In comparative terms, robin hood was the cheapest film disney ever made. See also list of recycled animation in disney media, list of recycled animation in disney shorts, list of recycled animation in disney shows. Rocky the rhino is a visuallychallenged indian rhinoceros who was dropped from the 1967 film the jungle book. Sir hiss resembles kaa, and there are similar vultures in both movies. What similarities are there between the jungle book. Both characters were voiced by actor phil harris, and have similar personalities. Disneys robin hood was a project first mooted back in the 1930s. Reused animation in robin hoods the phony king of england.
For those unfamiliar, robin hood debuted in 1973 and has since. He is known for his work on the rescuers 1977, the aristocats 1970 and the jungle book 1967. The story centres around robin hood, his loyal pal little john and their pursuits to right the wrongs of the tyrannical prince john. Robin hood and the jungle book, sleeping beauty and beauty and the. Treasure island, the jungle book, gullivers travels, white fang, the merry adventures of robin hood a to z classics kindle edition by swift, jonathan, london, jack, kipling, rudyard, pyle, howard, stevenson, robert louis, classics, a to z. Same with the critters from robin hood verses the scat cats from the artisocats. Mar 23, 2009 in the movie robin hood, the dance scene is made of dance moves from the movies snow white, the jungle book and the aristocats. Both films, however, are brilliant in their own ways in spite of their. 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. Mary poppins, jungle book, robin hood vhs walt disney lot of 8. 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. And the bears in robin hood and the jungle book even share facial expressions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the adventures of robin hood.
Elements of the jungle book were recycled in the later disney feature film robin hood due to that films limited budget, such as baloo being inspiration for little john who not only was a bear, but also voiced by phil harris. Haha i guess i said robin hood first because the story is centuries older than peter pan. Im watching disneys the jungle book 1967 and disneys robin hood 1973 at 6. 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. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to. Get ready for swashbuckling adventure, unforgettable characters, memorable music, and lots of laughs in disneys robin hood. Similar to both the sword and the stone and the jungle book, theres little thats actively bad about the aristocats. Produced and directed by wolfgang reitherman, it is the 21st disney animated feature film. They are both advisors to big cats shere khan and prince john. This meant the opening credits looked iffy, as those elements seemed soft and lacked much clarity. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated romantic musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution. Mary poppins, jungle book, robin hood vhs walt disney. Was disneys the jungle book actually a sequel to robin hood. 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.
Robin hood most wanted edition by walt disney video. Pat buttram tribute disneys robin hood aristocats fox and the hound roger rabbit duration. So, well, the human village at the end of the jungle book. Two of disneys jazziest bears baloo from the jungle book 1967 and little john from robin hood 1973 are strikingly similar. However, the movie improved after that, and overall sharpness worked great, as the movie exhibited fine definition and delineatio. The dubbed tv show used to be our alltime favourite. 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. I wanna be like you from the jungle book all footage c disney all rights. Theres a lot more examples but its the only ones i can remember. How disney reuses the same footage in different films the telegraph. 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.
How disney reuses the same footage in different films. 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. This one im just inserting because of my own thought, but both films make me think of outdoor trees, mainly because the indian jungles are covered with trees and robin lives in sherwood forest. The jungle book is not a favorite of mine from the xerox films, i personally like tgmd more, but it doesnt look as good as the jungle book. Disney is in early development on a remake of its 1973 animated musical comedy robin hood for disney plus. I recently came across some extreme similarities of scenes i had a little my entire life was a lie moment. Robin hood was created as disney animation experienced a difficult. Aug 21, 2015 most people think that robin hood only ever had one love interest, but this is not true. But again, this predates home video, so the odds of someone noticing this back then were.
Does disney recycle animation drawings for multiple movies. The adventures of robin hood kindle edition by pyle, howard. First, the author had the advantage of centuries of other tales, ballads and other sources in which to glean from and indeed add to, to formulate his own take on the man and his men. The jungle book 1967 in the early 70s, the disney studio was undergoing a costcutting exercise with their film robin hood.
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 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. 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. Despite the jungle book coming out in 1967 and robin hood being released in 1973, historically and. The merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle is a superb book. 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. Mowgli robin hood baloo little john robin hood bagheera friar tuck robin hood shere khan prince john robin hood kaa sir hiss robin hood.
Dec 09, 2008 its true that the phony king of england segment from robin hood recycles footage from other disney films. The disney version actually has an alternate ending. Disney working on remake of robin hood entertainment. Little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book.
List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki. Original animation recycled animation the jungle book snow white and the seven dwarfs the aristocats alice in. When i was a kid i noticed the reused dancing in jungle book robin hood, but ive only seen aristocats and snow white very recently. 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. Robin hood, a furry fox, is less than imposing as a dogooder who must use his wits to overcome and be a pain in the thumb of the dull prince john voiced. 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 19th entry into the disney animated canon, released on october 18, 1967 based on a collection of stories of the same name published around 1893 by rudyard kipling, disney found the jungle book and loved at least some of its ideas, so they chose it for one of their animated adaptations. Phil harris as little john, robin hood s best friend, who is very gluttonous and though not small at all still called little john. Apr 20, 2016 jon favreaus the jungle book is a more realistic and dramatic interpretation of rudyard kiplings novels that immerses the audience into the jungle setting, whilst the 1967 original is a more lighthearted and musical romp thats easy to revisit over and over. Both films were released on video in 1991, for starters.