Goodreads members who liked robin hood and the grea. Animated robin hood movie to get a liveaction remake for. Two of disneys jazziest bears baloo from the jungle book 1967 and little john from robin hood 1973 are strikingly similar. Robin hood made its dvd debut as part of disneys gold collection on the fourth of july in 2000, a year replete with basic dvd releases of featurelength animation. Theres even a cat that is based on scat cat of the aristocats, using an instrument that looks like the one used in snow white and the seven dwarfs. I have recentlly had a falling out with robin hood due to its lack of unique animation. How zootopia fits into the legacy of animated disney animal. And the bears in robin hood and the jungle book even share facial. Robin hood 1973 many similarities between baloo and little john. Premisepanther107s movie spoof of 1967 disney film the jungle book cast. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
Daffy duck should have been summoned straight from the agency to assist provided he could refrain from adding duck bills and feet. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by walt disney, who died during its production. There are similar movements in robin hood and the aristocats. List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki fandom. If youve ever thought to yourself that baloo from the jungle book 1967 and little john from robin hood 1973 look eerily similar, thats because the latter. Robin hood and baloo the jungle book not only shared a voice actor. Can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. The result was and is widely considered a great disney film, the best and perhaps most original animated. Sep 20, 2019 if you pay close attention to two specific scenes from robin hood and the jungle book, there are actually quite a few noticeable side by side comparisons here.
Likable though he may be, little john is essentially baloo all over again, as phil harris character from the jungle book who is even closely physically resembled here. Oct 18, 2017 a jungle book dance sequence was later borrowed for robin hood. This sidebyside comparison of jungle book and winnie the. Random movies or book quiz can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. Pinocchio 1993 vhs twilight sparkles retro media library. Find books like the merry adventures of robin hood great illustrated classics from the worlds largest community of readers. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian jack bennys radio retinue. Robin hood 2018 only a few short years ago, the race was on between five studios to be the first to produce a robin hood movie in the wake of marvel studios massive success, each vying to. May 15, 2015 there are similar movements in robin hood and the aristocats.
According to the section in the kindle book about the author this part was not in the audiobook version howard pyle based his version of the robin hood stories on a 1795 collection of ballads, so nearly every tale, especially in the first part of the book, has a merry song or two in it. But are there more similarities between the disney classics than we had. Find books like the jungle book great illustrated classics from the worlds largest community of readers. Both are bears, both are voiced by phil harris, and both even dance in much the same fashion. Robin hood 1973 in the early 70s, the disney studio was undergoing a costcutting exercise with their film robin hood. A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and tv actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former confederate states of america. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical adventure comedy film produced by walt disney productions. Where disney failed, studio ponoc succeeds with its debut. Many characters appear in the 19901991 animated series talespin. The late actor is probably best known to my generation for his roles in two beloved walt disney animations. The phony king of england sequence directly lifts animation from snow white and the seven dwarfs, the jungle book and the aristocats. Apr 10, 2020 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 disney reuses the same footage in different films the telegraph.
Reused animation in robin hoods the phony king of england. The jungle book came out in 1967 and winnie the pooh actually, the many adventures of winnie the pooh came out 10 years later and it was a handy way of helping reduce costs in the hugely expensive animation business. 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. Now, with the majority of its most popular films having already received or been scheduled for stellar, fanpleasing twodisc treatment, the studio has turned its attention to. Some of your favorite disney characters and scenes might be. Disneys copied animation scenes video part 2 video. The animation of little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book, but little john more closely resembles a brown or grizzly bear baloo was based on an indian sloth bear. Mowgli robin hood baloo little john robin hood bagheera friar tuck robin hood shere khan prince john robin hood kaa sir hiss robin hood. The plot follows mowgli, a feral child raised in the indian jungle by. The merry adventures of robin hood takes us to sherwood forest. Sir hiss looks similar in appearance to kaa, and his hypnotic eyes use the exact same pattern of colors as kaas did.
Books similar to the merry adventures of robin hood. Portrayed as a bear, he is modeled after the jungle book s baloo, as both characters are voiced by phil harris and were animated by the same disney animators. Sir hiss resembles kaa, and there are similar vultures in both movies. This is a restored version of the film, released in theaters on june 26, 1992, and on vhs on march 26, 1993. And the bears in robin hood and the jungle book even share facial expressions. Walt disney had passed away in 1966, and the studio still struggled to make masterpieces like they once had. Apr 10, 2020 like disneys the jungle book and dumbo reboots, the upcoming robin hood film will mix cgi with liveaction. Once again, disney took a tale and gave it tails in robin hood, the animated film, released in 1973, keeps to the old steal from the rich, feed the poor mantra, but once animals are. How disney reuses the same footage in different films. Mar 04, 2016 the animators on the jungle book, too, studied reference footage, some from the company itself kahls bagheera was modeled after tigers in the 1964 liveaction drama a tiger walks and the jungle cats installment of groundbreaking nature documentary series truelife adventures. And fan fave little john was at a loose end with robin hood ran off with maid marian. Books similar to robin hood and the great coach robbery. As far as the craft of animation is concerned, robin hood feels slight coming after such visually impressive disney features. 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.
The vultures of robin hood seem based on the vultures of the jungle book. List of recycled animation in disney movies disney wiki. Baloo, the greyfurred bear in 1967s the jungle book. Robin hood is notorious for stealing from other disney films. The jungle book transports readers into a wondrous world where danger lurks behind every drooping vine and the law of the jungle is the key to survival. Some shots of penny running through the swamp during an unsuccessful escape attempt are reused animation from a scene of mowgli running through the jungle. Recounts the legend of robin hood, who plundered the kings purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to.
Roger miller as alanadale, a rooster who serves as the narrator of the. If you pay close attention to two specific scenes from robin hood and the jungle book, there are actually quite a few noticeable side by side comparisons here. Disneys voiceacting veterans in robin hood rotoscopers. According to floyd norman who worked on a number of disney films including the sword in the stone, the jungle book and robin hood, theres one man in. But have you ever noticed that the jungle book and robin hood are strikingly similar. Best movies like the jungle book bestsimilar find best similar. Baloo, the greyfurred bear in 1967s the jungle book, and little john, the brownhaired bear in 1973s robin hood.
Aug 09, 2015 robin hood is a furry medieval world and jungle book is india hopefully, it wont be as irritating as deep jungle if it is in kingdom hearts 3. Most of the 20th century versions of robin hood are derived in some way from howard pyles the many adventures of robin hood, a victorian childrens book which cemented our hero as a localised. Notable examples include little john and lady kluck dancing like baloo and king louie from the jungle book, then maid marian and robin hood dancing like duchess and omalley from the aristocats marian also at one point does the twist and afterwards wiggles her butt in the same manner as duchess. Robert louis stevensons treasure island follows young jim hawkins as he learns the ways of the buccaneer from a group of seafaring miscreants, including the nefarious peg leg, long john silver. The lion king 1994, tarzan 1999, robin hood 1973, james and the giant peach 1996, the lion king 2. Watch the full video of reused disney animation below. 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. This book uses old english and tells the story of robin hood in such a wonderful way, until i read this book robin hood was just a fictional character to me almost like a superhero but this book made him so real and all the characters too, the pictures are. According to floyd norman who worked on a number of disney films including the jungle book and robin hood, scene recycling is all about. Toad cinderella 1950 film 14 alice in wonderland 15 peter pan film 16 lady and the tramp 17. Little john is pretty similar to baloo, though i think he and robin are kind of the reverse side of the coin to baloo and bagheera. This page is about the jungle book robin hood,contains disney robin hood the jungle book gif on gifer,r shows just how much disney recycles old.
Was disneys the jungle book actually a sequel to robin hood. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Heres just a flavour of the confusion and more it generated on twitter. Next, have a look at these very similar dance scenes from the jungle book which was created in1967, and the robin hood which was created in 1973.
Disney animation video of reused clips for its movies goes. Pinocchio was the second film to be rereleased 78 years after its first vhs, after robin hood. Despite the jungle book coming out in 1967 and robin hood being released in 1973, historically and. 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. Robin hood disney gold classic collection twilight. Turns out robin hood could have been a jungle book sequel. To help save money, they recycled several elements from the jungle book. 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. Nutsy and trigger share the same animation models as the beatlesesque vultures the elephants in the film look similar to the ones in the jungle book in zootopia, in the naturalist club, there are bears seen scratching their backs using trees just like baloo. Elements of the jungle book were recycled in the later disney feature film robin hood, such as baloo being inspiration for little john who not only was a bear, but also voiced by phil harris. This is how disney recycles scenes in your favourite movies. The animation of little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book, but little john more closely resembles a brown or.
A list featuring scenes from shows that appear to be similar but are not recycled animation. Disneys robin hood takes the famous tale of nottingham outlaw robin hood and. Robin hood s opening theme was what the hamster dance is based on. This is a friendly subversion of the traditional robin hood narrative, in which robin hood and little john meet while crossing opposite sides of a. Heres maid marian robin hood and snow white both clapping in tune to. The elephants look like the elephants from the jungle book, the crocodiles and hippos look like the ones from fantasia, the owls look similar to archimedes from the sword in the stone. Somehow bringing that up makes me start to understand why you hate jacques and gus et al so much.
Robin hood reuses a lot of animation from the film. This video shows scenes from 1937s snow white and the seven dwarfs that were copied to produce scenes for 1973s robin hood. King louie and baloos i wanna be like you dance was later repeated, frame for frame, in robin hood, which also borrowed dances. Im watching disneys the jungle book 1967 and disneys robin hood 1973 at 6. List of homages in disney shows the walt disney wiki. Roger miller as alanadale, a rooster who serves as the narrator of the film. The jungle book 1967 many similarities between baloo and little john. Robin hood and maid marian may be the inspiration for tod and vixie of the fox and the hound. Little john not only looks similar in appearance to baloo, but was also voiced by the same actor, phil harris.
Disney movies in question, including the jungle book, robin hood. Based on rudyard kiplings 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film. Phil harris as little john, robin hoods best friend, who though not small at all is still called little john. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz and compare your score to others. The cleanup artists appear to have been laid off sometime after the jungle book because the character animation in both the aristocats and robin hood is rife with exposed construction lines and sketchiness. Phil harris as little john, robin hood s best friend, who though not small at all is still called little john. 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. Jun 17, 20 robin hood was created as disney animation experienced a difficult state of change.
I often wondered if i was the only person who noticed that the facial design of robin hood changes during the film. A list featuring examples of recycled animation in disney movies. In particular, the dance sequence between baloo and king louie was simply rotoscoped for little john and lady clucks dance. Books similar to the jungle book great illustrated classics. Im sure youve all seen the similarities between baloo from the jungle book, and little john from robin hood. Find books like robin hood and the great coach robbery from the worlds largest community of readers. The aristocats 1970 the motions in the forest dance copy those used in the jazz dance. While a rabbit of the party of sherwood forest is based on shun gon the chinese cat of the aristocats. Curiosities and disney subliminal messages 3 kilia uchiha.
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