The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (TV 1984)Director:Ray AustinWriter:Robert Kaufman |
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Cast
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| Morgan Fairchild | ... | ||
| Roddy McDowall | ... | ||
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Kenneth Griffith |
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Psychoanalyst
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Coachman
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Del Baker | ... |
2nd Merryman
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Marc Boyle | ... |
Bernie
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Captain of Guards
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Peter Brayham | ... |
Yehoudi
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George Lane Cooper | ... |
Guard 4
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Steve Dent | ... |
4th Merryman
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Fred Haggerty | ... |
Guard 1
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 May 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die verrückten Abenteuer des Robin Hood See more »Filming Locations:
Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Kent, England, UKCompany Credits
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This is a truly horrible comedy at any level. The jokes are lame and were old in the 12th Century. The cast tries hard to work with the script but Ray Austin is no comedy director and the timing is poor. For a comedy to be believable the cast has to get into character and play it straight. Here everyone tosses out their lines with no thought seeming to be given to what is going on around them. If given the "Airplane" or "Naked Gun" treatment it might have held up better. The best scene comes early in the movie when Roddy McDowell's Prince John is being psychoanalyzed by his adviser played by Michael Hordern. After that, it's downhill all the way. Perhaps Robin just does not work as a comedy. Mel Brooks' first attempt, "When Things Were Rotten" is unable to hold up through its short run. "Men In Tights" works better because it was a targeted satire of "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves", a yawn-inducing overly serious attempt at a Robin Hood story. Sadly "The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood" fails to live up to its title.