The Last of Robin Hood (2013)

The last days in the life of legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn.

Directors:

Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Writers:

Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Stars:

John Hudson Messerall, Brian Bascle, Daniel J. Clancy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Hudson Messerall	...	TV News Reporter
Brian Bascle	...	Reporter #1
Daniel J. Clancy	...	Reporter #2 (as Daniel Clancy)
Kelly O'Neal	...	Reporter #3
Judd Lormand	...	Reporter #4
David Kronawitter	...	Reporter #5
Susan Sarandon	...	Florence Aadland
Ric Reitz	...	Melvin Belli
Matt Kane	...	Ronnie Shedlo
Dakota Fanning	...	Beverly Aadland
Kevin Patrick Murphy	...	Photographer
Jason Davis	...	Tedd Thomey
Theresa O'Shea	...	Hancock Park Dowager
Kevin Kline	...	Errol Flynn
Bryan Batt	...	Orry Kelly

Storyline

The Last of Robin Hood is the true story of Beverly Aadland, a teen starlet who became the last girlfriend of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn. In 1957, Beverly was working at Warner Brothers studios with a fake birth certificate saying she was 18 -- she was in fact, only 15 -- when she encountered the former matinée idol. After a bumpy start, the two undertook a relationship that was ultimately embraced by Beverly's Hollywood mother Florence, who became a willing third wheel. The affair took them from L.A. to New York to Africa, then to Cuba where Flynn pitched in with the rebels to make a pro-Castro propaganda movie starring Beverly. It all came crashing to an end in Vancouver, however, when Flynn died in Beverly's arms, causing an avalanche of publicity; Florence finally achieved the attention she sought in the form of tabloid notoriety but the chaos drove Beverly to the edge of sanity. The Last of Robin Hood is a poignant yet darkly comic coming-of-age tale about the desire for ...

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Plot Keywords:

errol flynn character | stanley kubrick character | hedda hopper character | gene kelly character | sex scene | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took Glatzer and partner Wash Westmoreland 10 years to track down the interview tapes Florence Aadland had made for her book 'The Big Love'.

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Goofs

In one scene Dakota Fanning is alone and you can see a electrical outlet behind her. It is a 3 wire grounded duplex outlet which did not exist in 1959. These outlets did not begin to be used until about 1963.

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Quotes

[first lines]
TV News Reporter: [pacing on the tarmac recording his report] The world is reeling. Errol Flynn, movie star, matinee idol, notorious ladies' man, is dead at the age of 50. The hero of a generation, equally known for his swashbuckling in public and in private. He died true to form, in the arms of a much younger girlfriend. Now, all of America is asking, "Who is the girl?"

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Connections

References Lolita (1962)

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Soundtracks

Some Say
Written by Leigh Crizoe and Eugene Orland
Performed by Dakota Fanning and DeVotchKa
Produced by Nick Urata
Also Performed by Rhio
Produced by Leigh Crizoe

User Reviews

Faithful if lack lustre biopic

I am a big fan of the Golden age of Hollywood and Errol Flynn will always hold a soft spot in my heart. This tells the story of how the aging and ill Flynn met his last wife. She was a mere 15 years old – one Beverley Aadland (Dakota Fanning). This was a spirited girl who was being driven to be an actress by her alcoholic mothers own ambitions. This is Florence Aadland played brilliantly by Susan Sarandon.

From what I know of this part of Flynn's life the film is fairly faithful to the facts. Kevin Kline as the ageing Lothario is actually excellent – he plays the part with enough of the rogue to be believable but with the right level of empathy to make the man live. They also recreate some of the last filmatic roles and that part of the film is very enjoyable.

The problem is it does not go anywhere too exciting in the 94 minute run time and so has been criticised for that. That said I really enjoyed it. I think you will get a lot more out of this if you are interested in Flynn and enjoy a good performance or two and this certainly has that.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2014 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Last of Robin Hood

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,821, 31 August 2014

Gross USA:

$288,545

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$288,545

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Indie Pictures, A+E Studios, Killer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1