U.S. network TV special surveying the history of Robin Hood in popular culture, emphasizing the 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”. Interviews with principal cast and crew from that film highlight the special. Pierce Brosnan hosts.
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Iron Monkey
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as “Iron Monkey”, named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
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Virgins of Sherwood Forest
Roberta is a low-budget movie director dealing with numerous problems on the set of her current production. When she is accidently hit on the head, she is knocked unconscious and dreams of living in Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest.
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Princess of Thieves
Sherwood forest has a courageous new hero – Gwyn, the daughter of Robin Hood. Possessing the cunning skills of her legendary father and the beauty and intelligence of her mother Maid Marian, Gwyn is anxious to follow in her father’s footsteps. King Richard nears death and Robin Hood and his Merry Men are summoned to help bring Richard’s son Philip to his rightful place on the throne before the evil Prince John can assume power. Robin Hood’s life and that of the future King of England soon lies in Gwyn’s hands when Robin is captured and sentenced to death.
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Shrek
It ain’t easy bein’ green — especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot — a wisecracking donkey.
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Long Live Robin Hood
Also known as The Scalawag Bunch – This bunch is none other than the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and their feisty leader, Robin Hood. This is a ’70s Italian-Spanish-French version of the often-played Robin Hood story, sometimes known as Archer of Fire.
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Robin Hood and the Pirates
On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.