The Last of Robin Hood

2013 film by Wash West
  • September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$288,545[1]

The Last of Robin Hood is a 2013 American independent biographical drama film about actor Errol Flynn written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.[2] The film stars Kevin Kline, Dakota Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Kane, and Max Casella. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Cast

  • Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn[4]
  • Dakota Fanning as Beverly Aadland[5]
  • Susan Sarandon as Florence Aadland[4]
  • Patrick St. Esprit as Herb Aadland[6]
  • Matthew Kane as Ronnie Shedlo
  • Max Casella as Stanley Kubrick
  • Sean Flynn as Grip (Sean Flynn is the real-life grandson of Errol Flynn)
  • Bryan Batt as Orry-Kelly
  • Jane McNeill as Cynthia Gould
  • Ric Reitz as Melvin Belli
  • Jackie Prucha as Hedda Hopper
  • Peter Belsito as Barry Mahon
  • Joe Knezevich as John Ireland
  • Ben Winchell as Jack

Production

Killer Films set Richard Glatzer and Wash West to write and direct the upcoming true-story-based biographical film about legendary actor Errol Flynn.[2] By April 9, 2014, Samuel Goldwyn Films had acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[7]

Casting

On October 10, 2012, it was in the news that Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon had signed on to star in the true-story-based biographical film.[2] Kline would play the role of Errol Flynn, a legendary actor who was in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Beverly Aadland, and Sarandon would play Florence Aadland, Beverly Aadland's stage mother.[4] On January 23, 2013, Dakota Fanning was added to the cast to play the role of Beverly Aadland, Flynn's teenage girlfriend.[5] Patrick St. Esprit also joined the cast to play Herb Aadland, a down-to-earth engineer and Beverly Aadland's father.[6]

Filming

The filming of The Last of Robin Hood began in the end of January 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.[8]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a score of 28% based on 66 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads "Kevin Kline's performance is spot on, but in every other respect, The Last of Robin Hood disappoints."[9] Dakota Fanning was panned by several critics.[10]

Marketing

On June 24, 2014, the first trailer of the film was released.[11]

References

  1. ^ "The Last of Robin Hood". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Kevin Kline To Star As Errol Flynn In The Last Of Robin Hood". cinemablend.com. October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Last of Robin Hood". TIFF. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Kevin Kline to play Errol Flynn". variety.com. October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Dakota Fanning To Play Errol Flynn's Teen Mistress In 'The Last Of Robin Hood'". deadline.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Patrick St. Esprit joins 'The Last of Robin Hood'". variety.com. February 18, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "Samuel Goldwyn Acquires U.S. Rights To 'The Last Of Robin Hood'". deadline.com. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "'The Last of Robin Hood', starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, & Dakota Fanning, begins filming in Atlanta". onlocationvacations.com. February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  9. ^ The Last of Robin Hood at Rotten Tomatoes
  10. ^ "Movie Review: Dakota Fanning, miscast again in "The Last of Robin Hood"". Movie Nation. August 27, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. ^ Anderton, Ethan (June 24, 2014). "Kevin Kline Falls for Dakota Fanning in 'Last of Robin Hood' Trailer". firstshowing.net. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

External links

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Films directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
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