Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: Robin Hood
Walt Disney Productions continues releasing xerox-animate films into the 70s with Robin Hood. Robin Hood had many iterations before the company decided to make an adaptation where all of the characters were anthropomorphic animals and used some ideas from an earlier Reynard the Fox idea. But, after Roy Disney’s death in 1971, the company began to lose creative vision and enter some financial difficulties. When the film was released, it was considered one of the company’s weakest films, but gained more popularity as time went on.
Primary Source
Robin Hood, dir by Wolfgang Reitherman & David Hand, (1973).
Books
The Art Of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms by Christopher Finch (1988)
Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empires by Bob Thomas (1998)
Demystifying Disney: A History of DIsney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant (2011)
Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks by David Koenig (1997)
Of Mice and Magic by Leonard Maltin (1987)
Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy by Janet Wasko
Articles
Harty, Kevin J., “Walt in Sherwood, or the Sheriff of Disneyland: Disney and the Film Legend of Robin Hood” The Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past, edited by Tison Pugh and Susan Aronstein.
Rehman, Maryam, “Dream Bigger, Disney: Exploring the Walt Disney Company’s Future Role in Planetary Politics.” Sustinere, Volume 1 (2021), No. 1, pp. 113-130
Videos
The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 5) - Animation Lookback by ElectricDragon505
01. Disneyland Records- King louie and robin hood - Nahuel Meza
Disney’s Robin Hood and the Death of Color - Breadsword
Websites
Disney Fandom Wiki - Louis Prima
Flyrah - Retrospective: An Illustrated Chronology of Furry Fandom, 1966–1996
Jim Hill Media Article
Jim Hill Media - Remembering Card Walker (1916-2005)
Mouse Planet - Taking Another Look at Robin Hood
Started by a Mouse - The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World TV Special
Syfy - How Furries Became a Fandom
Syfy - Why Everyone Has a Crush on Robin Hood
Wikifur - Robin Hood
Wikipedia - Robin Hood (1973 film) (includes links to reviews)
Will Finn Blog - ROBIN HOOD CONFIDENTIAL pt. 2 : Keith Ward's "Reynard the Fox"
Interviews
Daniel Santoy
Daniel is a newscast director, voice actor and professional wrestler from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He can also sing, apparently. Yes, he’s cooler than all of us.
You can follow Daniel on Twitter and learn more about his projects at www.danielsantoyvo.com.
Justin Peery
You can follow Justin on Twitter @J_Peery36 to talk about movies.
Dr. Justin Rawlins
Justin Rawlins is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at The University of Tulsa, where he also oversees the TUTV Media Lab. His research focuses on screen histories and identities, screen acting, and arctic media. His book-in-progress, Method Men, explores how Method acting came to be popularly understood and uncovers what we're actually talking about when we talk about "the Method."
You can find Dr Justin Rawlins @J_O_Rawlins on Twitter
Diana Williams-Pohl
Diana is a theatrical technician in Tulsa Oklahoma. Currently trying to build her freelancing business, she spends most of her time technical directing for Blackjack Rewrite Company and working on and off with the Tulsa Ballet. She has a strange passion for books and stories, which is what drew her to theatre in the first place, but spends a lot of her downtime reading and writing her own stories and scripts.
You can follow Diana’s journey on Instagram (@dianeeyhu) and support Blackjack Rewrite Company on Facebook and Instagram.
Emily Ash
Emily is a teacher in Tulsa and is passionate about education. She really likes cats - both the animal and the musical (stage show and movie).
You can follow Emily on Twitter @emily_machelle.
Kayley Speilbusch
Kayley is a current junior at the University of Tulsa majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Media Studies. She loves music and fantasy and sci-fi RPG video games. She’s originally from Ponca City, Oklahoma.
You can follow Kayley on Instagram @kayley_spiel
Sam Van Haren
Sam is the Associate Editor at Talk Film Society and is currently studying graphic design. He hosts the podcast Keanue Believe It, a Keanue Reeves retrospective, and appears on other TFS podcasts.
You can find Sam on Twitter @SamShotFirst and you can listen to his podcasts Keanu Believe It, Going Helms Deep, and TFS Assemble on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Soundcloud.
