The Last of Robin Hood

{{Infobox film

| name = The Last of Robin Hood

| image = The Last of Robin Hood poster.jpg

| alt = Teaser poster

| caption = Teaser poster

| director = Richard Glatzer
Wash Westmoreland

| producer = Christine Vachon
Declan Baldwin
Pamela Koffler

| writer = Richard Glatzer
Wash Westmoreland

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| narrator =

| starring = Kevin Kline
Susan Sarandon
Dakota Fanning

| music = Nick Urata

| cinematography = Michael Simmonds

| editing = Robin Katz

| studio = Big Indie Pictures
Killer Films

| distributor = Samuel Goldwyn Films

| released = {{film date|2013|9|6|TIFF}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $288,545{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lastofrobinhood.htm |title=The Last of Robin Hood |publisher= IMDb.com, Inc. |website=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=March 24, 2015}}

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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. 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.{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/lastofrobinhood |title=The Last of Robin Hood |accessdate=August 15, 2013 |work=TIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816021402/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/lastofrobinhood |archivedate=August 16, 2013 }}

Cast

Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn
Dakota Fanning as Beverly Aadland
Susan Sarandon as Florence Aadland
Patrick St. Esprit as Herb Aadland
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 a biographical film about Errol Flynn.{{cite news|title=Kevin Kline To Star As Errol Flynn In The Last Of Robin Hood|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Kevin-Kline-Star-Errol-Flynn-Last-Robin-Hood-33484.html|accessdate=August 12, 2013|newspaper=cinemablend.com|date=October 10, 2012 }} By April 9, 2014, Samuel Goldwyn Films had acquired the US distribution rights to the film.{{cite news|title=Samuel Goldwyn Acquires U.S. Rights To 'The Last Of Robin Hood'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/last-of-robin-hood-movie-deal-kevin-kline-712120/|access-date=April 10, 2014|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 9, 2014 }}

= Casting =

On October 10, 2012, it was in the news that Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon had signed on to star in the film. 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.{{cite news|title=Kevin Kline to play Errol Flynn|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/kevin-kline-to-play-errol-flynn-exclusive-1118060563/|accessdate=August 12, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=October 10, 2012 }} On January 23, 2013, Dakota Fanning was added to the cast to play the role of Beverly Aadland, Flynn's teenage girlfriend.{{cite news|title=Dakota Fanning To Play Errol Flynn's Teen Mistress In 'The Last Of Robin Hood'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/dakota-fanning-errol-flynn-kevin-kline-last-of-robin-hood-411443/|access-date=August 12, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 23, 2013 }} Patrick St. Esprit also joined the cast to play Herb Aadland, Beverly Aadland's father.{{cite news|title=Patrick St. Esprit joins 'The Last of Robin Hood'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/patrick-st-esprit-joins-the-last-of-robin-hood-1118066299/|accessdate=August 12, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=February 18, 2013 }}

= Filming =

The filming of The Last of Robin Hood began in the end of January 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite news|title='The Last of Robin Hood', starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, & Dakota Fanning, begins filming in Atlanta|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/02/01/the-last-of-robin-hood-starring-kevin-kline-susan-sarandon-dakota-fanning-begins-filming-in-atlanta/|accessdate=August 12, 2013|newspaper=onlocationvacations.com|date=February 1, 2013 }}

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."{{rotten tomatoes |id=m/the_last_of_robin_hood}} Dakota Fanning's performance was panned by several critics.{{cite web |title=Movie Review: Dakota Fanning, miscast again in "The Last of Robin Hood" |url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2014/08/27/movie-review-dakota-fanning-miscast-again-in-the-last-of-robin-hood/ |website=Movie Nation |accessdate=March 23, 2019 |language=en |date=August 27, 2014}}

= Marketing =

On June 24, 2014, the first trailer of the film was released.{{cite news|last1=Anderton|first1=Ethan|title=Kevin Kline Falls for Dakota Fanning in 'Last of Robin Hood' Trailer|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/kevin-kline-falls-for-dakota-fanning-in-last-of-robin-hood-trailer/|accessdate=June 25, 2014|publisher=firstshowing.net|date=June 24, 2014 }}