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Robin Hood Men in Tights
1993 • 100 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Tracy Ullman
Mel Brooks, who has successfully made a mockery of some of moviedom’s most beloved genres, now has his arrows drawn straight
toward the Robin Hood legend. Brooks, the King of Comedy, kids the pants off the Prince of Thieves.
Robin of Locksley
1996 • 95 minutes • Colour • Maple Pictures
Director: Michael Kennedy
Cast: Devon Sawa, Sarah Chalke, Joshua Jackson
In a modern-day twist on the Robin Hood legend an empathetic teen, new to a snooty private school, goes out of his way to outwit the
bullies and help the less fortunate. Along the way he encounters nasty FBI agent Nottingham and a beautiful girl named Marian.
Robots
2005 • 90 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Chris Wedge
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Greg Kinnear, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes
Even in a world populated entirely by mechanical beings Rodney Copperbottom is considered a genius inventor. Rodney dreams of two
things, making the world a better place and meeting his idol, the master inventor Bigweld. On his journey he encounters Cappy, a beautiful
executive 'bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten, the nefarious corporate tyrant Ratchet who locks horns with Rodney, and a group of
misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender and Piper Pinwheeler.
The Rocker
2008 • 102 minutes • Colour • Fox Atomic
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Stone, Josh Gad, Jane lynch, Vik Sahay
The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated
and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously
kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that
his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer.
Roll Bounce
2005 • 112 minutes • Colour • Fox Searchlight
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Nick Cannon, Tai'isha Davis, Mike Epps, Diane Fisher, Rick Gonzalez, Meagan Good, Busisiwe Irvin
1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming-of-age comedy, as X (Bow Wow) and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their
home base goes out of business. Heading over to the Sweetwater Roller Rink, they find their modest talents are, at first, no competition for
their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move.
Romancing the Stone
1984 • 101 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DiVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau
When Joan Wilder, a writer of best-selling Gothic romances, journeys to Columbia in a desperate attempt to rescue her sister from
kidnappers, she finds herself in the midst of a "real life" adventure far more exciting than any of her published fantasies!
Rookie of the Year
1993 • 103 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Daniel Stern
Cast: Garey Busey, Daniel Stern, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Albert Hall, Amy Morton, Dan Hedaya
A gawky eleven-year-old sees his dream of playing baseball come true when he breaks his pitching arm. When it heals, he becomes an
ace pitcher with an incredible fast ball. Drafted by Chicago, and befriended by a veteran pitcher, he learns about life and himself. Watch
his magical pitching arm help bring a pennant to his beloved, long suffering Cubs.
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