The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007)

Actors: George Sanders (actor), Sterling Holloway (actor), Paul McCartney (actor), J. Pat O'Malley (actor), John Lennon (actor), George C. Scott (actor), Norman Alden (actor), Burl Ives (actor), George Harrison (actor), Walt Disney (actor), Sebastian Cabot (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Brad Bird (actor), Martha Wentworth (actress), Ringo Starr (actor),

Genres: Animation, Documentary, Short,

Prince Valiant (1997)

Actors: Katherine Heigl (actress), Tom Rosenberg (producer), Bernd Eichinger (producer), Edward Fox (actor), Ron Perlman (actor), Martin Moszkowicz (producer), Joanna Lumley (actress), Warwick Davis (actor), Zach Galligan (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Walter Gotell (actor), Thomas Kretschmann (actor), Anthony Hickox (actor), Lindy Hemming (costume designer), Anthony Hickox (writer),

Plot: In a time now lost in the mists of memory, the great King Arthur rules in the legendary citadel that is Camelot. His Knights of the Round Table commit acts of derring-do and spend their spare time jousting, much to the delight of the local citizens and especially to Princess Ilene, a guest at Camelot. Watching her from afar is a young, inexperienced squire called Valiant, and when the young Welsh princess is sent home to marry Prince Arn, Valiant contrives to accompany her masquerading as Sir Gawain. Meanwhile, the evil sorceress Morgan le Fey, sister to King Arthur, has convinced the tyrannical Sligon, ruler of the Viking kingdom of Thule, that he should steal Arthur's sword, the powerful and magical Excalibur, knowing that its loss could bring about Arthur's downfall. So into the fray comes Sligon's unstable and psychotic brother Thagnar, who manages to steal the sword. Pandemonium reigns. But Valiant is having problems of his own - kidnappers attempt to steal away the Princess, and after various skirmishes, including one with a mysterious character who lives in a cave and purloins treasure, women and other things of value, Valiant manages to return the Princess to her homeland - although he also manages to have a duel with the Princess' jealous fiancé, Prince Arn. All things converge as Valiant is finally informed of his heritage by the stranger from the cave... Boltar of Thule. He informs the lad that he is Prince Valiant, rightful heir to the kingdom of Thule, and with his help, Valiant returns to the land of his birth to rightfully claim what is his.

Keywords: actor-director, adventure-hero, ambush, armor, army, arson, arsonist, arthurian-legend, axe, axe-fight
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy,
Taglines: He who holds the sword, rules the world.

Quotes:

Princess Ilene: I demand to see your king.::Thagnar: Harem.::Prince Gawain: What? You can't do that she's a princess.::Princess Ilene: Who the hell is harem? [she's thrown into a room full of other woman]::Woman #1: [giggles] I wonder if she's a wirgin.::Princess Ilene: Of course I'm a virgin. I'm Princess Ilene of Brenwyn.::Woman #2: We all had kingdoms once. Now we are all queens for a night. [Ilene looks around scared]::Monday: I am Monday.::Tuesday: I'm Tuesday.::Wednesday: I'm Wednesday.::Monday: And you're Thursday.::Princess Ilene: That's today. He wouldn't dare touch a princess. [now very unsure] Would he?

Prince Valiant: He told them I was valiant, and that became my name.

First Knight (1995)

Actors: Angela Allen (miscellaneous crew), Charles Bodycomb (miscellaneous crew), Julia Ormond (actress), Rob Brydon (actor), Neville Phillips (actor), Walter Murch (editor), Bernard Hill (actor), John Gielgud (actor), Sean Connery (actor), Ben Cross (actor), Liam Cunningham (actor), Richard Gere (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), Steve Dent (miscellaneous crew), Jerry Goldsmith (composer),

Plot: Lancelot lives by the sword. In fact, they're next door neighbours, so teaming up to fight for money comes pretty naturally. Lady Guinevere, on her way to marry King Arthur is ambushed by the evil Sir Malagant. Fortunately Lancelot is lurking nearby and he rescues his future queen. They fall in love, but Guinevere still fancies the idea of wearing a crown, so she honours her promise to Arthur. Can Lady Guinevere remain faithful, or will this Pretty Woman become a lady of the knight?

Keywords: adultery, adventure-hero, age-difference, ambush, armor, arson, arthurian-legend, barbarian, battle, battle-axe
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Their greatest battle would be for her love.

Quotes:

Arthur: God uses people like you, Lancelot. Because your heart is open. You hold nothing back. You give all of yourself.::Lancelot: If you knew me better, you would not say such things.::Arthur: Oh, hey, I take the good with the bad, together. I can't love people in slices.

King Arthur: For the first in my life, I wanted what all wise man say can't last; what can't be promised or made to linger any more than sunlight. I don't want to die without having felt its warmth on my face.

Lancelot: You must not care whether you live or die.

Lancelot: Do you know how to win a sword fight?::John: How?::Lancelot: Be the only one with a sword!

Arthur: Lancelot, just a thought. A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life? I may be wrong.

Lancelot: I dare not kiss so lovely a lady. I have but one heart to lose.

Malagant: What I offer you is freedom; freedom from Arthur's tyrannical dream; fredom from Arthur's tyrannical law; freedom from Arthur's tyrannical God.

Guinevere: If there is any honor in you, promise me never to do that again.::Lancelot: I don't know about honor. But I promise you, I won't kiss you again till you ask me to.

Arthur: You risked your life for another. There is no greater love.

Malagant: Self-sacrifice is very easy. It's having to sacrifice someone you love that puts your convictions to the test.

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Actors: Norman Alden (actor), Sebastian Cabot (actor), Sebastian Cabot (actor), James MacDonald (actor), Alan Napier (actor), Thurl Ravenscroft (actor), Barbara Jo Allen (actress), Martha Wentworth (actress), Martha Wentworth (actress), Walt Disney (producer), George Bruns (composer), Walt Disney (miscellaneous crew), Karl Swenson (actor), Bill Peet (writer), Wolfgang Reitherman (director),

Plot: Arthur (aka Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

Keywords: 6th-century, anvil, arthurian-legend, based-on-novel, blockbuster, brains-over-brawn, castle, character-turns-green, cold, dirty-dishes
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy,
Taglines: Tired of living in a Medieval mess...Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero! Walt Disney's newest and most hilarious all-cartoon feature A legendary story. A classic in animation. It's merry old England, and a brand new Pooh! It's HIGITUS-FIGITUS for magical mirth and music!

Quotes:

Archimedes the Owl: Now, boy, flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it.

Merlin: Madam, I have not disappeared. I'm very tiny. I am a germ. A rare disease. I am called malignalitaloptereosis... and you caught me, Mim!::Madame Mim: What!

Merlin: Oh, it's not too serious, madam. You should recover in a few weeks and be as good, uh... he-he-he, I mean, as BAD as ever; but, uh, I would suggest plenty of rest, and lots and lots of sunshine.::Madame Mim: I hate sunshine! I hate horrible, wholesome sunshine! I hate it! I hate it! I hate, hate, hate, HAAATE...!

Merlin: Now, Archimedes. Why would you half-drown yourself for a tidbit of fish, eh?, and after such a big breakfast?::Archimedes the Owl: [wringing himself dry] Pinfeathers and...::[puffs up suddenly]::Archimedes the Owl: ...golly fluff!

Madame Mim: Sounds like someone's sick. How lovely. I do hope it's serious. Something dreadful.

[last lines]::Merlin: Why, they might even make a motion picture about you.::Arthur: Motion picture?::Merlin: Oh. Heh-heh-heh, uh, well, uh, that's something like television... heh-heh... without commercials.

Merlin: [to the sugar pot] Impudent piece of crockery.

Merlin: Blow me to Bermuda!::[Merlin suddenly blasts off like a rocket]::Arthur: Where... W-where did he go?::Archimedes the Owl: To Bermuda, I suppose.::Arthur: Where's that?::Archimedes the Owl: Oh, an island way off somewhere that hasn't been discovered yet.::Arthur: Will he ever come back?::Archimedes the Owl: Who knows? Who knows anything?

[preparing for the Wizards' Duel]::Madame Mim: Now, first of all, if you don't mind, I'll make the rules.::Archimedes the Owl: Rules indeed! G'ha-ha-ha! Why, she only wants rules so she can break 'em.::Madame Mim: I'll take care of you later, feather-brain.::[Archimedes huffs indignantly]::Madame Mim: Now, Rule One: No mineral or vegetable, only animals. Rule Two: No make-believe things like, uh, oh, pink dragons and stuff. Now, Rule Three: No disappearing.::[pinches Merlin playfully on the nose]::Merlin: Rule Four: No cheating.

Merlin: Now, now, Mim, Mim, no... no dragons, remember?::Madame Mim: Did I say no purple dragons? Did I?

A Connecticut Yankee (1955)

Actors: Mark Twain (writer), Neil Simon (writer), Eddie Albert (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Max Liebman (producer), Max Liebman (director), Herbert Fields (writer), Janet Blair (actress), Hanna Landy (actress), Jessie Matthews (actress), Bill Hobin (director), John Conte (actor), Rod Alexander (miscellaneous crew), Rod Alexander (actor), Bambi Linn (actress),

Plot: Based on Rodgers and Hart's revised 1943 version of their earlier Broadway musical hit, a 20th century Connecticut man suffers a head injury and is magically transported back to King Arthur's Camelot where he uses his modern know-how to defeat Morgan Le Fay's villainous intentions.

Keywords: 6th-century, based-on-novel, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-novel, camelot, castle, connecticut, england, head-injury, king-arthur
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical,

Prince Valiant (1954)

Actors: Victor McLaglen (actor), Hank Mann (actor), James Mason (actor), Sterling Hayden (actor), Brian Aherne (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Robert Adler (actor), John Davidson (actor), Hal Baylor (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Tom Conway (actor), Neville Brand (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), Tudor Owen (actor), George Bruggeman (actor),

Plot: Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles on the mysterious Black Knight plotting with the Viking pretender to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawaine, a friend of his father's who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawaine's pupil/mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of a British nobleman. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight.

Keywords: ambush, armor, arthurian-legend, axe-fight, based-on-comic, based-on-comic-book, based-on-comic-strip, bastard-son, battering-ram, battle
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

Sir Gawain: You were a young fool. But I was an old fool, which is worse.

Prince Valiant: I called you a traitor when you delivered me into Sligon's hands and now I say it again - traitor!

Sir Gawain: Stop interrupting and I'll tell you what happened. After you left I went out after you. That's when I came upon the Black Knight.::Prince Valiant: You found him?::Sir Gawain: Aye. He was searchin' the wood when I challenged him. We fought and he was good. His lance broke and I outhorsed him. I came in to finish him, when a dozen armed men came charging out at me.::Prince Valiant: They were on foot? Armed with bows?::Sir Gawain: Aye. It was only with luck I escaped through a hail of arrows.::Prince Valiant: So did I!::Sir Gawain: You what?::Prince Valiant: I was set upon by a band of archers, escaped with an arrow in my back.::Sir Gawain: Where was Sir Brack?::Prince Valiant: I don't know. I was nearly captured where he told me to wait for him. Now he says he went back to find me and found no one. Isn't that strange sir?::Sir Gawain: What do you imply?::Prince Valiant: It's hard to put into words, sir, but could it be that he covets King Arthur's throne more than anyone knows?::Sir Gawain: Sir Brack. A foul suspicion, Val. Unworthy of you.::Prince Valiant: Yes, I suppose it is unworthy.::Sir Gawain: Sir Brack may have been born on the wrong side of the blanket, but he's a Knight of the Round Table, sworn to pledge allegiance to our King, and to defend justice, the weak and the helpless.::Prince Valiant: I'm sorry, sir.

Sir Gawain: You turned out to be flinging rocks like any lowborn ruffian. Why I've never been unhorsed by such a scurvy trick!

Sir Gawain: A man does not risk banishment or death in borrowed armor unless the stakes are high.

Princess Aleta: [to Valiant] I hate you! I love you! I'll never marry anyone else!

King Luke: What's wrong with Sir Brack? His blood is as good as Arthur's!::Princess Aleta: And he never lets us forget it as his own father apparently did.

Sir Brack: Traitor is a word that winners give to losers, and you've lost.

Sir Gawain: The truth hurts sometimes, but it's the only thing to build happiness on.

Sir Gawain: If you're King Aguar's son, why did you fling that rock?::Prince Valiant: I thought you were the knight that was after me.::Sir Gawain: What knight?::Prince Valiant: All I saw was his black armor.::Sir Gawain: The Black Knight? You saw him?::Prince Valiant: I near had his lance in my back. Who is he?::Sir Gawain: A ghost.::Prince Valiant: Oh, ghosts don't chase a man in daylight.::Sir Gawain: Right.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

Actors: Jimmy Hawkins (actor), Cedric Hardwicke (actor), John George (actor), Fred Aldrich (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Cedric Hardwicke (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Vernon Dent (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), William Bendix (actor), Jimmie Dundee (actor), Jimmie Dundee (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Olin Howland (actor),

Plot: A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

Keywords: arthurian-legend, back-in-time, based-on-novel, blacksmith, camelot, character-name-in-title, court, eclipse, england, king-arthur
Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical,
Taglines: Its laughter will ring through the centuries!

Quotes:

Alisande La Carteloise: Pardon, my lord, but the monster seemeth a gentle soul.::King Arthur: Gentle?::Alisande La Carteloise: He has nice eyes.

Sir Sagramore: If there were aught I could say, aught I could do to save thee...::Hank Martin: Well, ain't there aught?::Sir Sagramore: Naught.

[first lines]::Hank Martin: Here ya are. [pays taxi driver]::Hank Martin: Hey, has this castle always had four turrets?::Pendragon Castle door man: Always.

The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)

Actors: Ray Corrigan (actor), Rick Vallin (actor), Rusty Wescoatt (actor), Sam Katzman (producer), George H. Plympton (writer), Spencer Gordon Bennet (director), Dwight Caldwell (editor), Earl Turner (editor), Frank Ellis (actor), William Fawcett (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Paul Frees (actor), Don C. Harvey (actor), Charles King (actor), Nelson Leigh (actor),

Plot: Sir Galahad is refused admission to King Arthur's Round Table until he regains the missing magic sword "Excalibur," which makes its possessor invincible. Ulric, the Saxon King, invades England. Galahad, aided by Sir Bors, attempts to retrieve "Excalibur" from Bartog, Ulric's chief aide, who has gotten it from a mysterious Knight.Merlin the Magician harasses Galahad at every turn, while Morgan le Fey, Arthur's sister and also a magician, helps Galahad fight both Merlin's magic and the Saxons. The Black Knight, a traitor within Camelot, is conspiring with the Saxons and a band of outlaws to overthrow King Arthur. When Queen Guinevere is seized by the traitors, Merlin relents and sends Galahad to the Lady of the Lake, who gives him "Excalibur."

Keywords: 15-chapters, archive-footage, arthurian-legend, attack, b-movie, bar-keeper, betrayal, black-knight, brother-sister-relationship, camelot
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy,
Taglines: THE GREATEST OF KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS storms the screen in a rousing SUPER-SERIAL! (original poster) BOLDEST KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE (original poster) Perilous Intrigue! Slashing Swordplay! Swashbuckling Thrills! (original poster)

Quotes:

Bors: I have but one life to give to adventure.

Sir Galahad: [to the Black Knight] If you're half as brave as you talk, you'll have the courage to unmask!::Bartog, Ulric's Aide: [to Galahad] We'll see if YOU have the courage to die!