History Film / RobRoy

* CombatPragmatist: Rob repeatedly uses tricky and surprising moves to win fights, which juxtaposes his otherwise honorable behavior. It also foreshadows the climax of the final duel: [[spoiler:Rob doesn't win because of superior skill (if anything the film has long since established that Archie is the better swordsman) but by clever recognizing an opportunity when he sees it and bending the rules to take advantage of it.]]

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: When Rob escapes by wrapping the rope around Archie's neck and jumping off the bridge, Archie is strangling, but upon being cut loose suffers no more than some pain and a raspy voice. In reality, Rob would have been falling at about 25 miles per hour after falling that distance (roughly twenty feet) before the rope snapped taut around Archie's neck, arresting his fall. Considering Rob's weight, the rope would have crushed Archie's windpipe completely. Cutting him loose would have made no difference in the end, he would have suffocated in minutes either way.

* CombatPragmatist: Rob repeatedly uses tricky and surprising moves to win fights, which juxtaposes his otherwise honorable behavior. It also foreshadows the climax of the final duel: [[spoiler:Rob doesn't win because of superior skill (if anything the film has long since established that Archie is the better swordsman) but by clever recognizing an opportunity when he saw it and bending the rules to take advantage of it.]]

* DepravedBisexual: Apart from taking advantage of two women, Archibald Cunningham is also implied to have raped at least one boy. Guthrie says he's heard plenty of English men are like that.

* {{Flynning}}: Thoroughly averted in the final duel between Rob and Cunningham. The fight is extremely realistic, notably in that Cunningham (who is wielding a small-sword) stays far from Rob, (who wields a basket-hilted claymore) and is wary of Rob's superior strength, longer reach, and heavier blade. He attempts to do Roy in by DeathOfAThousandCuts, with the goal being to weaken Rob before finishing him off when Rob is too weak to resist. That is a very valid strategy in sword fighting, particularly with such a light weapon, and several recorded duels were fought and won using exactly that method.

** Humorously averted between [=MacGregor=] and a drunken Guthrie in a duel to "the first cut": [[spoiler: Rob cuts his hand on Guthrie's extended sword.]]

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Rob starts to sound noticeably Irish at several points throughout the film.
** Similarly, Tim Roth's famous cockney accent shines through Archie's prim, upper class accent on a few occasions.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Archie is far from physically imposing, being skinny and played by 5'8 Tim Roth, and looks positively tiny next to Rob, who is played by 6'4 Liam Neeson. Nevertheless, his speed and skill make him an extremely formidable opponent.

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''Rob Roy'' is a 1995 historical adventure/drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Being [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory vaguely inspired by real events]], it has almost nothing to do with the 1817 novel ''Literature/RobRoy'' by Sir Creator/WalterScott), and stars Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/TimRoth, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/JohnHurt. It tells the [[JustLikeRobinHood heavily fictionalized]] story of Scottish folk hero Robert Roy [=MacGregor=], and his part in the Jacobite Rising.

''Rob Roy'' is a 1995 historical adventure/drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Being [[LooselyBasedOnATrueStory vaguely inspired by real events]], it has almost nothing to do with the 1817 novel ''Literature/RobRoy'' by Sir Creator/WalterScott), and stars Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/TimRoth, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/JohnHurt. It tells the [[JustLikeRobinHood heavily fictionalized]] story of Scottish folk hero Robert Roy [=MacGregor=], and his part in the Jacobite Rising.

* MightyGlacier: Rob is slower than Cunningham but larger and stronger than him.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Rob's mutually passionate and affectionate sex life with Mary is shown repeatedly, while we see only the aftermath of Archie's liaisons, which clearly mean nothing to him.
* HideAndNoSeek: Rob does this.

* AttackTheInjury: Slightly downplayed, as not much attention is called to it, but just before the final duel Archie takes note of Rob's rib injury when Rob hisses in pain while taking off his coat. Archie then looks to exploit that injury both by aiming several slashes at Rob's torso and also making Rob exert himself more by chasing Archie, which is agonizing and drains stamina when one has a rib injury. Finally, Archie's last attack before Rob falls to his knees is a slice directly over the ribs, which causes Rob to fall to his knees gasping for air and in pain.

Robert Roy [=MacGregor=] is a chieftain in the Scottish Highlands. He borrows £1,000 from the Marquess of Montrose, but it's stolen by Montrose's protege, a deadly fop named Archibald Cunningham (played by Tim Roth, who earned an [[OscarBait Oscar nomination]]). Montrose agrees to forgive the debt if [=MacGregor=] frames his enemy, the Duke of Argyll. He refuses, [[ItsPersonal sees his farm burnt and his wife raped]], and is forced to go into hiding. He must find a way to clear his name in court, or failing that, war against those who come after him.

A 1995 film (VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, being vaguely inspired by real events; has almost nothing to do with the 1817 novel ''Literature/RobRoy'' by Sir Creator/WalterScott) directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/TimRoth, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/JohnHurt. It tells the [[JustLikeRobinHood heavily fictionalized]] story of Scottish folk hero Robert Roy [=MacGregor=], and his part in the Jacobite Rising. While it was overshadowed by [[Film/{{Braveheart}} that other 1995 movie about Scottish rebellion against the English]], the climactic SwordFight is held up as one of the best in film.

Robert Roy [=MacGregor=] is a chieftain in the Scottish Highlands. He borrows £1,000 from the Marquess of Montrose, but it's stolen by Montrose's protege, a deadly fop named Archibald Cunningham (played by Tim Roth, who earned an [[OscarBait Oscar nomination]]).

Montrose agrees to forgive the debt if [=MacGregor=] frames his enemy, the Duke of Argyll. He refuses, [[ItsPersonal sees his farm burnt and his wife raped]], and is forced to go into hiding. He must find a way to clear his name in court, or failing that, war against those who come after him.

* {{BFS}}: The heavy claymores of the Scots are contrasted with the nimble {{Royal Rapier}}s of the British. Archie mocks Guthrie's sword as a "cleaver."

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or rather, [[TheDandy obfuscating foppery.]] Archibald Cunningham likes to give the impression he's a harmless dandy through his fixation on fashion and courtly manners. Montrose makes use of this to swindle money, placing bets on Cunningham in sword fights, where Cunningham's oblivious opponents quickly discover he's [[MasterSwordsman a ruthless and extremely skilled swordsman.]]

* WhosYourDaddy: Mary is pregnant at the end of the film and there’s no indication whether or not it’s Rob’s or [[ChildByRape Cunningham's]].

* UnskilledButStrong: Downplayed but Rob is more of a CombatPragmatist than a MasterSwordsman, most likely having picked it up as he went along. He relies more on physical strength and sheer determination in his final duel with Cunningham.

* AlliterativeTitle: '''R'''ob '''R'''oy.

* CoitusUninterruptus

* TheCoatsAreOff: Before the final duel, Rob removes his heavy jacket. Cunningham removes his opulent frock coat and, to show he's taking this fight much more seriously than his earlier ones, he also removes his heavy wig, forgoing vanity for not being encumbered.

* CombatPragmatist: Rob repeatedly uses tricky and surprising moves to win fights, which juxtaposes his otherwise honorable behavior.

A 1995 film (VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, being vaguely inspired by real events; has almost nothing to do with the 1817 novel by Sir Creator/WalterScott) directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/TimRoth, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/JohnHurt. It tells the [[JustLikeRobinHood heavily fictionalized]] story of Scottish folk hero Robert Roy [=MacGregor=], and his part in the Jacobite Rising. While it was overshadowed by [[Film/{{Braveheart}} that other 1995 movie about Scottish rebellion against the English]], the climactic SwordFight is held up as one of the best in film.