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I not sure I understand you since.........The movie Rob Roy was based on Sir Walter Scott's novel which is named, amazingly enough, ROB ROY.
FYI (from the above link):
"SYNOPSIS: This epic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel details the adventures and misfortunes of Scottish clan leader Rob Roy McGregor (1671-1734). Rob Roy, a man of steely integrity and honor, requests a loan from the Marquis of Montrose in order to enlarge his farm."
They purposely retained the name of the book that the movie was made from. I suppose that they could have named it "The Alien Meets The Blob" instead. Indeed, this change would have made it more palatable to the uneducated products of the current Public School System. Wouldn't you agree?
"I not sure I understand you since.........The movie Rob Roy was based on Sir Walter Scott's novel which is named, amazingly enough, ROB ROY."
Hollywood has made hundreds of movies about real life characters but for good reasons, chose not to title the movie after the character. For example, Helter Skelter wasn't titled "Charles Manson".
Bottom line, Doc, is that Rob Roy was a bad choice for a title. It has nothing to do with the character or the quality of the movie. Just a bad title - period.