Robin Hood: Men in Tights

– Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exil..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jul 1993

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Mel Brooks

Writer:

J.D. Shapiro (story), Evan Chandler (story), Mel Brooks (screenplay), Evan Chandler (screenplay), J.D. Shapiro (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck

Plot:

Robin of Locksley, known as the most skilled archer of the land, has just returned to England after fighting in the Holy Crusades, where King Richard the Lionhearted is also fighting. Robin finds that much of what he knew of England has gone to ruin, including his longtime family home having been taken away, all at the hands of the evil Prince John, Richard's brother who has assumed the throne in Richard's absence. Neurotic John is basically being controlled by the equally evil Sheriff of Rottingham, everything they doing to fatten their own coffers at the expense of the commoners and peasants. As such, Robin recruits a band of merry men to help him battle Prince John and the Sheriff, they who include: Blinkin, his blind longtime servant; Ahchoo, the misguided son of Asneeze, the man who helped him escape from prison while fighting in the Crusades; Little John, who seems to think that being called Little is only coincidental to the fact of he being a hulking man; and Little John's friend, Will Scarlet O'Hara, a master with daggers. In going to the palace, Robin falls in love at first sight with Marian of Bagelle, a maid of the court. Marian is looking for the man who has the figurative and literal key to unlock her heart (and more private parts). The Sheriff has his own eyes on Marian, he who in turn is the object of desire of Latrine, a powerful hag of a sorceress of the court. Robin and the Sheriff in particular have a fight to the death mentality to achieve their end goals, which for both are protection of the throne for their trusted royal, and the heart and cherry of Maid Marian.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
Metacritic:
44%