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| Robin Hood: Men in Tights | |
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| Directed by | Mel Brooks[1] |
| Produced by | Mel Brooks |
| Screenplay by | Mel Brooks J. David Shapiro |
| Story by | J. David Shapiro Evan Chandler |
| Starring | Cary Elwes Richard Lewis |
| Music by | Hummie Mann |
| Cinematography | Michael D. O'Shea |
| Editing by | Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Studio | Gaumont Brooksfilms |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (US) Columbia Tristar Film Distributors International (Int'l) |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $35,739,755 (Domestic)[2] |
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 French-American musical adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. Produced and directed by Mel Brooks, the film stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. The film includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films (particularly Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's Robin Hood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood).
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Plot
Robin Hood, or Robin of Loxley (Cary Elwes), is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned at Khalil Prison in Jerusalem. With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze (Isaac Hayes), who is in for jaywalking, he escapes and frees the other inmates. Robin is asked by Asneeze to find his son, Ahchoo (Dave Chappelle, in his first major professional role). Upon returning to England, he finds Ahchoo and discovers that Prince John (Richard Lewis) has assumed control while King Richard is away fighting in the Crusades. Unbeknownst to Richard, the prince is abusing his power. Robin returns to his family home, Loxley Hall, only to find it has been repossessed by John's men. His family's servant, Blinkin (Mark Blankfield), who so happens to be blind, informs Robin that his family members and pets have been killed as well. He vows to get his home back before all his family's things are taken.
Robin recruits the large and ignorant Little John (Eric Allan Kramer), and his friend Will Scarlet O'Hara (Matthew Porretta), to help regain his father's land and oust Prince John from the throne. On his quest, Robin also attracts the attention of Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck), who wants to find the man who has the key to her heart (and chastity belt). They are also joined by Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks), who shares with them his sacramental wine. While Robin is training his band of tights-clad Merry Men, the spoonerism-spouting Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees), hires the Mafioso Don Giovanni (Dom DeLuise) to assassinate Robin at the Spring Festival (with archery tournament). Maid Marian hears of the evil plot, and sneaks out of her castle to warn Robin, accompanied by her frumpy German Lady-in-Waiting Broomhilde (Megan Cavanagh). The Sheriff and Don expect that Robin will not refuse a chance to participate in the tournament due to his pride, and Robin does as they expect.
At the archery tournament, a disguised Robin makes it to the final round, where he unmasks himself. He then makes his shot but loses to his opponent. Robin calls this situation absurd and pulls out a copy of the movie's script to discover that he gets another shot. The Sheriff and Prince John then pull out their own copies and confirm this (much to their annoyance). After winning the tournament, Robin is arrested. Before Robin is taken away, Marian promises to do the most disgusting thing she can think of in exchange for Robin's safety: marry the Sheriff.
Several hours later, the ceremony commences with the opening prayer in "The New Latin" (Pig Latin). The priest quickly and discreetly reveals the Sheriff's unimposing first name, Mervyn. Before Marian can say "I do", the castle is attacked by the Men in Tights, led by Little John, Ahchoo, Blinkin, and Will. They quickly free Robin and a battle ensues. However, Marian is carried off to the tower by the Sheriff, who wants to deflower her.
Robin arrives and wins an intense sword fight, missing his sheath and accidentally running the sheriff through. The witch Latrine (Tracey Ullman), Prince John's full-time cook and part-time adviser, saves him by giving him a magical lifesaver in exchange for agreeing to marry her. Before Robin and Marian "celebrate" in her bedroom, Broomhilde arrives, insisting they get married first. Rabbi Tuckman conducts the ceremony, but they are suddenly interrupted by King Richard (Patrick Stewart), recently returned from the Crusades, who insists on sanctioning the marriage with a kiss to the new bride. He orders John to be taken away to the Tower of London and made part of the tour. He also announces that, due to the foul stench the prince has left over the kingdom, all the toilets are to be called "johns".
All being as it should be, Robin and Marian are married and Ahchoo is made the new sheriff of Rottingham. When the crowd expresses its disbelief at a black sheriff, Ahchoo reminds them that "it worked in Blazing Saddles". When the night comes, Maid Marian's chastity belt will not open with his key (to her fury and dismay), so Robin calls for a locksmith.
Cast
- Cary Elwes as Robin Hood[3]
- Richard Lewis as Prince John
- Roger Rees as Sheriff of Rottingham
- Amy Yasbeck as Maid Marian of Bagel (pronounced "Bag-elle")
- Dave Chappelle as Ahchoo
- Mark Blankfield as Blinkin
- Eric Allan Kramer as Little John
- Matthew Porretta as Will Scarlet O'Hara
- Isaac Hayes as Asneeze
- Tracey Ullman as Latrine the Witch
- Patrick Stewart as King Richard
- Dom DeLuise as Don Giovanni
- Dick Van Patten as The Abbot
- Mel Brooks as Rabbi Tuckman
- Megan Cavanagh as Broomhilde
- Brian George as Dungeon Maitre d'
- David DeLuise as a Villager (uncredited)
- Marc Ian Sklar as Merry man (uncredited)
- Tim Storms as Merry man (uncredited)
Robin Hood appearances
Several of the people involved with the film were involved in other Robin Hood productions. Dick Van Patten, who played the Abbot in the film, had previously collaborated with Brooks in a television parody titled When Things Were Rotten, in which van Patten played Friar Tuck. While critically acclaimed, the show ran for only half a season in 1975.
Porretta (Will Scarlet O'Hara) would go on to play Robin Hood for the first two seasons of the television series The New Adventures of Robin Hood. Patrick Stewart, who appears briefly as King Richard, once assumed the Robin Hood role while portraying Jean-Luc Picard in the episode "Qpid" of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Comedic style
Many anachronisms are incorporated into the film for comedic effect, such as the "Hollywood"-styled sign upon Robin Hood's arrival in England, a rental horse, Ye Olde Port-o-Privy, an "EXIT" sign appearing when Robin escapes from the castle, an impression of Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech (immediately followed by an impression of Malcolm X's "You've Been Had" speech), a pneumatic jackhammer, a handheld semi-automatic crossbow, a remote-control portcullis, a man sounding like Lou Costello yelling "Hey, Abbot!" in greeting the abbot (a gag re-used from When Things Were Rotten), Robin Hood making a crack about how the Sheriff of Rottingham avoided participating in the Crusades by having his father get him into the National Guard, a Life Savers candy used to save the life of the Sheriff of Rottingham, Ahchoo taking a "time out" while being attacked to pump his sneakers, Robin's merry men practicing jousting on dummies with Campbell's Tomato Soup, and V8 among other food products as the dummies heads, Prince John saying that Robin in his disguise "looks like Mark Twain!", a Twelfth Century Fox, etc. There are other anachronisms which may not have been intentional, such as the coat of arms on King Richard's tunic which would not have been used until the Tudor family came into power, particularly during King Henry VIII's reign.
During the wedding ceremony of the Sheriff of Rottingham and Maid Marian, the abbott sings the hymn in Pig Latin, calling it the "New Latin".
Will's full name is Will Scarlett O'Hara, which is a direct reference to Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind, and his being from Georgia is an indirect reference, since that's where Scarlett O'Hara lived.
There are also many references to Brooks's previous films, especially Blazing Saddles (including a direct mention of the title), History of the World, Part I, and Young Frankenstein; Brooks himself appears as Rabbi Tuckman, a Jewish parody of the Friar Tuck character, who blesses people with Sacramental wine and offers circumcisions ("They're the latest craze! The ladies love it!").
There is also a small reference to Home Alone when Robin encounters the poaching boy, in his introduction, he runs toward the camera, placing his hands on his cheeks and screaming like the main character (Kevin McCallister) in the movie. There is also an indirect reference to the title in the boy's final line ("I'm going to go home, alone.").
Several plot and character references point to a previous film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Elwes's line, "Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent!", is a reference to the fact that Kevin Costner as Robin in an earlier film used his own (American) accent. References to Errol Flynn's actions in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood are included as well, such as when Robin enters with a boar on his shoulders, and also during the film's shadow fight, which was a gimmick Flynn often used.
Reception
Critics gave mixed reviews to the film, with many noting Brooks lacked as many humorous scenes as his earlier works.[4][5][6][7]
Rotten Tomatoes rated the film as "Rotten", giving it an overall 48% rating. Despite this, the film has since developed a large cult following. Voters at the Internet Movie Database rated the film 6.4 out of 10. In an Entertainment Tonight review of the film before its release, test audiences did overall feel the film was a good spoof, but only about ¼ of those surveyed felt the film was strong enough to launch a sequel.
Box office
Robin Hood: Men in Tights was not one of Brooks's best grossing films.[8]
The film debuted at #6 at the North American box office, with only $6,841,830.[9] The film went on to gross a domestic total of $35,739,755.[2]
References
- ^ Communications, Bpi (1992-10-01). "Brooks Plans `Robin Hood: Men In Tights". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ a b "Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=robinhoodmenintights.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Rainer, Peter (1993-07-28). "Men in Tights': A See-Through Laugh". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1993-07-28). "Review/Film; Mel Brooks Aims His Comedic Barbs At Robin Hood et al.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ James, Caryn (1993-08-01). "FILM VIEW; Mel Brooks Vs. the Boyz N the Wood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Rainer, Peter (1993-07-28). "FILM VIEW; Mel Brooks Vs. the Boyz N the Wood". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Brooks Recycles His Old Jokes For The Tedious 'Robin Hood'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Fox, David J. (1993-08-02). "'Sun' Rises Over 'Justice'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Fox, David J. (1993-08-02). "'Sun' Rises Over 'Justice'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
External links
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