Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
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48% of critics liked it
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Mel Brooks directed and co-wrote this satiric comedy which lampoons a number of cinematic treatments of the legend of Sherwood Forest, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Robin Hood (Cary Elwes) comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble… More Mel Brooks directed and co-wrote this satiric comedy which lampoons a number of cinematic treatments of the legend of Sherwood Forest, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Robin Hood (Cary Elwes) comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard (Patrick Stewart) is in exile and that the despotic King John (Richard Lewis) now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees). Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with John and the Sheriff, including Asneeze (Isaac Hayes) and his son Ahchoo (Dave Chappelle), the blind watchman Blinkin (Mark Blankfield), Will Scarlet O'Hara (Matthew Porretta), and Rabbi Tuckman (Brooks). The Sheriff is eager to put Robin Hood out of business with the aid of criminal mastermind Don Giovanni (Dom DeLuise), but Robin soon has an ally in the royal palace when he falls for the lovely Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck), whose minder Broomhilde (Megan Cavanagh) has uncooperatively outfitted Marian with a chastity belt. The cast also includes Tracy Ullman, Robert Ridgely, and Clive Revill. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mel Brooks
- Written By
- Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, J. David Shapiro, J.D. Shapiro
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 28, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Sarah Boslaugh, Playback:stl
Most of the jokes were groaners when this film was new and they haven't improved with age.
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Chris Cabin, Slant Magazine
Released on the eve of the latest, Ridley Scott-helmed take on the legend of Robin Hood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights showcases a comedy legend at his laziest, both creatively and technically.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Cary Elwes is far more dashing and jubilant than either Kevin Costner or Russell Crowe, and he seems born for the role, rather than shoehorned into it.
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
The script turns out to be a bigger villain than the Sheriff of Rottingham.
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
This painfully unfunny spoof rivals Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Brooks' worst film.
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Cast
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Cary Elwes
as Robin Hood
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Richard Lewis
as Prince John
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Roger Rees
as Sheriff of Rottingham
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Amy Yasbeck
as Maid Marian
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Dave Chappelle
as Ahchoo
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Tracey Ullman
as Latrine
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Mark Blankfield
as Blinkin
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Mel Brooks
as Rabbi Tuckman
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Eric Allan Kramer
as Little John
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Megan Cavanagh
as Broomhilde
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Dom DeLuise
as Don Giovanni
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Dick Van Patten
as Abbot
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Matthew Porretta
as Will Scarlet O'Hara
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Isaac Hayes
as Asneeze
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Patrick Stewart
as Richard I the Lionheart
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Corbin Allred
as Young Lad
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Carol Arthur
as Complaining Villager
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Patrick Brymer
as Villager
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Johnny Cocktails
as Wedding Guest
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Malcom Danare
as Inept Archer
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David DeLuise
as Villager
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Brian George
as Dungeon Maitre d'
- Tony Griffin
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Don Hesser
as Merry Men Dancer
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Henry Kaiser
as Villager
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Zitto Kazann
as Head Saracen Guard
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Laurie Main
as Wedding Guest
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Chase Masterson
as Giggling Court Lady
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Chuck McCann
as Villager
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Robert Noble
as Villager
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Peter Pitofsky
as Inept Archer
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Herman Poppe
as Sheriff's Guard
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Clive Revill
as Fire Marshall
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Mathew Saks
as Party Guest
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Avery Schreiber
as Tax Assessor
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Robin Shepard
as Party Guest
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Tony Tanner
as Villager
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Patrick Valenzuela
as Lead Camel Jockey
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James Van Patten
as Villager
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Clement von Franckenstein
as Royal Announcer
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Rudy De Luca
as Party Guest
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Nick Jameson
as Inept Archer
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Don Lewis
as Mime
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Ira Miller
as Villager
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Richard Assad
as Assistant Saracen Guard
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Joe Baker
as Angry Villager
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RONNY GRAHAM
as Villager
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Robert Ridgely
as Hangman
- Lindsay Chag
- Matt Porretta
- Tracy Ullman



