Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. The film was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, co-written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro based on a story by Chandler and Shapiro, and stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. It includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films, particularly Prince of Thieves (upon which the plot is loosely structured), and the 1938 Errol Flynn adaptation The Adventures of Robin Hood. Brooks himself had previously created the short-lived sitcom When Things Were Rotten in the mid-1970s, which also spoofed the Robin Hood legend.
Plot
Robin of Loxley is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned in Jerusalem. With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze, he escapes and frees the other inmates. Upon returning to England, Robin finds Asneeze's son, Ahchoo, and discovers that Prince John has assumed control while King Richard is away fighting in the Crusades. Richard is unaware that the prince is abusing his power. Robin returns to his family home, Loxley Hall, only to find it being repossessed by John's men. His family's blind servant, Blinkin, informs Robin that his family is dead, and his father left him a key which opens "the greatest treasure in all the land."
Cast
- Amy Yasbeck
- Avery Schreiber
- Brian George
- Carol Arthur
- Cary Elwes
- Chase Masterson
- Chuck McCann
- Clement von Franckenstein
- Clive Revill
- Corbin Allred
- Dave Chappelle
- David DeLuise
- Dick Van Patten
- Dom DeLuise
- Eric Allan Kramer
- Herman Poppe
- Isaac Hayes
- Joe Baker
- Malcolm Danare
- Marc Ian Sklar
- Mark Blankfield
- Matthew Porretta
- Megan Cavanagh
- Mel Brooks
- Nick Jameson
- Pat Valenzuela
- Patrick Stewart
- Richard Lewis
- Robert Ridgely
- Roger Rees
- Tim Storms
- Tracey Ullman
- Zitto Kazann
More details
| author | J. David Shapiro Mel Brooks |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Mel Brooks |
| editor | Stephen E. Rivkin |
| genre | adventure comedy |
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| musicBy | Hummie Mann |
| producer | Mel Brooks |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox Gaumont Buena Vista International |
| theme | hood parody satirical slapstick |