Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Year:

1993

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Mel Brooks

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1993-07-28

Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Gross: $35,699,287 (USA)£1,804,130 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cary Elwes

Robin Hood

Richard Lewis

Prince John

Roger Rees

Sheriff of Rottingham

Amy Yasbeck

Marian

Mark Blankfield

Blinkin

Dave Chappelle

Ahchoo

Isaac Hayes

Asneeze

Megan Cavanagh

Broomhilde

Eric Allan Kramer

Little John

Matthew Porretta

Will Scarlet O'Hara

Tracey Ullman

Latrine

Patrick Stewart

King Richard

Dom DeLuise

Don Giovanni

Dick Van Patten

The Abbot

Robert Ridgely

The Hangman

Mel Brooks

Rabbi Tuckman

Steve Tancora

Filthy Luca

Joe Dimmick

Dirty Ezio

Avery Schreiber

Tax Assessor

Chuck McCann

Villager

Brian George

Dungeon Maitre D'

Zitto Kazann

Head Saracen Guard

Richard Assad

Assistant Saracen Guard

Herman Poppe

Sheriff's Guard

Clive Revill

Fire Marshall

Joe Baker

Angry Villager

Carol Arthur

Complaining Villager

Kelly Jones Gabriele

Buxom Lass (as Kelly Jones)

Clement von Franckenstein

Royal Announcer (as Clement Von Franckenstein)

Corbin Allred

Young Lad

Chase Masterson

Giggling Court Lady

Don Lewis

Mime

Roger Owens

Peanut Vendor

Patrick Valenzuela

Lead Camel Jockey

Steffon

Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancer

Dante Henderson

Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancer

Bryant Baldwin

Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancer

Diesko Boyland Jr.

Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancer

Edgar Godineaux Jr.

Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancer

Johnny Dean Harvey

Merry Men Dancer

Tyce Diorio

Merry Men Dancer (as Keith Diorio)

Joseph R. McKee

Merry Men Dancer

Nathan Prevost

Merry Men Dancer

Don Hesser

Merry Men Dancer

Bill Bohl

Merry Men Dancer

Christopher D. Childers

Merry Men Dancer (as Chris Childers)

Raymond Del Barrio

Merry Men Dancer

Malcolm Danare

Inept Archer

Edwin Hale

Inept Archer

Nick Jameson

Inept Archer

Peter Pitofsky

Inept Archer

Nicholas Rempel

Inept Archer

Rudy De Luca

Party Guest

Matthew Saks

Party Guest

Robin Shepard

Party Guest

Dee Gubin

Party Guest

Brad Grunberg

Wedding Guest (as Johnny Cocktails)

Lisa Cordray

Wedding Guest

Laurie Main

Wedding Guest

Elaine Ballace

Wedding Guest

Stuart Schreiber

Wedding Guest

James Van Patten

Villager

Ira Miller

Villager

Lillian D'Arc

Villager

Patrick Brymer

Villager

Robert Noble

Villager

Henry Kaiser

Villager

Tony Tanner

Villager

Diana Chesney

Villager

James Glaser

Villager

Ronny Graham

Villager

David DeLuise

Villager (uncredited)

Debbie James

Marian

Danny McBride

Merry Man

Arthur Rubin

Robin Hood

Hanala Sagal

Village Girl (uncredited)

Marc Ian Sklar

Merry Man

Tim Storms

Merry Man

Did you know?

Trivia

When Dirty Ezio sets himself up in the tower to assassinate Robin Hood during the archery tournament, a sign can be seen behind him that reads "Royal Folio Depository", an obvious allusion to the Texas Book Depository building from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy.

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In the Jerusalem prison, when the head guard Muktar asks Chuchim for the tongue looseners to use to get Robin Hood to talk, three of the other prisoners gasp in horror, and at the same time, mimic the "See-no-evil Hear-no-evil Speak-no-evil" pose.

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Patrick Stewart plays King Richard talking in a thick Scottish accent, a reference to Sean Connery's performance in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Some critics found Connery's accent inappropriate for the role, since King Richard would not have spoken with a Scottish burr (thus providing comedic fodder for Mel Brooks). Technically, an English accent would have been no more appropriate than Sean Connery's Scottish accent and a French accent would have been best for Richard (and any other nobles of the time, possibly including Robin), as "English" did not yet exist as a language and English nobles spoke Anglo-Norman, a dialect of Old French, while the common folk spoke Old-English, an Anglo-Frisian tongue that has more in common with Old Norse than with Modern English.

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Goofs

When Asneeze is saying good-bye to Robin he is urging him to hurry because "It is a long way from Africa to England". But Robin's journey marks on the map start from Jerusalem which is not in Africa.

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As Maid Marian is walking down the aisle, she has on slippers. However, as she is being wrapped in the red cloth, her bare feet reveal she is not wearing any shoes.

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During the end of the bridge pole fight scene when the poles are only several inches long, Robin hits Little John on his left hand knuckles but Little John pulls his right hand away in pain.