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Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 9  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: A parody of the much-done medieval English tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS also directly lampoons the politically correct ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, which starred the hearthrob of the time, the very un-British Kevin Costner. English hearthrob Cary Elwes... A parody of the much-done medieval English tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS also directly lampoons the politically correct ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, which starred the hearthrob of the time, the very un-British Kevin Costner. English hearthrob Cary Elwes gets a turn in the role of the hero of Sherwood Forest who robs from the rich to give to the poor when he returns from the Crusades to find his beloved King Richard (Patrick Stewart in an amazing Sean Connery imitation) usurped by the evil Prince John (Richard Lewis) and his henchman, the Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees). In typical Brooks fashion there is much satire, some gross jokes, a dash of screwball farce, and a Jewish spin put on gentile characters: Hence, Friar Tuck is transformed into Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks), who is eager to perform circumcisions on the dim-witted Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Tracey Ullmann further livens up the ensemble as the witchlike cook Latrine. Those familiar with other Brooks films will also note moments parodying some of the director's own past spoofs, including HIGH ANXIETY and BLAZING SADDLES. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Cary Elwes, Tracey Ullman, Richard Lewis, Isaac Hayes, Mel Brooks

Director: Mel Brooks
Composer: Hummie Mann
Story: J. David Shapiro, Evan Chandler
Screenwriter: Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, J. David Shapiro
Producer: Mel Brooks

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 5, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

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08/16/07
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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This painfully unfunny spoof rivals Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Brooks' worst film.

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04/11/06
Chuck O'Leary
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3/5

It is true, the legend had it coming, but this bad?

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03/23/06
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com
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07/25/05
Jules Brenner
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1/5

No review available.

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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

Grade B Mel Brooks has some zany moments.

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06/08/05
Steve Crum
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3/5

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03/24/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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2/5

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02/11/05
Greg Maki
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3/5

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01/14/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
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5/5

This is one of the best musicals of the 1990s and one of Brooks' very best

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12/12/03
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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4/5

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11/07/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

A few good moments in this typically undercooked Brooks opus.

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09/11/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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09/03/03
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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Quite possibly the worst film I have ever seen (and yes, I've seen "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider").

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07/25/03
David N. Butterworth
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There are many funnier things in the world. Like the flu, for example.

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06/27/03
Widgett Walls
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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03/19/03
Mark Palermo
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02/14/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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09/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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1/5

Indicates that Mel Brooks may have lost it.

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08/05/02
Mike McGranaghan
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