Robin Hood (1991/I) (TV)

Director:

John Irvin

Writers (WGA):

Sam Resnick (story)
Sam Resnick (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

13 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

The adventure. The romance. The legend.

Plot:

Yet another version of the classic epic, with enough variation to make it interesting. The story is the same...

Plot Keywords:

Swashbuckler | Robin Hood | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 14	7:15 AM	HBO
Tue. May 20	9:30 AM	HBO

Cast

Danny Webb	...	Much the Miller (as Daniel Webb)
Conrad Asquith	...	Lodwick
Barry Stanton	...	Miter
Patrick Bergin	...	Sir Robert Hode / Robin Hood
Owen Teale	...	Will Scarlett
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Sir Miles Folcanet (as Jurgen Prochnow)
Uma Thurman	...	Maid Marian
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Baron Roger Daguerre (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Phelim McDermott	...	Jester
Carolyn Backhouse	...	Nicole, Roger's Mistress
David Morrissey	...	Little John
Caspar De La Mare	...	Sam Timmons the Carpenter
Cecily Hobbs	...	Mabel
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Lily
Stephen Pallister	...	Jack Runnel

Also Known As:

Robin Hood - Ein Leben für Richard Löwenherz (Germany)

Runtime:

104 min | Germany:133 min | Germany:97 min | USA:116 min (video release)

Country:

Canada | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Spain:T | USA:TV-14 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Peckforton Castle, Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: Woad (the purple dye Robin throws at the tax-collector) wouldn't have been around in the middle of the village. The process used to make the dye smelled so bad that woad-makers had to live outside the village to make it. Also, while in the cauldron it actually looks green, the indigo/purple colour only shows up as you remove the dyed item from the liquid, so the dye would not have appeared purple in the bowl before Robin threw it.

Quotes:

Maid Marian: I will not marry to symbolize a peace, or to ratify a treaty. But... this man I will have... because he makes the May tree blossom and the bees buzz in my breast. I will take this man because he brings springtime to my heart.

Movie Connections:

Version of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Best telling of this classic tale so far.

We all know the story of Robin Hood, it's been told over and over in movie and cartoon form for decades, and of course the story itself is ancient. I've seen a lot of ho-hum adaptations of this story, and in fact I've never been all that impressed with Errol Flynn, nor have I ever been comfortable watching men in tights prancing around. I didn't see this adaptation when it came out, but I accidentally flipped to it today when I first woke up, and I was pleasantly surprised. Every deficiency in previous tellings was gone; for the first time, I was actually engaged in the story rather than rolling my eyes at the Hollywood excesses I'm used to seeing. Uma Thurman is absolutely spectacular as an ass-kicking Marian, and the actor who plays Robin Hood is by far the best yet. I liked everything about this film, how it was directed, the cinematography, and especially the restraint shown by the director. I can't recommend it highly enough, and it certainly beats the hell out of the incredibly lame Kevin Costner telling. I don't know if this version is easy to find on videotape, but it is worth seeking out. 9 out of 10.