Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writers (WGA):

Pen Densham (story)
Pen Densham (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 June 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law

Plot:

When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.

Plot Keywords:

England | Outlaw | Crusades | Forest | Moors

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Robin Hood
Morgan Freeman	...	Azeem
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Marian Dubois
Christian Slater	...	Will Scarlett
Alan Rickman	...	Sheriff of Nottingham
Michael McShane	...	Friar Tuck (as Micheal McShane)
Brian Blessed	...	Lord Locksley
Michael Wincott	...	Guy of Gisborne
Nick Brimble	...	Little John
Soo Drouet	...	Fanny
Daniel Newman	...	Wulf
Daniel Peacock	...	Bull
Walter Sparrow	...	Duncan
Harold Innocent	...	Bishop of Hereford
Jack Wild	...	Much the Miller's Son

Runtime:

143 min | 155 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:PG | Iceland:10 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:PA (Ontario - 2006) | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 (f) | South Africa:PG | UK:12 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Sweden:11 (heavily cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (extended version) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Rumor has it that Kevin Costner wanted to use an English accent, but director Kevin Reynolds didn't want him to. Supposedly, Costner would affect the accent when he was arguing with Reynolds, but not when they were in agreement. Costner claims that he was initially asked to use an accent, but this was stopped when he did it poorly.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although the refracting telescope was not invented until the 17th century, it is clearly used as an example of how much more sophisticated medieval Muslims were than their Christian contemporaries. A great amount of Arab scholarship was lost or destroyed during and shortly after the Crusades - who's to say that Azeem isn't the proud possessor of a rare optical device whose secrets were lost to the West until Hans Lippershey "invented" it in 1608? And it turns out to be very useful, too. Go on, be a sport, let him have it - it's just a fun adventure movie, not a documentary.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prisoner: Show them the courage of Allah!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Little Giants (1994)

Soundtrack:

WILD TIMES

so brilliant its Brazilian

I don't like action films, i don't like hack and slash but i love this.

For me every actor does a reasonable job and Alan Rickman is outstanding as the sheriff of Nottingham, the lack of a credible English accent is not a worry to me and the flexible use of locations is also not a problem. The story is great, the screenplay is wonderful with its lack of self-conciousness. All the elements of a great epic are there, love, hate, greed, honesty.

The anachronisms really add to the film, the action scenes are tremendous. And yes i like the arrow-cam.

Don't be cynical be nice, enjoy the ride.