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Director: Jim Abrahams "Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams. Director: Jim Abrahams Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. Director: Mel Brooks Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy. Director: David Zucker Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards. Director: Peter Segal Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II . Director: David Zucker In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Director: Mel Brooks Mel Brooks' parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations. Director: Mel Brooks An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.

Director: Mel Brooks Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and 1 more credit » Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen 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. Director: Kevin Reynolds Edit Storyline The standard story of Robin Hood: Evil Prince John is oppressing the people while good King Richard is away on the Crusades. Robin steals from the tax collectors, wins an archery contest, defeats the Sheriff, and rescues Maid Marian. In this version, however, Mel Brooks adds his own personal touch, parodying traditional adventure films, romance films, and the whole idea of men running around the woods in tights. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net> See All (157) » Taglines: The legend had it coming... Find out where Robin Hood put his Little John, what made Will Scarlet, and what did Friar Tuck into his tights that Maid Marion all of a quiver?

Genres: Rated PG-13 for off-color humor | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 28 July 1993 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Robbin' the Hood See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia When Ahchoo first appears, he and Robin fight Prince John's knights with a style Robin calls "Praying Mantis". Praying Mantis is an actual martial art - a style of Kung Fu emphasizing grabbing your opponent and bringing him to the ground - but it is nothing like the slapstick techniques that Robin and Ahchoo use. See more » Goofs When the Sheriff goes into the throne room to tell Prince John about Robin attacking him, John tells the woman in the blue dress "Later...!". She giggles and runs away. In the next shot, she runs away again. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits The opening credits appear after shooting fire arrows. At the end of the credits the arrows are flying into village houses and setting them on fire.

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TOP 500 REVIEWER on July 29, 2016 Format: DVD Verified Purchase We meet Robin of Loxley at the Khalil Prison, the notorious Jerusalem dungeons for captured European Crusaders. Fortunately, or it would be a very short movie, Robin escapes with a fellow prisoner (Isaac Hayes), who tells him, "My name is Asneeze, father of Ahchoo." They part ways, but not before Asneeze makes Robin promise to look up and look after Ahchoo, who is an exchange student in England. Robin keeps his promise and gains a traveling companion. Along with Blinkin, his family's blind family servant, left behind in the ruins of Loxley Hall, reading a braille Playboy magazine on vellum. The bad guys, of course, are Prince John (watch his mole!) and the Sheriff of Rottingham. The Sheriff is played to perfection by Roger Rees, petulant, smarmy, bullying and getting his words mixed up. This movie is full of doofus wit.

Such as when Robin is rallying his untrained forest recruits: "Good people who have traveled from villages near and far, lend me your ears." And the villagers each throw one of their ears at him. This is not my favorite Mel Brooks movie, but it is a lot of fun. Mel Brooks directed twelve films in all, acting in all but one of them. Eight of his movies, including "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," are collected in a slipcase in Mel Brooks Bx Sm Cb . Happy Reader Robin Hood: Men In Tights on iTunes by The Great Zarquon Robin Hood: Men In Tights is stereotypical of most Mel Brooks films: brilliantly funny, sharply satirical, and completely unafraid of making fun of itself. The writing is superb, and the musical numbers are hilariously perfect. If you've never seen this movie, what are you waiting for? Download it already! After watching Men In Tights, you wonder how all those other Robin Hoods got away with foregoing their English accents. "We're men, manly men! We're men in tights!" by jahaja! This movie never gets old. I must have seen it for the first time 10 years ago or so.

For years after my cousin and I would shout quotes from this movie at eachother with heartfelt glee. "Hurt me hurt me, save them save them!", "... I guess no one's coming!", or the very good mafia quote: "He's dead. D E D dead!" The jokes are over the top silly, which makes it work. No halfway tries. Very often these kinds of comedies fail to hold up the second time around. This one makes me laugh every single time... A Top Comedy - iTunes Doesn't Do it Justice! by emmabrock "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" is not a subpar Mel Brooks movie - in fact, some would argue that it's one of his best! The iTunes summary here makes it sound like it will be crude, juvenile, and campy - anyone who's seen this movie would say, "Yes, but see it ANYWAY." Absolutely recommend. I'm so glad I found it on here and if iTunes actually put it somewhere where people could find it without searching specifically it, I think they'd find a lot of other people saying the same great things. BUY/RENT IT - you'll like it, and maybe then they'll have someone write a better summary of it.

Viewers Also Bought © 1993 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Customer Ratings Robin Hood (Mel Brooks) | Heroes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Robin Hood (Mel Brooks) Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. “ Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent. „ ~ Robin Hood Robin Hood is the protagonist of Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He is a parody of the original Robin Hood and is more comedic than heroic. Trivia This Robin Hood was played by Cary Elwes . Elwes also played Westley in The Princess Bride. Elwes was offered the role of Robin Hood in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a role he rejected as he felt the plot was too contrived.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights | The Parody Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Robin Hood: Men in Tights 64,091pages on Share Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 French-American musical adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. Produced and directed by Mel Brooks, the film stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. The film includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films (particularly Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's Robin Hood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood). Plot Edit Robin Hood, or Robin of Loxley (Cary Elwes), is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned at Khalil Prison in Jerusalem. With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze (Isaac Hayes), who is in for jaywalking, he escapes and frees the other inmates. Robin is asked by Asneeze to find his son, Ahchoo (Dave Chappelle, in his first major professional role).

Upon returning to England, he finds Ahchoo and discovers that Prince John (Richard Lewis) has assumed control while King Richard is away fighting in the Crusades. Unbeknownst to Richard, the prince is abusing his power. Robin returns to his family home, Loxley Hall, only to find it has been repossessed by John's men. His family's blind servant, Blinkin (Mark Blankfield), informs Robin that his family members and pets have been killed as well. He vows to get his home back before all his family's things are taken. Robin recruits the large and ignorant Little John (Eric Allan Kramer), and his friend Will Scarlet O'Hara (Matthew Porretta), to help regain his father's land and oust Prince John from the throne. On his quest, Robin also attracts the attention of Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck), who wants to find the man who has the key to her heart (and Everlast chastity belt). They are also joined by Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks), who shares with them his sacramental wine.

While Robin is training his band of tights-clad Merry Men, the spoonerism-spouting Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees), hires the Mafioso Don Giovanni (Dom DeLuise) to assassinate Robin at the Spring Festival (with archery tournament), spoofing a similarly outlandish plot twist from the Costner movie involving Scottish mercenaries. Maid Marian hears of the evil plot, and sneaks out of her castle to warn Robin, accompanied by her frumpy German Lady-in-Waiting Broomhilde (Megan Cavanagh). The Sheriff and Don expect that Robin will not refuse a chance to participate in the tournament due to his pride, and Robin does as they expect. At the archery tournament, a disguised Robin makes it to the final round, where he makes his shot but loses to his opponent. Robin calls this situation absurd, takes off his disguise and pulls out a copy of the movie's script to discover that he gets another shot. The Sheriff and Prince John then pull out their own copies and confirm this (much to their annoyance). Robin then takes the second shot, this time using a special "PATRIOT arrow" and hits the target. After winning the tournament, Robin is arrested.

Before Robin is taken away, Marian promises to do the most disgusting thing she can think of in exchange for Robin's safety: marry the Sheriff. Several hours later, the ceremony commences with the opening prayer in "The New Latin" (Pig Latin). The Abbot (Dick Van Patten) quickly and discreetly reveals the Sheriff's unimposing first name, Mervyn. Before Marian can say "I do", the castle is attacked by the Men in Tights, led by Little John, Ahchoo, Blinkin, and Will. They quickly free Robin and a battle ensues. However, Marian is carried off to the tower by the Sheriff, who wants to deflower her. Robin arrives and wins an intense sword fight, missing his sheath and accidentally running the sheriff through. The witch Latrine (Tracey Ullman), Prince John's full-time cook and part-time adviser, saves him by giving him a magical lifesaver in exchange for agreeing to marry her. Before Robin and Marian "celebrate" in her bedroom, Broomhilde arrives, insisting they get married first.

Rabbi Tuckman conducts the ceremony, but they are suddenly interrupted by King Richard (Patrick Stewart), recently returned from the Crusades, who insists on sanctioning the marriage with a kiss to the new bride. He orders John to be taken away to the Tower of London and made part of the tour. He also announces that, due to the foul stench the prince has left over the kingdom, all the toilets are to be called "johns". All being as it should be, Robin and Marian are married and Ahchoo is made the new sheriff of Rottingham. When the crowd expresses its disbelief at a black sheriff, Ahchoo reminds them that "it worked in Blazing Saddles". When the night comes, Maid Marian's chastity belt will not open with his key (to her fury and dismay), so Robin calls for a locksmith.

Music Track "Men In Tights" – Steve Lively, Randy Crenshaw, Kerry Katz, Geoff Koch and Rick Logan (The Merry Men Singers) "Marian" – Debbie James "Sherwood Forest Rap" – Kevin Dorsey and The Merry Men Singers "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" – Arthur Rubin and the Merry Men Singers "Marian" (end credit duet) – Cathy Dennis and Lance Ellington "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "Hava Nagila" "Can-Can" (overture to Orphée aux Enfers) "Bridal Chorus" Robin Hood: Men in Tights Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 107 out of 122 people found the following review useful: Absolutely hilarious from Tessenderlo, Belgium 17 November 2004 After I've seen this movie I find it hard to understand why so many people seem to hate this movie. I'm not saying it belongs in the top 250 of all times, but in it's genre it is a great movie. I know, not many people find it amusing to see how a legendary story like 'Robin Hood' is turned into a comedy.

Many people still seem to believe that some things shouldn't be laughed with ... they are wrong. Mel Brooks has done an excellent job with Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I have seen the original Robin Hood movies as well, but I never had such a good time when watching them as I had with this one. It's just one continuation of hilarious moments and parodies on famous people and movies (Winston Churchil, The Godfather...). I recommend everyone who wants to have a good laugh to watch this movie. To those who think Robin Hood shouldn't be messed with, you're wrong, but you better don't watch it because you'll probably be offended by it. I give this movie an 8/10. Was the above review useful to you? 97 out of 112 people found the following review useful: Takes a real man to wear tights! Author: theawahaid 19 January 2004 I remember when I first saw this movie. I was babysitting for a friend of my mums, and one of the kids suggested we watch it.

Thinking it was the frankly laughable 'Prince of Thieves' they were slipping into the video recorder, I was prepared for a few hours of boredom, What I got came as a shock, a pleasant one I'll admit, but still a shock. Now, you all know the Robin Hood legend don't you? I shall explain a little. Robin Hood was a Saxon criminal, nicking money here and there and giving it to people who needed it, all the while seducing the beautiful Maid Marion, and vexing the Sheriff of Nottingham and prince john. That's the basics! Now, on with the review. This movie was released in 1993, and is a take off of the whole Robin Hood legend and a p--- take of Prince of Thieves in particular. Loosely following the legend, Robin of Loxley is first encountered in an Arabic prison during the third century crusades, and together with a 'Moor' as they were called in those days, he executes a cunning escape with a cellmate, Asneeze. After escaping, Asneeze beseeches Robin to find his son Atchoo, a foreign exchange student in England and look out for him. This Robin vows to do!

Robin swims back to England. He returns to his home, Loxley castle to find it being wheeled away on the back of the cart by Bailiffs, and goes through he sorrowful revelation that his father, dog, cat, and even the goldfish are all dead. Desperate for a familiar face, he finds the family's loyal blind servant Blinkin sitting on the toilet with a Jazz mag in Braille. The hilarity continues throughout the movie. As with all Robin Hood stories, Robin must thwart the evil plans of Prince John and the sheriff of Rottingham, who are wreaking havoc and charging exorbitant taxes on King Richards's kingdom while he's away. Those familiar with the movies Mel Brooks has previously directed will have some small idea of what to expect. After all, this is the man responsible for Dracula-dead and loving it and young Frankenstein. All the jokes, which range from visual gags to wonderful witty comments are in exactly the right places throughout the movie, with never more than a minute between laughs.

Cary Elwes (incidentally the only English man to play Robin Hood in a movie), who many of you will know from Princess Bride brings his cheeky grinning twinkle eyed presence to this movie, and does a wonderful job. From outlandish heroic posturing, to a wickedly sexy glance, he really is amazingly funny. And the man looks better in tights than I do! Richard Lewis is hilarious as the whiny, arrogant Prince John with the ever-changing mole. He gets the sissy-boy behaviour down to a tee, and his whinging American vocalisations are great. All the way through the movie, a mole on his face constantly changes position: it starts on his left cheek, then over to his right cheek, then his chin, then his forehead, before going back to it's original place. This is a subtle joke based on the mole on Alan Rickman when he played the sheriff in Prince Of Thieves Roger Rees as the sleazy sheriff of Rottingham is marvellously slimy and nasty, and has some great lines throughout the film. There are some faces here you'll be familiar with from other Brooks films.

For instance Robert Ridgely, playing the hangman in this film also played the hangman in Blazing Saddles, another film directed by Brooks. He likes to add subtle references to his earlier films too; with several in this film that die-hard Brooks fans will easily spot. Those who watched History of the World part 1 will recognise the music to the song 'Men in Tights'. Also, when Patrick Stewart arrives and snogs Marion, Mel himself (playing Rabbi Tuckman) utters the line 'it's good to be a king', one of his lines in History of the world. The whole cast is wonderfully comedic, even those with only a few lines bring a great depth of warmth and humour to them What makes this film so wonderfully warm and funny in my own opinion are all the improvised scenes. Although there was a script of sorts, some scenes were completely improvised by the actors themselves, such as the scene where Latrine (Tracey Ullman) prays for Rottingham in her bed, and he falls through the ceiling, landing right where she wanted him, which was totally devised and thought out by the two actors. There are few special effects, and those that are there are small but fun moments of computerised camera trickery.

The soundtrack is memorable, with some very funny songs, and a couple of cheesy love songs. You'll be singing 'Men in tights' or at least humming it to yourself, for weeks. The rating is Pg, to which I say BAH HUMBUG. There is no bad language in the film, except in the use of double entendre, and one utterance of sh!t, and violence is minimal. In fact I'd go as far as to say non-existent, apart from a few comedy fight scenes. A great fun film that adults and children alike will enjoy! Was the above review useful to you? 56 out of 78 people found the following review useful: Excellently funny! from United States 3 August 2003 This is a funny film and I like it a lot. Cary Elwes plays Robin Hood to a tee. This is, of course, the usual good vs evil with Robin against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. The humor is sort of in your face stuff for the most part, but still works well. A comedy for a night when you don't want to have to think much, it's well worth a rent! Was the above review useful to you?

41 out of 53 people found the following review useful: Bloody Brilliant from United Kingdom 20 April 2006 Cary Elwes have to say puts on a better performance then Costner did in RHPOT but anyhow. Have to say this film it just makes me laugh so much mainly because the actors seem really into what their doing and you just sit there and thinking 'what the hell are they on' but in a very very very very good way.The random outbursts of songs were brilliant and well and the musical score used I really really liked.Great casting and as said before everyone seemed so into their roles 10/10 from me defiantly 'Because unlike some other Robin Hoods.I can speak with an English accent' Was the above review useful to you? 41 out of 53 people found the following review useful: Silly but funny from Denmark 24 January 2004 This is definitely one of the better Mel Brooks movies, along with Spaceballs(although I will openly admit to not having watched many others, at least yet). It's very silly and thoroughly funny, there are hardly more than a few minutes throughout the entire two hour run-time, where you aren't entertained.

Almost all of the gags have a great comical effect, few of them fall flat. I saw this movie right after seeing and reviewing Spy Hard, and comparing these two spoof movies, I realize exactly of how high quality this movie really is. It's funny from start to finish, none of the comedy is overdone or boring. The music is marvelous, as is the choreography of both dancing and fighting. The acting is pretty much what you would normally expect from this type of movie... Elwes is a great comedian, and makes a good Robin. The plot is typical Robin Hood, more or less everything from the legend is fit into this movie(and spoofed majorly). If you like Mel Brooks, or you're just a fan of silly humor, or you're just dying to watch a good parody of the legend of Robin Hood, this is definitely the film for you. The HBO First Look special on the film is also worth watching, and in that, you may want to keep watching throughout the credits, too. I'd recommend it to any fan of Mel Brooks movies, and to people who enjoy silly humor. 7/10 Was the above review useful to you?

30 out of 35 people found the following review useful: this and Spaceballs are Brooks doing his best "family" films from United States 11 March 2006 Like many a child born in the 1980's, I grew up on the Mel Brooks films that weren't necessarily the 'racier' ones like Blazing Saddles and History of the World part 1 (I saw those, of course, though not as frequently as now), but the ones meant for the "whole family", Spaceballs, and this film. I knew at the time I wasn't seeing great art, but just a campy, goofy, though always laugh-worthy take on Robin Hood and/or adventure movies. But calling it a family movie in quotes means that a) adults really can enjoy it as much as kids, if not more because of the little in-jokes and silly vulgarities, and b) once a kid sees it, when he revisits it, as I have a few times, it's still as fresh but with some things not quite understood the first time around.

It's a comedy that is not only filled with jokes at Robin Hood movies and other movies (Godfather of course, as well as little mentions for other movies of modern times), but one that references Brooks's own movies as well; this is a filmmaker who isn't above poking fun at even his own style. Basic story- Robin Hood (Cary Elwes in one of his best turns) returns home from the crusades to see things are in peril with King Richard gone, and so goes forth to reclaim his land and to, naturally, rob the rich to feed the poor. Along the way he meets Achoo (Dave Chappelle), butts heads with Prince John (Richard Lewis) and the Sheriff, and of course still pines for the love of Maid Marian. This, of course, is the usual clothesline for Brooks to let the comedy run off into the scenes, and while sometimes a joke may not work or might become stale on a repeat viewing, so much of it sticks that it's hard not to chuckle.

It also helps that a couple of bits are some of the best in any Brooksfilm, such as the Godfather bit (Dom DeLouise at his very best), Brooks's own cameo as the Rabbbi, Lewis and Chappelle's acting turns, and an endless slew of quotable lines and a couple of tongue-in-cheek songs. Some of it is obvious, yes, some of it just takes right from the pages of Blazing Saddles, sure, but is it a good time for the right crowd? Definitely- and for parents who grew up on the 70's Brooks work, it is a fantastic way to introduce the young ones to his work through this (even the suggestive sex jokes and such are not R-rated, all in good fun). Was the above review useful to you? 29 out of 38 people found the following review useful: Quite funny! Author: trulinotanother 19 December 2004 Robin Hood; Men in Tights is worth watching, I recently watched it because I've just become a Cary Elwes fan, and this is one of of his lead-roles. Some moments really made me crack up so hard!

I didn't expect them you know, it was so funny, Even the 2nd time around you'd still fall off your chair The cast is great, of course especially Robin of Locksley himself,Cary, but Blinkin and the Sheriff and Little John (Don't let the name fool you, it's veryy big! lol) and everyone else! There were some moments of course, the film tried to make a comedic scene out of but you don't necessarily laugh at it,.... but OK. This is the second time Cary Elwes and Patrick Stewart appeared in a film together by the way, they both worked on "Lady Jane" in 1986, and it was fun to see them, 7 years later, older, awwww. It's definitely worth watching, quite hilarious indeed! Was the above review useful to you? 27 out of 35 people found the following review useful: Mel Brooks writer, actor and director. from Sacramento, CA 27 August 2005 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) was a much needed parody from Mel Brooks.

He has the assignment of spoofing the Robin Hood legacy and the couple of movie dealing with the mythical honorable thief of English folklore. Cary Elwes stars as Robin Hood. He's looking for a few good men who'll join him in his quest to topple the evil sheriff of Nottingham (Roger Rees) and win the fair hand of Maid Marian. Robin also has to deal with Prince John (Richard Lewis).as well. Tracey Ullman co-stars as Prince John's personal witch Latrine who has her eyes on the Sheriff. Will Robin find his merry men? How far will the Prince go to throw his weight around in the absence of his father? Why does the Sheriff hate Robin so much? To find out you'll have to watch ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS!! Check out the hilarious cameo by Dom De Luise who plays the Duke of Jersey. Highly recommended.

from CARDIFF, WALES 13 February 2000 This is a very funny Mel Brooks movie and probably stands as his last great comic hurrah.Although not up to the standard of his masterpiece "HIGH ANXIETY" it is certainly a better and actually more exciting Robin Hood adventure than that soporific outing for Kevin Costner.It is worth noting that Brooks had parodied Robin before in the short lived US TV series "WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN." This is much better though and Cary Elwes scores as a Robin Hood in the style of the great Errol Flynn.Look out too for Matthew Porretta,former star of the excellent syndicated show "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" as Will Scarlett O'Hara.All in all,a good fun movie. Was the above review useful to you? 26 out of 38 people found the following review useful: "Hood"-winked.... 29 September 1999 Actually, Mel's been here before. Any of you remember a little TV series Mel wrote and created called "When Things were Rotten", starring Dick Gautier as our man Robin?

I do, and the series reran in my mind many times while watching Mel's big-screen take. I guess he had to do this to take a few shots at Kevin Costner's "Prince of Thieves", but this one also takes aim at and makes points of reference to "White Men Can't Jump", Bruce Lee films, Larry King, seders and even brings out the reserves from Mel's projects of yore (McCann, Van Patten, De Luca, De Luise). Some gags work, some don't but as always, Mel tries. Too bad he's working under the restrictions of that darned PG rating. What Mel could have done in his heyday with an R rated "Robin Hood"! Though admittedly, the finale of Robin's (Elwes') serenade to Maid Marian (Yasbeck) earns big laughs. Loved finding out the first name of the Sheriff of Rottingham (Rees), as well. You will, too. As I've said before, any Mel is good Mel. If you've seen any Robin Hood movie, good. You'll get a lot of the references here. Even with the Mafia connections, hot tubs, and the new Club for horses. Five stars.

Bless you! Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Official Trailer | Mell Brooks, Cary Elwes Movie - YouTube Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Official Trailer | Mell Brooks, Cary Elwes Movie Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 7, 2014 For all kinds of film goodness subscribe to ViralFilm: Robin Hood: Men in Tights A spoof of Robin Hood in general, and 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' in particular. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 French-American musical adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. Produced and directed by Mel Brooks, the film stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut.

The film includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films (particularly Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's Robin Hood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood). The film also features Brooks in a minor role; the first time he had appeared in one of his own films where he does not receive top billing or play the lead role since Young Frankenstein. In addition to Brooks it features cameos from Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca. ___ If you love film, You'll like this! Welcome to the home of Viral Film! The YouTube channel that posts all about films! With the latest trailers, clips, facts and original content. You're sure to find something here that you'll be able to sink your teeth into! Here's our upload schedule: Monday - Facts You Didn't Know Wednesday - Movies in 5 Seconds Friday - What's in the Cinema Category Robin Hood: Men In Tights | Robin Hood: Men In Tights Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Robin Hood: Men In Tights Wiki Robin Hood: Men In Tights 22pages on This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors) . This article covers the real world.

Official film poster Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 comedy of the story of Robin Hood . Produced and directed by Mel Brooks , the film stars Cary Elwes , Richard Lewis , and Dave Chappelle . The film includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films (most particularly Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , upon which the plot is loosely structured) and real-life subjects. Contents Edit Robin Hood, or Robin Of Loxley ( Cary Elwes ), is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned at Khalil Prison in Jerusalem . With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze, ( Isaac Hayes ),who is in for Jaywalking , he escapes from the prison, and frees all the other inmates. He is asked by Asneeze to find his son, Ahchoo ( Dave Chappelle , in his acting debut). When he arrives home in England, he finds Ahchoo and discovers that Prince John ( Richard Lewis , whose girlfriend was played by a then-unknown Chase Masterson ) has assumed control over England while King Richard ( Patrick Stewart ) is away fighting in the Crusades. Unbeknownst to Richard, John is abusing his power.

Robin Hood meets up with his family's blind servant, Blinkin (Mark Blankfield), the large and ignorant Little John ( Eric Allan Kramer ), and his friend Will Scarlet O'Hara ( Matthew Porretta ), whom he recruits to help him regain his father's land and oust Prince John from the throne. On his quest, Robin also attracts the attention of the lovely Maid Marian ( Amy Yasbeck ), who wants to find the man who has the key to her heart (and chastity belt ). While Robin is training an army, the dyslexic Sheriff of Rottingham, Mervyn ( Roger Rees ), hires Don Giovanni ( Dom DeLuise ) to assassinate Robin at the Spring Festival Archery Tournament. Maid Marian hears of the evil plot, and sneaks out of her castle to warn Robin, accompanied by her grumbly German Lady in Waiting Broomhilde. Robin goes to the archery tournament and makes it to the final round, where he unmasks himself. He then makes his shot but loses to his opponent.

When Robin notes that the situation is absurd and pulls out a copy of the script to discover that he gets another shot, the Sheriff and Prince John then pull out their own copies and confirm this (much to their annoyance). After winning the tournament, he is arrested, and Marian agrees to marry the Sheriff in exchange for Robin's life. The ceremony also reveals the Sheriff's unimposing first name. Before she can say "I Do", the castle is attacked by the Men in Tights, led by Little John, Ahchoo, Blinkin, and Will. While a battle ensues, Marian is carried off to the tower by the Sheriff, who wants to " deflower " her. Robin enters the chamber, and the two have an intense sword fight in which the evil sheriff is defeated because Robin, missing his sheath, ran him through. Then the witch Latrine ( Tracey Ullman ), Prince John's full-time cook and part-time adviser, saves him by giving him a magical lifesaver in exchange for agreeing to marry her. Robin and Marian are preparing to celebrate the victory when Broomhilde arrives, insisting they get married first.

Before the ceremony can be completed, they are interrupted by King Richard ( Patrick Stewart ), who has returned from the Crusades. He orders John to be taken away to the Tower of London and announces that, due to the foul stench the prince has left over the kingdom, all the toilets are to be called "Johns". All being as it should be, Robin and Marian are married and Ahchoo is made the new sheriff of Rottingham. Everyone then exclaims " A black sheriff ?". When the night comes, Maid Marian's chastity belt will not open with his key and Robin calls the locksmith.

Comedic style Edit Hundreds of anachronisms are incorporated into the film for comedic effect, including tinned fruit being seen during the jousting practice, an "EXIT" sign appearing when Robin Hood escaped from the castle, an impression of Winston Churchill 's " We shall fight on the beaches " speech (immediately followed by an impression of Malcolm X 's "You've Been Had" speech), a pneumatic jackhammer, a man looking and sounding like Lou Costello yelling "Hey, Abbot!", a Life Savers candy used to save the life of the Sheriff of Rottingham, Ahchoo taking a "time out" while being attacked to pump his sneakers , Prince John saying that Robin in his disguise "looks like Mark Twain !" etc. There are also many references to Mel Brooks' previous films, especially Blazing Saddles (including a direct mention of the title), History of the World, Part I , and Young Frankenstein ; Brooks himself appears as Rabbi Tuckman, a Jewish parody of the Friar Tuck character. Cast David DeLuise as a Villager Mel Brooks films Edit Template:Unreferenced section There are many references throughout the film to previous works by Brooks.

A few examples: The musical number, "Men in Tights", recycles (with slight modifications to the melody) the tune used for the musical number "Jews in Space", from the film History of the World: Part I Also, the Sherriff of Rottingham's ( Roger Rees ) men were trumpeting the opening tune in Mel Brooks movie " Spaceballs "; in the training sequence Will is given a treat after demonstrating jousting, just like the monster is given a treat after performing a demonstration of basic motor skills in Young Frankenstein ; a joke in which the film refers to its own sequel, in the reprise to the "Robin Hood Rap"; Brooks also delivers a line out of the same movie, "It's good to be the king," after King Richard delivers a kiss to Maid Marian upon his return from the Crusades; the "Walk this way" gag, here delivered by the Sheriff of Rottingham, and the moving hump joke from Young Frankenstein is reused when Prince John's mole keeps moving all over his face. Also, when Ahchoo is made the new Sheriff of Rottingham and everyone simultaneously exclaims "A black sheriff?!", Ahchoo asks, "And why not?

It worked in Blazing Saddles !", a Mel Brooks film also involving a black sheriff (albeit an American Old West one). Robin Hood appearances Edit Several of the people involved with the film were involved in other Robin Hood productions. Dick Van Patten, who played the Abbot in the film, had previously collaborated with Mel Brooks in a television parody titled When Things Were Rotten , in which van Patten played Friar Tuck . While critically acclaimed, the show ran for only half a season in 1975. Matthew Porretta (Will Scarlet O'Hara) would go on to play Robin Hood for the first two seasons of the television series The New Adventures of Robin Hood . Patrick Stewart , who appears briefly as King Richard , once assumed the Robin Hood role while portraying Jean-Luc Picard in the episode " Qpid " of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation . Other Mel Brooks collaborations Hummie Mann also composes the music for Dracula: Dead and Loving It . Robert Ridgely , who played the Hangman, somewhat reprised his role from Blazing Saddles . Reception Edit Although not one of Brooks' best grossing films, Robin Hood: Men in Tights performed well at the box office.

Critics Template:Specify were generally displeased with the film, noting Brooks lacked as many humorous scenes as his earlier works. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film as "Rotten", giving it an overall 43% rating. Voters at the Internet Movie Database rated the film at a 6.2 out of 10. In an Entertainment Tonight review of the movie before its release, test audiences did overall feel the film was a good spoof, but only about ¼ of those surveyed felt the film was strong enough to launch a sequel . Robin Hood: Men In Tights - YouTube Robin Hood: Men In Tights Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Published on Feb 14, 2013 In this spoof of the Robin Hood story, Robin (Cary Elwes) returns after a long battle to discover that the good King (Patrick Stewart) has been exiled, and in his place the evil King John (Richard Lewis) rules with the help of the despicable Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees). Robin assembles a new band of merry men, including the Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks), to unseat the bad King, and finds he has a friend in the palace with the lovely Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeth). Unfortunately her keeper, the haggard Broomhilde (Megan Cavanaugh), has installed a chastity belt on Marian to insure her virtue. Partner rating

Question: Mel Brooks’ spoof of the Robin Hood films was called ‘Robin Hood, …’ .. what?
Answer: MEN IN TIGHTS