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RobWithin Hood: Men In Leotards (1993) is a film parody of the story of Robin Hood, particularly parodying Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. More Robin Hood films, like The Adventures of Robin Hood and Disney's Robin Hood, are as well parodied. It was directed by Mel Brooks and stars Cary Elwes in the title role. A film is remindful of Brooks's 1975 Robin Hood based sitcom When Things Were Rotten.
Plot
Robin Hood (played by Cary Elwes) is captured during a Crusades and is imprisoned. By using the serve of a fellow inmate, he escapes & makes his way back to England. Once he arrives, he discovers that Prince John (played by Richard Lewis) has taken over England when King Richard (played by Patrick Stewart) is away fighting in the Crusades & unbeknown to him, John is abusing his power. Using a serve of his handless unsighted servant Blinkin (played by Mark Blankfield) and exchange student Ahchoo (played by Dave Chappelle), he attempts to form a band of stealer to best the damages of the Prince. At a equivalent instance, he attracts a anger of the Sheriff of Rotingham (played by Roger Rees), when well as a love of Maid Marian (played by Amy Yasbeck). His band of stealer turns bent on exist as the big contingent of village half-wit, and so he must train the babies for battle, by owning awesome difficulty.
Trivia
The film makes information to Blazing Saddles (1974) and History of the World, Part I (1981), both former works of Brooks. There are too information to ''White Men Can't Jump and Malcolm X''.
Matthew Porretta, who played May Scarlet O'Hara in that film, late played Robin Hood in the television series The New Adventures of Robin Hood.
Patrick Stewart, who plays King Richard, likewise antecedently assumed a role of Robin Hood when his character Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the episode "Q-pid" (1991).
Mel Brooks antecedently parodied Robaround Hood in his critically acclaimed however short-fugacious 1975 TV series, When Things Were Rotten. Dick Van Patten co-starred in that series when Friar Tuck, and has the cameo inside Men within Leotards swimming the similar role.
This film parodies Kevin Costner's performance when Robinside Hood, in Robin Hood: Prince of Stealer, in the as a result quote: "Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent."
Technical data
writing credits: Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, J.D. Shapiro
music: Mel Brooks (songs "Men in Tights" & "Mariam"), Hummie Mann
runtime: 104 minutes
sound: Dolby SR
aspect ratio: Ace.85 : 1
release date: July 28, 1993 (America)
total gross (United states): $35,699,287
MPAA rating: PG-13
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