Back Робин Худ: Мъже в чорапогащи Bulgarian Les boges, boges aventures de Robin Hood Catalan Bláznivý příběh Robina Hooda Czech Robin Hood: Men in Tights CY Robin Hood - helte i underhylere Danish Robin Hood – Helden in Strumpfhosen German Robin Hood: Men in Tights Spanish رابین هود: مردانی در لباس چسبان FA Robin Hood – sankarit sukkahousuissa Finnish Sacré Robin des Bois French
| Robin Hood: Men in Tights | |
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| Directed by | Mel Brooks[1] |
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| Produced by | Mel Brooks |
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| Cinematography | Michael D. O'Shea |
| Edited by | Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Music by | Hummie Mann |
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Running time | 104 minutes[3] |
| Countries | United States France[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $72 million[4] |
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. The film was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, co-written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro based on a story by Chandler and Shapiro, and stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. It includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films, particularly Prince of Thieves (upon which the plot is loosely structured), and the 1938 Errol Flynn adaptation The Adventures of Robin Hood. Brooks himself had previously created the short-lived sitcom When Things Were Rotten in the mid-1970s, which also spoofed the Robin Hood legend.
The film also features Brooks in a minor role – the first time he had appeared in one of his own films in which he does not receive top billing or play the lead role since Young Frankenstein. In addition to Brooks, it features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Dick Van Patten (who had been a cast member on When Things Were Rotten) in minor roles as well as Rudy De Luca and Gene Wilder in cameos as party guests, the latter of whom was uncredited.[citation needed]
Reflecting its spoof nature, while some character names (such as Robin of Loxley and Maid Marian) remain unchanged from the source material, other names are altered: Nottingham becomes "Rottingham" and one of the Merry Men is given the name Will Scarlet O'Hara, referencing the character from Gone with the Wind. Brooks, being Jewish, changed his cameo character from Friar Tuck to "Rabbi Tuckman".
Though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it was a box-office success,[5] grossing $72 million on a $20 million budget.
- ^ Communications, Bpi (October 1, 1992). "Brooks Plans 'Robin Hood: Men In Tights". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ a b ""Sacré Robin des Bois" (Robin Hood Men in Tights)". BiFi (Bibliothèque du Film) (in French). Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Robin Hood - Men in Tights (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. August 25, 1993. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety. October 17, 1994. p. M-56.
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