Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991
PG-13
2h 23m

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6.9/10

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Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

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Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

212K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,482

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 16 wins & 24 nominations total

Trivia
Alan Rickman turned down the role of the Sheriff twice before he was told he could more or less have carte blanche with his interpretation of the character.

Goofs
In the battle with the Celts, nearly every Celt who is hit by an arrow and killed is played by stunt coordinator Nick Gillard, who thus dies several times as different characters. If you look carefully you can recognize him.

Quotes
Sheriff of Nottingham: Just a minute. Robin Hood steals money from my pocket, forcing me to hurt the public, and they love him for it?
[Scribe nods]
Sheriff of Nottingham: That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.

Crazy credits
All initial copies of the original 1991 UK 'PG' Video had the full promo video for Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" played underneath the credits at the end of the film.

Alternate versions
In the extended DVD version, the scene with the witch admitting to being Nottingham's mother is edited back in, along with a subplot in which she spies on him around the castle (thus explaining her knowledge of events Nottingham has learned of but which she has not yet been told, something Nottingham took to mean she could see the future) and additional footage which makes it clear that Nottingham's true allegiances lies with the Devil, which explains the line "Look to the beasts which share our god."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: City Slickers/Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead/Jungle Fever/An Angel at My Table (1991)

Soundtracks
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Performed by Bryan Adams
Courtesy of A&M Records
Produced by Mutt Lange (as Mutt Lange)
Written by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams (as B. Adams) and Mutt Lange (as R.J. Lange)

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Swashbuckling Medieval Adventure at its Finest...

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was one of the best films of 1991, a triumph even over the special effects hype of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Despite the critics' complete and utter distaste for the film, I found it fun, well-acted, and fast-paced. Great performances abound including Morgan Freeman as the Moorish warrior Azeem, Alan Rickman as the hysterical Sheriff of Nottingham, and Kevin Costner as our stalwart Robin of Locksley.

There are great action sequences including the battle against the hired Celts and Nottingham's soldiers and the final confrontation at the climax of the film.

Finally, don't be put off by Costner's lack of an English dialect. It doesn't hurt the film at all, and is just something critics were instantly attracted to, as it is their job to find faults.

Highly recommended.