Posts Tagged ‘robin-hood’

Time Bandits (1981)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Cleese, John | Connery, Sean | Holm, Ian | Palin, Michael | Richardson, Ralph | Vaughan, Peter | Warner, David | Rappaport, David | Baker, Kenny | Dixon, Malcolm | Edmonds, Mike | Purvis, Jack | Ross, Tiny | Warnock, Craig | Daker, David
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A young boy’s wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the supreme being. They take Kevin with them on their adventures through time from Napoleonic times to the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, to the time of Legends and the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness where they confront Evil.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Elwes, Cary | Lewis, Richard | Rees, Roger | Yasbeck, Amy | Blankfield, Mark | Chappelle, Dave | Hayes, Isaac | Cavanagh, Megan | Kramer, Eric Allan | Porretta, Matthew | Ullman, Tracey | Stewart, Patrick | DeLuise, Dom | Van Patten, Dick | Ridgely, Robert
Directors: Brooks, Mel
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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.

Robin Hood (1973)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Bedford, Brian | Ustinov, Peter | Harris, Phil | Terry-Thomas | Evans, Monica | Shelley, Carole | Devine, Andy | Miller, Roger | Buttram, Pat | Lindsey, George | Curtis, Ken | Whitaker, Billy | Laurita, Dana | Whitaker, Dora | Sanders, Richie
Directors: Reitherman, Wolfgang
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Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Costner, Kevin | Freeman, Morgan | Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth | Slater, Christian | Rickman, Alan | McShane, Michael | Blessed, Brian | Wincott, Michael | Brimble, Nick | Drouet, Soo | Newman, Daniel | Peacock, Daniel | Sparrow, Walter | Innocent, Harold | Wild, Jack
Directors: Reynolds, Kevin
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After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. Meanwhile, Robin’s father has been murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham and when Robin returns home he vows to avenge his father’s death. Even though Marian, his childhood friend, cannot help him, he escapes to the Forest of Sherwood where he joins a band of exiled villagers and becomes their leader. With their help he attempts to cleanse the land of the evil that the Sheriff has spread.