Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Director: Mel Brooks
Genre: Parody, Comedy, Slapstick, Adventure
Year: 1993
Country: United States of America, France
Language: English Language
Starring: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Patrick Stewart, Dave Chappelle, Mark Blankfield, Megan Cavanagh, Amy Yasbeck, Eric Allan Kramer, Matthew Porretta, Isaac Hayes, Tracey Ullman, Dom DeLuise, Dick Van Patten, Mel Brooks, Avery Schreiber, Robert Ridgely, Tony Tanner
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 English-American 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 (most particularly Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's Robin Hood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood), early-1990s pop culture, and real-life subjects.
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's family home, Loxley Hall, has been repossessed by John's men. He vows to get it back before all his family's things
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