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{{short description|1991 film}}
'''''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''''' was a [[1991]] [[film]] [[film director|directed]] by [[Kevin Reynolds]].
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{{Infobox film
| name = Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
| image = Robin hood 1991.jpg
| alt = A bowman, ready to release a fiery arrow. Below two figures, beside a tree, silhouetted against a lake background.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| screenplay = {{unbulleted list|[[Pen Densham]]|[[John Watson (film producer)|John Watson]]}}
| story = Pen Densham
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Pen Densham|[[Richard Barton Lewis]]|John Watson}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kevin Costner]]
* [[Morgan Freeman]]
* [[Christian Slater]]
* [[Alan Rickman]]
* [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Douglas Milsome]]
| editing = [[Peter Boyle (film editor)|Peter Boyle]]
| music = [[Michael Kamen]]
| studio = [[Morgan Creek Productions]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Costner May Put Morgan Creek Ahead of Robin Hood Pack|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 24, 1990|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-24-ca-720-story.html|access-date=October 2, 2010|first=Nina J.|last=Easton}}</ref>
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released = {{Film date|1991|06|14}}
| runtime = 143 minutes<!--Submitted theatrical runtime: 142:56--><ref name=bbfc/>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $48–60&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM"/><ref>{{cite web | first=Michael | last=Billington | title=Robin Hood Freshens Up A Film Legend | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/03/18/robin-hood-freshens-up-a-film-legend/ | work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] | date=March 18, 1991 | access-date=March 22, 2017 | quote=The latest saga from Sherwood Forest recently finished four months of filming in England and is an epic movie said to have cost in the neighborhood of $60 million. | archive-date=March 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192616/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-03-18/lifestyle/9103160920_1_robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-first-robin | url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = $390.5&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0102798/ |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=October 17, 1991 |access-date=October 29, 2016}}</ref>
}}
'''''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''''' is a 1991 American [[Action film|action-adventure]] and [[comedy film]] based on the English [[Folklore|folk tale]] of [[Robin Hood]] and loosely set in the [[12th century]]. Directed by [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]] and written by [[Pen Densham]] and [[John Watson (film producer)|John Watson]], the film stars [[Kevin Costner]] as Robin Hood, [[Morgan Freeman]] as Azeem, [[Christian Slater]] as [[Will Scarlett]], [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as [[Maid Marian|Marian]], and [[Alan Rickman]] as the [[Sheriff of Nottingham]].


Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $390.5&nbsp;million worldwide, making it the [[1991 in film#Highest-grossing films|second-highest-grossing film of 1991]]. Rickman received the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] for his performance as George, Sheriff of Nottingham. The [[theme song]] "[[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]" by [[Bryan Adams]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]], and it won the [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/1992-grammy-awards.html |url-status=unfit |title=1992 Grammy Awards |publisher=metrolyrics.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090209091440/http://www.metrolyrics.com/1992-grammy-awards.html| archive-date= February 9, 2009 |access-date=January 1, 2021 }}</ref>
[[Kevin Costner]] heads the cast list as [[Robin Hood]]. The film also starred [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as [[Maid Marian]], [[Morgan Freeman]] as [[Azeem]], [[Christian Slater]] as [[Will Scarlett]] and [[Alan Rickman]] as the [[Sheriff of Nottingham]].


==Plot==
The film is remembered as the movie coupled with the [[Bryan Adams]] ballad [[(Everything I Do) I Do It For You]] (available on ''[[Waking Up the Neighbours]]'') which broke pop charts records for the length of time it remained at Number One.
In 1194, [[Kingdom of England|English]] nobleman [[Robin Hood|Robin]] of [[Loxley, South Yorkshire|Locksley]] has spent years in an [[Ayyubid dynasty|Ayyubid]] prison in [[Jerusalem]], having followed [[Richard I of England|King Richard the Lionheart]] on the [[Third Crusade]]. Robin and his comrade Peter Dubois escape, saving the life of a [[Moors|Moor]] named Azeem. Mortally wounded, Peter makes Robin swear to protect his sister [[Maid Marian|Marian]], and Robin returns to England with Azeem, who vows to accompany him until his life-debt is repaid.


In King Richard's absence, the cruel [[Sheriff of Nottingham]] plots to seize the throne for himself and has Robin's father killed for remaining loyal to the king. Arriving home, Robin saves a young boy from the Sheriff's ruthless cousin, [[Guy of Gisbourne]]. He finds his father's corpse and his family's servant Duncan blinded by Gisbourne, who explains that his father was falsely accused of devil worship. The Sheriff consults the [[Witchcraft|witch]] Mortianna, who foresees King Richard's return and that Robin and Azeem "will be our deaths".
The film was well-received at the box office, though critics complained about Costner's on-again, off-again British accent. Rickman's comedic performance as the Sheriff garnered wide praise, however.


Robin tells Marian of her brother's death, but she sees little need for his protection. Fleeing the Sheriff's forces into [[Sherwood Forest]], Robin, Duncan and Azeem encounter a group of outlaws led by [[Little John]], who challenges Robin to a duel. Robin wins and earns John's friendship, but the bandit [[Will Scarlet]] refuses to trust him. Confronting the corrupt [[Bishop of Hereford (Robin Hood)|Bishop of Hereford]] for his role in his father's death, Robin humiliates the Sheriff, who sends Gisbourne to terrorize the peasants in the search for "Robin of the Hood".
==Criticism==


Despite the price on his head, Robin shapes the growing band of outlaws into a formidable force against the Sheriff. They rob rich folk passing through the [[Royal forest|forest]] and distribute the stolen wealth and food among the poor, and are joined by the beer-loving [[Friar Tuck]]. Marian offers Robin any aid she can, and they fall in love. Robin's success and public support infuriate the Sheriff, who worsens his abuse of the peasants and kills Gisbourne for failing to stop the outlaws. Mortianna advises the Sheriff to recruit fearsome [[Celts|Celtic]] warriors and that he must marry someone of royal blood: Marian, the king's cousin.
This movie is sometimes accused of being overly [[politically correct]], to the point where it interferes with the story. For example, when Maid Marian is introduced she fights Robin while wearing a skintight "ninja" outfit but is a helpless damsel in distress at the end of the movie. Azeem, a [[Saracen]] in England, becomes the main supporting character, sapping the classical Robin Hood characters such as [[Little John]] and [[Friar Tuck]] of all their vigor.


Betrayed by the Bishop, Marian is taken prisoner, and Duncan rides to warn Robin, unknowingly followed by the Sheriff's men. They storm Sherwood with Celtic reinforcements and burn Robin's hideout, capturing many of the outlaws and killing Duncan. With Robin presumed dead, the Sheriff threatens the prisoners and their families, forcing Marian to agree to marriage. Will bargains with the Sheriff to betray Robin and returns to Sherwood, but instead reveals that he is Robin's half-brother, and they reconcile.
The movie also leaves out many of the traditional elements associated with Robin Hood: for example, there is no archery contest.


On the day of the wedding, Robin and his men infiltrate [[Nottingham Castle]] and save the outlaws from being hanged. With the help of Azeem's [[Gunpowder|explosive powder]], they free the prisoners, and Azeem inspires the peasants to revolt, forcing the Sheriff to retreat with Marian into his keep. The Bishop hastily performs the marriage, but before the Sheriff can consummate it, Robin bursts in. Friar Tuck finds the Bishop fleeing with gold, burdens him with additional treasure, and [[Defenestration|defenestrates]] him. In a fierce duel, Robin kills the Sheriff, and Azeem kills Mortianna in defense of Robin, thus fulfilling his life-debt.
==Inspiration==


Later, Robin and Marian's wedding in Sherwood is interrupted by the return of King Richard, who blesses the marriage and thanks Robin for saving his throne.
The screenplay for this film drew almost exclusively on the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV series]] ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]''. As such Morgan Freeman was originally to play a character named Nasir, until stuntman [[Terry Walsh]] (who worked on both projects) pointed out to director Kevin Reynolds that Nasir was created specifically for ''Robin of Sherwood'' and does not appear in any other telling of the Robin Hood legend. As such the character is the property of ''Robin of Sherwood'' creator [[Richard Carpenter (Film)|Richard Carpenter]]. To avoid a lawsuit, Reynolds changed the name of Nasir to Azeem.


==Cast==
This caused a rift between Walsh and Carpenter, as the latter was aware his character was being used without permission and had planned to wait until the movie was released before [[lawsuit|suing]] the studio and director, and using the money to fund a revival of his TV series.
{{cast listing|
* [[Kevin Costner]] as [[Robin Hood]]<ref>{{cite news |title= FILM; Hollywood's Superhunk Heads for Nottingham |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date=1991-06-09 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/09/movies/film-hollywood-s-superhunk-heads-for-nottingham.html |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |access-date=2021-09-01 }}</ref>
* [[Morgan Freeman]] as Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bakir
* [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as [[Maid Marian|Lady Marian]]
* [[Christian Slater]] as [[Will Scarlett]]
* [[Alan Rickman]] as the [[Sheriff of Nottingham]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Robin Hood' and the uncertain science of hype|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1991-06-09|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-09-ca-671-story.html|access-date=2010-10-02|first=Joe|last=Leydon}}</ref>
* [[Geraldine McEwan]] as Mortianna
* [[Mike McShane|Michael McShane]] as [[Friar Tuck]]
* [[Brian Blessed]] as Lord Locksley
* [[Michael Wincott]] as [[Guy of Gisborne]]
* [[Nick Brimble]] as [[Little John]]
* [[Harold Innocent]] as the [[Bishop of Hereford (Robin Hood)|Bishop of Hereford]]
* [[Walter Sparrow]] as Duncan
* [[Daniel Newman (British actor)|Daniel Newman]] as Wulf
* [[Daniel Peacock]] as Bull
* [[Jack Wild]] as [[Much the Miller's Son|Much]]
* Soo Drouet as Fanny
* Liam Halligan as Peter Dubois
* [[Michael Goldie]] as Kenneth
* [[Sean Connery]] as [[Richard I of England|King Richard]]<ref name="medievalisms">{{cite book |last1=Pugh |first1=Tison |editor1-last=Coyne Kelly |editor1-first=Kathleen |editor2-last=Pugh |editor2-first=Tison |title=Queer movie medievalisms |date=2009 |publisher=Ashgate |location=Farnham |isbn=978-0-7546-7592-1 |page=161 |chapter=8: Sean Connery's Star Persona and the Queer Middle Ages}}</ref> (uncredited)
}}

==Production==

===Development===
In August 1989, British writer-producer [[Pen Densham]] began a new treatment of Robin Hood. He did not want to make an [[Errol Flynn]]-style devil-may-care adventurer (made famous by the 1938 ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''), but rather imagined Robin as a rich kid transformed into a socially conscious rebel by imprisonment in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Crusades]]. He wrote a 92-page outline, which was then rewritten as a screenplay by his producing partner, John Watson. On February 14, 1990, [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]], the small production company of ''[[Young Guns (film)|Young Guns]]'' (1988) and ''[[Major League (film)|Major League]]'' (1989), saw "gold on the page" and immediately funded the film. Watson scouted filming locations in the United Kingdom, setting September 3 as the filming deadline in aggressive competition against other potential ''Robin Hood'' remakes from [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (Morgan Creek's former distribution partner) and [[TriStar Pictures]].<ref name="Behind"/>

[[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]] had directed [[Kevin Costner]] extensively in the past, including the challenging buffalo hunt scene of ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''. Reynolds said: "I'd done two pictures that hadn't made a dime, so I kind of knew [the studio] wanted me [for ''Robin Hood''] because of my connections with Kevin." Indeed, Costner had already rejected the script until hearing that Reynolds was directing: "I felt Kevin was such a good filmmaker I would do it".<ref name="Behind"/>

Reynolds said, "what I did not want to do was ''[[Indiana Jones]]''. That has been done already". Costner wanted an accent, but Reynolds thought it would distract audiences, and their indecision resulted in a drastically uneven delivery between each scene. ''EW'' reported, "Even before it was finished, Costner was the subject of embarrassing rumors that his performance was too laid-back and his accent more LA than UK."<ref name="Behind">{{cite news | newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=June 21, 1991 | first=Garth | last=Pearce | title=Behind-the-scenes trouble during "Robin Hood" | url=https://ew.com/article/1991/06/21/behind-scenes-trouble-during-robin-hood/ | access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>

For the role of King Richard, comedian [[John Cleese]] was proposed but [[Sean Connery]], who had portrayed Robin Hood in ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976), was selected at the passionate behest of Costner and Densham. Fearing that the sudden cameo of a notorious comedic icon would destroy the drama, Densham recalls, "I so wanted to not have John Cleese that I said, 'Would you give me Sean Connery? We can't give him a credit because you can't have the audience waiting for the whole movie to see him — but he only has to work one day." With the project already over-budget, Connery agreed to reduce his requested $1 million fee down to a $250,000 donation to a hospital in Connery's native Scotland.<ref name="Cleese">{{cite news | title='Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Nearly Featured John Cleese as King Richard | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=June 14, 2021 | first=Ryan | last=Parker | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-kevin-costner-john-cleese-sean-connery-king-richard-1234967484/ | access-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name="SC">{{cite book | title=Sean Connery: from 007 to Hollywood Icon | first=Andrew | last=Yule | date=1993 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8g-UpHJoFwC&q=%22fee%20for%20a%20one-day%20appearance%22 | page=415 | publisher=Kensington Publishing Corporation | isbn=9781558177420 | access-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name="medievalisms"/>

In 2015, Alan Rickman said he had secretly asked his scriptwriter friends [[Ruby Wax]] and [[Peter Barnes (playwright)|Peter Barnes]] to punch up the script: "Will you have a look at this script because it's terrible, and I need some good lines." Reynolds agreed to add the suggested new lines.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2015 |last1=Malvern |first1=Jack |title=Rickman rewrites rules on playing the bad guy |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rickman-rewrites-rules-on-playing-the-bad-guy-nrkqbcw66dl |website=[[The Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614183015/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rickman-rewrites-rules-on-playing-the-bad-guy-nrkqbcw66dl |archive-date=2021-06-14 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20221218231541/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rickman-rewrites-rules-on-playing-the-bad-guy-nrkqbcw66dl |title=Rickman rewrites rules on playing the bad guy |date=2022-12-18}}</ref>

===Filming===
Costner's explosive career gave him only a few days between the long-term epic projects of ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'', ''Robin Hood'', and ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]''. This project's time frame was compressed by the cold seasons in England and by competition with other possible ''Robin Hood'' films, giving Reynolds only 10 weeks for preproduction and little time for planning, rehearsal, or revision. Costner said, "It's very dangerous to be [working] so fast. We are relying on the weather, and every time the weather turns against us we could get behind. When that happens there is always the feeling that certain people want to do something about it to shorten the filming time. That is not always the cure." Reynolds said, "Are things going as planned? Ha! You always start with a picture in your mind, and it is a compromise all the way from there. We have been struggling from Day One. We are trying to finish by Christmas, and the days are getting shorter. It's horrible." On the first day of filming, the suddenly changing weather caused jet traffic to be diverted from London's [[Heathrow Airport]] {{convert|10|mi}} away, and roar over the filming location at Burnham Beeches.<ref name="Behind"/>

[[File:2018-06-07 02 Sycamore Gap Tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), next to Hadrian’s Wall UK.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|[[Sycamore Gap Tree]] beside a section of [[Hadrian's Wall]] between two crests just east of [[Milecastle 39]], which became known locally as the "Robin Hood Tree". Vandals cut down the 150-year-old tree in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |title=Iconic Tree From 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Illegally Chopped Down, 16-Year-Old Arrested For Criminal Damage |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/sycamore-gap-robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-tree-chopped-down-1235558525/|date=2023-09-28 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Merrill |first=Monique |title=Second Suspect, Man in His 60s, Arrested After Beloved 300-Year-Old 'Robin Hood' Tree Is Cut Down|url=https://themessenger.com/news/second-suspect-man-in-his-60s-arrested-after-beloved-300-year-old-robin-hood-tree-is-cut-down|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011212957/https://themessenger.com/news/second-suspect-man-in-his-60s-arrested-after-beloved-300-year-old-robin-hood-tree-is-cut-down|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2023|access-date=2023-10-16 |website=The Messenger |language=en-US}}</ref>]]

Principal exteriors were shot on location in the United Kingdom. A second unit filmed the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] walls and towers of the [[Cité de Carcassonne]] in the town of [[Carcassonne]] in [[Aude]], [[French Republic|France]], for the portrayal of [[Nottingham]] and its castle. Locksley Castle was [[Wardour Castle]] in [[Wiltshire]]—restored in an early shot using a [[matte painting]]. Marian's [[Manorialism|manor]] was filmed at [[Hulne Priory]] in [[Northumberland]]. Scenes set in Sherwood Forest were filmed at various locations in England: The outlaws' encampment was filmed at [[Burnham Beeches]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], south of the real Sherwood Forest in [[Nottinghamshire]];<ref name="Behind"/> the fight scene between Robin and Little John was at [[Aysgarth Falls]] in [[North Yorkshire]]; and Marian sees Robin bathing at [[Hardraw Force]], also in [[North Yorkshire]].<ref name="book"/> [[Sycamore Gap]] on [[Hadrian's Wall]] in [[Northumberland]] was used for the scene when Robin first confronts the sheriff's men.<ref>{{cite book|last=Else|first=David & Sandra Bardwell, Belinda Dixon, Peter Dragicevich|title=Lonely Planet: Walking in Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgIbDEePcP0C&q=robin+hood+prince+of+thieves&pg=PA224|page=224|publisher= Lonely Planet|year= 2007|isbn=978-1-7410-4202-3}}</ref> Chalk cliffs at [[Seven Sisters, East Sussex]] were used as the locale for Robin's return to England from the [[Crusades]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pirani |first=Adam |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |publisher=[[Starlog]] |page=40 |date=May 1991 }}</ref>

Interior scenes were completed at [[Shepperton Studios]] in [[Surrey]].<ref name="book">{{cite book|last1=Pearce|first1=Garth|first2=Simon|last2=Green|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves|publisher=Bdd Promotional Book Co|year=1991|pages=[https://archive.org/details/robinhoodprinceo00pear/page/22 22–34]|isbn=9780792456339|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/robinhoodprinceo00pear/page/22}}</ref>

===Post-production===
Furious at the studio's repeated demands for yet another heavy editing session just to boost Costner's presence and prevent Rickman's performance from stealing the movie{{mdash}}and at the studio locking his own editor out of the cutting room{{mdash}}Reynolds walked out of the project weeks before theatrical debut. He did not attend the screening.<ref name="Behind"/>

===Extended version===
A 155-minute extended version of the film was released as a 2-disc Special Edition on DVD on June 10, 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/6743 | title=DVD Talk }}</ref> The 2003 cut adds 12 minutes of previously unreleased footage, which details the conspirators' plot to steal the throne from King Richard and further explores the relationship between the Sheriff and Mortianna.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-and-the-story-of-its-extended-cut/ |title=Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, and the story of its extended cut|website=Film Stories|date=March 30, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> In one scene, Mortianna explains that she killed the true George Nottingham as a baby and replaced him with her own infant son, revealing that she is the Sheriff's real mother. In another scene, Mortianna accuses the Sheriff's scribe ([[John Tordoff]]) of being disloyal and suggests the Sheriff remove the scribe's tongue. A subsequent added scene shows the now-tongueless scribe forced to communicate via chalkboard. This creates a continuity error with a later scene that is retained from the theatrical cut, in which the scribe easily provides spoken directions to Robin and Azeem as they rescue Marian.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gerald Wurm |url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1206 |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Comparison: Theatrical Cut - Extended Version) |publisher=Movie-Censorship.com |date=2009-07-25 |access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref>

===Books===
An official [[novelization]] of the film was released in 1991 by author [[Simon R. Green]]. He received a commission to write this book in 1989, and it has sold more than 370,000 copies. The novel adds in a subplot not shown in the film.<ref name="book2">{{cite book|last1=Pearce|first1=Garth|first2=Simon|last2=Green|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves|publisher=Berkley Pub Group|year=1991|pages=[https://archive.org/details/robinhoodprinceo0000unse/page/n3/mode/2up]|isbn=9780425130896|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/robinhoodprinceo0000unse}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 14, 1991, in 2,369 theaters and a record 3,175 screens.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 26, 1992|last=Cohn|first=Lawrence|title='Weapon 3' huge in record screen spread|page=6}}</ref>

===Classification===
When ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' was submitted for classification to the [[British Board of Film Classification]] in 1991, it required several cuts to obtain a PG rating.<ref name=bbfc>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmdy1mzg | title=''ROBIN HOOD - PRINCE OF THIEVES'' (PG) (CUT) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=July 4, 1991 | access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

===Home media===
The original theatrical cut of the film was released on [[VHS]] in the US on October 30, 1991, and on DVD on September 30, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Movie Review|date=July 20, 2005|website=www.commonsensemedia.org}}</ref> A 2-disc special-edition DVD was released in the US on June 10, 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6743/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-two-disc-special-extended-edition |title=Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (Two-Disc Special Extended Edition)|website=DVD Talk}}</ref> containing a 155-minute-long extended version of the film. This alternate cut of the film was released on Blu-ray in the US on May 26, 2009.

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film grossed $25 million in its opening weekend and $18.3 million in its second. It eventually earned $390,493,908 at the global box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1991, immediately behind ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''. It had the second-best opening to date for a non-sequel.<ref>{{cite news|title= Robin Hood prince of summer flicks with $18.3&nbsp;million weekend|work= [[Baltimore Sun]]|url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/06/26/robin-hood-prince-of-summer-flicks-with-183-million-weekend/|access-date= October 2, 2010|archive-date= July 29, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120729121101/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-06-26/features/1991177201_1_robin-hood-city-slickers-jungle-fever|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Robin Hood Still Riding Ahead of Box Office Pack|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 25, 1991|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-25-ca-1378-story.html |access-date=October 2, 2010|first=David J.|last=Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= 'Robin' Hits Impressive Box Office Bull's-Eye|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 18, 1991|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-18-ca-1131-story.html|access-date=October 2, 2010|first=David J.|last=Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Can 'Robin Hood' Keep Up Its Box-office Momentum?|work= [[Orlando Sentinel]]|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-06-21-9106200088-story.html |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Anchor|Critics|Critical response|Critical reception}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 5.60/10. The critical consensus reads, "''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' brings a wonderfully villainous Alan Rickman to this oft-adapted tale, but he's robbed by big-budget bombast and a muddled screenplay."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/robin_hood_prince_of_thieves/ |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ralph-breaks-the-internet-creed-ii-thanksgiving-box-office-1202505947/|title='Ralph' Breaking The B.O. With $18.5M Weds., Potential Record $95M Five-Day; 'Creed II' Pumping $11.6M Opening Day, $61M Five-Day|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 22, 2018|first=Anthony|last= D'Alessandro|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref>

''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' critic [[Roger Ebert]] praised the performances of Freeman and Rickman but ultimately decried the film as a whole, giving it two stars and stating, "''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' is a murky, unfocused, violent, and depressing version of the classic story... The most depressing thing about the movie is that children will attend it expecting to have a good time."<ref>{{cite news |title= Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |work=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film a negative review, with [[Vincent Canby]] writing that the movie is "a mess, a big, long, joyless reconstruction of the ''Robin Hood'' legend that comes out firmly for civil rights, feminism, religious freedom, and economic opportunity for all."<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=June 14, 1991 |title=A Polite Robin Hood in a Legend Recast |work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/14/movies/review-film-a-polite-robin-hood-in-a-legend-recast.html|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' also found the movie unsatisfactory,<ref>{{cite news|title= 'Robin': Medieval Dash, New Age Muddle|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 14, 1991|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-14-ca-439-story.html|access-date=September 7, 2020|first=Kenneth|last=Turan}}</ref> criticizing Costner for not attempting an English accent,<ref>{{cite news|title= A look inside Hollywood and the movies|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 23, 1991|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-23-ca-1664-story.html|access-date=October 2, 2010|first=Nina J.|last=Easton}}</ref> and mocking Robin's afternoon walk from the [[White Cliffs of Dover|White Cliffs]] to Nottingham via [[Hadrian's Wall]], which is actually {{convert|560|mi}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2009 |author=Alex von Tunzelmann |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and gaffes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/15/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

[[Desson Thomson]], writing for ''[[Washington Post|The Washington Post]]'', gave a more positive review: "Fair damsels and noble sirs, you must free yourselves of these wearisome observations. This is a state-of-the-art retelling of a classic."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/robin_hood_prince_of_thieves/reviews?type=&sort=&page=3 Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves Reviews] [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]], of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' also gave a positive review: "As a piece of escapism, this deluxe, action-heavy, 2-hour-and-21-minute Robin Hood gets the job done."<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1991/06/21/robin-hood-prince-thieves/ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves] [[Entertainment Weekly]] June 21, 1991</ref> Lanre Bakare, writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'', calls Rickman's Sheriff, for which he won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|BAFTA]], a "genuinely great performance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bakare |first1=Lanre |title=My guilty pleasure – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/26/my-guilty-pleasure-robin-hood-prince-of-thieves |access-date=25 October 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 March 2014}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[64th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| rowspan="2"| "[[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]" <br /> Music by [[Michael Kamen]]; <br /> Lyrics by [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
| Film Music Award
| Michael Kamen
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"|
|-
| Most Performed Song from a Film
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" <br /> Music by Michael Kamen; <br /> Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[45th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Alan Rickman
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1992/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1992 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| John Bloomfield
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Alan Rickman
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards#1991 Winners|Evening Standard British Film Awards]]
| Best Actor
| Alan Rickman {{small|(also for ''[[Close My Eyes (film)|Close My Eyes]]'' and ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply (film)|Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[49th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score – Motion Picture]]
| Michael Kamen
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/robin-hood-prince-thieves |title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song – Motion Picture]]
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" <br /> Music by Michael Kamen; <br /> Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[12th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]
| [[Kevin Costner]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=32 |title=12th Golden Raspberry Awards |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |date=August 23, 2000 |access-date=February 15, 2006}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]]
| [[Christian Slater]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MPSE Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – ADR]]
| Beth Bergeron, Jane Carpenter-Wilson, Lily Diamond, <br /> Jessica Gallavan, Kimberly Harris, Paul Huntsman, <br /> Joe Mayer, Jeff Courtie, Dave Arnold, Wayne Griffin, <br /> Allen Hartz, James Matheny, Frank Smathers, and <br /> David Williams
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| colspan="3"| [[Goldene Leinwand|Golden Screen Awards]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[34th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" <br /> Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/34th-annual-grammy-awards |title=34th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" <br /> Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male]]
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]
| rowspan="2"| Michael Kamen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for <br /> Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" <br /> Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
| {{won}}
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Association Awards]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording|Best New Archival Release – Re-Release or Re-Recording]]
| Michael Kamen, Douglass Fake, Roger Feigelson, <br /> Frank K. DeWald, and Kay Marshall
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2020-ifmca-awards/ |title=2020 IFMCA Awards |publisher=[[International Film Music Critics Association]] |date=April 2, 2021 |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jupiter Award (film award)#14th Jupiter Award / 1992|Jupiter Awards]]
| Best International Actor
| Kevin Costner {{small|(also for ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 1991|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year|British Actor of the Year]]
| Alan Rickman {{small|(also for ''[[Close My Eyes (film)|Close My Eyes]]'', ''[[Quigley Down Under]]'', and <br /> ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply (film)|Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[1992 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year|Best Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"|
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Male Performance]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]]
| [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|Most Desirable Male]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|Best On-Screen Duo]]
| Kevin Costner and [[Morgan Freeman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]]
| Alan Rickman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment|Best Song From a Movie]]
| rowspan="2"| Bryan Adams – "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1991 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[18th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]].org |access-date=May 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=September 14, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Kevin Costner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Alan Rickman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costumes]]
| John Bloomfield
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[13th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Family Motion Picture – Drama
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |title=13th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=2011-03-31 |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409024401/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm |archive-date=2014-04-09}}</ref>
|-
| Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture
| [[Daniel Newman (British actor)|Daniel Newman]]
| {{won}}
|}

* In 2005, the [[American Film Institute]] nominated this film for [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106023410/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100years/scores250.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Music==
{{Anchor|Music|Score|Soundtrack}}

{{Infobox album
| name = ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Original Soundtrack)''
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Michael Kamen]]
| cover = Robin Hood Prince of Thieves OST.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 2, 1991
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 60:22 (original), 134:39 (2017 expansion), 220:46 (2020 expansion)
| label = [[Morgan Creek Productions]] (original), [[Intrada Records]] (expansions)
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Soundtrack
| single1 = [[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]
| single1date = June 17, 1991
}}
}}

The original [[Film score|music score]] was composed, orchestrated and conducted by [[Michael Kamen]]. In 2017, the specialty film music label [[Intrada Records]] released a two-disc CD album containing the complete score and alternates, though not the songs from [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Jeff Lynne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.11294/.f|title=ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (2CD)|website=store.intrada.com}}</ref> In 2020, Intrada issued a four-disc album, with the film score on the first 2 CDs; CD 3 has alternate takes and additional music, including the [[Morgan Creek Productions]] fanfare which was derived from this score; CD 4 features the assemblies used on the 1991 soundtrack album. The songs are again absent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12233/.f|title=ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (4CD - REMASTERED AND EXPANDED)|website=store.intrada.com}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title1 = Overture" / "A Prisoner of the Crusades
| length1 = 8:27
| title2 = Sir Guy of Gisborne" / "The Escape to Sherwood
| length2 = 7:27
| title3 = Little John" / "The Band in the Forest
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = The Sheriff and His Witch
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Maid Marian
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Training" / "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
| length6 = 5:15
| title7 = Marian at the Waterfall
| length7 = 5:34
| title8 = The Abduction" / "The Final Battle at the Gallows
| length8 = 9:53
| title9 = [[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]
| length9 = 6:33
| note9 = sung by [[Bryan Adams]]
| title10 = Wild Times
| length10 = 3:12
| note10 = sung by [[Jeff Lynne]]
}}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Robin Hood|artist=Various Artists|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|id=5557-1140-2|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Robin Hood|artist=Michael Kamen|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|certref=<ref>{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2|page=929}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Robin Hood|artist=Soundtrack|award=Silver|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|id=5557-1140-2|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Robin Hood|artist=Soundtrack|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|access-date=February 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==Other media==
Two tie-in video games called ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (video game)|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' were released in 1991 for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]]. Developed by [[Sculptured Software]] Inc. and [[Bits Studios]], respectively, and published by [[Virgin Games, Inc.]], they are the cover feature for the July 1991 issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Power-26-Gail-Tilden/dp/B007H1RVFC/ |editor-first=Gail |editor-last=Tilden |title=Nintendo Power |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |date=July 1991 |volume=26 |issn=1041-9551}}</ref>

[[Kenner]] released a toy line consisting of [[action figure]]s and playsets. All but one of the figures were derived by slight modifications to Kenner's well-known Super Powers line, and Friar Tuck, the vehicles, and playsets were modified from ''[[Return of the Jedi|Star Wars: Return of the Jedi]]'' toys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theswca.com/images-speci/recycle/ |first=Ron |last=Salvatore |title=The recycling of the Force - Starwars |publisher=The Star Wars Collectors Archive |access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{AFI film|id=67059|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves}}
* {{IMDb title|0102798|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves}}
* {{TCMDb title|88480|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves}}
* {{AllMovie title|17942601|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves}}
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
A bowman, ready to release a fiery arrow. Below two figures, beside a tree, silhouetted against a lake background.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Reynolds
Screenplay by
Story byPen Densham
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
Edited byPeter Boyle
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 14, 1991 (1991-06-14)
Running time
143 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48–60 million[3][4]
Box office$390.5 million[3]

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American action-adventure and comedy film based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood and loosely set in the 12th century. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Pen Densham and John Watson, the film stars Kevin Costner as Robin Hood, Morgan Freeman as Azeem, Christian Slater as Will Scarlett, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Marian, and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $390.5 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1991. Rickman received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as George, Sheriff of Nottingham. The theme song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.[5]

Plot

[edit]

In 1194, English nobleman Robin of Locksley has spent years in an Ayyubid prison in Jerusalem, having followed King Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade. Robin and his comrade Peter Dubois escape, saving the life of a Moor named Azeem. Mortally wounded, Peter makes Robin swear to protect his sister Marian, and Robin returns to England with Azeem, who vows to accompany him until his life-debt is repaid.

In King Richard's absence, the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham plots to seize the throne for himself and has Robin's father killed for remaining loyal to the king. Arriving home, Robin saves a young boy from the Sheriff's ruthless cousin, Guy of Gisbourne. He finds his father's corpse and his family's servant Duncan blinded by Gisbourne, who explains that his father was falsely accused of devil worship. The Sheriff consults the witch Mortianna, who foresees King Richard's return and that Robin and Azeem "will be our deaths".

Robin tells Marian of her brother's death, but she sees little need for his protection. Fleeing the Sheriff's forces into Sherwood Forest, Robin, Duncan and Azeem encounter a group of outlaws led by Little John, who challenges Robin to a duel. Robin wins and earns John's friendship, but the bandit Will Scarlet refuses to trust him. Confronting the corrupt Bishop of Hereford for his role in his father's death, Robin humiliates the Sheriff, who sends Gisbourne to terrorize the peasants in the search for "Robin of the Hood".

Despite the price on his head, Robin shapes the growing band of outlaws into a formidable force against the Sheriff. They rob rich folk passing through the forest and distribute the stolen wealth and food among the poor, and are joined by the beer-loving Friar Tuck. Marian offers Robin any aid she can, and they fall in love. Robin's success and public support infuriate the Sheriff, who worsens his abuse of the peasants and kills Gisbourne for failing to stop the outlaws. Mortianna advises the Sheriff to recruit fearsome Celtic warriors and that he must marry someone of royal blood: Marian, the king's cousin.

Betrayed by the Bishop, Marian is taken prisoner, and Duncan rides to warn Robin, unknowingly followed by the Sheriff's men. They storm Sherwood with Celtic reinforcements and burn Robin's hideout, capturing many of the outlaws and killing Duncan. With Robin presumed dead, the Sheriff threatens the prisoners and their families, forcing Marian to agree to marriage. Will bargains with the Sheriff to betray Robin and returns to Sherwood, but instead reveals that he is Robin's half-brother, and they reconcile.

On the day of the wedding, Robin and his men infiltrate Nottingham Castle and save the outlaws from being hanged. With the help of Azeem's explosive powder, they free the prisoners, and Azeem inspires the peasants to revolt, forcing the Sheriff to retreat with Marian into his keep. The Bishop hastily performs the marriage, but before the Sheriff can consummate it, Robin bursts in. Friar Tuck finds the Bishop fleeing with gold, burdens him with additional treasure, and defenestrates him. In a fierce duel, Robin kills the Sheriff, and Azeem kills Mortianna in defense of Robin, thus fulfilling his life-debt.

Later, Robin and Marian's wedding in Sherwood is interrupted by the return of King Richard, who blesses the marriage and thanks Robin for saving his throne.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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In August 1989, British writer-producer Pen Densham began a new treatment of Robin Hood. He did not want to make an Errol Flynn-style devil-may-care adventurer (made famous by the 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood), but rather imagined Robin as a rich kid transformed into a socially conscious rebel by imprisonment in Jerusalem during the Crusades. He wrote a 92-page outline, which was then rewritten as a screenplay by his producing partner, John Watson. On February 14, 1990, Morgan Creek, the small production company of Young Guns (1988) and Major League (1989), saw "gold on the page" and immediately funded the film. Watson scouted filming locations in the United Kingdom, setting September 3 as the filming deadline in aggressive competition against other potential Robin Hood remakes from 20th Century Fox (Morgan Creek's former distribution partner) and TriStar Pictures.[9]

Kevin Reynolds had directed Kevin Costner extensively in the past, including the challenging buffalo hunt scene of Dances with Wolves. Reynolds said: "I'd done two pictures that hadn't made a dime, so I kind of knew [the studio] wanted me [for Robin Hood] because of my connections with Kevin." Indeed, Costner had already rejected the script until hearing that Reynolds was directing: "I felt Kevin was such a good filmmaker I would do it".[9]

Reynolds said, "what I did not want to do was Indiana Jones. That has been done already". Costner wanted an accent, but Reynolds thought it would distract audiences, and their indecision resulted in a drastically uneven delivery between each scene. EW reported, "Even before it was finished, Costner was the subject of embarrassing rumors that his performance was too laid-back and his accent more LA than UK."[9]

For the role of King Richard, comedian John Cleese was proposed but Sean Connery, who had portrayed Robin Hood in Robin and Marian (1976), was selected at the passionate behest of Costner and Densham. Fearing that the sudden cameo of a notorious comedic icon would destroy the drama, Densham recalls, "I so wanted to not have John Cleese that I said, 'Would you give me Sean Connery? We can't give him a credit because you can't have the audience waiting for the whole movie to see him — but he only has to work one day." With the project already over-budget, Connery agreed to reduce his requested $1 million fee down to a $250,000 donation to a hospital in Connery's native Scotland.[10][11][8]

In 2015, Alan Rickman said he had secretly asked his scriptwriter friends Ruby Wax and Peter Barnes to punch up the script: "Will you have a look at this script because it's terrible, and I need some good lines." Reynolds agreed to add the suggested new lines.[12]

Filming

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Costner's explosive career gave him only a few days between the long-term epic projects of Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood, and JFK. This project's time frame was compressed by the cold seasons in England and by competition with other possible Robin Hood films, giving Reynolds only 10 weeks for preproduction and little time for planning, rehearsal, or revision. Costner said, "It's very dangerous to be [working] so fast. We are relying on the weather, and every time the weather turns against us we could get behind. When that happens there is always the feeling that certain people want to do something about it to shorten the filming time. That is not always the cure." Reynolds said, "Are things going as planned? Ha! You always start with a picture in your mind, and it is a compromise all the way from there. We have been struggling from Day One. We are trying to finish by Christmas, and the days are getting shorter. It's horrible." On the first day of filming, the suddenly changing weather caused jet traffic to be diverted from London's Heathrow Airport 10 miles (16 km) away, and roar over the filming location at Burnham Beeches.[9]

Sycamore Gap Tree beside a section of Hadrian's Wall between two crests just east of Milecastle 39, which became known locally as the "Robin Hood Tree". Vandals cut down the 150-year-old tree in September 2023.[13][14]

Principal exteriors were shot on location in the United Kingdom. A second unit filmed the medieval walls and towers of the Cité de Carcassonne in the town of Carcassonne in Aude, France, for the portrayal of Nottingham and its castle. Locksley Castle was Wardour Castle in Wiltshire—restored in an early shot using a matte painting. Marian's manor was filmed at Hulne Priory in Northumberland. Scenes set in Sherwood Forest were filmed at various locations in England: The outlaws' encampment was filmed at Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire, south of the real Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire;[9] the fight scene between Robin and Little John was at Aysgarth Falls in North Yorkshire; and Marian sees Robin bathing at Hardraw Force, also in North Yorkshire.[15] Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland was used for the scene when Robin first confronts the sheriff's men.[16] Chalk cliffs at Seven Sisters, East Sussex were used as the locale for Robin's return to England from the Crusades.[17]

Interior scenes were completed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey.[15]

Post-production

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Furious at the studio's repeated demands for yet another heavy editing session just to boost Costner's presence and prevent Rickman's performance from stealing the movie—and at the studio locking his own editor out of the cutting room—Reynolds walked out of the project weeks before theatrical debut. He did not attend the screening.[9]

Extended version

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A 155-minute extended version of the film was released as a 2-disc Special Edition on DVD on June 10, 2003.[18] The 2003 cut adds 12 minutes of previously unreleased footage, which details the conspirators' plot to steal the throne from King Richard and further explores the relationship between the Sheriff and Mortianna.[19] In one scene, Mortianna explains that she killed the true George Nottingham as a baby and replaced him with her own infant son, revealing that she is the Sheriff's real mother. In another scene, Mortianna accuses the Sheriff's scribe (John Tordoff) of being disloyal and suggests the Sheriff remove the scribe's tongue. A subsequent added scene shows the now-tongueless scribe forced to communicate via chalkboard. This creates a continuity error with a later scene that is retained from the theatrical cut, in which the scribe easily provides spoken directions to Robin and Azeem as they rescue Marian.[20]

Books

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An official novelization of the film was released in 1991 by author Simon R. Green. He received a commission to write this book in 1989, and it has sold more than 370,000 copies. The novel adds in a subplot not shown in the film.[21]

Release

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The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 14, 1991, in 2,369 theaters and a record 3,175 screens.[22]

Classification

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When Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was submitted for classification to the British Board of Film Classification in 1991, it required several cuts to obtain a PG rating.[2]

Home media

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The original theatrical cut of the film was released on VHS in the US on October 30, 1991, and on DVD on September 30, 1997.[23] A 2-disc special-edition DVD was released in the US on June 10, 2003,[24] containing a 155-minute-long extended version of the film. This alternate cut of the film was released on Blu-ray in the US on May 26, 2009.

Reception

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Box office

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The film grossed $25 million in its opening weekend and $18.3 million in its second. It eventually earned $390,493,908 at the global box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1991, immediately behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It had the second-best opening to date for a non-sequel.[25][26][27][28]

Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 5.60/10. The critical consensus reads, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves brings a wonderfully villainous Alan Rickman to this oft-adapted tale, but he's robbed by big-budget bombast and a muddled screenplay."[29] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[31]

Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert praised the performances of Freeman and Rickman but ultimately decried the film as a whole, giving it two stars and stating, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a murky, unfocused, violent, and depressing version of the classic story... The most depressing thing about the movie is that children will attend it expecting to have a good time."[32] The New York Times gave the film a negative review, with Vincent Canby writing that the movie is "a mess, a big, long, joyless reconstruction of the Robin Hood legend that comes out firmly for civil rights, feminism, religious freedom, and economic opportunity for all."[33] The Los Angeles Times also found the movie unsatisfactory,[34] criticizing Costner for not attempting an English accent,[35] and mocking Robin's afternoon walk from the White Cliffs to Nottingham via Hadrian's Wall, which is actually 560 miles (900 km).[36]

Desson Thomson, writing for The Washington Post, gave a more positive review: "Fair damsels and noble sirs, you must free yourselves of these wearisome observations. This is a state-of-the-art retelling of a classic."[37] Owen Gleiberman, of Entertainment Weekly also gave a positive review: "As a piece of escapism, this deluxe, action-heavy, 2-hour-and-21-minute Robin Hood gets the job done."[38] Lanre Bakare, writing in The Guardian, calls Rickman's Sheriff, for which he won a BAFTA, a "genuinely great performance".[39]

Accolades

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Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards Best Original Song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Music by Michael Kamen;
Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Nominated [40]
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures Won
BMI Film & TV Awards Film Music Award Michael Kamen Won
Most Performed Song from a Film "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Music by Michael Kamen;
Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Won
British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Rickman Won [41]
Best Costume Design John Bloomfield Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor Alan Rickman Nominated [42]
Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor Alan Rickman (also for Close My Eyes and Truly, Madly, Deeply) Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Original Score – Motion Picture Michael Kamen Nominated [43]
Best Original Song – Motion Picture "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Music by Michael Kamen;
Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor Kevin Costner Won [44]
Worst Supporting Actor Christian Slater Nominated
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – ADR Beth Bergeron, Jane Carpenter-Wilson, Lily Diamond,
Jessica Gallavan, Kimberly Harris, Paul Huntsman,
Joe Mayer, Jeff Courtie, Dave Arnold, Wayne Griffin,
Allen Hartz, James Matheny, Frank Smathers, and
David Williams 		Won
Golden Screen Awards Won
Grammy Awards Record of the Year "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Bryan Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Nominated [45]
Song of the Year "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams Nominated
Best Pop Instrumental Performance Michael Kamen Won
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for
Television 		Nominated
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange 		Won
International Film Music Critics Association Awards Best New Archival Release – Re-Release or Re-Recording Michael Kamen, Douglass Fake, Roger Feigelson,
Frank K. DeWald, and Kay Marshall 		Nominated [46]
Jupiter Awards Best International Actor Kevin Costner (also for Dances with Wolves) Won
London Film Critics Circle Awards British Actor of the Year Alan Rickman (also for Close My Eyes, Quigley Down Under, and
Truly, Madly, Deeply) 		Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Nominated
Best Male Performance Kevin Costner Nominated
Best Female Performance Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Nominated
Most Desirable Male Kevin Costner Nominated
Best On-Screen Duo Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman Nominated
Best Villain Alan Rickman Nominated
Best Song From a Movie Bryan Adams – "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Won
MTV Video Music Awards Best Video from a Film Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Nominated [47]
Best Actor Kevin Costner Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Alan Rickman Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Nominated
Best Costumes John Bloomfield Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Family Motion Picture – Drama Won [48]
Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Daniel Newman Won

Music

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Michael Kamen
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Length60:22 (original), 134:39 (2017 expansion), 220:46 (2020 expansion)
LabelMorgan Creek Productions (original), Intrada Records (expansions)
Singles from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
    Released: June 17, 1991

The original music score was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Michael Kamen. In 2017, the specialty film music label Intrada Records released a two-disc CD album containing the complete score and alternates, though not the songs from Bryan Adams and Jeff Lynne.[50] In 2020, Intrada issued a four-disc album, with the film score on the first 2 CDs; CD 3 has alternate takes and additional music, including the Morgan Creek Productions fanfare which was derived from this score; CD 4 features the assemblies used on the 1991 soundtrack album. The songs are again absent.[51]

No.TitleLength
1."Overture" / "A Prisoner of the Crusades"8:27
2."Sir Guy of Gisborne" / "The Escape to Sherwood"7:27
3."Little John" / "The Band in the Forest"4:52
4."The Sheriff and His Witch"6:03
5."Maid Marian"2:57
6."Training" / "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves"5:15
7."Marian at the Waterfall"5:34
8."The Abduction" / "The Final Battle at the Gallows"9:53
9."(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (sung by Bryan Adams)6:33
10."Wild Times" (sung by Jeff Lynne)3:12

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[52] Platinum 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[55] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other media

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Two tie-in video games called Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves were released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. Developed by Sculptured Software Inc. and Bits Studios, respectively, and published by Virgin Games, Inc., they are the cover feature for the July 1991 issue of Nintendo Power magazine.[56]

Kenner released a toy line consisting of action figures and playsets. All but one of the figures were derived by slight modifications to Kenner's well-known Super Powers line, and Friar Tuck, the vehicles, and playsets were modified from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toys.[57]

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