User blog:ARTaylor/25 Years of Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The film is a humorous parody of numerous Robin Hood stories including the then-recent Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Walt Disney Animation Studios's Robin Hood, and the famous 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. It follows the adventures of Robin of Locksley as he returns from the Crusades to battle a corrupt prince by stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. The film received mixed reviews from critics, noting it was not as funny as earlier works by director Mel Brooks, but was a moderate box office success.

The film features the talents of Chuck McCann as a villager, Nick Jameson as an inept archer, and Brian George as the dungeon maitre d'.