Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writers (WGA):

Pen Densham (story)
Pen Densham (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 June 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes the only way to uphold justice...is to break the law.

Plot:

When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.

Plot Keywords:

England | Crusades | Outlaw | Moors | Forest

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Robin Hood
Morgan Freeman	...	Azeem
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Marian Dubois
Christian Slater	...	Will Scarlett
Alan Rickman	...	Sheriff George of Nottingham
Geraldine McEwan	...	Mortianna
Michael McShane	...	Friar Tuck (as Micheal McShane)
Brian Blessed	...	Lord Locksley
Michael Wincott	...	Guy of Gisborne
Nick Brimble	...	Little John
Soo Drouet	...	Fanny
Daniel Newman	...	Wulf
Daniel Peacock	...	Bull
Walter Sparrow	...	Duncan
Harold Innocent	...	Bishop of Hereford
Jack Wild	...	Much the Miller's Son
Michael Goldie	...	Kenneth of Cowfall
Liam Halligan	...	Peter Dubois
Marc Zuber	...	Interrogator
Merelina Kendall	...	Old Woman
Imogen Bain	...	Sarah
Jimmy Gardner	...	Farmer
Bobby Parr	...	Villager
John Francis	...	Courier
John Hallam	...	Red-Headed Baron
Douglas Blackwell	...	Gray-Bearded Baron
Pat Roach	...	Celtic Chieftain
Andy Hockley	...	Ox
John Dallimore	...	Broth
Derek Deadman	...	Kneelock
Howard Lew Lewis	...	Hal
John Tordoff	...	Scribe
Andrew Lawden	...	Sergeant
Susannah Corbett	...	Lady in Coach
Sarah Alexandra	...	Small Girl
Christopher Adamson	...	Soldier
Richard Strange	...	Executioner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bryan Adams	...	The Balladeer (uncredited)
David Bowles	...	Morgar (uncredited)
Sean Connery	...	King Richard (uncredited)
Mickey Curry	...	The Balladeer's Drummer & Percussionist (uncredited)
Larry Klein	...	The Balladeer's Bassist (uncredited)
Bill Payne	...	The Balladeer's Keyboardist (uncredited)
Derek Pykett	...	Peasant in Crowd (uncredited)
Graham Riddell	...	Celtic Warrior (uncredited)
Keith Scott	...	The Balladeer's Lead Guitarist (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	...	Oarsman (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds

Writing credits (WGA)
Pen Densham		(story)
Pen Densham		(screenplay) &
John Watson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Pen Densham	....	producer
Michael J. Kagan	....	co-producer
Richard Barton Lewis	....	producer
David Nicksay	....	executive producer
James G. Robinson	....	executive producer
John Watson	....	producer
Kevin Costner	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Michael Kamen

Cinematography by
Douglas Milsome

Film Editing by
Peter Boyle

Casting by
Noel Davis
Ilene Starger
Jeremy Zimmermann		(as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by
John Graysmark

Art Direction by
Fred Carter

Costume Design by
John Bloomfield

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup artist
Lynda Armstrong	....	makeup artist
Richard Glass	....	standby contact lens optician
Daniel Parker	....	makeup artist
Lisa Tomblin	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Malcolm J. Christopher	....	production supervisor (as Malcolm Christopher)
Michael Hartman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee Cleary	....	key second assistant director
Jamie Fowlds	....	trainee assistant director
Marios Hamboulides	....	trainee assistant director
Nick Heckstall-Smith	....	second assistant director: second unit
Peter Heslop	....	second second assistant director
Mark Illsley	....	second unit director
Max Kleven	....	second unit director: action sequence
Adam Somner	....	third assistant director
David Tringham	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Alvin	....	poster artist
Alan Cheevers	....	plasterer
John Chisholm	....	property master
Dominique Coste	....	art department
Gavin Gordon	....	carpenter
Patricia Johnson	....	draughtsman
Gwendolyn Margetson	....	draftsperson
Giles Masters	....	assistant art director
Mark Reynolds	....	stand-by props: second unit
Bill Stallion	....	storyboard artist
Dean Coldham	....	chargehand plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Coke	....	sound effects editor
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	assistant sound editor
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor
Chris Munro	....	sound mixer
Greg Orloff	....	foley mixer
Judy Oseransky	....	assistant sound editor
Roy Seeger	....	assistant adr editor
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
David R. Finkelstein	....	assistant foley editor (uncredited)
Dennis Leonard	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Hamilton	....	senior special effects technician
Barry Whitrod	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Rob Burton	....	visual effects
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World
Joel Hladecek	....	motion control camera
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant
Michael Pangrazio	....	matte artist supervisor

Stunts
Del Baker	....	stunts
Ken Barker	....	stunts
Brian Bowes	....	stunts
Peter Brace	....	stunts
Helen Caldwell	....	stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
Abbi Collins	....	stunts
Tim Condren	....	stunts
Simon Crane	....	stunt double: Mr. Costner
Simon Crane	....	stunts
David Cronnelly	....	stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts
Clive Curtis	....	stunts
Perry Davey	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunts
Wayne Docksey	....	stunts
Sadie Eden	....	stunts (as Sadie Eddon)
Dorothy Ford	....	stunts
Elaine Ford	....	stunts
Terry Forrestal	....	stunts
Nick Gillard	....	stunts
Reg Harding	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunts
Frank Henson	....	stunts
Mark Henson	....	stunts (as Franklin Henson)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts
Dave Holland	....	stunts
Sy Hollands	....	stunts
Billy Horrigan	....	stunts
Arthur Howell	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Vincent Keane	....	stunts (as Ginger Keane)
Phil Lonergan	....	stunts
Tom Lucy	....	stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunts
Tina Maskell	....	stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunts
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunts
Lex Milloy	....	stunts
Chrissy Monk	....	stunts
Valentino Musetti	....	stunts
Gerard Naprous	....	stunts
Mark Anthony Newman	....	stunts
Robert Patton	....	stunt performer
Mike Potter	....	stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Eddie Powell	....	stunts
Nick Powell	....	stunts
Terry Richards	....	stunts
Billy Riley Jr.	....	stunts
Doug Robinson	....	stunts
Denise Ryan	....	stunts
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunts
Roy Street	....	stunts
Rocky Taylor	....	stunts
Tip Tipping	....	stunts
Derek Ware	....	stunts
Bill Weston	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator
Jason White	....	stunt performer
Steve Whyment	....	stunts
Nick Wilkinson	....	stunts
Rod Woodruff	....	stunts
Craig Appel	....	equestrian (uncredited)
Lee Sheward	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Brewster	....	camera operator: second unit
Bob Bridges	....	assistant camera
Gary Cross	....	gaffer: second unit
Mike Frift	....	camera operator
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip
Wayne Leach	....	electrician
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Jason Martin	....	best boy
David Tondeur	....	assistant camera
John Ward	....	Steadicam operator
Carlos Melville	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elvis Davis	....	set costumer
Michael McGarrigle	....	wardrobe assistant
Dominic Young	....	costume workroom assistant

Editorial Department
Joss Agnew	....	second assistant editor
Brent Eldridge	....	digital color correction
Peter Hollywood	....	editor: special sequences
Carole A. Kenneally	....	assistant editor
Alexandra Leviloff	....	second assistant editor
Jonathan Lucas	....	first assistant editor
Robert C. Lusted	....	assistant editor (as Bob Lusted)
Marcus Manton	....	additional editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Gladys Vega	....	assistant editor
Glenn Richard Côté	....	assistant to editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Christopher Brooks	....	music editor
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator
Don Davis	....	orchestrator
Richard Davis	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	music engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
J.J. George	....	assistant music editor
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Elliot Kaplan	....	orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Albert Lloyd Olson	....	orchestrator
Eric Reasoner	....	music editor
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator
Mark Watters	....	orchestrator
Bryan Adams	....	musician: rhythm guitar (uncredited)
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Mickey Curry	....	musician: drums & percussions (uncredited)
Michael Kamen	....	conductor (uncredited)
Michael Kamen	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Larry Klein	....	musician: bass guitar (uncredited)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer (uncredited)
Bill Payne	....	musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Keith Scott	....	musician: lead guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Brian Hathaway	....	transportation coordinator
Mark White	....	transportation

Other crew
Stuart Baird	....	project consultant
Mark Bunce	....	chef
David Chorley	....	chef
Kevin Costner	....	production consultant
Gabe Cronnelly	....	archery coach
Susan d'Arcy	....	unit publicist
Reg Dent	....	horse supplier
Steve Dent	....	assistant horse master
Steve Dent	....	horse supplier
Wayne Docksey	....	animal master: Animal Acting
Michelle Fox	....	production associate
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Rowley Irlam	....	rider
Sheldon Katz	....	production controller
Samantha C. Kirkeby	....	script supervisor
John Lees	....	fitness coach
Neil Ravan	....	location manager
Tony Smart	....	horse master
Alan Sutton	....	fire officer
Kathleen Switzer	....	assistant: Kevin Reynolds (as Kathleen A. Switzer)
Mark Thomason	....	photo double
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in
Terry Walsh	....	sword master
Andrew A Wilkinson	....	sword master
Andrew Jack	....	dialect coach: Michael McShane (uncredited)
Craig Stevenson	....	assistant sword master (uncredited)
Pam Weaver	....	animal handler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1991) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1991) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (1991) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Argentina Video Home (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1994) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Sandrews (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2003) (Sweden) (DVD) (extended edition)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (extended edition)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (extended edition)
• Finnkino (1991) (Finland) (theatrical) (VHS)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (1999) (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray 2010)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2003) (2004) (2008) (2009) (Finland) (TV)
• AMLF (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Hollydan Works (2007) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (????) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Matte World Digital
• ReelEye Company (special effects contact lenses)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Almost Human  animals provided by
• Animal Acting Agency Ltd.  animals provided by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Completion Bond Company  completion bond
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  publicity
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Matte World Digital  opening matte painting effects
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Morgan Creek Records  soundtrack published by
• Optical Film Effects  matte effects
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Precision Film Cutting  negative cutting
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Seiniger Advertising  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

143 min | USA:155 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

New Zealand:PG | Iceland:10 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:PA (Ontario - 2006) | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 (f) | South Africa:PG | UK:12 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Sweden:11 (heavily cut) | Portugal:M/12 | Peru:PT | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (extended version) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Richard Griffiths passed on the opportunity to play Friar Tuck.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robin pretends he is blind and he bends down to rub horse crap on himself, he is wearing black boots with silver studding. When he and Azeem are being catapulted over the wall he is wearing brown lace up boots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prisoner:Show them the courage of Allah!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Yancy the Yo-Yo Boy (#3.7)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU

Just one word: Brilliant!!

***MAY CONTAIN LITTLE SPOILERS***

I watched "The Prince of Thieves" once again two days ago and it is still one of the most brilliant movies ever made. Despite the fact the crew had so many obstacles while making the film.

Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns to England from his crusades with a Maori warrior Azeem (outstanding Morgan Freeman) and finds out that the evil sheriff of Nottingham (superb Alan Rickman) has taken over his fathers lands. From that one there begins a war to make a difference in sheriff's terrorizing Nottingham. Robin becomes Hood and he is fighting to give the good days back to the people as they deserve it.

There is a little bit of everything in the film. There is adventures, excitement, romance, humor, action. Everything you could ever wish from the great, enjoyable film! If you liked "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring by Errol Flynn you will also enjoy this timeless story about the man who stole from the rich and gave it to the poor!

The film making was a struggle right from the start. The producers had some difficulties to hire a competent director to the job. Even the production manager and the other heads of department were hired before the director. There was a bit hurry to make "Prince of Thieves" because there was two other Robin Hood pictures coming. They were just like in a race. Then a man called Kevin Reynolds was hired to the job of directing. Then the production team was short of lead actor to play Robin. Other major parts Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman and Christian Slater were already in place. Robin Wright was replaced with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio to play Maid Marian because of Wright's pregnancy. Then there came Kevin Costner. He only signed up for the job because of Kevin Reynolds. After casting everybody the working team came across the difficulty of the lack of enough time. There was also some rough times between Costner and Reynolds. Even the guys had some disagreement the film opened in the year 1991 and managed to snatch a 25 million dollars at the opening weekend and was later going to bag 390 million dollars worldwide. Not bad if the production had some of bad critic and problems behind them.

Obviously even Costner and Reynolds managed to put their hatred aside because later they teamed up in the flop "Waterworld" which was by the way then (1995) the most expensive movie in the world! (Whopping 175 million dollars spent)

Even if the film contains some of the most disturbing mistakes in film making it does not effect on the result. So what if Robin's hair is suddenly turn from wet to dry and again back to wet it does not reflect to the essence of this marvelous piece of history. It is worth waiting the last scene where legendary Sean Connery makes an appearance as King Richard the Lionheart! (Connery donated his 400,000 dollar fee to charity)

The legendary and undying ballad "Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams is the best movie theme song in the history of film making!

Worth to watch with it's faults and all!