The Three Musketeers (1993)

The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas (novel), David Loughery (screenplay)

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Sheen	...	Aramis
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Athos
Chris O'Donnell	...	D'Artagnan
Oliver Platt	...	Porthos
Tim Curry	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Countess D'Winter
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Queen Anne
Michael Wincott	...	Rochefort
Paul McGann	...	Girard / Jussac
Julie Delpy	...	Constance
Hugh O'Conor	...	King Louis
Christopher Adamson	...	Henri
Philip Tan	...	Parker
Erwin Leder	...	Peasant
Axel Anselm	...	Musketeer

Storyline

The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Milady. Rochefort, the Cardinal's right-hand man, announces the official disbanding of the King's Musketeers. Three, however, refuse to throw down their swords - Athos the fighter and drinker, Porthos the pirate and lover, and Aramis the priest and poet. Arriving in Paris to join the Musketeers, D'Artagnan uncovers the Cardinal's plans, and the four set out on a mission to protect King and Country.

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Plot Keywords:

eyepatch | held at swordpoint | king | pirate | priest | 

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Taglines:

All for one and one for all!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action/violence and some brief sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

Austria UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Three Musketeers

Filming Locations:

Hofburg, Vienna, Austria

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$53,898,845

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures, Wolfgang Odelga Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlie Sheen was originally sought for the role of Porthos.

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Goofs

After Rocheforte knocks D'Artagnian out in the dungeon and tells the guard to "Take him below" the guard walks in and drops the keys and reaches for D'Artagnian but after the camera angle changes he clearly still has them in his left hand.

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Quotes

Athos: You fight like a man, let's see if you can drink like one too.
D'Artagnan: I can drink anything you put in front of me.
Athos: Famous last words.

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Alternate Versions

Two scenes were cut from the German cinema version to secure a "Not under 12" rating (The murder of the prisoner is cut completely (ca. 13 seconds) and the death of the bald headed man in the prison at the end is shortened (ca. 6 seconds).) Second DVD release is uncut ("Not under 16") and bears the note "Uncut version" on the sleeve.

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Connections

Featured in The Movie Game: Episode #8.1 (1995)

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Soundtracks

All For Love
Performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
Written by Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange (as Robert John "Mutt" Lange) and Michael Kamen
Produced by Chris Thomas, Bryan Adams and David Nicholas
Bryan Adams and Sting appear courtesy of A&M Records
Rod Stewart appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

User Reviews

The most HOME ALONE-esque version of The Three Musketeers you will ever see!

Boring and inaccurate (predictably so-- this is Disney, folks) retelling of the classic French story by Alexandre Dumas père. In case you don't know, the story concerns a young ruffian that travels to Paris in order to continue the legacy of his father and become a loyal bodyguard of the King (a musketeer). But along the way our excruciatingly lame hero D'Artagnan insists on picking fights with everybody and wasting time, thus missing a hostile takeover of the group he "wants so badly to be a part of." Only three of the most noble musketeers remain, and along with the arrogant asshole D'Artagan they stab villains, inadvertently seduce women, make lame quips, stab villains, kill a dungeon-ridden freak, kill Tim Curry, save the king, stab some villains, and stab some villains. The very first fifteen to twenty-five minutes of this movie seem promising, but it soon becomes very repetitive and predictable (even if you don't already know the story). Also, the musketeers are shown bludgeoning, belittling, shooting, and stabbing victims without any weapons to fight back with-- and they're supposed to come off as honorable men. Fooey. And for a PG-rated movie, it sure did contain a lot of violence and even some gratuitous (although clothed) breast shots.