ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (1993) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Mel Brooks
Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees,
Amy Yasbeck, Tracey Ullmann. Mel Brooks,
Dom DeLouise, Isaac Hayes, David Chappelle
Robin of Loxley returns from the Crusades to lead a peasant revolt against the evil sheriff of Rottingham and the tyranny of King John. Mel Bro0ks' joyously silly sendup of Robin Hood movies, loaded with Brooks' customary low humor and nonstop references to other films. The grapefruit scene in "The Public Enemy" even gets spoofed in this. Much better - or at least a lot funnier - than its critical reputation might suggest.
Richard Lewis
(1947-2024)
