Robin Hood, Men in Tights...

[DanielJones]

Yea! It has finally been released on DVD! I just ordered ot from Amazon and it should be here soon.

It's one of my all time Mel Brooks favorites. My favorite character is Blinkin the blind servant. There are some great one liners & quotes in this one. "Unlike other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent."

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Lancealot]

Thanks for the update. :eusa_clap

Off to order mine.

 

[Mojave Jack]

Did you just say "Abe Lincoln"? lol

A true classic!

 

[DanielJones]

" No! I said Hey Blinkin!"
Too much fun!

Cheers!

Dan

 

[jake_fink]

Wasn't there also a Mel Brooks produced tv show called When Things Were Rotten or something? And didn't it star some gameshow host or something as Robin Hood? Or am I confusing an episode of Don Adams' Screen Test with Men in Tights?


(Rememebrs more: "There comes a time in every man's life when he must face his duty, shake it by the hand and say, 'Howdy duty.'"

 

[Mr. Rover]

"We're men...we're men in tight-TIGHT-tights..."
I grew up watching this movie- classic. They were just using this movie on Mythbusters the other day. They were trying to split an arrow right down the middle like at the end of the movie. Turns out tht it's impossible with a real arrow so they made one of out bamboo...so that's probably how they did it in the movie. Tell me if I have shattered your childhoods, anybody...

 

[Doctor Strange]

Jake - Your memory is fine. Mel had visited Sherwood Forest long before he made Men in Tights. The show was called "When Things Were Rotten" and starred Dick Gautier (Hymie the Robot in Get Smart) as Robin Hood.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0072585/

I don't remember it as being very good, though...

 

[CharlieH.]

Let's get out of this ladies clothing and get into our tights!

Can't wait to get me hands on this one.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong but, wasn't the split arrow stunt done for real in The Adventures Of Robin Hood? I haven't seen the movie, and I can't remember where I picked that up that tip.

 

[Steve]

Let's get out of this ladies clothing and get into our tights!

Can't wait to get me hands on this one.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong but, wasn't the split arrow stunt done for real in The Adventures Of Robin Hood? I haven't seen the movie, and I can't remember where I picked that up that tip.

It was, and no one has figured out how they did it ever since.

 

[Doctor Strange]

I always assumed it was a physical trick, like: The outer arrow was a breakway arrow glued back together, the inner arrow was hollow and on an invisible-to-the-camera fishline that stretched from the bullseye through the glued-back-together arrow - the inner arrow was "fired" with a powerful air-ram or something and thus appeared to split the outer (breakaway) arrow.

Does anybody have the latest Adventures of Robin Hood DVD? Explaining this effect sounds like something that should be there in one of the commentaries or features...

 

[drafttek]

Splitting the arrow

The splitting of the arrow in The Adventures of Robin Hood was done by Howard Hill who played the captain of the archers whom Robin defeated in the movie. He did it in one take. Howard Hill was THE greatest archer ever to string a bow. His ability at trick shots and accuracy are legendary. I have seen some videos of him using an arrow like a trick shot pool player uses a cue ball. In one he banks the arrow off two sheets of plywood and hits a bulleye on the target. If anyone could ever split a wooden arrow like that it would be him.

I'm going to have to take another look at Men In Tights. I saw it when it first came out and thought it was Mel Brooks' worst movie.

 

[The real Henry]

That movie is too great! lol lol lol

But my favourite Mel Brooks classic will always be:

 

[CharlieH.]

That movie is too great! lol lol lol

But my favourite Mel Brooks classic will always be:

May the schwartz be with you!

I love that one!

 

[Rosie]

That movie is too great! lol lol lol

But my favourite Mel Brooks classic will always be:

Spaceballs: The animated Series http://imdb.com/title/tt0870980/


My favorite Mel Brooks is History of the World Part I. "It's good to be the king!" lol

 

[Roger]

The power of the force?

No, the power of the schwartz!

I see your schwartz is as big as mine.

 

[BJonas]

My nervous tic...

Everytime I see Bill Pullman in anything, I uncontrollably shout "LLLLLONESTARRR!!"

Spaceballs ruined me, in so many wonderful ways

 

["Doc" Devereux]

"Merchandising - where the real money from the movie is made!"

 

[LadyStardust]

I'm so glad I found this thread, hah! Have to pipe in and say this is one of my favorite comedies, it has so many priceless moments, both physically and verbally hilarious. The Men In Tights dance never fails to leaves me in stitches, and I also get a kick out of the Latrine scenes. Oh!, also when the Sherrif of Rottingham is attempting to marry Marian, and the bishop and gathered crowd laugh about "MERVIN?! Your name is Mervin?!" lol What a great movie! :eusa_clap

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

I thought a little more on Mel Brooks might be fun. In theaters sooner or later...."Get Smart"