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Accent

I have heard that in fact Costner WAS attempting an English accent in this movie. Can anyone verify this?

13 minutes and 29 seconds into the commentary with Kevin Costner and Kevin Reynolds of the DVD version of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costner says "It's something I wanted to do, and I wasn't very good at it. If I ever get the chance to do it again, I'm gonna do it again and I'm gonna get it right" after bringing up the subject of his accent 12 minutes and 57 seconds into the commentary with "Well there's my dumb-ass accent".--Schizophrenic Twin(s) 18:57, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also added information about this to the trivia section, however that whole section really needs to be integrated into the main article.

bballguy999

Fourth wall

Does the Friar break the fourth wall at the end of the film? My interpretation was that he was telling Robin and Marian to stop kissing as THEY were wasting valuable celebration (i.e. drinking) time. Since the camera shot that had been used as, presumably, Robin and Marian's point of view is the same shot as when the Friar says this, it would seem that it is directed at them, not the film's audience. Just my interpretation though.

In the blu-ray the picture is clear enough for the viewer to realize Friar Tuck is looking past the camera and at Robin and Marian, so I would say he does not break the fourth wall although it's close and quite typical for 90s movies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8388:541:E300:60D7:F9D7:4E7D:64D5 (talk) 20:53, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Opening theme music

Question Withdrawn (it's used for the logo of Morgan Creek) --Ouzo 21:07, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

John

Where was Prince John in this movie?Kenobifan 01:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good question however Prince John, like Sir Guy of Gisbourne doesn't feature as a villain in every adaptation of Robin Hood. Seeing as the Sheriff of Nottingham was the main villain they saw no reason to undermine him by putting Prince John in it I suppose.

The SE DVD has an extended cut of the film. In one of the added scenes, a character makes a passing mention of John, noting that he is away from Nottingham during the events taking place. 192.234.13.40 (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The film kind of makes an amalgam of the Sheriff of Nottingham and King(?) John, as obviously it was King John who was trying to take King Richard's throne, not the sheriff. So it's not entirely historically acurate, but then again Robin Hood is fictional himself.VenomousConcept (talk) 12:26, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nintendo Power

Notoriously, the game appeared on the cover of Nintendo Power six months before its release.

What's notorious about this? Koweja 20:42, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sequel movie

There was a film called 'princess of theives' which was about Robin's daughter. No actors were the same though.

-That wasn't a sequel. No actors were the same, the production company was entirely different. All "Princess of Thieves" is, is simply another movie taking place in the Robin Hood mythos.

Ah, but there was a real sequel in the works, according to the DVD commentary. Morgan Freeman had apparently even read a script, that involved Prince John. It's a shame we never got to see it.

bballguy999

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Credits

I know this may not be completely related, but has anyone else noticed that in the credits for the movie, Sean Connery wasn't mentioned? Is there a reason behind this, or just an accidental. He was only in the movie for the last 30sec and said maybe 8 words, but he's a big enough name I figured he'd be in the ending credits. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghostalker (talk • contribs) at 04:31, 23 May 2008

Perhaps there was some contractual reason, or they wanted to keep it a surprise ? -- Beardo (talk) 01:21, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He didn't take compensation for his cameo; rather, a substantial sum was donated to a charity. It's possible that he requested that he not be included in the credits for this reason; or more likely, for union/guild reasons. 192.234.13.40 (talk) 20:15, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced Material

Was tagged since August 2010. Please feel free to re-add with appropriate sourcing. Doniago (talk) 14:22, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Soundtrack

The main title theme was later used as the logo music for this film's co-producing studio, Morgan Creek. The end tag to this theme is currently utilized as the logo music for Walt Disney Home Entertainment. The ending theme, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, enjoyed tremendous success – staying at the number one position for seven weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and 16 weeks on the UK chart, as well as topping the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles and the music charts of over 16 countries worldwide. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 1992. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1991.

The places the film were made can be seen on the screen. Assume WP:GF Or without references the WP position is they did the whole thing on a backlot somewhere? Seems entirely arbitrary if you ask me, Superman was filmed New York as you can see the Statue of Liberty, or does the rule only apply to places that are only well known to Americans? The places in Robin Hood exist because the film is the source the same way New York exists on screen in films like Taxi Driver, Nighthawks or The Hot Rock! As for this film, here is Sycamore Gap where Robin first meets the Sheriff's men. [1] The tree, the wall and sheepfold are all clearly visible as they are in the film. Here are images from the area[2] On celluloid, places will always be self referencing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.206.205 (talk) 10:16, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Mixed Reviews"

...I remember them as being fairly, um, unmixed. Note that all of the examples quoted in the reactions section are negative towards the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.239.203.208 (talk) 03:13, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rotten Tomatoes 52% and Metacritic 51% "mixed or average reviews" it is difficult to summarize the reviews overall as anything other than mixed, even if the reviews include many criticisms. -- 109.77.210.114 (talk) 14:50, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Azeem's Sword

I was interested as to what you would call Azeem's sword. Is it a scimitar? I think scimitars are longer and thinner than that.VenomousConcept (talk) 12:21, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actor Credited as 'Wolf'

I suspect the writer of this article has credited the wrong Daniel Newman as having played Little John's son. I believe the Daniel Newman who played the role of Wulf was in fact a British Actor born in the mid 1970s who has since played in a few TV programmes. A 1990s version of 'The borrowers' and a story from 'A Touch of Frost'. The Daniel Newman whose link is in this article is the American actor who has had a number of film appearances over the years. I do not know if there is a Wikipedia article for the British Daniel Newman. Perhaps IMDB has more information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.154.22 (talk) 01:43, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Connery

Can anyone say how much Connery was paid for his (smiling, and no wonder, since it was so short) appearance. Jodosma (talk) 00:29, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Connery was paid $250,000 for his one day appearance[3] (not $500,000) according to a biography by Andrew Yule, "From 007 to Hollywood Icon" 1993

The Hollywood Reporter (usually a very reliable source) also says Connery was paid $250,000 but clarifies that it was in the form of a donation to a Scottish hospital.[4] Also John Cleese was considered for the part of King Richard. -- 109.77.210.114 (talk) 15:06, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Film ratings

Please note that WP:FILMRATINGS are not normally included in Wikipedia film articles. This does not seem to be an exceptional case and the "Classification" section of the article should probably be removed unless there are sources to show there was something especially noteworthy about the rating/classification of this film. -- 109.77.210.114 (talk) 14:53, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

US Dollars

There is really no need to use templates to US Dollars or to include inflation adjusted amounts, so I removed them.[5] The donation/payment Connery received was big, quarter of a million is still a big number for a day's work, and the inflation adjusted amount does not help or enhance readers understanding in any way. (I've had a similar discussion about this sort of thing before, see Talk:Eagle_Eye#US$_&_its_variables, and I don't think it is necessary here either.)

If you have some reason to believe this is necessary please provide further explanation beyond the edit summary "minor formatting"[6]. -- 109.76.142.195 (talk) 00:55, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]