Kevin Costner heads the cast listing when Robin Hood. A film too starred Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Maid Marian, Morgan Freeman as Azeem, Christian Slater as Will Scarlet and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

A film is remembered by Bryan Adams' ballad "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (included on his Waking Up the Neighbours album and a motion picture's soundtrack) which broke popular chart records in the United Kingdom. It remained First for the recorded Xvi weeks. It was as well the #1 hit around Canada and the United States.

Earning $165 million domestically & $225 million overseas, it was 2nd sole to Terminator 2 in worldwide 1991 ticket sales. the moving-picture show received a mostly caring feedback, however critics complained all about Costner's in-again, off-again British accent. Rickman's comedic performance when a Sheriff garnered wide praise, even so.

Criticism

This motion picture is occasionally accused of existence excessively politically correct, to a point in which it blocks by using the story. E.g., after Maid Marian is introduced, she fights Robin when wearing the skin-tight "ninja" outfit however occurs as helpless damosel within distress at a prevent of the moving-picture show. Azeem, the Saracen in England, becomes a independent supporting character, sapping the authoritative Robin Hood characters like Little John and Friar Tuck of all their vigour.

A pic likewise leaves retired numerous of a traditional elements associated sustaining Robin Hood like the archery contest. Too, Costner's Robin Hood doesn't speak by having an English accent (although his "accent" can be explained when existence pre-received pronunciation).

Inspiration

A screenplay for this film drew most only on the British TV series Robin of Sherwood. Morgan Freeman was originally to play the character known as Nasir, until stuntman Terry Walsh (who worked in two projects) pointed bent on director Kevin Reynolds that Nasir was created specifically for Robin of Sherwood & doesn't come out in any more telling of the Robin Hood legend. When such, a character is the property of Robin of Sherwood author Richard Carpenter. To keep away from a case, Reynolds changed the title of Nasir to Azeem.

This stimulated a rift between Walsh & Carpenter, when a latter was caring his character was existence utilized forswearing permission & got planned to hold off until the picture was freed prior to suing the studio and director. Carpenter aforethought in using the money to fund the revival of his TV series.

Trivia
This was Sean Connery's (who plays King Richard) second Robin Hood film. He played Robin Hood in the flick, Robin and Marian.

Good deal of the film was spoofed in Mel Brooks's film Robin Hood: Men in Tights.