Rickman played george, sheriff of nottingham, in a movie that also starred kevin. Iconic actor alan rickman died january 14, 2016 after a battle with cancer. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I liked kevin costner in many of his other movies but he was a horrible casting choice for robin hood, and not just because of his outofplace voice. The legendary archer and his moorish sidekick lead sherwood forrest outlaws against the cruel sheriff of nottingham who covets strongwilled maid marian. Prince of thieves is a fairly wellproduced movie in its cinematography, stage sets, costuming, and acting with very few objectionable elements. As a huge robin hood fan and fan of the movie robin hood.
To save a file to your hard drive, right click on the link and choose save link as or save target as from the popup menu, and choose which folder you want to save it in. I liked kevin costner in many of his other movies but he was a horrible casting choice for robin hood, and not just because of his out of place voice. Among other crimes, the fascist sheriff of nottingham alan rickman has. Jan 01, 1990 as a huge robin hood fan and fan of the movie robin hood. Top 10 english psychopaths in american movies alan rickman.
Remembering alan rickmans guilty secret about robin hood. If you know of any good ones, please do not hesitate to post them. Kevin costner makes shock magic mushroom confession from. Alan rickman robin hood alan rickman always alan rickman movies sherwood forest ares music tv movie quotes tv quotes movies showing outer, inner and private space all in one biscuit. That aside, its refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of sherwood forest as a soldier in king richards crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the sheriff of nottingham alan rickman. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Kevin costners lousy english accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the robin hood fable. When robin hood prince of thieves was in development, a character called nazeem was written because the writer thought that the saracen was a traditional part of the legend along with little john, will scarlet and marian. Twentythree years after its theatrical release, revisiting the film is a positively painful experience, especially in the almost threehour directors cut available to stream via amazon. Prince of thieves brings a wonderfully villainous alan rickman to this oftadapted tale, but hes robbed by bigbudget bombast and a muddled screenplay.
About the only real highlight of the movie was alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Prince of thieves 1991 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The earliest known written reference to the tapestry is a 1476 inventory of bayeux cathedral, but its origins have been the subject of much speculation and controversy french legend maintained the tapestry was commissioned and created by queen matilda, william the conquerors wife, and her ladiesinwaiting. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin costner starring as the goodguy thief.
He joins up with little john, azeem the moor morgan freeman, maid. Prince of thieves is an american film which was released in 1991. Twentythree years after its theatrical release, revisiting. Astonishing performance of both actors that was originally. As a tribute to the amazing alan rickman who just passed away, i made this compilation of the classic bits of his great performance as sheriff of nottingham in robin hood. Prince of thieves, robin hood kevin costner, freshly returned from the crusades, sees the ruin that the sheriff of nottingham alan rickman and his thugs have brought to england and vows to right the wrongs. Prince of thieves is a 1991 film starring kevin costner and morgan freeman. The name was changed to azeem because they found out that the character was unique to richard carpenters robin of sherwood.
Alan rickman has admitted to going behind the backs of scriptwriters and rewriting lines with the help of his friends for his bafta winning performance in robin hood. Fans and friends are paying tribute to the actor on social media by. When his father is murdered, robin seeks revenge on the sheriff. Like so much media from our collective youths, though, robin hood. Jan 06, 2017 kevin costner has revealed he and his stuntman went looking for magic mushrooms when filming robin hood prince of thieves in the woods. Alan rickman turned down the role of the sheriff twice before he was told he.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Still footage of alnwick castle was used as nottingham castle robin hood. Alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham and geraldine mcewan as mortianna in one scene of the 1991 film robin hood, prince of thieves. Nearly every person i interviewed for this book muttered conspiratorially, did you know that ruby. Hopeless at digital friending and keeping in touch therefore i mostly lurk about. Behind the scenes, alan rickman takes pains to behave like a reallife robin hood. The sheriff of nottingham alan rickman is enraged by the peoples love for robin hood kevin costner. Marian was actually not annoying and was very likeable which is a rarity in robin hood adaptations. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of nottingham alan rickman by morgan freeman who plays a philosophizing moor, and by nick brimble, who plays little john anything but little. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. Mohammed saghir, the presentday sheriff of nottingham now a ceremonial role in the english midlands city paid tribute to alan rickman s version of robin hood s famous foe in the 1991 film. After being captured while on crusade robin of locksley returns home to england accompanied by. Some of the sheriffs witty lines such as telling a couple of wenches you. Kevin costners and christian slaters attempts at english accents.
Prince of thieves is a murky, unfocused, violent and depressing version of the classic story, with little of the lightheartedness and romance we expect from robin hood. A lot of people would describe this as a guilty pleasure, but i dont think that way at all. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, christian slater, and alan rickman. Prince of thieves, cast kevin costner, morgan freeman, christian slater, alan rickman. However, adding prince of thieves to the title may distance the movie from the original robin hood story and avoid legend,fable,and myth accuracy issues. Prince of thieves who has realised its a pantomime. Here are some memorable quotes by sheriff of nottingham portrayed by alan rickman in robin hood. Consequently, he is hilarious, and everything else in the film is.
Overall, a sad interpretation of the robin hood legend. Prince of thieves starring kevin costner, morgan freeman and alan rickman robin of sherwood an itv series filmed over three years, starring ray winstone and clive mantle blackadder the black adder the first series of the famous bbc sitcom, starring rowan atkinson ivanhoe. This is a nice companion book for the movie robin hood prince of thieves. Bryan adams theme song which refused to go away during. Shot in england, the lush, green english hills and luxuriant forests provide a proper setting for. Jan 15, 2016 as a tribute to the amazing alan rickman who just passed away, i made this compilation of the classic bits of his great performance as sheriff of nottingham in robin hood.
Prince of thieves is a console game released in 1991 for the nintendo entertainment system and game boy developed by sculptured software, inc. Alan rickman played a character of the sheriff of nottingham. High quality prince of thieves gifts and merchandise. Quotes by sheriff of nottinghamalan rickman robin hood. After robin barely survives a watery skirmish with little john.
The incessant pounding at the door grates on my nerves, but the bishops stuttering and sweaty recitation irritates me far more. Jan 15, 2009 alan rickman, playing the sheriff, seems to be the only person in robin hood. I was particularly pleased to find some of alan rickman the sheriff of nottingham i hadnt seen before. Mohammed saghir, the presentday sheriff of nottingham now a ceremonial role in the english midlands city paid tribute to alan rickmans version of robin hoods famous foe in the 1991 film. Prince of thieves sheriff of nottingham 1991 harry potter and the deathly hallows. Fans and friends are paying tribute to the actor on social media by remembering his various roles on stage. Remembering alan rickman with 20 of his best movie quotes.
Robin hood has a starstudded cast but overall the movie is pretty cheesy, and not in the good kind of way. Prince of thieves had all the ingredients for a well received film. Its shot mostly at night or in gloomy forests, beneath overcasts or by flickering firelight or in gloomy dungeons, which is all very well for the atmosphere, but makes the action scenes almost impossible to. Alan rickman entertained a select audience in london last night with. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Either tell me where he may be hiding, or you wll all hanged and we will catch him anyway and do the same thing to him. Half of the time i was like thats just like the movie. This is the official book on the making of the movie. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The british star, who has died aged 69 from cancer, apparently turned down the role in prince of thieves twice. Its shot mostly at night or in gloomy forests, beneath overcasts or by flickering firelight or in gloomy dungeons, which is all very well for the atmosphere, but makes the action scenes almost.
With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. The demon barber of fleet street judge turpin 2007 alice through the looking glass absolem 2016. Theres a comic impatience to this gimleteyed dictator, who wenches to relieve his anxiety. It was based on the film of the same name the game was featured as the cover game for the july 1991 issue of nintendo power magazine. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off christmas. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin. That something was alan rickman, as the sheriff of nottingham. Movie was filmed in 1991, countries of filming locations are united states. In conclusion, i prefer the triditional robin hood movies starring e. Mar 17, 2014 alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham and geraldine mcewan as mortianna in one scene of the 1991 film robin hood, prince of thieves. Top 10 english psychopaths in american movies alan.
Prince of thieves, i was pretty excited to read the book based on the movie and for what it was, it was ok. Alan rickman admits editing terrible script with friends in pizza hut. Shot in england, the lush, green english hills and luxuriant forests provide a proper setting for this legendary english champion of the poor. After the sheriff has said hell cut out robin hoods heart with a spoon. When i joined the alan rickman fuhq fest i knew id have to do at least one robin hood story work text. Now i have heard that robin hood may still be alive.
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