Mel Brooks’ spoof of the Robin Hood films was called ‘Robin Hood, …’ .. what?
Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 American musical adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. The film was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, co-written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro based on a story by Chandler and Shapiro, and stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. It includes frequent comedic references to previous "Robin Hood" films (particularly "", upon which the plot is loosely structured, Disney's "Robin Hood", and the 1938 Errol Flynn adaptation, "The Adventures of Robin Hood"). The film
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow the Hunter as a means of luring Robin to the castle. This episode is parodied in Mel Brooks' "" in which the contest itself seduces Robin. The event also appears in the animated "Robin Hood" (1973 film), with the prizes instead being a golden arrow and a kiss from Maid Marian. The event also appears in the computer game "", where the player, as Robin Hood, can win a golden arrow in an archery contest, thereby adding its value (15000 marks) to a ransom to free Richard the Lionheart from prison abroad. There are many archery contests in the legends