1992 - Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Michael Kamen
1992 - Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Michael Kamen (music), Bryan Adams (lyrics) & Robert John Lange (lyrics) - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
1992 - Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television - Michael Kamen
Grammy Awards:
1992 - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television - Robert John Lange, Michael Kamen & Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
London Critics Circle Film Award:
1992 - British Actor of the Year - Alan Rickman Also for Truly Madly Deeply (1990), Quigley Down Under (1990) and Close My Eyes (1991)
As American–accented Robin Hood, living in Sherwood Forest with his Merry Persons and a feminist Marian (no Maid for this liberated woman)? And what’s this – a black sidekick? Could this be a 1991 updated and PC Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? Absolutely. Quicker than you can say “Warner Bros. box office hit”, this modernized re-telling of the ancient story played summer theaters in 1991 and began hauling in the loot faster than Robin and his hip gang ever dreamed of.
The story of loyal Richardian monarchist Robin of Locksley is an oft-told one, with a long cinematic tradition dating back to the silent era and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as the most gymnastic Robin ever to buckle a swash. Since then, there have been no less than a dozen re-tellings – everything from romantic versions (Robin and Marian, 1975) to campy comedy and satire (Robin and the Seven Hoods, 1964; Robin Hood: Men in Tights, 1993) to westerns Robin Hood of the Pecos, 1941; Robin Hood of Texas, 1947) to the Walt Disney animated (with animals) version, called simply Robin Hood (1973). So it seemed likely that a serious modern movie of the original legend, complete with the Sheriff of Nottingham, Guy of Gisborne and the usual suspects, not to mention merry men Will Scarlett, Little John, Friar Tuck and the rest of the gang (along with a few merry women), was bound to happen.
For the first time in cinematic history, however, a Robin Hood film was ablt to take full advantage of modern movie-making methods, such as state-of-the-art special effects and authentic locations, modern cinematography and sound techniques. Add to the mix one of the decade’s true actors of star quality – Kevin-Costner – and this was a picture that couldn’t miss.
Costner arrived on the set in England to film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves just days after completing his work on his own magnum opus, Dances with Wolves. Director Kevin Reynolds was already behind schedule, so Costner wasn’t afforded the luxury of rehearsals. He had hoped to work with a dialogue coach to sound more British, but there was no time, so Robin of Locksley now sounded more like Robin of Los Angeles. Audiences seemed willing to overlook this, given the success at the box office.
Reynolds and Costner, longtime pals, would find their friendship tested during the ordeal of getting this version of Robin Hood on film. But it would be nothing compared to their next project together. While shooting the megabucks-over-budget film Waterworld (1995), director Reynolds’ and Costner’s “Creative differences” saw Reynolds walking out of the project and dumping it into Costner’s lap. It reportedly cost Costner and Reynolds their 10-year friendship.
FAMOUS QUOTES
Men speak conveniently of love when it serves their purpose.
A wise man once said: "There are no perfect men in the world; only perfect intentions."
This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption. Let us give praise to our maker and glory to his bounty by learning about... BEER.
GOOFS AND BLUNDERS
While rescuing the boy, Robin grabs a crossbow and throws it at one of the soldiers, "hitting" him in the face. The crossbow hits Plexiglas in front of the soldier, and leaves a scratch that is momentarily visible.
When Robin begins training the outlaws, we see an arrowhead being cast, outdoors in a small mould. Next, we see an iron/steel arrowhead being shaped on a stone. Iron or steel could not be cast, outdoors and in the small quantity as shown, due to the heat needed. The metal shown can only be pewter, lead or tin. To produce arrowheads in those conditions, a friendly blacksmith would beat out a suitably thin piece of waste metal, chop pieces off, then; others could file or rub them to shape and sharpness.
Robin's nude body shows tan lines from a Speedo swimsuit.
The northern Celts hired by the Sheriff to fight the outlaws were several centuries out of time.
When Robin shoots the arrow that goes through Will's hand the wire/string that the arrow is fired along is visible.
A crewmember is visible from a second story window when the catapult is being moved near the end of the movie.
When the men are pushing the catapult to the gate, a man in a black turtleneck and jeans is seen in a window in one of the houses, and he quickly ducks out of view.
