Question 1

What surprising preparation went into the guards falling down in a row?

Accepted Answer

The shot of the guards falling down in a row took several weeks to prepare.

Question 2

How did Cary Elwes initially react when Mel Brooks called to offer him the lead role?

Accepted Answer

When Mel Brooks first called Cary Elwes to offer him the lead role, Elwes thought it was a prank and hung up on him.

Question 3

What connection links Cary Elwes' performance in The Princess Bride to this film?

Accepted Answer

Cary Elwes based his Princess Bride performance on Errol Flynn's Robin Hood, and that performance brought him to Mel Brooks' attention for this film.

Question 4

Which scene between the Sheriff and Latrine was completely improvised?

Accepted Answer

The scene where the Sheriff falls through Latrine's roof and she tries to get him to have sex with her was completely improvised by Roger Rees and Tracey Ullman.

Question 5

What is the story of Robin Hood: Men in Tights?

Accepted Answer

Robin Hood returns from the Crusades to find King Richard exiled and King John ruling with the Sheriff of Rottingham. He assembles patriots to battle them.

Question 6

What surprising preparation went into the guards falling down in a row?

Accepted Answer

The shot of the guards falling down in a row took several weeks to prepare.

Question 7

Why did Cary Elwes initially hang up on Mel Brooks about the lead role?

Accepted Answer

When Mel Brooks first called Cary Elwes to offer him the lead role, Elwes thought it was a prank and hung up on him.

Question 8

How did Cary Elwes' performance in The Princess Bride connect to this film?

Accepted Answer

Cary Elwes based his Princess Bride performance on Errol Flynn's Robin Hood, and that performance brought him to Mel Brooks' attention for this film.

Question 9

Which scene between the Sheriff and Latrine was completely improvised?

Accepted Answer

The scene where the Sheriff falls through Latrine's roof and she tries to get him to have sex with her was completely improvised by Roger Rees and Tracey Ullman.

Question 10

What is the gag about Robin's English accent referencing?

Accepted Answer

The gag about Robin being able to speak with an English accent references Kevin Costner's performance in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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