I wish all films would focus on the character rather than the accents, particularly with this story where the main character would have spoken French and a form of English much different than now. Only a few actors pull off accents really well anyway, American or British. I prefer the Sean Connery/ Eddie Izzard voice philosophy, this is me, this is my voice, I'm the guy. Deal with it.
The thing about Costner's accent is that he didn't even try. Chris Slater (Will Scarlet) also had a bad aceent, but he at least tried. Costner is the lead actor but he puts in the least effort. "Dragonheart" is another similar movie, the lead actor sounds so American in a cast full of either native Brits or thoss who at least try to sound like Brits.
Back in the day, they sold pantyhose called L’eggs and they were packaged in an egg shaped container. In the movie, that’s what they were referencing when they handed out the tights in the egg shaped containers.
You can try Kevin Costner's Robin Hood (1991); it's pretty good, it tries to be more serious, but Alan Rickman turns in an AMAZING Sheriff performance. Legendary.
My favorite Robinhood will always be Disney's animated feature from 1973. Many will disagree, but it holds a special place in my heart. Glad you enjoyed this, you will probably enjoy Space Balls a lot as well, but I will always say The Producers from 1967 is my favorite Mel Brooks movie of all time.
I really do think that Disney did an outstanding job with that one, all around. I feel like it captures a lot of the spirit of it, without getting bogged down.
@@marcusfridh8489 Oh yes. This one and Disney's are really my "comfort movie" Robin Hoods ;) Though, more than any of that, I love that I grew up visiting Nottingham (where my Dad grew up), and got to go to the Tales of Robin Hood... darn near every time. I've even got pictures of myself next to the Robin Hood statue in Nottingham in the same pose as the statue, both as a child and as an adult!
19:37 Robin Hood's speech was a Winston Churchill speech and Achoo's was a Malcolm X speech. 🤣🤣 My favorite scene, haha! So glad you included it and enjoyed thiw classic!
@@Caseytify They are actually direct parodies of the two leaders' speaking styles. Winston Churchill had a famous WWII speech that had the lines " ... we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." Malcolm X had a famous speech in 1964 called The Ballot or the Bullet where he said "...the white man has been too clever for us. We have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok." which Denzel Washington dramatized in the 1992 movie Malcolm X to "You've been took. You've been hoodwinked. Bamboozled. Led astray. Run amok!" Just like Dave Chappelle did. Denzel also delivered the line "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!" (though not an official Malcolm X quote, people think it is because of Denzel's spot-on performance as Malcolm X). Mel Brooks is def a history buff and I love when it reflects in his comedy! (Sorry for the long reply. Lol tl;dr search TH-cam for those Churchill and Malcolm speeches, the parodies are clear)
Not me. This one is my least favorite of any -- mainly because I Find Richard Lewis highly irritating, and the Sheriff's gag of mixing up words wasn't funny, was awkwardly delivered, and then was beaten long past death.
14:52 Scarlett O'Hara was the famous protagonist in Gone with the Wind (1939), which is set in Georgia during the U.S. Civil War. Actress Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for her portrayal of the southern belle.
Robinhood is an old English folk tale. Events like crossing the stream are all part of the old story. It takes place when Prince John was ruling England while his brother King Richard was away at the Crusades.
The actress that plays Maid Marian is Amy Yasbeck. She is John Ritters widow. This movie is full of early 90’s references, and it makes me laugh every single time. There are soo many lines that my husband and I still say till this very day. Classic Mel Brooks. 😂😂😂😂❤️ glad you watched this one. Lots of lighthearted and silly humor. Blinkin is my favorite. 😂
FYI: the marriage ceremony is in "Pig Latin" - a fictional language that's basically English, but you take the first letter of each word, and put it on the end, then add "ay" to it. So "Pig Latin" in Pig Latin is "igpay atinlay"
24:18 The subtitles you're watching with overwrote the original subtitle in that scene where the horse's "neigh" was translated as "She's got to be kidding."
Seriously... I'm starting to think about starting a subtitle localization company that doesn't completely wreck important subtitles like that. So aggravating, lol.
Slapping a man’s face with a glove was a customary way for a gentleman to challenge another gentleman to a duel. And for a knight to challenge another knight to single combat, he would “throw down the gauntlet.” Mel Brooks combined the two for slapstick purposes.
Back in the day, we had basketball shoes that had air bladders in them that you would “pump up”, so the shoes would “fit better/tighter” when you played basketball. A newt is a type of salamander.
The Patriot Arrow is a reference to the Patriot missile, an antimissile missile used by coalition forces against the Iraqi Scud missiles during the first Gulf War.
the witch is Tracey Ullman, she had a tv show in the 80s where the first Simpsons cartoons appeared the actress playing Maid Marian was one of my teenage crushes, she was on sitcoms in the 90s...mostly quit acting when her husband died
I don't think they make pump shoes anymore. They had a little balloon thing inside that tightened the shoe up around your foot. They sold it on the idea that it somehow also gave you magic trampoline jumping powers too, but it was just a lazier way of tying your shoes than Velcro. And was expensive.
The "theory" was that the air bladder gave extra spring, though A) the bladder was way too small, and 2] the bladder was on the TOP of the foot and tightened in from the tongue of the shoe. The ACTUAL reason of it's popularity was that you could buy one shoe and it would fit a wide range of feet comfortably because if it was loose you just needed to "pump it up" to have it fit your feet.
Delightful reaction. I'd recommend *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), or the animated version from Disney (1973). *EDIT:* 20:17 Also, there is a brand of pantyhose called *L'eggs* that used to be sold in little plastic eggs.
For Robin Hood the best one was “The Adventures of Robin Hood” starring Errol Flynn from 1938. The original swashbuckling action movie. Don’t worry it’s in Technicolor.
Oh man, I did not realize how old and how American most of these references are. When Achoo is getting beaten up and says, "I hope someone is filming this," he isn't wanting to post it online. It's a reference to Rodney King. In 1991, he was severely beaten by the LAPD. Because someone was recording it with a video camera, the country was able to see just how horrifyingly brutal the police were. The acquittal of the officers involved then led to widespread riots in LA. Then, when Achoo stops to pump up his shoes, those were a shoe in the late 80s and early 90s that had air cushions in the tongue that you could pump up by squeezing part of the tongue on the front that would give the shoe a tighter fight.
Another great reaction. You will like Spaceballs, same sort of Mel Brooks humour. To Be or Not To Be was also very good. Mel Brooks and his wife, Anne Bancroft set during WW2. I would also suggest Top Secret with Val Kilmer. Same sort of humour as well.
The Robin Hood movies this references the most are The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Disney's Robin Hood (1973) and The Prince of Thieves (1991). If you want to watch Spaceballs, just remember it parodies the Star Wars movies that pre-date it.
If you liked this style of humor by Mel, then you will definitely enjoy Space Balls. I'm so glad I got to see you react to this. Made me laugh with you. :)
"What's a newt?" It's an amphibian similar to a salamander -- but it has special importance here because of its connection to the famous witches' ingredient "eye of newt" from Macbeth. (What most don't realize, though, is that it actually wasn't an eye, nor were the witches' other ingredients as gruesome as they sounded! Those names were ancient pseudonyms for certain plant-stuffs -- like "eye of newt" was actually mustard seed.)
The al-time best Robin Hood story has Daffy Duck in the lead part. You can't watch Space Balls until you've seen Crimson Tide or you won't get the full effect of the joke.
Never have so many owed so much to so few was from a speech by Winston Churchill in 1940. It was quite a powerful speech delivered to the House of Commons.
20:16 Yes, from the late 60s until mid 90s L'eggs panty hose were sold in a small plastic egg. They stopped using the eggs to be more environmentally friendly.
My favourite Robin Hood movie is easily Robin and Marian (1976) with Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn. A touching, grown-up film about the two characters being older, but not always wiser; the regrets and faded glories colouring their middle age. Highly recommended.
Adding my voice to those suggesting Kevin Costner's, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, it certainly helps bring context to a lot of the jokes in this film! Besides this movie, my favorite Robin Hood is Disney's animated version, very cute and fun, with some great songs!
Big Yay Mary for watching this one - 1 of My Favorite All-time Mel Brook's films. Definitely watch Spaceballs when you get a chance. Its a awesome Spoof movies on Star Wars. Has some good actors in it too - Bill Pullman (president from Independence Day) John Candy (Planes, Trains, & Automobile,, rs Uncle Buck) and Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters). Also, Mel Brooks plays a role in it too like in Many of his movies.......Cheers from the US.
Hahahah I'm glad you had fun with it. Mel Brooks movies are often parodies that roast a specific genre and make use of current (when they were made) pop culture references. For this, the main parody is 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I'd also recommend the old Errol Flynn from 38, the 73 Disney cartoon as ancillary references. There are other things, but thats the main. Then watch this again (on your own) and enjoy all the references. If you want to get ahead of references for Mel Brooks movies, here are my recs - my feelings won't be hurt if you don't lol, just suggestions - have fun! Spaceballs is riffing on 70s scifi, mainly the original Star Wars movie, but it also helps to have seen Alien and Planet of the Apes. Which i think you've seen them all so you're gtg there. For Blazing Saddles, it's old westerns. the main parody is based on Destry Rides Again. You could actually add a lot, Rancho Notorious, High Noon, Stagecoach... but idk. There's a lot of moving pieces including nonwesterns like other Marlene Dietrich movies Stage Fright or Morocco. I wouldn't go too hard. Watch Destry and maybe a couple others for the vibes. Young Frankenstein is hitting old Universal monster movies. Mainly the 31 Frankenstein and the 35 The Bride of Frankenstein. There are lots of old 30s and 40s monster movies you could watch just for a fun vibe check, but I think its entirely optional.
To really get most of the jokes in this, you should watch the two best Robin Hood films. The 1930's Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn (many of the scenes are direct parodies of this) and the 1990's Kevin Costner movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
That "Hey Abbot" bit..my brother and I used rewind and play it on the vhs so much that it screwed the tape up lol. We laughed until we couldn't breathe anymore...just the way he says it lol
L'eggs pantyhose used to come in plastic eggs, like the plastic Easter Eggs only a bit larger. They sat in a cardboard base with the logo and size on it, so they wouldn't roll around and you could tell what was in it.
6:29 Reebok sneakers had a pump in them in the 90s. It was very popular but who knows if it actually helped at all. I think they might still sell a version of it. Ah yes I just checked, they actually have a lot of versions of the Pump. All very expensive.
I loved the Errol Flynn 1938 version and the Russel Crowe 2010 version also. I have read the book which is a bunch of short stories of Robinhood's adventures.
Fun fact: yes full plate armor is heavy, however properly made armor is suspended off of your hips and shoulders in such a way as to not hinder you to the point of exhaustion! It's comparable weight to a firefighters suit or a modern infantry mans kit.
OHMYGOD YES SPACEBALLS PLEASE Yeah. If you "get" Brooks' humor in Men in Tights, you're gonna love Spaceballs. Mel Brooks isn't for everyone, but those of us who appreciate his humor can't get enough of him. Also maybe check out Young Frankenstein, it's fifty years old but still brilliant. Men in Tights holds a special place in my heart, my first ever date was when I took a girl to see it in the theater. Also I think it was my first time ever seeing Dave Chapelle. Also, "King! Illegal, forest! To pig wild, kill in it a is!" is the best sentence ever uttered.
30:10 The tomahawk chop is a sports thing for teams that have a "native american" mascot, like the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Chiefs. It rose in popularity in the early 90's, around when this movie was filmed.
With this there are 3 Robin Hood films that I love besides Men in Tights: Disney´s Robin Hood (1973) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Robin Hood: (2010)
When Achoo is getting beat up and says he hopes someone's recording it that's not a reference to Instagram (much later), but to the video tape of the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles in 1991, which was one of the first times the public saw a recording of police brutality and a gang of "white" LAPD officers beating up a "black" suspect they had been chasing. The officers later acquittal led to huge riots in LA in 1992. Achoo taking a time out when he's running out of air isn't a gag about getting "pumped up" figuratively... there were these shoes that came out in 1989 that were very silly but in spite of an exorbitant price tag also very popular called Reebok Pumps... they had a little air pump on the tongue the idea was that you pumped air into them for extra cushioning was supposed to make them more comfortable and give you more support and probably jump higher or run faster or some such nonsense but it was obviously just a dumb gimmick. I think Nike was the first company to make shoes with air pockets in the soles... first the Tailwind in 1978 and later on the Nike Air. So it was a riff on that concept.
Disney animated Robin Hood is my Fav. i can only hope for a "Live Action" version and they SEND it. Edit: Mary you could always come to Aus: Tropical Rainforest / Great Reefs/ Desert with Camels.. just do it all at once
The Disney animated film Robin Hood starring Brian Bedford, Phil Harris and Andy Devine is my favourite of the Robin Hod films followed closely by Robin and the 7 Hoods starring Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
“Men in Tights,” like a lot of Mel Brooks movies, likes to riff on a lot of films and ideas, but is also a parody of “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” starring Kevin Costner. That movie was a huge hit at the time (also gave us Bryan Adams’ smash hit “I Do It For You” but can feel too serious for its own good. Alan Rickman’s turn as the Sheriff is iconic, though, and is probably worth watching just for that.
18:46 Depends on the time, if we are talking when plate armor was first created sure but European blacksmithing is actually heavily undervalued by the average crowd. You can find videos on TH-cam of pretty average guys mounting horses, tumbling and jumping around to show just how mobile knights in plate actually were dispelling the misconception that they were slow or that the armor was heavy.
My favorite part in this movie is "I heard that coming a mile away :) Right-o, Blinkin, very good. Pardon? Who's talking?". You should have watch Robin Hood Prince of Thief's with Kevin Costner before watching movie because this movie spoof that movie. You should also watch other Mel Brooks spoof like Spaceballs (original Star Wars trilogy parody) and High Anxiety (Hitchcock classic horror movies spoof), Blazing Saddels (A movie they mention) and History Of The World (Which has the phrase "It is good to be the king"). Fyi the blond kid screaming to the camera is a spoof on Home Alone where the blond kid also scream to the camera.
This movie takes its plot points from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which Robin is held by the Turks, escapes with a Muslim who accompanies him to England to fulfill his debt. Kevin Costner spoke American English throughout. Hence, the quip about speaking with an English accent! Fun fact: I went to high school with the actress playing Marion here.
You absolutely must watch The 'Adventures of Robin Hood' w/Errol Flynn as Robin, Olivia de Havilland as Marion, Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Though 1938, I think it is the OG that all others measure themselves against. Also, you should watch the Disney version of Robin Hood from 1973.
15:30 "White Men Can't Jump" was a basketball comedy from the year before this film (1992) costarring Wesley Snipes (you've seen him in Demolition Man) and Woody Harrelson (he was in the Hunger Games franchise) as street hustlers.
Hi Mary... start with the best The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 - In amazing color ) Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains... more Great adventure w/lots of action & laughs from start to finish... you will enjoy this classic 🙂👍
Favorite Mel Brooks. Blazing saddles, robin hood men in tights, spaceballs, young Frankenstein and history of the world part 1. Robin as I'm sure everyone on earth has said by now. Robin hood prince of thieves
The screaming boy who runs up to Robin is a parody of Kevin from Home Alone. The bald guy who proposes the archery contest is a parody of The Godfather. Both speeches in the woods had parts taken from actual speeches. When Mel Brooks shows up driving the wagon and he asks something like "Faigelers?", he's basically asking if "merry" means they're gay. When this movie came out, I saw it before my friend. He was quite familiar with the story of Robin Hood and he asked who they got to play King Richard. I told him "Some British guy." He was surprised when Patrick Stewart showed up. Technically, I told him the truth. :)
If you are doing a Robin Hood series, I recommend that you include the Disney animated version. There were well-known voice actors galore. You won't recognize them, probably, but you're enjoyment won't be diminished. See you at the baby shower.
2movies "The adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn, then "Robin Hood prince of thieves" with Kevin Costner. These were the 2 main movies they parody.
Howdy Doody Mary. Mel did this because of Kevin Costner's PRINCE OF THIEVES 1991 movie. He had a short-lived series in the 70s named WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN. There are scores of RH movies and TV shows. My favorites are Errol Flynn's 1938. The1952 IVANHOE not a mention of Mr. Hood in the story. Disney's animated 1973. Roger Miller music. Oo-De-Lally! Russell Crowe's 2010? like I said, there are so many. Oh yeah the panty hose thing. Leggs came out in 69 or 70 and changed fashion. The egg container was the hook. Great watch Mary. SPACEBALLS is a great parody of several movies outside of Star Wars. Be prepared.
When he said “I can speak with an English accent.”
It’s a dig at Kevin Costner 😂
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" had many issues as a movie. Kevin Costner's terrible accent was just one of them.
And it's still pretty good. ;)
and a dig at Errol Flynn as well
I wish all films would focus on the character rather than the accents, particularly with this story where the main character would have spoken French and a form of English much different than now. Only a few actors pull off accents really well anyway, American or British. I prefer the Sean Connery/ Eddie Izzard voice philosophy, this is me, this is my voice, I'm the guy. Deal with it.
The thing about Costner's accent is that he didn't even try. Chris Slater (Will Scarlet) also had a bad aceent, but he at least tried. Costner is the lead actor but he puts in the least effort. "Dragonheart" is another similar movie, the lead actor sounds so American in a cast full of either native Brits or thoss who at least try to sound like Brits.
Back in the day, they sold pantyhose called L’eggs and they were packaged in an egg shaped container. In the movie, that’s what they were referencing when they handed out the tights in the egg shaped containers.
There's a lot of really dated humor in this one. Still a fun movie though.
How back in the day exactly
"Ey, Blinkin."
"Did you say 'Abe Lincoln'?"
Always makes me smile.
The US Secretary of State is Antony Blinken. I realized right away that he is A. Blinken.
"It's good to be the King" is a reference to another of Mel Brooks movies, History of the World Part 1
If you look closely, Latrine gave the sheriff of rottingham a "lifesaver" candy to save his life 🤣
Ah! I forgot about that.
You can try Kevin Costner's Robin Hood (1991); it's pretty good, it tries to be more serious, but Alan Rickman turns in an AMAZING Sheriff performance. Legendary.
It's a decent movie despite Kevin Costner lol
Alan Rickman carried that movie, and arguably the true villain of the story and not the usurper king.
Really shouldnt have watched this movie without watching that one first.
Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman and the title song "everything i do, i do it for you" by Bryan Adams was the great holds of that movie.
My favorite Robinhood will always be Disney's animated feature from 1973. Many will disagree, but it holds a special place in my heart. Glad you enjoyed this, you will probably enjoy Space Balls a lot as well, but I will always say The Producers from 1967 is my favorite Mel Brooks movie of all time.
“Seize the fat one!”
I really do think that Disney did an outstanding job with that one, all around. I feel like it captures a lot of the spirit of it, without getting bogged down.
The Errol flynn, the Disney's robin hood, this one and the riddley Scott Robin hood with Russel Crow are my picks for Robin hoods.
@@marcusfridh8489 Oh yes. This one and Disney's are really my "comfort movie" Robin Hoods ;) Though, more than any of that, I love that I grew up visiting Nottingham (where my Dad grew up), and got to go to the Tales of Robin Hood... darn near every time. I've even got pictures of myself next to the Robin Hood statue in Nottingham in the same pose as the statue, both as a child and as an adult!
I love the idea of this movie being someone's first introduction to the story of Robin Hood
Roger Rees was amazing in this. My all time favorite line is from this movie. "King illegal forest, to pig wild, kill in it a is"
19:37 Robin Hood's speech was a Winston Churchill speech and Achoo's was a Malcolm X speech. 🤣🤣 My favorite scene, haha! So glad you included it and enjoyed thiw classic!
I thought it was from Lean On Me, about Joe Clark.
@@Caseytify They are actually direct parodies of the two leaders' speaking styles.
Winston Churchill had a famous WWII speech that had the lines " ... we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
Malcolm X had a famous speech in 1964 called The Ballot or the Bullet where he said "...the white man has been too clever for us. We have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok." which Denzel Washington dramatized in the 1992 movie Malcolm X to "You've been took. You've been hoodwinked. Bamboozled. Led astray. Run amok!" Just like Dave Chappelle did. Denzel also delivered the line "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!" (though not an official Malcolm X quote, people think it is because of Denzel's spot-on performance as Malcolm X).
Mel Brooks is def a history buff and I love when it reflects in his comedy!
(Sorry for the long reply. Lol
tl;dr search TH-cam for those Churchill and Malcolm speeches, the parodies are clear)
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen; Lend me your ears!"
[staccato of splats]
"That... was disgusting."
This Robin hood and the Disney 1973 Robin hood are my favorites
Oo-de-lally oo-de-lally Golly what a day!
Not me. This one is my least favorite of any -- mainly because I Find Richard Lewis highly irritating, and the Sheriff's gag of mixing up words wasn't funny, was awkwardly delivered, and then was beaten long past death.
14:52 Scarlett O'Hara was the famous protagonist in Gone with the Wind (1939), which is set in Georgia during the U.S. Civil War. Actress Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for her portrayal of the southern belle.
"A Black Sheriff!?"
"He's Black?"
"Hey don't act so surprised. I mean it worked in 'Blazing Saddles." Lol!!
Robinhood is an old English folk tale. Events like crossing the stream are all part of the old story. It takes place when Prince John was ruling England while his brother King Richard was away at the Crusades.
The actress that plays Maid Marian is Amy Yasbeck. She is John Ritters widow. This movie is full of early 90’s references, and it makes me laugh every single time. There are soo many lines that my husband and I still say till this very day. Classic Mel Brooks. 😂😂😂😂❤️ glad you watched this one. Lots of lighthearted and silly humor. Blinkin is my favorite. 😂
FYI: the marriage ceremony is in "Pig Latin" - a fictional language that's basically English, but you take the first letter of each word, and put it on the end, then add "ay" to it. So "Pig Latin" in Pig Latin is "igpay atinlay"
It's actually easier to say than to try to spell it!
Fun fact, the "Unlike some other Robin Hoods" line has a different punchline depending what language you're watching it in.
24:18 The subtitles you're watching with overwrote the original subtitle in that scene where the horse's "neigh" was translated as "She's got to be kidding."
Seriously... I'm starting to think about starting a subtitle localization company that doesn't completely wreck important subtitles like that. So aggravating, lol.
I think the neigh/nay thing is actually a funnier joke, but it's definitely some artistic license from the sub company.
The animated Disney Robin Hood is great. One of my favorite movies when I was a kid.
And let's face it, Maid Marion was a FOX! ;-)
@@seannovack3834literally the birth of the Furry movement
Slapping a man’s face with a glove was a customary way for a gentleman to challenge another gentleman to a duel. And for a knight to challenge another knight to single combat, he would “throw down the gauntlet.” Mel Brooks combined the two for slapstick purposes.
It's crazy how almost every other line is a reference to 90's media, especially other movies.
"Was that actually a speech? Ever?" Yes, actually. A very famous speech by Winston Churchill in World War 2.
I hope you didn't miss the ending where the key doesn't actually open the lock on her chastity belt.
Call a locksmith!!!!!!
I think Mary will enjoy "Space Balls" considering she's got a baby Yogurt on her shelf in the background
May the shwartz be wit ya
Just plain Yogurt.
I hate Yogurt!
...even with strawberries!
Back in the day, we had basketball shoes that had air bladders in them that you would “pump up”, so the shoes would “fit better/tighter” when you played basketball.
A newt is a type of salamander.
Witches can turn you into one!
@@jamesalexander5623, they did, but I got better.
@@jamesalexander5623 A Newt?...
They were from Reebok.
@@elbirrioso, meaning?
The Patriot Arrow is a reference to the Patriot missile, an antimissile missile used by coalition forces against the Iraqi Scud missiles during the first Gulf War.
the witch is Tracey Ullman, she had a tv show in the 80s where the first Simpsons cartoons appeared
the actress playing Maid Marian was one of my teenage crushes, she was on sitcoms in the 90s...mostly quit acting when her husband died
She kind of brought her show back from 2016-2018 as Tracey Ullman's Show. It was sketch comedy, just like the original.
Her husband was the legendary John Ritter, RIP.
I don't think they make pump shoes anymore. They had a little balloon thing inside that tightened the shoe up around your foot. They sold it on the idea that it somehow also gave you magic trampoline jumping powers too, but it was just a lazier way of tying your shoes than Velcro. And was expensive.
The pomps shoes belonged to Reebok
I had a few of those.
SNL did a spoof with Chris Rock: th-cam.com/video/Pdd0jUnPz-M/w-d-xo.html
@@elbirrioso I 'member them Reeboks
The "theory" was that the air bladder gave extra spring, though A) the bladder was way too small, and 2] the bladder was on the TOP of the foot and tightened in from the tongue of the shoe.
The ACTUAL reason of it's popularity was that you could buy one shoe and it would fit a wide range of feet comfortably because if it was loose you just needed to "pump it up" to have it fit your feet.
It does help to have watched previous Robin Hood movies and Mel Brooks movies. "It's good to be the king" is from his History of the World Part I.
Well spotted.
"It's good to be the King"
is Mel's own reference to The History of the World [part 1]; now with a part 2 to go along with.
Delightful reaction. I'd recommend *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), or the animated version from Disney (1973).
*EDIT:* 20:17 Also, there is a brand of pantyhose called *L'eggs* that used to be sold in little plastic eggs.
Been 30 years and I can still recite most of the lines in this movie. Love all the early 90s pop culture references!
Lol Mary boppin’ to the main theme was worth this video alone. Ten out of ten.
For Robin Hood the best one was “The Adventures of Robin Hood” starring Errol Flynn from 1938. The original swashbuckling action movie. Don’t worry it’s in Technicolor.
Only if you're 97 years old.
@@subliminallime4321 No, I'm only 70 years old and have seen the best acting from movies older than your great-grandma!
Why should she worry if it wasn't in Technicolor?
@@subliminallime4321 Have you seen it?
@@bluebird3281 yes. Errol Flynn's costume is 10 times sillier than anything in Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Dude who played Little John also played the first Thor in a Hulk TV movie. Loved that movie as a kid. It didn't age well.
he also played bear in American pie the wedding who had the dance off with stifler.
Was that with Lou Ferigno as Hulk?
Oh man, I did not realize how old and how American most of these references are. When Achoo is getting beaten up and says, "I hope someone is filming this," he isn't wanting to post it online. It's a reference to Rodney King. In 1991, he was severely beaten by the LAPD. Because someone was recording it with a video camera, the country was able to see just how horrifyingly brutal the police were. The acquittal of the officers involved then led to widespread riots in LA.
Then, when Achoo stops to pump up his shoes, those were a shoe in the late 80s and early 90s that had air cushions in the tongue that you could pump up by squeezing part of the tongue on the front that would give the shoe a tighter fight.
I love watching videos of people watching this for the first time. This is my favorite movie ever
Another great reaction. You will like Spaceballs, same sort of Mel Brooks humour. To Be or Not To Be was also very good. Mel Brooks and his wife, Anne Bancroft set during WW2. I would also suggest Top Secret with Val Kilmer. Same sort of humour as well.
The Robin Hood movies this references the most are The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Disney's Robin Hood (1973) and The Prince of Thieves (1991). If you want to watch Spaceballs, just remember it parodies the Star Wars movies that pre-date it.
Watching Mary react to a funny movie is just so good, she really adds to the enjoyment. Great Job Lady Mary.
If you liked this style of humor by Mel, then you will definitely enjoy Space Balls. I'm so glad I got to see you react to this. Made me laugh with you. :)
Spaceballs is only Funny if you've seen Star Wars!
This movie is just so much fun. So many quote able moments.
"What's a newt?" It's an amphibian similar to a salamander -- but it has special importance here because of its connection to the famous witches' ingredient "eye of newt" from Macbeth. (What most don't realize, though, is that it actually wasn't an eye, nor were the witches' other ingredients as gruesome as they sounded! Those names were ancient pseudonyms for certain plant-stuffs -- like "eye of newt" was actually mustard seed.)
The al-time best Robin Hood story has Daffy Duck in the lead part. You can't watch Space Balls until you've seen Crimson Tide or you won't get the full effect of the joke.
YIKES! And awaaaaaay!
Never have so many owed so much to so few was from a speech by Winston Churchill in 1940. It was quite a powerful speech delivered to the House of Commons.
Thanks for the wonderful channel and a Happy Mother's Day from across the pond!
20:16 Yes, from the late 60s until mid 90s L'eggs panty hose were sold in a small plastic egg. They stopped using the eggs to be more environmentally friendly.
I love it at the end that the key didn't work and he had to call for a locksmith.
Top Secret - must watch if you like comedy
Skeet Surfin'!
My favourite Robin Hood movie is easily Robin and Marian (1976) with Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn. A touching, grown-up film about the two characters being older, but not always wiser; the regrets and faded glories colouring their middle age. Highly recommended.
Adding my voice to those suggesting Kevin Costner's, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, it certainly helps bring context to a lot of the jokes in this film! Besides this movie, my favorite Robin Hood is Disney's animated version, very cute and fun, with some great songs!
Big Yay Mary for watching this one - 1 of My Favorite All-time Mel Brook's films. Definitely watch Spaceballs when you get a chance. Its a awesome Spoof movies on Star Wars. Has some good actors in it too - Bill Pullman (president from Independence Day) John Candy (Planes, Trains, & Automobile,, rs Uncle Buck) and Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters). Also, Mel Brooks plays a role in it too like in Many of his movies.......Cheers from the US.
Hahahah I'm glad you had fun with it. Mel Brooks movies are often parodies that roast a specific genre and make use of current (when they were made) pop culture references. For this, the main parody is 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I'd also recommend the old Errol Flynn from 38, the 73 Disney cartoon as ancillary references. There are other things, but thats the main. Then watch this again (on your own) and enjoy all the references.
If you want to get ahead of references for Mel Brooks movies, here are my recs - my feelings won't be hurt if you don't lol, just suggestions - have fun!
Spaceballs is riffing on 70s scifi, mainly the original Star Wars movie, but it also helps to have seen Alien and Planet of the Apes. Which i think you've seen them all so you're gtg there.
For Blazing Saddles, it's old westerns. the main parody is based on Destry Rides Again. You could actually add a lot, Rancho Notorious, High Noon, Stagecoach... but idk. There's a lot of moving pieces including nonwesterns like other Marlene Dietrich movies Stage Fright or Morocco. I wouldn't go too hard. Watch Destry and maybe a couple others for the vibes.
Young Frankenstein is hitting old Universal monster movies. Mainly the 31 Frankenstein and the 35 The Bride of Frankenstein. There are lots of old 30s and 40s monster movies you could watch just for a fun vibe check, but I think its entirely optional.
To really get most of the jokes in this, you should watch the two best Robin Hood films. The 1930's Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn (many of the scenes are direct parodies of this) and the 1990's Kevin Costner movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
30:16 the “sport thing” is the tomahawk chop, a fan ritual associated with the American football team Kansas City Chiefs.
That "Hey Abbot" bit..my brother and I used rewind and play it on the vhs so much that it screwed the tape up lol. We laughed until we couldn't breathe anymore...just the way he says it lol
L'eggs pantyhose used to come in plastic eggs, like the plastic Easter Eggs only a bit larger. They sat in a cardboard base with the logo and size on it, so they wouldn't roll around and you could tell what was in it.
18:30 -- REAL armor is heavy.. But Hollywood armor is made of fiberglass or plastic..
I love the magic pill was a Lifesaver
L'Eggs hosiery was sold in plastic eggs up to the early 90s when they switched to a cardboard cylinder and dome.
My 3 favorite comedies are from Mel: 1967’s the Producers, 1974’s Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein 🎉❤😊
"The Producers" was 1967 .... When the guy started singing "Spring Time for Hitler" I had an Asthma Attack!
Yes
Definitely my *all-time fun and amazing* second favorite Robin Hood film, tied with the Kevin Costner film.
The first, I assume, is the Disney version?
Hahahahahaha the beginning edit with the robin hood prince of thieves nod was awesome
6:29 Reebok sneakers had a pump in them in the 90s. It was very popular but who knows if it actually helped at all. I think they might still sell a version of it. Ah yes I just checked, they actually have a lot of versions of the Pump. All very expensive.
I loved the Errol Flynn 1938 version and the Russel Crowe 2010 version also. I have read the book which is a bunch of short stories of Robinhood's adventures.
Oh nez - Mary. Every time I hear her say that I hear OH NOSE (nez in french is nose) and I laugh.
Fun fact: yes full plate armor is heavy, however properly made armor is suspended off of your hips and shoulders in such a way as to not hinder you to the point of exhaustion! It's comparable weight to a firefighters suit or a modern infantry mans kit.
This movie is ridiculous…. In the best way. Lol. Okay call me out with your references about Robin Hood prince of thieves lol
The 1938 movie
"the adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn is the gold standard!!!!
A must watch!
It should hold younger folks interest because of the Brilliant Technicolor. And the Score is fantastic!
OHMYGOD YES SPACEBALLS PLEASE
Yeah. If you "get" Brooks' humor in Men in Tights, you're gonna love Spaceballs. Mel Brooks isn't for everyone, but those of us who appreciate his humor can't get enough of him. Also maybe check out Young Frankenstein, it's fifty years old but still brilliant.
Men in Tights holds a special place in my heart, my first ever date was when I took a girl to see it in the theater. Also I think it was my first time ever seeing Dave Chapelle.
Also, "King! Illegal, forest! To pig wild, kill in it a is!" is the best sentence ever uttered.
I used to watch Space Robin Hood cartoon while younger, the forest was replaced by an uncharted planet!
Latrine is a term referring to an outdoor uh toilet.
Feel this is followed up when all the toilets are henceforth deemed... Johns.
30:10 The tomahawk chop is a sports thing for teams that have a "native american" mascot, like the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Chiefs. It rose in popularity in the early 90's, around when this movie was filmed.
With this there are 3 Robin Hood films that I love besides Men in Tights:
Disney´s Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood: (2010)
When Achoo is getting beat up and says he hopes someone's recording it that's not a reference to Instagram (much later), but to the video tape of the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles in 1991, which was one of the first times the public saw a recording of police brutality and a gang of "white" LAPD officers beating up a "black" suspect they had been chasing. The officers later acquittal led to huge riots in LA in 1992.
Achoo taking a time out when he's running out of air isn't a gag about getting "pumped up" figuratively... there were these shoes that came out in 1989 that were very silly but in spite of an exorbitant price tag also very popular called Reebok Pumps... they had a little air pump on the tongue the idea was that you pumped air into them for extra cushioning was supposed to make them more comfortable and give you more support and probably jump higher or run faster or some such nonsense but it was obviously just a dumb gimmick. I think Nike was the first company to make shoes with air pockets in the soles... first the Tailwind in 1978 and later on the Nike Air. So it was a riff on that concept.
Disney animated Robin Hood is my Fav. i can only hope for a "Live Action" version and they SEND it. Edit: Mary you could always come to Aus: Tropical Rainforest / Great Reefs/ Desert with Camels.. just do it all at once
The Disney animated film Robin Hood starring Brian Bedford, Phil Harris and Andy Devine is my favourite of the Robin Hod films followed closely by Robin and the 7 Hoods starring Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
“Men in Tights,” like a lot of Mel Brooks movies, likes to riff on a lot of films and ideas, but is also a parody of “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” starring Kevin Costner. That movie was a huge hit at the time (also gave us Bryan Adams’ smash hit “I Do It For You” but can feel too serious for its own good. Alan Rickman’s turn as the Sheriff is iconic, though, and is probably worth watching just for that.
18:46 Depends on the time, if we are talking when plate armor was first created sure but European blacksmithing is actually heavily undervalued by the average crowd. You can find videos on TH-cam of pretty average guys mounting horses, tumbling and jumping around to show just how mobile knights in plate actually were dispelling the misconception that they were slow or that the armor was heavy.
My favorite part in this movie is
"I heard that coming a mile away :) Right-o, Blinkin, very good. Pardon? Who's talking?".
You should have watch Robin Hood Prince of Thief's with Kevin Costner before watching movie because this movie spoof that movie.
You should also watch other Mel Brooks spoof like Spaceballs (original Star Wars trilogy parody) and High Anxiety (Hitchcock classic horror movies spoof), Blazing Saddels (A movie they mention) and History Of The World (Which has the phrase "It is good to be the king"). Fyi the blond kid screaming to the camera is a spoof on Home Alone where the blond kid also scream to the camera.
This movie takes its plot points from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which Robin is held by the Turks, escapes with a Muslim who accompanies him to England to fulfill his debt. Kevin Costner spoke American English throughout. Hence, the quip about speaking with an English accent!
Fun fact: I went to high school with the actress playing Marion here.
You absolutely must watch The 'Adventures of Robin Hood' w/Errol Flynn as Robin, Olivia de Havilland as Marion, Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Though 1938, I think it is the OG that all others measure themselves against.
Also, you should watch the Disney version of Robin Hood from 1973.
Mary was on some shit in this one and honestly I am so here for it
15:30 "White Men Can't Jump" was a basketball comedy from the year before this film (1992) costarring Wesley Snipes (you've seen him in Demolition Man) and Woody Harrelson (he was in the Hunger Games franchise) as street hustlers.
Hi Mary! I’m so glad you’re watching this movie; it’s one of my faves. PS I hope you are doing great!
24:26 lol it's funny because "neen" (your "no") sounds like "neigh" (the sound a horse makes)
also loved 28:04
Hi Mary... start with the best
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938 - In amazing color )
Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains... more
Great adventure w/lots of action & laughs from start to finish... you will enjoy this classic 🙂👍
Favorite Mel Brooks. Blazing saddles, robin hood men in tights, spaceballs, young Frankenstein and history of the world part 1.
Robin as I'm sure everyone on earth has said by now. Robin hood prince of thieves
The screaming boy who runs up to Robin is a parody of Kevin from Home Alone. The bald guy who proposes the archery contest is a parody of The Godfather. Both speeches in the woods had parts taken from actual speeches. When Mel Brooks shows up driving the wagon and he asks something like "Faigelers?", he's basically asking if "merry" means they're gay.
When this movie came out, I saw it before my friend. He was quite familiar with the story of Robin Hood and he asked who they got to play King Richard. I told him "Some British guy." He was surprised when Patrick Stewart showed up. Technically, I told him the truth. :)
I love this movie!! Cary Elwes rocks in everything he does. You should have seen Kevin Costner's Robin Hood first to get some of the jokes.
out of all the Robinhood movies,, this is obviously the best version..
Everything that Mel Brooks touches is gold.
A fun wacky comedy in this vein is "Johnny Dangerously".
If you are doing a Robin Hood series, I recommend that you include the Disney animated version. There were well-known voice actors galore. You won't recognize them, probably, but you're enjoyment won't be diminished. See you at the baby shower.
Did you notice that the music playing during the pole fight goes higher in pitch as the poles break?
"actually" :D Plate armor was almost always made for that person so so u can run or even roll with it on. It is super cool, look it up ;) :D
2movies "The adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn, then "Robin Hood prince of thieves" with Kevin Costner.
These were the 2 main movies they parody.
Howdy Doody Mary. Mel did this because of Kevin Costner's PRINCE OF THIEVES 1991 movie. He had a short-lived series in the 70s named WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN. There are scores of RH movies and TV shows. My favorites are Errol Flynn's 1938. The1952 IVANHOE not a mention of Mr. Hood in the story. Disney's animated 1973. Roger Miller music. Oo-De-Lally! Russell Crowe's 2010? like I said, there are so many. Oh yeah the panty hose thing. Leggs came out in 69 or 70 and changed fashion. The egg container was the hook. Great watch Mary. SPACEBALLS is a great parody of several movies outside of Star Wars. Be prepared.
I hope Mary eventually watches Dracula: Dead and Loving It. That movie is just too silly funny.
Great reaction, I forgot how fun this movie was!