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Prince Of Thieves
''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' is a 1991 American action-adventure film based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood and loosely set in the 12th century. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Pen Densham and John Watson, the film 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. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $390.5 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1991. Rickman received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as George, Sheriff of Nottingham. The theme song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Plot In 1194, English nobleman Robin of Locksley has spent years in an Ayyubid pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Reynolds (director)
Kevin Hal Reynolds (born January 17, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter. He directed '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', ''Waterworld'', ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', ''Fandango'', and the 2016 film '' Risen''. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the History miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys''. Early life Reynolds was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of former Baylor University President Herbert H. Reynolds. Career Reynolds enjoyed initial successes co-writing the Cold War hit '' Red Dawn'' in 1984 and writing and directing the Steven Spielberg-produced ''Fandango'' in 1985. He began a long friendship with Kevin Costner after hiring him for ''Fandango'', when Costner was a little-known actor. Reynolds later advised Costner behind the scenes for the epic western '' Dances with Wolves'' (1990), in particular with the buffalo hunting scenes, on which Reynolds was also an uncredited second unit director. Costner would again be his leading man in '' Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |