Boxoffice-June.1991

Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves
This is supposed to be the film to
beat this summer which, based on the
performances of the "sure things" from
the past few seasons, may be more of
a curse than a blessing. Oscar champ
Kevin Costner stars as the noble
scoundrel of Sherwood Forest, whose
credo of taking from the rich to give to
the poor has made him one of fiction's
most enduring figures. Starring opposite
Costner are Morgan Freeman,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian
Slater, and the smoothly evil Alan
Rickman ("Die Hard," "Quigley Down
Under") as Hood's adversary.
A large-scale swashbuckler of the
Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
Los Angeles cop Frank Drebbin is back on the case, generating sight gags, bad
puns and overall stupid behavior in his efforts to expose a corrupt government
energy policy. Leslie Nielsen once again stars, along with Priscilla Presley, O.).
Simpson, George Kennedy, and Robert Goulet. David Zucker and Pat Proft wrote
the script, with Zucker directing. A Paramount Pictures release. (6/28)
first order, the film is directed by Kevin
Reynolds, who worked with the fledgling
Costner on 1984's "Fandango,"
saw his small, allegorical script for
"Red Dawn" turned into a botched
actioner by )ohn Milius the same year,
and then had his acclaimed "The
Beast" buried by the post-David
Puttnam Columbia. The guy clearly
deserves a break, and this will no
doubt be it. A Warner Bros, release.
(6/1 4)
Rivalry") and Garry Marshall ("Pretty
Woman"). Michael Hoffman, who
made the overlooked "Some Girls,"
Shattered
In this erotic thriller, Tom Berenger
stars as a wealthy real estate developer
Soapdish
Daytime TV gets the once-over in
this satire that features an impressive
ensemble cast: Carrie Fisher, Cathy
Moriarty ("Raging Bull"), Sally Field,
Kevin Kline, Robert Downey jr.,
Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Shue
("Cocktail"). Also featured in the cast
are two vintage comedy directors who
dabble in acting: Carl Reiner ("Sibling
directs from a script by Andrew Bergman
("The Freshman") and Robert
Harling ("Steel Magnolias"). A Paramount
Pictures release. (5/31)
left with amnesia after an auto accident.
Struggling to regain his identity
with he help of his wife (Greta
Scacchi), his business partner (Corbin
Bernson) and a private investigator
(Bob Hoskins), he becomes embroiled
in a taut, chilling mystery. Joanne
Whalley-Kilmer co-stars as the resident
femme fatale, and German auteur
Wolfgang Petersen ("Das Boot")
directs. An MGM/UA release. (6/14)
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