About this episode

The episode discusses Kevin Costner's role in the film 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' and its adaptation.

At the peak of his movie stardom and in the wake of having just won several Oscars for Best Picture-winner Dances With Wolves which he both starred in and directed, Kevin Costner (Yellowstone, Bull Durham, JFK) took on the iconic role of Robin of Locksley for his next major project. He partnered with long-time friend and director Kevin Reynolds (Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo) to spearhead this this new adaptation of an iconic story, while also filling key roles with several prom...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• film review
• Kevin Costner
• Robin Hood
• movie adaptation
• Oscar-winning films

Keywords

• Robin Hood
• Kevin Costner
• film review
• Dances With Wolves
• Kevin Reynolds

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Dances With Wolves, Yellowstone, Bull Durham, JFK, Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo

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