The Three Musketeers (1993)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers (WGA):

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
David Loughery (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | History | Romance | War

Tagline:

They're Scoundrels, Playboys, Outlaws . . . The Greatest Heroes Who Ever Lived.

Plot:

The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Comic Relief | High Treason | Friendship | Horse Chase

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Aramis
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Athos
Chris O'Donnell	...	D'Artagnan
Oliver Platt	...	Porthos
Tim Curry	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Lady Sabine DeWinter
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Queen Anne
Michael Wincott	...	Rochefort
Paul McGann	...	Girard / Jussac
Julie Delpy	...	Constance
Hugh O'Conor	...	King Louis
Christopher Adamson	...	Henri
Philip Tan	...	Parker
Erwin Leder	...	Peasant
Axel Anselm	...	Musketeer

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Austria | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Boconnoc, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt all endured six weeks of fencing and riding lessons. Charlie Sheen had to miss all this out as he was then embroiled in the filming of Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Aramis stated that it was 200 leagues to Calais or 600 miles. Actually it is only 180 miles from Paris to Calais.

Quotes:

[five Cardinal's Guards arrive in an inn, two patrols of their comrades are either bound and gagged or unconscious]
Guard: What is this?
Athos: We are having a private party celebrating the demise of the Musketeers. Go away.
Aramis: Athos. Is that any way to greet our guests? Gentlemen, don't be shy, come in. Your friends have been expecting you.
Guard: You are under arrest.
Athos: Under whose authority?
Rochefort: Mine.
Aramis: Ah. Hello again, Cyclops.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All For Love

Adventure

This film is but a true fun adventure. It's not to be taken absolutely serious. Nor a direct adaption of the classic book. Has quite notable performances by Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Wincott, Rebecca De Mornay, Gabrielle Anwar, and Paul Mcgann. The cinematography as well is noteworthy, two shots that stand out, that i always use in compilations, the shot of them riding across the plains, and when they charge the castle at the end, with an army of musketeers behind them; always takes my breath away. This is a fun movie! Watch for an escape of reality.