Robin Hood (Kevin Costner) is joined in his efforts against the murdering Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) by Moor (Morgan Freeman) and Little John (Nick Brimble).
After Robin barely survives a watery skirmish with Little John, the two become allies and Robin joins forces with Little John's band of robber thieves who steal from the rich and give to the poor, to overcome the evils of the dastardly Nottingham sheriff.