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Erik the Viking (1989)

15 107 min  -  Comedy | Adventure | Fantasy  -   22 September 1989 (USA)
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Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.

Director:

Terry Jones

Writer:

Terry Jones
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Robbins ...
Mickey Rooney ...
Erik's Grandfather
Eartha Kitt ...
Terry Jones ...
Imogen Stubbs ...
Princess Aud
John Cleese ...
Halfdan the Black
Tsutomu Sekine Tsutomu Sekine ...
Slavemaster
Antony Sher ...
Gary Cady Gary Cady ...
Keitel Blacksmith
Charles McKeown Charles McKeown ...
Sven's Dad
Tim McInnerny ...
Sven the Berserk
John Gordon Sinclair John Gordon Sinclair ...
Richard Ridings Richard Ridings ...
Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Freddie Jones ...
Harald the Missionary
Samantha Bond ...
Helga
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Storyline

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Viking | Gods | Sinking Ship | Sea Monster | Singing  | See more »

Taglines:

Be there... or beheaded!

Genres:

Comedy | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

UK | Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Erik viking See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,932,642 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema film of Samantha Bond. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Erik runs through waist-deep water to get on shore to get the Cloak Invisible. When he arrives in Aud's bedchamber minutes later, his pants are completely dry. See more »

Quotes

Thorfinn Skullsplitter: You mean... you can't kill ANYBODY?
King Arnulf: Right! Isn't it wonderful?
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: What? Not being able to kill anybody?
King Arnulf: Well, of course.
Erik: How?
King Arnulf: Well... for a start... er... there's no killing...
Erik: Well, OBVIOUSLY there's no killing.
King Arnulf: Well...
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: But how d'you take revenge?
Keitel Blacksmith: How do you punish people?
[...]
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Crazy Credits

This film is not based on the children's book "The Saga Of Erik The Viking"
by Terry Jones (Although he hopes it will help the sales) See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Ripping Yarns (#6.4)" (2008) See more »