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Erik the Viking

  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
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6.1/10
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John Cleese, Tim Robbins, Terry Jones, Mickey Rooney, and Eartha Kitt in Erik the Viking (1989)
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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.Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
IMDb RATING
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14K
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    • Terry Jones
    • Terry Jones
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • John Cleese
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Terry Jones
    • Terry Jones
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • John Cleese
    • Mickey Rooney
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    • 53User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Erik
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Halfdan the Black
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Erik's Grandfather
    Eartha Kitt
    Eartha Kitt
    • Freya
    Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    • King Arnulf
    Imogen Stubbs
    Imogen Stubbs
    • Princess Aud
    Tsutomu Sekine
    • Slavemaster
    Antony Sher
    Antony Sher
    • Loki
    Gary Cady
    • Keitel Blacksmith
    Charles McKeown
    Charles McKeown
    • Sven's Dad
    Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny
    • Sven the Berserk
    John Gordon Sinclair
    John Gordon Sinclair
    • Ivar the Boneless
    Richard Ridings
    Richard Ridings
    • Thorfinn Skullsplitter
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Harald the Missionary
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Helga
    Danny Schiller
    • Snorri the Miserable
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Ernest the Viking - a Rapist
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
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      • Terry Jones
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    • Trivia
      As a favor for his friend Terry Jones, John Cleese replaced Jack Lemmon on short notice.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      King Arnulf: [Hy-Brasil is sinking, everything is collapsing and exploding] Everyone stay calm! This is not happening!

    • 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)
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by 37 secs for a 12 certificate with edits to the opening rape of Helga. Video releases were upgraded to a 15 but featured a shorter print: 7 minutes were cut to tighten the movie. The current DVD (known as the "Director's Son's Cut") features both the video version and an even shorter (75 minute) print.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Johnny Handsome/War Party/Welcome Home/Queen of Hearts/Erik the Viking (1989)

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    8/10
    Norse Star ...
    Seen as a poor relation to true-Python movies (even forgotten), it tells the tale of a young adventurous Viking, Erik, who sets out on a quest to find Asgard. Along with a selection of other Norsk villagers, they sail into the unknown, encounter a sea monster and stumble across the idyllic 'Hy-Brazil', a land ruled by King Arnulf (Director, Terry Jones) who keeps insisting that in the face of adversity "It's alright. It's not happening".

    The badness in this piece is care of Halfdan the Black (John Cleese) and delivered in typical Cleese fashion. Loki ((now) Sir Anthony Sher) plays to Halfdan as a crooked little stoolpigeon, only looking to improve his standing and possible gains.

    Sadly, no other members of the original Python team played a part in this film as, rumour has it, after the death of Graham Chapman (in October of 1989), the remaining Pythons. Gilliam, Palin and Idle, decided not to appear.

    Erik The Viking is a light comedy with occasional droplets of Python rain, gently falling about the story. Director, Terry Jones, relies on a pair of old-school character actors who number his and many Python films: John Scott Martin (Ingemund the Old) and Charles McKeown (Sven's Dad).

    Jones allowed his cast to keep their mother-tongues: Tim Robbins (Erik) and Mickey Rooney (Erik's Grandfather) keep their American drawls and John Gordon Sinclair (Ivar), his broad Scottish accent. One of the best interactions is between Ivar and Thorofinn, discussing seasickness aboard their boat and a welcome diversion comes in the shape of 28yr old Imogen Stubbs (Princess Aud).

    In the end, it's just a bit of fun and serves as a good 'hors d'oeuvre' to anyone who needs a gentle initiation into the world of Python.
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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1989 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • English
      • Japanese
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      • Tromsø, Norway
    • Production companies
      • KB Erik the Viking
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      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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