Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tim Robbins | ... | Erik | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Erik's Grandfather | |
| Eartha Kitt | ... | Freya | |
| Terry Jones | ... | King Arnulf | |
| Imogen Stubbs | ... | Princess Aud | |
| John Cleese | ... | Halfdan the Black | |
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Tsutomu Sekine | ... | Slavemaster |
| Antony Sher | ... | Loki | |
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Gary Cady | ... | Keitel Blacksmith |
| Charles McKeown | ... | Sven's Dad | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | Sven the Berserk | |
| John Gordon Sinclair | ... | Ivar the Boneless | |
| Richard Ridings | ... | Thorfinn Skullsplitter | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Harald the Missionary | |
| Samantha Bond | ... | Helga | |
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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 Keywords:
viking | character name in title | norse mythology | ragnarok | norse god |Taglines:
Rape, gore, pillage, murder... and some really lovely scenery. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Erik el vikingo See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$68,543, 24 September 1989Gross USA:
$1,932,642Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,932,642Company Credits
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Ivar the Boneless: No, I'm not.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: You don't need to feel bad about being sea-sick, you know.
Ivar the Boneless: How can you help feeling bad when you're sea-sick?
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: I mean many of the greatest sailors were.
Ivar the Boneless: I know. I know.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: Olaf Tryggvason used to throw up on every single voyage... the whole time... non-stop... puke... puke... puke.
Ivar the Boneless: Look! I don't feel BAD about it. I just feel ILL.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: He used to puke in his sleep.
Ivar the Boneless: Bastard.
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At one stage Sean Connery, 'Alec Guinness' and Bob Hoskins were announced for the cast. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: Are you all right?Ivar the Boneless: No, I'm not.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: You don't need to feel bad about being sea-sick, you know.
Ivar the Boneless: How can you help feeling bad when you're sea-sick?
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: I mean many of the greatest sailors were.
Ivar the Boneless: I know. I know.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: Olaf Tryggvason used to throw up on every single voyage... the whole time... non-stop... puke... puke... puke.
Ivar the Boneless: Look! I don't feel BAD about it. I just feel ILL.
Thorfinn Skullsplitter: He used to puke in his sleep.
Ivar the Boneless: Bastard.
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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 »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. See more »Connections
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'Erik' was quite cute and had some absolutely brilliant moments but overall wasn't as tight and consistently funny as I was hoping. There were quite a few sections that seemed to wander along pointlessly; what a pity!
Tim Robbins was fine in a cutesy, little boy way which is, I guess, what he was supposed to be. I couldn't help wishing he had a tad more substance. Cleese's role seemed generally uninspired with only brief moments of genius. It was fun, however, seeing Tim McInnerny pre-Blackadder-"Captain Darling" days and Antony Sher made an excellent "trickster" Loki.
It's possible that the print I rented from my local video shop was a bit more dingy than the original, but the stunning scenery (filmed in Norway, Malta and England) lost its effect.
Despite these negatives, it's certainly worth watching at least once, if only for those inspired moments of comedy it contains.