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>
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viking | character name in title | norse mythology | ragnarok | norse god |Taglines:
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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$1,932,642Company Credits
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Halfdan the Black: Lucky things! I could do with a holiday, I can tell you. All this financial work, you know... The stress really gets you.
[to his henchmen holding a prisoner]
Halfdan the Black: Um... flay him alive, garrotte him and then behead him.
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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
Loki: Erik and the men of Ravensfjord are setting off to cross the Western Ocean.Halfdan the Black: Lucky things! I could do with a holiday, I can tell you. All this financial work, you know... The stress really gets you.
[to his henchmen holding a prisoner]
Halfdan the Black: Um... flay him alive, garrotte him and then behead him.
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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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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Well, Erik essentially IS an anti-hero - all his filmed adventures start when he sets out to right that unfortunate mishap during the looting and raping raid. Great comedic performance from Tim Robbins, very believable Industrious Torturer Cleese, unforgettable Jones as the King of high Brazil and the lovely Imogen Stubbs - what else can you ask for?! What about a magic dish cloth, you say - well, we've got that too!