Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

René Goscinny (comic book), Albert Uderzo (comic book)

Stars:

Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Clavier	...	Astérix
Gérard Depardieu	...	Obélix
Roberto Benigni	...	Lucius Detritus
Michel Galabru	...	Abraracourcix
Claude Piéplu	...	Panoramix
Daniel Prévost	...	Prolix
Pierre Palmade	...	Assurancetourix
Laetitia Casta	...	Falbala
Arielle Dombasle	...	Mme Agecanonix
Sim	...	Agecanonix
Marianne Sägebrecht	...	Bonnemine
Gottfried John	...	Jules César
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Caius Bonus
Jean-Roger Milo	...	Cetautomatix
Jean-Jacques Devaux	...	Ordralfabetix

Storyline

The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. But each individual also has some plans of his own...

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic book | magical potion | roman emperor | character name in title | village | 

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Taglines:

The Gauls are revolting!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie it is established that Getafix's magic potion works only for "about ten minutes". However this is a big contrast to the original comic books where the magic potion did in fact work for many hours (if not days)

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Goofs

Most Roman legionaries are wearing iron helmets and plate armor (lorica segmentata or lorica laminata), which in the time of Julius Caesar were not used by the Roman army yet. Roman soldiers in the Gallic War mainly wore simple bronze helmets and chain-mail armor.

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Quotes

Astérix: Look - the Man in the Iron Mask!
Obélix: Have they written that yet?

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Crazy Credits

This movie is dedicated to René Goscinny

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Connections

Followed by Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

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Soundtracks

She Didn't See Me
Performed by A1

User Reviews

Only if you know the comic.

This movie is a feast of recognition for those who know the comic. The story is straight forward. It doesn't follow any story-line from any of the comics. The movie doesn't flow, it's more a collection of scenes. The characters sometimes seem a parody of the characters in the comic than rather staying true to the comic. The visuals are good and have a comic book feel to them. If you know the comic this movie is worth seeing, but don't expect too much from it. For all the other people don't bother.

Details

Official Sites:

Astérix, le site officiel Odeon Film AG

Country:

France Italy Germany

Language:

French German

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Filming Locations:

Brittany, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF274,620,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$304,245, 6 June 1999

Gross USA:

$1,541,261

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,632,567

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMLF, Bavaria Entertainment, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1