Astérix et les Vikings (2006)

After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his druid Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that ... See full summary »

Directors:

Stefan Fjeldmark, Jesper Møller

Writers:

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

Stars:

Roger Carel, Lorànt Deutsch, Sara Forestier

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Carel	...	Astérix / Idéfix (voice)
Lorànt Deutsch	...	Goudurix (voice)
Sara Forestier	...	Abba (voice)
Jacques Frantz	...	Obélix (voice)
Pierre Palmade	...	Cryptograf (voice)
Pierre Tchernia	...	Le narrateur (voice)
Bernard Alane	...	Assuracetourix (voice)
Marc Alfos	...	Grossebaf (voice)
Jules Azem	...	Garçon viking 1 (voice)
Patrick Borg	...	Caraf (voice)
Philippe Catoire	...	Nescaf (voice)
Bruno Dubernat	...	Télégraf (voice)
Luc Florian	...	Océanonix (voice)
Stéphane Fourreau	...	Olibrius (voice)
Marion Game	...	Bonemine (voice)

Storyline

After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his druid Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that fear actually makes the villagers fly. They decide to chase the champion of fear in Gaul to learn how to fly and make them invincible warriors. Meanwhile, the nephew of Vitalstatistix, Justforkix, is sent from Parisium to the Gaulish village to become a man and Asterix and Obelix are assigned to train the youngster. The stupid son of Cryptograf, Olaf, listens to a conversation of the coward Justforkix with Asterix and Obelix and kidnaps him. While returning to the Viking village, Justforkix meets Abba, the daughter of Timandahaf, and they fall in love for each other. But the Machiavellian and ambitious Cryptograf plan to marry his son Olaf with Abba and become powerful. In the end, Asterix realizes that it is not fear that gives wings, it is love.

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Plot Keywords:

fat man | warrior | wild boar | hang gliding | last of series | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] SND [France]

Country:

France Denmark

Language:

French English

Release Date:

19 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asteriks i Vikinzi

Filming Locations:

Angoulême, Charente, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,501,596, 11 April 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

M6 Films,Mandarin SAS,2d3D Animations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This and "Asterix and the big fight" (the version without the narrator) are the only two Asterix movies where the Obelix back story - he fell into the magic potion as a baby and it made him invincible - is not mentioned.

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Goofs

Vikings are historically considered to have existed from 789 to 1100 AD. This makes the Vikings in the setting of Asterix (50 BC) about a millennium early. Although their progenitors obviously already existed, they are not considered Vikings and they were certainly not known as vicious raiders in the Roman empire, where the main contact with Scandinavia was through trade.

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Quotes

[watching Abba and Justforkix glide off towards the horizon]
Asterix: You see, Obelix, it's not fear that gives you wings - it's love.

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Crazy Credits

The rolling credits are accompanied by rock cryptograms on which the Vikings and the Gauls are depicted.

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Connections

References A Fish Tale (2000)

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Soundtracks

Eye of the Tiger
Performed by Amel Bent
Written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
1982 WB Music Corp -Easy Action Music/Rude Music - Ensign Music Corp c/o BMG Music publishing France
With the authorisation of Warner Chappell Music France and BMG Music Vision
Artistic producer: Alexandre Azaria and Romuald for 'Sureshot Brothers'
Programmed by Romuald
Guitars by Yarol Poupaud and Peter Nilstam
Piano: David 'Dee One' Le Bouhellec
Recoreded at Studio Plus XXX
Mixed by Nicolas Duport at Studio Plus XXX
2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment France
2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment France/M6 Interactions

User Reviews

It Is not Fear That Gives Wings, It Is Love

After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his adviser Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that fear actually makes the villagers fly. They decide to chase the champion of fear in Gaul to learn how to fly and make them invincible warriors. Meanwhile, the nephew of Vitalstatistix, Justforkix, is sent from Parisium to the Gaulish village to become a man and Asterix and Obelix are assigned to train the youngster. The stupid son of Cryptograf, Olaf, listens to a conversation of the coward Justforkix with Asterix and Obelix and kidnaps him. While returning to the Viking village, Justforkix meets Abba, the daughter of Timandahaf, and they fall in love for each other. But the Machiavellian and ambitious Cryptograf plan to marry his son Olaf with Abba and become powerful. In the end, Asterix realizes that it is not fear that gives wings, it is love.

When I was a teenager, Asterix was my favorite comic book and I read all the Goscinny and Uderzo stories. This feature film shows all the original elements and humor of the comics in a delicious and wonderful animation. The romance of Justforkix and the gorgeous Abba is delightful and the situations Asterix and Obelix get involved are hilarious. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Astérix e os Vikings" ("Astérix and the Vikings")