Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)

Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.

Directors:

Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann

Writers:

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

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Obélix
Clovis Cornillac	...	Astérix
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Brutus
Alain Delon	...	Jules Cesar
Vanessa Hessler	...	Princesse Irina
Franck Dubosc	...	Assurancetourix
José Garcia	...	Couverdepus
Stéphane Rousseau	...	Alafolix
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Panoramix
Elie Semoun	...	Omega
Alexandre Astier	...	Mordicus
Santiago Segura	...	Docteurmabus
Michael Herbig	...	Pasunmotdeplus (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Bouli Lanners	...	Samagas
Jérôme Le Banner	...	Claudius Cornedurus (as Jerôme Le Banner)

Storyline

Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.

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Plot Keywords:

comicbook movie | based on comic book | gaul | race | character deflates | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Hungary]

Country:

France Germany Spain Italy Belgium

Language:

French Portuguese

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asteriks na Olimpijadi

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR78,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$131,856,927

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé Renn Productions, La Petite Reine, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean-Pierre Cassel's last film.

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Goofs

Pasunmotdeplus is a mute because Brutus cut out his tongue. Yet in the scene where it first looks like he's singing 'O solo mio', you can clearly see his tongue.

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Connections

Follows Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

User Reviews

Expected nothing and got exactly that....

I never liked any of the 'Asterix'-Movies very much, I found them mostly boring. The newest addition to the line is no exception to the rule: a lot of crappy humour and bad timing. One good thing this movie has is the presence of Alain Delon. He was and still is an actor with an unbelievable on-screen-presence and charisma. My impression was, that this dull movie came alive when he had screen time. His role was silly, he wasn't. He brought in nearly fifty years of experience and it worked even in this silly role and silly movie. I was really impressed with his performance and just realized once again, what a fine actor Delon is. It is sad that he retired from acting and that this s***** movie brought him back, but well, that's his decision. If you have a childish sense of humour or small kids, this is your movie for a bad-weather-day. Everyone else: leave it.