Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.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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- GoofsErik 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.
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King Arnulf: [Hy-Brasil is sinking, everything is collapsing and exploding] Everyone stay calm! This is not happening!
- Crazy creditsThis 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)
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
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Funny, more elaborate Monty Python film.
I have a hard time figuring out why Leonard Maltin qualified this movie as an "unwatchable satire." I've watched it about 3 or 4 times, so obviously it is watchable. Not only that, it is quite funny, with Terry Jones hilarious as King Arnulf of Hy-Brazil. I also thought Tim Robbins was quite good as the outcast Erik. The story, on the other hand, was pedestrian and not very engrossing, but I was laughing pretty hard most of the time so the story became just a background aspect of this very funny film anyways. John Cleese has a hilarious cameo as Halfdan the Black who runs a torture chamber in his spare time. Also, the Japanese slave driver is one of the highlights. Good entertainment. 8 out of 10 stars.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,932,642
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $68,543
- Sep 24, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $1,932,642
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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