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Erik the Viking

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A Viking with a conscience, Erik (Tim Robbins) tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. When the wise Freya (Eartha Kitt) informs Erik that a great mythic wolf has eaten the sun, the warrior resolves to venture to Asgard, home of the Norse gods, to set things right. Before Erik can reach Asgard, he and his allies must first find a magical horn that resides in the land of King Arnulf (Terry Jones), who, luckily for the hero, has a lovely daughter, Princess Aud (Imogen Stubbs).
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Chris Willman Los Angeles Times 04/24/2011
1/5
A stillborn comedy in which minutes sometimes mysteriously go by between even attempted gags, and in which virtually no comic scene works up to any kind of viable punch line or payoff. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
The idea of telling the story of a Viking warrior who thought there must be more to life than rape and pillage is an amusing one, and for the most part Erik the Viking is an enjoyable film. Go to Full Review Time Out 01/26/2006
Not a funny film, and neither well-directed nor exciting. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/09/2024
3/5
...there’s tantalising evidence of a potentially great Python film that never came to fruition... Go to Full Review Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media 04/06/2021
2/5
A handful of jokes land but on the whole, Erik is best left to see out his days in Valhalla, undisturbed by new viewers. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 02/03/2021
7/10
Taken as a whole it is a minor disappointment, but taken as a series of comic sketches it is regularly superb. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Melissa M @Lisey Apr 2 The humor in this movie is as crude and brutal as the real Vikings were. There were moments of hilarity. But it was mostly just a gross out comedy. It's got an impressive cast. The acting isn't half bad. The film definitely captured Viking barbarianism. And we know about Viking history. But this movie definitely would not make memorable movie history. It's watchable. You should try to watch every movie at least once. Who knows you might want to watch it more than once. However Watching this movie once is more than enough. See more Per S @RT83737705 06/29/2025 Terry Jones both writing and directing. Poor choreography and simply failing to be funny. Not very good, I'm afraid. See more Alan M @RT07378434 02/25/2023 Haven't seen this for over 30 years and I appreciate it more now, decent performances from a young Tim Robbins, Eartha Kitt, Mickey Rooney & Tim Mcinerny. Nicely put together by Terry Jones and well worth giving it a look, I'm glad I did. See more 07/02/2021 It's one of the best movies I watched as a kid, it made me think a lot about what people believe and how it affects their life, how the gods have nothing to do with human behavior and how we live in a circle between working and spending money so we can work and spend more money, it truly is a brilliant film that everyone should see. See more 05/11/2020 Nothing to see here. Some slightly humorous moments, but overall pretty dull for a Terry Gillaim product. Storyline is always secondary to an alleged comedy. It's all about the sight gages and great jokes, a la The Holy Grail. This is a no show no go. See more 03/10/2020 A prequel to the MCU. See more Read all reviews
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Terry Jones

Director

Tim Robbins

Erik

Terry Jones

King Arnulf

Eartha Kitt

Freya

Mickey Rooney

Erik's Grandfather

Tsutomu Sekine

Slavemaster

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Synopsis A Viking with a conscience, Erik (Tim Robbins) tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. When the wise Freya (Eartha Kitt) informs Erik that a great mythic wolf has eaten the sun, the warrior resolves to venture to Asgard, home of the Norse gods, to set things right. Before Erik can reach Asgard, he and his allies must first find a magical horn that resides in the land of King Arnulf (Terry Jones), who, luckily for the hero, has a lovely daughter, Princess Aud (Imogen Stubbs).
Director
Terry Jones
Producer
John Goldstone
Screenwriter
Terry Jones
Production Co
Svensk Filmindustri
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$656.7K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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