Erik The Viking (1989)
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 9
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 2.7/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 6,560
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An unusually principled young Viking becomes increasing uncomfortable with all the killing and plundering that goes with the job, and sets out on a magical journey in order to bring about world peace. Former Monty Python member Terry Jones attempts to have his story of Erik's seemingly hopeless quest operate as both witty, lunatic satire and sincere children's fantasy. However, despite a good cast and some interesting design elements, the film fails to completely succeed at either of its goals.
Sep 22, 1989 Limited
Dec 4, 2007
MGM
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Cast
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Tim Robbins
Erik -
Gary Cady
Keitel Blacksmith -
Mickey Rooney
Erik's Grandfather -
Eartha Kitt
Freya -
Terry Jones
King Arnulf -
John Cleese
Halfdan the Black -
Imogen Stubbs
Princess Aud -
Antony Sher
Loki -
John Gordon Sinclair
Ivar the Boneless -
Samantha Bond
Helga -
Tim McInnerny
Sven the Berserk -
Richard Ridings
Thorfinn Skullsplitter -
Freddie Jones
Harald the Missionary -
Charles McKeown
Sven's Dad -
Danny Schiller
Snorri the Miserable -
Tsutomu Sekine
Slavemaster -
Jim Broadbent
Ernest the Viking a Rap... -
Jim Carter
Jennifer the Viking ano... -
Dave Duffy
Horribly Slain Warrior -
Peter Geeves
Eilif the Mongol Horde/... -
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Paddy Joyce
Prisoner -
Tim Killick
Bjarni/Halfdan's Guard/... -
Andrew MacLachlan
Ornulf/Chamberlain/Dog ... -
John Scott Martin
Ingemund the Old -
Julia McCarthy
Thorfinn's Mum -
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Cyril Shaps
Gisli the Chiseller -
Allan Surtees
Thorfinn's Dad -
Tilly Vosburgh
Unn-the-Thrown-At -
Neil Innes
Hy Brasilian -
Matthew Baker
Thor -
Frank Bednash
Even More Horribly Slai... -
Angela Connolly
Thorkatla the Indiscree... -
Sarah Crowden
Grimhild Housewife -
Simon Evans
Odin -
Colin Harper
Prisoner -
Sally Jones
Leif's Pregnant Girlfri... -
Bernard Latham
Ulf the Unmemorable -
Barry McCarthy
Prisoner -
Graham McTavish
Thangbrand/ Citizen/Dog... -
Bernard Padden
Mordfiddle the Cook -
Gary Roost
Prisoner -
Jay Simpson
Leif the Lucky -
Sian Thomas
Thorhild the Sarcastic -
Sandra Voe
Ivar's Mum -
Matyelok Gibbs
Erik's Mum -
Harry Jones
Prisoner
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All Critics (17) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (10) | DVD (6)
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.
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.
Not a funny film, and neither well-directed nor exciting.
Top CriticDoesn't measure up to the best of the Python films, but it consistently entertains through the occasional gags that do not work and dialogue that is sometimes obscured by sound effects.
An utterly worthless exercise in waste and wretched excess, uninformed by the slightest spark of humor, wit or coherence.
"Erik the Viking," a Wagnerian slapstick fantasy, has the feel of a grown-up bedtime comedy, a gross, sillier "Princess Bride."
Robbins looks terribly confused in the lead, and Mickey Rooney is badly miscast in a cameo as Erik's grandfather.
It doesn't make any more sense than before, but it does at least zip by at a breakneck pace, making the film more fun than ever.
Not the 'full Monty.'
Full of vile personalities, sick gags and outlandish set pieces, Erik The Viking is up there with Jabberwocky and Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure as one of the funniest historical comedies ever made.
it evaporates quickly from the memory
Just enough Pythonesque weirdness to warrant a visit.
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Foreign Titles
- Erik the Viking (DE)
- Erik the Viking (UK)
