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Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy · 1989

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

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Erik the Viking

“A Middle Ages Crisis.”

1989 Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy 1h 47m

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5.9 / 10

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Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Terry Jones

Written by

Terry Jones

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Erik

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Erik's Grandfather

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Freya

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

King Arnulf

Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Princess Aud

John Cleese

John Cleese

Halfdan the Black

Tsutomu Sekine

Tsutomu Sekine

Slavemaster

Court is in session

Put Erik the Viking on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.