Its been cut by an additional 15 minutes by terrys son bill for the cheekily titled new dvd erik the viking. The film was inspired by joness childrens book the saga of erik the viking 1983, but the plot is completely different. Erik the viking and his men travel across the sea to find valhalla to ask the. The basic comic technique in erik the viking is the use of the deliberate anacronism. Erik the viking tim robbins terry jones eartha kitt 1989 norse warrior erik tim robbins travels over the edge of the world, across the rainbow bridge to asgard. Tim robbins, john cleese, mickey rooney, eartha kitt, imogen stubbs radnja filma. Makeup department 5 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 4 art department 10 sound department 5 special effects by 7 visual effects by 8 stunts 2 camera and. 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. His most prominent work outside of the group has been as a director, with erik the viking being his biggest production to date. I did as many movies as i could find but i didnt do any of the thor movies. Terry jones erik the viking is not a monty python film.
April 18, 2018 adventure, comedy, fantasy leave a comment. The directors sons cut, however, is 21 minutes shorter than the 100minute theatrical version. The following versions of the film are known to exist. New add variety of dvds alphabetical order used movies tv series season disc dvd. There is a scene, for example, in which vikings attack and pillage a village, and erik the viking tim robbins finds himself required to assault one of the townswomen. This is a great film made at the end of the 80s well worth a watch.
Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. With tim robbins, john cleese, mickey rooney, eartha kitt. Erik the viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to. The movie follows the adventures of the eponymous viking, erik, who one day discovers that he no longer has a taste for the rapeandpillage lifestyle of ordinary viking life. Erik the viking 1989 dvd by george akers tim robbins john. Erik the viking is a 1989 british comedy fantasy film written and directed by terry jones. Released in 1989, erik the viking is a film written and directed by monty python alumnus terry jones.
When the wise freya eartha kitt informs erik that a. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 48 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by. Rent erik the viking 1989 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Erik the viking and his men travel across the sea to find valhalla to ask the gods to end the age of ragnarok. Taken as a whole seasons 1,2 and 3 are a true epic, with this last season on par with some of cecil b.
A viking with a conscience, erik, tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. In his commentary, jones explains, i was never quite happy with the final edit. Demils finest work, please start with season one and work your way up to the grand finale of season 3. Erik the viking is vaguely based on a story which terry jones wrote initially for his young son and later published as a childrens book. Rent erik the viking 1989 starring tim robbins and mickey rooney on dvd and bluray. Erik the viking is a 1989 british comedyfantasy film written and directed by terry jones. Terry jones 1989 nordic romp erik the viking was released in the united states in a disastrously received 100minute version that was cut by 10 minutes for its british release. Lip service season 12 complete bluray 720p november 10, 2019. 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. Erik the viking may be a minor entry in the parade of postpython product, but this dvd is a long time in coming.
A viking with a conscience, erik tim robbins tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. When the wise freya informs erik that a great mythic wolf has eaten the sun, the warrior resolves to venture. Viking erik i njegovi ljudi plove morima kako bi pronasli valhalu, i trazili od bogova da okoncaju vladavinu ragnaroka. Erik the viking 1989 directed by terry jones genres comedy subgenres fantasy adventure, parodyspoof, satire release date sep 22, 1989 usa run time 107 min. Domestically, erik the viking was the 144th most successful movie of 1989. Erik the viking is played by tim robbins a viking who believes that there is more to viking life than pillage and rape and sets of to find a better life on his journey he meets many wonderfull caractors on his way. The film is based on jones own childrens stories, about vikings living in the dark, wartorn age of ragnarok.
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