Asterix and the Vikings (released in French as Astérix et les Vikings and Danish as Asterix og Vikingerne) is a 2006 Danish animatedadventure film based on the French comic book series Asterix, written by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jean-Luc Gossens, and directed by Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. A loose adaptation of the story of the comic albumAsterix and the Normans, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, the plot follows Asterix and Obelix trying to train the nephew of their village's chief, only to find themselves rescuing him from a tribe of vikings who believe him to be a Champion of Fear.
A succession of raids leaves a tribe of Vikings without anyone to fight against them. The tribe's adviser, Cryptograf, concludes that their enemies have all fled, stating that "fear gives you wings". The Viking's chief, Timandahaf, misinterprets his adviser's words and declares they must find a "Champion of Fear", believing that if the tribe were to become great cowards, they'll be able to fly and become invincible. Cryptograf, secretly wishing to seize power from Timandahaf, goes along with it and declares that they'll find who they seek within Gaul. While en route, Timandahaf is shocked to learn that his daughter Abba snuck aboard disguised as a man, after he refused to take her with him. Despite being angry, he reluctantly keeps her among his crew.
Meanwhile, in the rebel village of the Gauls, the villagers welcome the arrival of chief Vitalstatistix's nephew Justforkix, who is to be trained to be a man. However, his nephew is more interested in chasing girls, using a bird to send messages to them, and is a vegetarian, much to the shock of Obelix. Obelix and Asterix attempt to train him to be a warrior, but lack success because of his pacifist nature and his refusal to drink the village's magic potion, which gives the villagers their super-human strength. When the Vikings arrive near their village, Cryptograf explains to his incredibly stupid son Olaf that he could claim Abba as his wife if he were to capture the Champion, thus putting him next in line as the tribe's chief, with his father secretly calling the shots.
When Olaf captures Justforkix, after witnessing his cowardice, Asterix and Obelix find themselves having to rescue him before his father visits their village. Travelling to Norway, the pair attempt to rescue Justforkix. However, he refuses to leave as he has fallen in love with Abba and she with him. When the vikings test Justforkix's flying skills by throwing him from a cliff, Cryptograf secretly rigs up a rope to him that causes him to be suspended in the foggy air. Tricked into believing he is the Champion, the Vikings rush to Olaf's wedding ceremony, leaving Justforkix to be rescued by Asterix and Obelix. Before they can take him back to Gaul, Justforkix secretly takes some magic potion, and swims back to the Viking's village.
Despite the risk, Justforkix rescues Abba, managing to fly by making an improvised hang-glider from a ship's mast and sail. While Cryptograf and Olaf are shunned for their deception, the Vikings travel back to the Gauls' village to celebrate the wedding of Justforkix and Abba. When Cacofonix decides to sing during the ceremony, the Vikings finally experience real fear and make a run for it. When Asterix asks him what fear is good for, Getafix explains how real courage means overcoming fears.
Critical reaction to Asterix and the Vikings was generally mixed, with much praise on the animation and voice acting, but with criticisms on the film's script.
The movie is primarily based on Asterix and the Normans, but there are some elements from other Asterix books:
As in Asterix and the Great Crossing, Asterix and Obelix travel on a boat to the land of Vikings (in the original book Asterix and the Normans they free Justforkix from Norman camp on the beach). Some other elements from this book include the Viking party, and joke about Obelix supply for the journey. The dog from the book makes a cameo.
The scene when Asterix and Obelix dress up as Vikings "Asteraf" and "Obelaf", with Obelix unable to stop laughing about it, resembles the scene from Asterix and the Goths when the duo dress up as Romans "Asterus" and "Obelus". However, Obelix did find the names of the Normans hysterical in Asterix and the Normans, because they all ended in -af.
The scene in which the Gauls attack a Roman camp for Justforkix's amusement is similar to a scene in Asterix in Corsica.
The character Influenza, from the book Asterix and Caesar's Gift, appears during the party scene, dancing briefly with Justforkix, and at the end of the movie, serving boars at Justforkix' wedding party.
The wig on Olaf's bride/menhir is in the form of Panacea's wig from Asterix and the Actress.
Box office
In the Netherlands, the film has grossed a total of € 361,747.[3] The Dutch name for the film is "Asterix en de Vikingen".
References
^"ASTÉRIX ET LES VIKINGS". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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Asterix and the Vikings released in French as Asterix et les Vikings and Danish as Asterix og Vikingerne is a 2006 Danish animated adventure film based on the French comic book series Asterix written by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jean Luc Gossens and directed by Fjeldmark and Jesper Moller A loose adaptation of the story of the comic album Asterix and the Normans written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo the plot follows Asterix and Obelix trying to train the nephew of their village s chief only to find themselves rescuing him from a tribe of vikings who believe him to be a Champion of Fear Asterix and the VikingsFrench theatrical release posterDirected byStefan Fjeldmark Jesper MollerWritten byStefan Fjeldmark Jean Luc GoossensBased onAsterix and the Normansby Rene GoscinnyAlbert UderzoProduced byThomas ValentinStarringRoger Carel Jacques FrantzEdited byMartin Wichmann Andersen Anders HoffmannMusic byAlexandre AzariaProductioncompaniesA Film A S Mandarin SAS 2D3D AnimationsDistributed bySNDRelease dates5 April 2006 2006 04 05 Belgium 12 April 2006 2006 04 12 France 15 June 2007 2007 06 15 United States Running time78 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguagesFrench EnglishBox office 22 5 million 1 The ensemble voice cast features Roger Carel and Jacques Frantz as Asterix and Obelix with Paul Giamatti and Brad Garrett headlining the English dub Unlike most Asterix films the film was produced in English first 2 and the voice cast consisted of American actors rather than British or French actors This adaptation introduced new characters anachronistic references about modern technology and cover versions of pop songs such as Get Down on It by Kool and the Gang Eye of the Tiger by Survivor and Super Freak by Rick James Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Additional English Voices 3 Reception 4 Source material 5 Box office 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditA succession of raids leaves a tribe of Vikings without anyone to fight against them The tribe s adviser Cryptograf concludes that their enemies have all fled stating that fear gives you wings The Viking s chief Timandahaf misinterprets his adviser s words and declares they must find a Champion of Fear believing that if the tribe were to become great cowards they ll be able to fly and become invincible Cryptograf secretly wishing to seize power from Timandahaf goes along with it and declares that they ll find who they seek within Gaul While en route Timandahaf is shocked to learn that his daughter Abba snuck aboard disguised as a man after he refused to take her with him Despite being angry he reluctantly keeps her among his crew Meanwhile in the rebel village of the Gauls the villagers welcome the arrival of chief Vitalstatistix s nephew Justforkix who is to be trained to be a man However his nephew is more interested in chasing girls using a bird to send messages to them and is a vegetarian much to the shock of Obelix Obelix and Asterix attempt to train him to be a warrior but lack success because of his pacifist nature and his refusal to drink the village s magic potion which gives the villagers their super human strength When the Vikings arrive near their village Cryptograf explains to his incredibly stupid son Olaf that he could claim Abba as his wife if he were to capture the Champion thus putting him next in line as the tribe s chief with his father secretly calling the shots When Olaf captures Justforkix after witnessing his cowardice Asterix and Obelix find themselves having to rescue him before his father visits their village Travelling to Norway the pair attempt to rescue Justforkix However he refuses to leave as he has fallen in love with Abba and she with him When the vikings test Justforkix s flying skills by throwing him from a cliff Cryptograf secretly rigs up a rope to him that causes him to be suspended in the foggy air Tricked into believing he is the Champion the Vikings rush to Olaf s wedding ceremony leaving Justforkix to be rescued by Asterix and Obelix Before they can take him back to Gaul Justforkix secretly takes some magic potion and swims back to the Viking s village Despite the risk Justforkix rescues Abba managing to fly by making an improvised hang glider from a ship s mast and sail While Cryptograf and Olaf are shunned for their deception the Vikings travel back to the Gauls village to celebrate the wedding of Justforkix and Abba When Cacofonix decides to sing during the ceremony the Vikings finally experience real fear and make a run for it When Asterix asks him what fear is good for Getafix explains how real courage means overcoming fears Cast EditCharacter s Original French version English dubAsterix Roger Carel Paul GiamattiDogmatix Dee Bradley BakerSMS Pigeon Barbara TissierObelix Jacques Frantz Brad GarrettJustforkix Lorant Deutsch Sean AstinAbba Sara Forestier Evan Rachel WoodCryptograf Pierre Palmade Greg ProopsNarrator Pierre Tchernia Jeff BennettGetafix Vania VilersImpedimenta Marion Game Grey DeLisleVitalstatistix Vincent Grass Daran NorrisCacofonix Bernard Alane Jess HarnellTimandahaf Marc Alfos John DiMaggioCaraf Patrick Borg Jack FletcherFotograf Bruno DubernatCaptain Red Beard UnknownNescaf Philippe Catoire John DeMitaFulliautomatix Pascal RenwickDoublehelix Luc Florian Corey BurtonOlibrius Stephane Fourreau UnknownPirate Lookout Med HondoYoung Viking 1 Jules AzemYoung Viking 2 Victor NaudetUnhygienix Bernard Metraux Diedrich BaderOlaf Michel VigneGeriatrix Gerard Surugue Philip ProctorDubbledekabus Roland Timsit Dwight SchultzVikea Brigitte Virtudes April WinchellAdditional English Voices Edit Jonathan Nichols Philip Proctor David Rasner Jill TalleyReception EditCritical reaction to Asterix and the Vikings was generally mixed with much praise on the animation and voice acting but with criticisms on the film s script Source material EditThis section is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The movie is primarily based on Asterix and the Normans but there are some elements from other Asterix books As in Asterix and the Great Crossing Asterix and Obelix travel on a boat to the land of Vikings in the original book Asterix and the Normans they free Justforkix from Norman camp on the beach Some other elements from this book include the Viking party and joke about Obelix supply for the journey The dog from the book makes a cameo The scene when Asterix and Obelix dress up as Vikings Asteraf and Obelaf with Obelix unable to stop laughing about it resembles the scene from Asterix and the Goths when the duo dress up as Romans Asterus and Obelus However Obelix did find the names of the Normans hysterical in Asterix and the Normans because they all ended in af The character of Cryptograf is similar to Prolix from Asterix and the Soothsayer The scene in which the Gauls attack a Roman camp for Justforkix s amusement is similar to a scene in Asterix in Corsica The character Influenza from the book Asterix and Caesar s Gift appears during the party scene dancing briefly with Justforkix and at the end of the movie serving boars at Justforkix wedding party The wig on Olaf s bride menhir is in the form of Panacea s wig from Asterix and the Actress Box office EditIn the Netherlands the film has grossed a total of 361 747 3 The Dutch name for the film is Asterix en de Vikingen References Edit ASTERIX ET LES VIKINGS Box Office Mojo Retrieved 26 November 2011 Asterix Movies Asterix and the Vikings Archived from the original on 2 June 2010 Boxoffice NL Sneakpoint nl Archived from the original on 26 June 2006 Retrieved 31 December 2010 External links EditAsterix et les Vikings at IMDb Asterix and the Vikings at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asterix and 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