Today marks the day that Terry Jones’ Cult Comedy Erik The Viking is released on DVD courtesy of Arrow Video. Based on a book written for his son, The Saga of Erik the Viking, this film is full of action, Beserkers, terrible singing and of course, genius comedy from two of the Monty Python team! The film is cram-packed with great actors, just take a look-see for yourself…

Tim Robbins

Perhaps best known for his starring role in that all-time classic film The Shawshank Redemption, Tim Robbins career spans many other awesome highs in cinema from the War Of The Worlds remake, Mystic River, Short Cuts, Top Gun and of course Erik in Erik The Viking! Bow down to this man’s almighty filmography!

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Terry Jones

The director, writer, actor and all round man-of-the-hour, Terry Jones is a king amongst comedy legends. Staring in the undeniably hillarious Monty Python, ol’ Jonesy has since appeared in The Wind in the Willows, Jabberwocky and a whole host of other nuggets of comedy gold!

John Cleese

Known for his silly walks and his dead parrot purchasing, to name but a few classic sketches, John Cleese was a firm favourite out of the Python team! With such greats as Fawlty Towers, How To Irritate People, Die Another Day and of course those brilliant appearances in 3rd Rock From The Sun and The Muppets Show, John Cleese is quite simply one of the greatest comics ever to have lived.

Tim McInnerny

Poor Tim – I’ve always felt this guy doesn’t get nearly half as much credit as he’s due.  From his role in Blackadder as Darling to 101 Dalmations, Watership Down and the great recent British horror Severance, Tim always knows how to make you chuckle. He’s at his best here as Sven Beserker!

Here’s some info on the Arrow Drome release…

Meet Erik (Tim Robbins), the world’s most sensitive Norse warrior, a man with little time for pillage and no taste for rape. Erik killed a girl once and he feels very badly about it. Erik isn’t really like the other Vikings but now he must take his warrior clan to the gates of Valhalla itself, braving harsh seas, terrifying creatures and horrifically atonal singing along the way.

From Monty Python star Terry Jones comes an hilarious Viking satire that proves you can fight the Gods and still have a good time.

THIS EDITION CONTAINS:
- Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphries
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector’s booklet featuring a note from director Terry Jones and brand new writing on the film by journalist James Kloda

ERIK THE VIKING: THE DIRECTOR’S SON’S CUT SPECIAL FEATURES:
- The Director’s Son’s Cut: Professional Editor and Terry Jones’ son Bill Jones’ cut of Erik the Viking, an edit of the film supervised by the director representing his original vision of the film
- Audio commentary with director Terry Jones
- Interview with Terry and Bill Jones
- Photo Gallery

ERIK THE VIKING: UK THEATRICAL CUT SPECIAL FEATURES:

- Original UK theatrical cut of the film
- Audio commentary with director Terry Jones
- The Making of Erik the Viking
- The Evolution of a Director
- The Casting of a Comedy Adventure
- The Special Effects of Erik the Viking
- Making Move Magic on Malta
- Jones and Cleese “A Grand Reunion”
- Creating the Look
- Interviews with stars John Cleese, Charles McKeown and Danny Schiller and star and director Terry Jones

Director’s Son’s Cut
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 Anamorphic
Running time: 75 mins
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / 2.0 Stereo
Language: English
Region: 0 PAL
Subtitles: English

Theatrical Cut
Aspect Ratio: 4×3 Full Frame
Running time: 90 mins
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / 2.0 Stereo
Language: English
Region: 0 PAL

RRP £15.99
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