History WesternAnimation / AsterixInBritain

* BattleDiscretionShot: A magic potion-empowered Asterix {{curb|Stomp Battle}}stomping his way to the top of the tower of Londinium, only shown via an exterior view of the tower with sounds, Romans or spears or shields getting punched out of some floors (one via ImpactSilhouette) as he ascends. The again when he goes down to reuinite with Obelix.

* BattleDiscretionShot: A magic potion-empowered Asterix {{curb|Stomp Battle}}stomping his way to the top of the tower of Londinium, only shown via an exterior view of the tower with sounds, Romans or spears or shields getting punched out of some floors (one via ImpactSilhouette) as he ascends. The again when he goes down to meet Obelix.

* BattleDiscretionShot: A magic potion-empowered Asterix {{curb|Stomp Battle}}stomping his way to the top of the tower of Londinium, only shown via Romans or spears or shields getting punched out of some floors (one via ImpactSilhouette) as he ascends, then again when he goes down to meet Obelix.

** Cosma also reused the music he composed for the Olympic torch relay scene in the 1982 film ''Film/AceOfAces'' for the scene where Caesar's army conquers Britain during the Britons' weekend break, just as he did in ''WesternAnimation/AsterixVersusCaesar'' (although a bit longer).

** Cosma also reused the music he composed for the Olympic torch relay scene in the 1982 film ''Film/AceOfAces'' for the scene where Caesar's army conquers Britain during the Britons' weekend break.

* TruerToTheText: The film sticks pretty close to the comic book, minus the AdaptationExpansion above and the absence of some Roman officers. It's especially noticeable when the other two 1980s ''Asterix'' films it is sandwiched between, ''WesternAnimation/AsterixVersusCaesar'' and ''WesternAnimation/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', were both AdaptationAmalgamation.

''Asterix in Britain'' (''Astérix chez les Bretons'' in French) is the French-Danish 1986 [[AnimatedAdaptation animated film adaptation]] of the [[Recap/AsterixInBritain eponymous]] ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comic book, directed by Pino Van Lamsweerde. It was made by the same studio as the previous one, ''WesternAnimation/AsterixVersusCaesar'', a lot of the French voice actors from the latter returned, and the soundtrack was composed by Music/VladimirCosma. The British band Cook da Books performed the theme song.

** Similarly, the opening Cook da Books song re-uses the music from its counterpart by Plastic Bertrand in the previous film, just remixed from a synth-pop style to a slower, acoustic guitar-led one (and with English lyrics instead of French).

* ThemeTune: [[https://youtu.be/yOsupbl2yX0 "The Look Out is Out"]] by Cook Da Books. The melody reuses that of the Plastic Bertrand song "Astérix est là" from the previous film, ''WesternAnimation/AsterixVersusCaesar''.

''Asterix in Britain'' (''Astérix chez les Bretons'' in French) is the French-Danish 1986 [[AnimatedAdaptation animated film adaptation]] of the [[Recap/AsterixInBritain eponymous]] ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comic book, directed by Pino Van Lamsweerde. The soundtrack was composed by Music/VladimirCosma and the British band Cook da Books performed the theme song.

* ShoutOut: Quite a few nods to ''Film/TheLongestDay'' and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
** Julius Caesar says the day of his invasion of Britannia will be "the longest day".
** The invasion of Britannia by the Roman fleet looks a lot like D-Day (the 1944 Normandy landings) with Roman troops StormingTheBeaches, complete with sounds of machine guns, planes, bombs in the previous chaos and landing crafts with bow opening and ramp. The Romans legionaries escalating the cliff also evokes the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc battle of the Pointe du Hoc]], which was famously depicted in ''The Longest Day''.
** When Anticlimax knocks on Dipsomaniax's door, he taps out the "Beethoven's Fifth" rhythm that forms the Morse code for the letter V, used to represent "victory" during World War II. Similarly, after winning the battle, Anticlimax makes the "Victory" sign with his fingers, in reference to UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill.

** The invasion of Britannia by the Roman fleet looks a lot like D-Day (the 1944 Normandy landings) complete with sounds of machine guns, planes, bombs and landing crafts with bow opening and ramp. The Romans legionaries escalating the cliff also evokes the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc battle of the Pointe du Hoc]], which was famously depicted in ''The Longest Day''.

For the tropes common to both the comic book and the film, see [[Recap/AsterixInBritain the comic book's page]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: After confiscating all barrels of wine in Londinium, Romans attempt to find the one filled with magic potion by having their legionnaires take a sip from each and every one of them. Naturally, they all quickly end up totally hammered -- and suffer from ''severe'' hangover the next morning.

** The bombastic Roman landing music is a {{fanfare}} version of "Tarte à la crême" from ''Film/TheWingOrTheThigh''.

* NonverbalMiscommunication: The Roman invasion fleet is being coordinated by a centurion using hand flags. Just then a seagull lands on his helmet. His frantic efforts to brush it off inadvertently signal the catapults to open fire on their own ships.
-->'''Caesar:''' I came, I saw, [[SurroundedByIdiots I don't believe my eyes!]]

* RecycledSoundtrack:
** Vladimir Cosma reused the music he composed for the Olympic torch relay scene in the 1982 film ''Film/AceOfAces'' for the scene where Caesar's army conquers Britain during the Britons' weekend break.

* BatmanGambit: Gauls fail to deliver the barrel of magical potion to a besieged Briton village, but Asterix provides it with a brew made from herbs he obtained from Phoenician merchant (tea leaves, actually) and makes the Britons believe that it's the promised magical potion -- knowing that such belief will inspire them into delivering a CurbStompBattle to the Romans while demoralizing the latter ones.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Vladimir Cosma reused the music he composed for the Olympic torch relay scene in ''Film/AceOfAces'' for the scene where Caesar's army conquers Britain during the Britons' weekend break. Similarly, the opening song re-uses the music from its counterpart in the previous film, just remixed from a synth-pop style to a slower, acoustic guitar-led one (and with English lyrics instead of French).

* RecycledSoundtrack: Vladimir Cosma reused the music he composed for the Olympic torch relay scene in ''Film/AceOfAces'' for the scene where Caesar's army conquers Britain during the Britons' weekend break.

* AdaptationExpansion: In the original comic book, Obelix (for once) makes Dogmatix stay at the village. Here, the little dog goes to Brittania with our heroes, and even has his own subplot where he searches for the stolen barrel of potion.

* RealityEnsues: After confiscating all barrels of wine in Londinium, Romans attempt to find the one filled with magic potion by having their legionnaires take a sip from each and every one of them. Naturally, they all quickly end up totally hammered -- and suffer from ''severe'' hangover the next morning.

** The Big Ben bell sound in Londinium, over 1900 years too early.
** The ''entiriety'' of Londiunium, period. It largely resembles modern London and features various historical landmarks that were built over the centuries, including Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, Tower Bridge... except they're all made of wood (and Tower is ''literally'' just a very, very tall tower). Its suburbs even have streets with rows and rows of completely identical houses, not unlike your contemporary London's terrace houses.

UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar has conquered UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}tania with his Roman legions, and a small village of Britons does its best to resist. They send Anticlimax across the Channel into Gaul, to seek help from another village that resists Roman rule, that of Asterix, Anticlimax's first cousin once removed. Asterix and Obelix volunteer to accompany him back to his village with a barrel full of the SuperStrength-granting magic potion made by Getafix the druid.

UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar has conquered Brittania with his Roman legions, and a small village of Britons does its best to resist. They send Anticlimax across the Channel into Gaul, to seek help from another village that resists Roman rule, that of Asterix, Anticlimax's first cousin once removed. Asterix and Obelix volunteer to accompany him back to his village with a barrel full of the SuperStrength-granting magic potion made by Getafix the druid.

* VisualPun: As noted above, someone decided to take the name "Tower of London" literally and in this movie, instead of a castle, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tower really is just a very tall tower]].

* JustForPun: As noted above, someone decided to take the name "Tower of London" literally and in this movie, instead of a castle, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tower really is just a very tall tower]].