History WesternAnimation / AsterixAndTheBigFight

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One day, the Roman garrison stationed around the indomitable Gaulish village decides to kidnap said village's druid, Getafix, for he is the one who makes the magic potion that grants SuperStrength to the villagers. While Asterix and Obelix are rushing to his rescue in the forest, Obelix throws a menhir (man-made granite monolith) at the Roman legionaries, which lands on the druid and renders him both amnesiac and insane. During the stormy night that follows, a strange wolf pelt-wearing man pretending to be a soothsayer comes at the village.

* ImprovisedCross: When the Soothsayer makes his scary entrance into the but hut where the Gauls are gathered, Unhygenix the fishmonger makes a cross using two fish (which is a rather [[AnachronismStew anachronistic joke]] given that the film takes place in 50 BC), not knowing who he is.

''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (French title ''Astérix et le Coup du Menhir'', German title ''Asterix - Operation Hinkelstein'') is a 1989 French-German animated film directed by Philippe Grimond and based on the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comic books. More specifically, its plot blends elements from two albums, ''Recap/AsterixAndTheSoothsayer'' and ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight''.

* AdaptationAmalgamation: The bulk of the story is based on ''Asterix and the Soothsayer'', and the subplot with Getafix losing his mind comes from the film's namesake album, ''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (albeit without the album's duel between the two Gaulish chieftains).
* AdaptedOut:
** While it has a subplot with Getafix's amnesia and insanity that was adapted from the namesake album, ''Asterix and the Big Fight'', the film doesn't include the other druid from that album, Psychoanalytix.
** And neither does it include the Gallo-Roman chieftain Cassius Ceramix of Linoleum, or any of the album's named Romans.
* ArtifactTitle: The eponymous duel of chieftains from the film's namesake comics album is not adapted in it, therefore the English title ''The Big Fight'' doesn't have much reasons to be.

* ToonPhysics: Just like in the namesake album, there's no way Getafix would survive being crushed by a menhir in RealLife. ''Twice''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: There's a brief shot of Prolix passing by a drawing representing a nude Cleopatra in a Roman tent.

* ArtifactTitle: The eponymous duel of chieftains from the film's namesake comics album is not adapted in it, therefore the English title ''The Big Fight'' has not much reasons to be.

''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (French title ''Astérix et le Coup du Menhir'') is a 1989 French-German animated film directed by Philippe Grimond and based on the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comic books. More specifically, its plot blends elements from two albums, ''Recap/AsterixAndTheSoothsayer'' and ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight''.

One day, the Roman garrison stationed around the indomitable Gaulish village decides to kidnap said village's druid, Getafix, for he is the one who makes the magic potion that grants SuperStrength to the villagers. While Asterix and Obelix are rushing to his rescue in the forest, Obelix throws a menhir (man-made granite monolith) at the Roman legionaries, which lands on the druid and renders him amnesiac and insane. During the stormy night that follows, a strange wolf pelt-wearing man pretending to be a soothsayer comes at the village.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Vitalstatistix's nickname, "Cochonnet" (which literally translates as "Piglet"), which his wife Impedimenta starts reusing after a good luck prediction by Prolix (she hasn't used it since the day they married). Cue Asterix and Obelix laughing.

* AdaptedOut: While it has a subplot with Getafix's amnesia and insanity that was adapted from the namesake album, ''Asterix and the Big Fight'', the film doesn't include the other druid from that album, Psychoanalytix. And neither does it include the Gallo-Roman chieftain Cassius Ceramix of Linoleum.

* AdaptedOut: While it has a subplot with Getafix's amnesia and insanity that was adapted from the namesake album, ''Asterix and the Big Fight'', the film doesn't include the other druid from that album, Psychoanalytix.

* ExplosiveResults: When Asterix and friends try to have a now-insane Getafix recreate the magic potion, it only manages to cause explosions, due to him using random ingredients for kicks. So much so that it creates a big crater in the village.

* FryingPanOfDoom: Geriatrix's wife bashes two legionaries on the head with a frying pan.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: The Roman centurion (named Gaius Faipalgugus in French) has the same character design as Gaius Motus from ''WesternAnimation/AsterixInBritain'' while not being the same character. That character design would be reused once again in ''WesternAnimation/AsterixConquersAmerica'', for a different centurion, yet again.

* ToonPhysics: Just like in the namesake album, there's no way Getafix would survive being crushed by a menhir in RealLife.

''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (French title ''Astérix et le Coup du Menhir'') is a 1989 French-German animated film directed by Philippe Grimond and based on the ''Franchise/{{Asterix}}'' comic books. More specifically, its plot blends elements from two albums, ''Recap/AsterixAndTheSoothsayer'' and ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight''.

One day, the Roman garrison stationed around the indomitable Gaulish village decides to kidnap said village's druid, Getafix, for he is the one who makes the magic potion that grants SuperStrength to the villagers. While Asterix and Obelix are rushing to his rescue in the forest, Obelix throws a menhir (a man-made granit monolith) at the Roman legionaries, which lands on the druid and renders him amnesiac and insane. During the stormy night that follows, a strange wolf pelt-wearing man pretending to be a soothsayer comes at the village.

* RandomEffectSpell: Due to Getafix using random ingredients as his insanity goes, the poor Roman legionary who's used as guinea pig for the potions experiences various effects. In order: [[FireBreathingDiner spitting fire]] and having a dragon tail growing, being propelled around, turning into a human jackhammer, turning into a fireball with police siren sounds, being shattered in little cubes, turning into a savage lion, [[InflatingBodyGag inflating like a giant balloon]], [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrinking to the point earthworms are giants for him]] and, eventually, becoming lighter than air.

* RandomEffectSpell: Due to Getafix using random ingredients as his insanity goes, the poor Roman legionary who's used as guinea pig for the potions experiences various effects. In order: spitting fire and having a dragon tail growing, being propelled around, turning into a human jackhammer, turning into a fireball with police siren sounds, being shattered in little cubes, turning into a savage lion, [[InflatingBodyGag inflating like a giant balloon]], [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrinking to the point earthworms are giants for him]] and, eventually, becoming lighter than air.