Trivia / Erik the Viking

• Billing Displacement: Despite his prominent billing, Tsutomu Sekine only has about 1.25 minutes of screen time.
• Channel Hop: Terry Jones tried to get the film made by Hand Made Films, but co-head Denis O'Brien refused due to his belief that "boats cost money".
• What Could Have Been:
  • According to Michael Palin's diaries, Terry Jones approached Nicolas Cage for the role of Erik. Mel Gibson was also approached, and liked the script, but he was busy with Lethal Weapon 2.
  • As a favour to Jones, John Cleese replaced Jack Lemmon at short notice.
  • At one stage Sean Connery, Alec Guinness and Bob Hoskins were announced for the cast.

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