Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Director:

Alain Chabat

Writers:

René Goscinny (comic book "Astérix et Cléopatre") and
Albert Uderzo (comic book "Astérix et Cléopatre") ...

Release Date:

30 January 2002 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Astérix and Obélix go to Egypt to help architect Numérobis who is building a palace for Cleopatra.

Plot Keywords:

Cleopatra | Julius Caesar | Asterix | Architect | Hieroglyph

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Obélix
Christian Clavier	...	Astérix
Jamel Debbouze	...	Numérobis / Edifis
Monica Bellucci	...	Cléopâtre
Alain Chabat	...	Jules César (Julius Caesar)
Claude Rich	...	Panoramix (Miraculix) / Getafix
Gérard Darmon	...	Amonbofis (Pyradonis)
Edouard Baer	...	Otis
Dieudonné	...	Caius Céplus
Mouss Diouf	...	Baba, la vigie des pirates
Marina Foïs	...	Sucettalanis
Bernard Farcy	...	Barbe-Rouge le pirate
Jean Benguigui	...	Malococsis
Michel Crémadès	...	Triple Patte
Jean-Paul Rouve	...	Caius Antivirus

Also Known As:

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Australia) (UK) (USA)
Astérix & Obélix: Au service de Cléopatre (France) (working title)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra (Germany)
Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra (USA) (new title)
Ástríkur & Steinríkur: Ástríkur & Kleópatra (Iceland) (DVD box title) [is]
Astérix & Obélix: Tehtävä Kleopatra (Finland) [fi]
Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (Spain) [es]
Asteriks ve Oburiks - Görevimiz Kleopatra (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Asterix & Obelix - Uppdrag Kleopatra (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Asterix & Obelix: Missão Cleópatra (Brazil) [pt]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra (Denmark) [da]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra (Austria) [de]
Asterix & Obelix: Missione Cleopatra (Italy) [it]
Asterix & Obelix: Oppdrag Kleopatra (Norway) (dubbed version) [no]
Asterix & Obelix: Uppdrag Kleopatra (Sweden) [sv]
Asterix & Obelix: missie Cleopatra (Netherlands) (dubbed version) [nl]
Asterix & Ovelix: Epiheirisi Kleopatra (Greece) [el]
Asterix és Obelix: A Kleopátra küldetés (Hungary) [hu]
Asterix i Obelix: Misja Kleopatra (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, sensuality and mild violence.

Runtime:

107 min | UK:85 min (cut)

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

French | Arabic | Cantonese | Latin | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Atlas Corporation Studios, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

The purposely poorly-drawn picture of Asterix and Obelix on the pirate's parchment was actually rendered by series creator/artist Albert Uderzo.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Caius Céplus is on the hill with Antivirus, threatening Asterix and Obelix, his horse changes from brown to white and back between shots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#27.14)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Ti Amo

Way better than the first movie

I was lucky to see this sequel before the original because i'm not sure i would have gone out of my way to see it if the contrary had been true. I found "Mission Cléopâtre" better than it's predecessor for different reasons, but the major one is this : it was almost word for word an adaptation of one book not an amalgam like the first movie. The physical resemblance of some characters to their animated self were very funny especially the bad guy (who's name is escaping me, but he's the other architect). I don't know how this movie played in English; my first language is french so i didn't have that problem... I imagine some of the jokes weren't that easy to translate. I've learned something with years it's better to watch a movie with the subtitles than with the dubbing maybe you wont understand what is said, but you wont lose the rhythm and i think that's important too. I would recommend this movie to anyone who really loves "Astérix et Obélix".