This article is about the 1978 film. For similar uses, see Norseman (disambiguation).

The Norseman is a 1978 American adventure film starring Lee Majors and directed, produced and written by Charles B. Pierce.[3]

Plot

An 11th-century Viking prince sails to North America to find his father, who was captured by Native Americans during a previous voyage.

Cast

Production

The film was a co-production between Charles Pierce and Lee Majors, with AIP handling the distribution. It was Pierce's first film with a major Hollywood studio.[1]

Majors said it "took a lot of guts" to play a Viking but was persuaded by a fee of $500,000 and 10% of the profits.[1] He later remarked, "I had a little time off, and they said, "It shoots in Florida, on the coast there, out of Tampa," and they had a bunch of Tampa Bay Buccaneers that were gonna play Vikings, so  ... I don't know, I thought it'd be fun, so I did it."[4]

The film was shot in Tampa, Florida. Postproduction was done at Pierce's $2 million facility at Shreveport, Louisiana.[1]

"There is no character to develop here and hardly any dialogue," said Majors, "this is a formula film."[1]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "tedious business".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Taylor, Clarke (March 24, 1978). "A PIERCE FILM: Lee Majors' Image Switch". Los Angeles Times. p. g20.
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 301. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. ^ "NORSEMAN". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 46, no. 540. London. January 1, 1979. p. 48.
  4. ^ Harris, Will (November 28, 2019). "Lee Majors on Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Elvis Presley, and The Six Million Dollar Man". The A.V. Club.
  5. ^ Thomas, Kevin (July 7, 1978). "Majors in Armor as 'Norseman'". Los Angeles Times. p. h14.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Norseman
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