Asterix Conquers America

Asterix Conquers America

Company type	Animated film
Industry	Animation, Film
Founded	1994
Founder	Gerhard Hahn, Jürgen Wohlrabe
Headquarters	Germany
Products	Animated films

Asterix Conquers America (original French title: Astérix et les Indiens; German title: Asterix in Amerika) is a 1994 German-produced animated film presented in English, co-produced and directed by Gerhard Hahn and Jürgen Wohlrabe. This film serves as a loose interpretation of the Asterix comic book Asterix and the Great Crossing, notable for being the inaugural Asterix movie created outside of France and the first to be produced in English. The plot centers on Asterix and Obelix embarking on a mission to save Getafix, who has been abducted by Romans and taken to North America, all while their village faces a dwindling supply of magic potion.

Developed mainly for the direct-to-video audience, the movie was released in Germany through , with 20th Century Fox handling distribution throughout various European countries including France and the United Kingdom.

Following another defeat at the hands of the Gaulish villagers, a disgraced Julius Caesar devises a plan to deprive them of the magic potion that grants extraordinary strength. He orders his trusted patrician, Lucullus, to capture the druid Getafix and exile him beyond the known world. Concurrently, an accidental spill during a quarrel among villagers reduces their potion reserves to a mere fraction. Getafix ventures out with Dogmatix to collect essential ingredients for replenishing the potion. Disguised as a druid, Lucullus captures both. Upon noticing their capture, Asterix and Obelix set off in pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean.

After losing track of the Roman galley due to a storm, a dolphin aids them in reuniting with Dogmatix and leads them toward North America’s eastern shore, mistaken for the edge of the world. The Romans launch Getafix ashore via catapult; meanwhile, Lucullus returns to Caesar bearing news of Asterix and Obelix’s arrival. While exploring this unfamiliar territory, they settle for the night after enjoying wild turkey for dinner. The following day, Asterix is seized by a Native American tribe and restrained beside Getafix, who remarks on the earth’s roundness.

Obelix, in search of Asterix, saves Minihooha—the chief’s daughter—from an oncoming bison stampede. Impressed by Obelix’s might, the chief releases both Asterix and Getafix. That evening, Getafix embarrasses the tribe’s medicine man using magic and provides Minihooha with potion to retaliate after she is pranked. Enraged, the medicine man drugs and abducts Getafix. Asterix rescues him after Obelix falls victim to drug-induced amnesia but is subsequently restored by Minihooha. Together, they prepare to return to Gaul.

Back in their village, Romans have taken control during the potion shortage. All villagers except Cacofonix are captured to be transported to Rome under Caesar and Lucullus’s orders. Getafix brews new magic potion and equips Asterix and Obelix with two vials for their fellow villagers. Disguised as Roman soldiers, they distribute potion among their comrades who then launch an assault that destroys the Roman camp. Lucullus meets his end at the claws of Caesar’s pet panther while Caesar manages to escape. The Gauls celebrate with a feast as Obelix recounts their journey and teaches the tribe's song.

Cast

Character			English (Original Dub)	French Dub	German Dub
English (Original Dub)	French Dub	German Dub
Narrator	Le narrateur	Erzähler	John Rye	Pierre Tchernia	Harald Juhnke
Asterix	Astérix	Asterix	Craig Charles	Roger Carel	Peer Augustinski
Obelix	Obélix	Obelix	Howard Lew Lewis	Pierre Tornade	Ottfried Fischer
Getafix	Panoramix	Miraculix	Geoffrey Bayldon	Henri Labussière	Ralf Wolter
Julius Caesar	Jules César	Julius Cäsar	Henry McGee	Robert Party	Thomas Reiner (uncredited)
Lucullus	Tumullus	Lucullus	Christopher Biggins	Jean-Luc Galmiche	Michael Habeck
Medicine Man	Le sorcier	Medizinmann	Rupert Degas (uncredited)		Tommi Piper
Chef	Le cuisinier	Koch	Rupert Degas (uncredited)	Unknown
Cacofonix	Assurancetourix	Troubadix	Rik Mayall (uncredited)	Michel Tugot-Doris	Jochen Busse
Unhygienix	Ordralfabétix	Verleihnix	Jonathan Kydd (uncredited)	Jean Dautremay	Peter Zilles (uncredited)
Centurion	Le centurion	Zenturio		Yves Pignot	Andreas Mannkopff (uncredited)
Parrot	Le perroquet	Papagei		Unknown
Vitalstatistix	Abraracourcix	Majestix	Jim Carter (uncredited)	François Chaix	Jürgen Scheller
Stupidus				Olivier Jankovic	Unknown
Panacea	Falbala		Vanessa Feltz (uncredited)	Nathalie Spitzer
Impedimenta	Bonemine	Gutemine	Julie Gibbs (uncredited)	Claude Chantal

Uncredited

• English (Original Dub): Olivia d'Abo (Additional Voices)