[1][2] Voight wars with his brother, played by Armand Assante, over a medieval kingdom.
[1] Planning for Eternity took place over six years prior to its release, under the working title Avatar.
[6] Voight and Paul had initially intended for Eternity to receive a theatrical release in the United States around Thanksgiving or Christmas,[7] but plans for this fell through.
[8] Eternity was released direct to home video on November 20, 1990 though Academy Entertainment.
[9] Roger Taylor of the Casper Star-Tribune panned the film, stating that "The viewers could almost feel embarrassment for the professionals who appeared in it if it weren't for the fact that Jon Voight is given partial credit for the screenplay.