When Women Lost Their Tails (1972)
"Quando le donne persero la coda" (original title)

Two tribes of dimwitted cavemen prepare for war against each other.

Director:

Pasquale Festa Campanile

Writers:

Marcello Coscia, Jaja Fiastri,

Stars:

Senta Berger, Frank Wolff, Mario Adorf

Cast

Credited cast:
Senta Berger	...	Filli
Frank Wolff	...	Grr
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Adorf	...	Pap, Merchant
Fiammetta Baralla	...	Katorcia
Lando Buzzanca	...	Ham
Renzo Montagnani	...	Maluc
Francesco Mulé	...	Uto
Aldo Puglisi	...	Zog
Lino Toffolo	...	Put

Storyline

Filli (Senta Berger) and the other cavemen from "When Women Had Tails" are living a carefree, if boring life inside a dinosaur skeleton. But when conman Ham (Lando Buzzanca) introduces them to the concept of currency and economics, their lives fall apart. On top of that, Filli starts to fall in love with Ham...

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Plot Keywords:

skeleton | face slap | severed hand | clam | scale model of city | 

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Taglines:

A Nostalgic Look at One Million B.C.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 February 1972 (Italy)

Also Known As:

When Women Lost Their Tails

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clesi Cinematografica, Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)

User Reviews

economic roots

OK, so "Quando le donne persero la coda" (called "When Women Lost Their Tales" in English) has got to be one of the silliest movies that I've ever seen. But believe it or not, there is a mildly serious slant to the movie: an outsider comes in and basically introduces capitalism to the main cavemen. Go figure! But of course, the movie's main point is to show off Senta Berger and her physical aspects. You gotta admit, there would be lots to admire in a prehistoric setting where there's a really hot woman and men spending all day being complete dimwits. And one thing's for certain: I've never seen a gay caveman before! Anyway, I recommend this movie just for the totally goofy factor. Who would have ever guessed that it came from the same country that gave us "La strada"?