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| Ringo Starr | ... | Atouk | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Lar | |
| Shelley Long | ... | Tala | |
| Jack Gilford | ... | Gog | |
| Cork Hubbert | ... | Ta | |
| Mark King | ... | Ruck | |
| Paco Morayta | ... | Flok | |
| Evan C. Kim | ... | Nook (as Evan Kim) | |
| Ed Greenberg | ... | Kalta | |
| Carl Lumbly | ... | Bork | |
| Jack Scalici | ... | Folg | |
| Erika Carlsson | ... | Folg's Mate (as Erica Carlson) | |
| Gigi Vorgan | ... | Folg's Older Daughter | |
| Sara López Sierra | ... | Folg's Younger Daughter | |
| Esteban Valdez | ... | Folg's Older Son | |
| Juan Ancona Figueroa | ... | Folg's Younger Son | |
| Juan Omar Ortiz | ... | Folg's Youngest Son | |
| Anaís de Melo | ... | Meeka | |
| John Matuszak | ... | Tonda | |
| Barbara Bach | ... | Lana | |
| Avery Schreiber | ... | Ock | |
| Miguel Ángel Fuentes | ... | Grot | |
| Tere Álvarez | ... | Ock's Mate | |
| Ana De Sade | ... | Grot's Mate | |
| Gerardo Zepeda | ... | Boola | |
| Hector Moreno | ... | Noota | |
| Pamela Gual | ... | Noota's Mate | |
| Marco Antonio Arzate | ... | Caveman | |
| Miguel Ángel García | ... | Caveman | |
| Vicente Hueso | ... | Caveman | |
| Nicolás Jasso | ... | Caveman | |
| Raúl Martínez | ... | Caveman | |
| Gerardo Albarrán | ... | Caveman (as Gerardo Moreno) | |
| Humberto Olivares | ... | Caveman | |
| Martha Irma Gutierrez | ... | Cavewoman | |
| María Elena Novella | ... | Cavewoman | |
| Sabina Riba | ... | Cavewoman | |
| Xochitl del Rosario | ... | Cavewoman | |
| Diana Walther | ... | Cavewoman | |
| Michelle Wagner | ... | Cavewoman | |
| Richard Moll | ... | Abominable Snowman |
Directed by | |||
| Carl Gottlieb | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Rudy De Luca | (writer) and | |
| Carl Gottlieb | (writer) | |
Produced by | |||
| David Foster | .... | producer | |
| Lawrence Turman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Lalo Schifrin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Alan Hume | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Gene Fowler Jr. | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Philip M. Jefferies | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| José Rodríguez Granada | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Robert Fletcher | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Del Armstrong | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Rosa Guerrero | .... | makeup artist (as Rosa Guerrero García) | |
| Lynn Del Kail | .... | hair stylist | |
| Tom Lucas | .... | makeup artist | |
| Hallie Smith-Simmons | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Donald Heitzer | .... | production manager: Puerto Vallarta | |
| Theodore R. Parvin | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Peter Bogart | .... | first assistant director | |
| Mario Cisneros | .... | second assistant director | |
| Jim Danforth | .... | second unit director | |
Art Department | |||
| Antonio Mata | .... | property master | |
| Michael G. Ploog | .... | illustrator | |
| Michael G. Ploog | .... | sketch artist | |
| Ward Welton | .... | painter | |
Sound Department | |||
| Keith Batten | .... | boom operator | |
| Claude Hitchcock | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Eric Lindemann | .... | sound editor | |
| Theodore Soderberg | .... | dialogue re-recording mixer | |
| Paul Wells | .... | sound effects re-recording mixer | |
| Jay Wertz | .... | sound effects supervisor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dave Allen | .... | special effects | |
| Michael Arbogast | .... | special effects prop maker | |
| Roy Arbogast | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Hal Bigger | .... | special effects | |
| Laurencio Cordero | .... | special effects | |
| Jim Danforth | .... | dinosaur and effects designer | |
| Gunnar Ferdinandsen | .... | special effects plaster mold maker | |
| Paul Gentry | .... | director of photography: stop motion animation unit | |
| Dale Kuippers | .... | special effects sculptor | |
| William Lee | .... | special effects prop maker | |
| Hal Miles | .... | stop motion technician | |
| James Nash Jr. | .... | special effects | |
| Dayton Osmond | .... | special effects prop maker | |
| Robert Riley III | .... | special effects prop maker | |
| Richard Ruiz | .... | special effects plaster mold maker | |
| Thomas R. Ward | .... | special effects (as Thomas Ward) | |
| David Wood | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Gerardo Albarrán | .... | stunts (as Gerardo Moreno) | |
| Marco Antonio Arzate | .... | stunts | |
| Jeannie Epper | .... | stunts | |
| James M. Halty | .... | stunt coordinator (as Jim Halty) | |
| Nicolás Jasso | .... | stunts | |
| Raúl Martínez | .... | stunts (as Raul Martinez) | |
| John Meier | .... | stunts | |
| Jimmy Nickerson | .... | stunts (as Jim Nickerson) | |
| Patricio Pareda | .... | stunts | |
| R.A. Rondell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Ron Stein | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Glenn R. Wilder | .... | stunts (as Glenn Wilder) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Leslie Bryan | .... | key grip | |
| Mike Frift | .... | focus puller | |
| Genaro Hurtado | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Jack Lowin | .... | camera operator | |
| Andrew D. Schwartz | .... | unit still photographer | |
| Andrés Torres Flores | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| John Tythe | .... | gaffer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Adolfo Ramírez | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kim Fowler | .... | assistant editor | |
| Roy E. Peterson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Carlos Puente | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Daniel Allan Carlin | .... | music editor | |
| Douglas O. Williams | .... | music re-recording mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Emelio de Paz | .... | transportation captain | |
| Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Anuar Badin | .... | production advisor | |
| Rita Damon | .... | location auditor | |
| Chip Fowler | .... | production coordinator | |
| Doris Grau | .... | script supervisor | |
| Chayo Lopez | .... | production coordinator | |
| Graciela Miramontes | .... | production coordinator | |
| José Luis Ortega | .... | script supervisor: second unit | |
| Peter J. Silbermann | .... | unit publicist | |
| Chris Walas | .... | creator: abominable snowman | |
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Very few films have the capacity to change the way we think and feel about the world around us. This is one of them.
This touching film is about daring caveman Atouk and his brave companion Lar, who are expelled from their tribes, journey through exotic, precambrian lands, learning about the people and world around them. Ultimately they form their own tribe and, more importantly, learn cameraderie, the heart of what it means to be human and to have love. Caught up in the chaos of a savage, ancient world, Atouk and Lar eventually have to struggle just to stay alive.
This movie lost the Best Picture Oscar in 1981, but history will likely remember "Caveman" for much longer. And with more fondness. The cinematography is excellent. Alan Hume's prehistoric world is photographed as a mystical paradise. Then, we see the horror of human greed, lust and cruelty, also stunningly photographed. There is also a nice scene with a bunch of people thrashing about in a large pile of dung. It looked so realistic, that for a moment, I felt like it wasn't a movie, but a documentary.
The acting is top notch, especially early performances from Dennis Quaid, who exposes his buttocks and Barbara Bach, who should have. In one scene, Dennis Quaid makes impressive use of method acting, urinating against a glacier. And Ringo Starr deserved the Oscar he unfairly lost to Dudley Moore that year.
Everyone needs to see this movie at least once. Although it might be a little disturbing, the violence is not gratuitous, the love affairs wistful and heartbreaking. Despite the tragic elements, however, the movie is inspirational. One of the best films to come out of the 80s!
It's underrated films like this that don't get any publicity and the over-rated, pointless films do. I guess that's just the way Hollywood operates. This is one of the saddest, most touching, most unsettling, most moving films I've ever seen. It's one of the best. It nakedly shows the rudimentary nature of humanity, by showing our primal origins, when a fire, meat and the warmth of a lover and support of friends was all that kept us from the brink of death. "Caveman" captures and horrifies the viewer. There is something classical about the plot of "Caveman." If Aeschylus was alive today and making films, he would have made "Caveman."
The vivid imagery and music is outstanding, but the acting and intensity shown is very realistic. This is one of the most harrowing, gripping films I've ever seen, reminding me of so many other films of the era. "Quest for Fire" being one, but "The Killing Fields" being another. "The Killing Fields" is a movie about people who weren't exactly on the front lines, nor are they exceptional warriors. They're everyday people, like you or me, who do what they can to help one another out. "Caveman" is like this.
I can't put my finger on exactly what it is about this film that gets to me so much, but it is THE most haunting, emotional film experience one could hope for.
Excellent performances from the cast. A brilliant score by Lalo Schifrin. Scenes of high emotion, tension, drama, horror and even one or two pieces of light relief, usually involving Shelly Long.
An excellent film. Certainly one of the best foreign films in recent memory, "Caveman" is ripe for a new Director's Cut edition, or perhaps a modern English-version remake featuring John Malkovich. I have only ever seen the original, undubbed and not-subtitled version (I never figured out what language it was -- probably Swedish) and had difficulty with some of the more elaborate dialogues.