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Director:
Carl Gottlieb
Writers:
Rudy De Luca (written by) and
Carl Gottlieb (written by)
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Release Date:
17 April 1981 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Tagline:
A pre-histerical comedy! See more »
Plot:
A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Year One’ Fails to Deliver a Single Laugh
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 Daughter
Sara López Sierra ... Folg's Younger Daughter (as Sara Lopez Sierra)
Esteban Valdez ... Folg's Son
Juan Ancona Figueroa ... Folg's Younger Son
Juan Omar Ortiz ... Folg's Youngest Son
Anaís de Melo ... Meeka (as Anais de Melo)

John Matuszak ... Tonda

Barbara Bach ... Lana
Avery Schreiber ... Ock
Miguel Ángel Fuentes ... Grot (as Miguel Angel Fuentes)
Tere Álvarez ... Ock's Mate (as Tere Alvarez)
Ana De Sade ... Grot's Mate (as Ana de Sade)
Gerardo Zepeda ... Boola
Hector Moreno ... Noota
Pamela Gual ... Noota's Mate
Marco Antonio Arzate ... Caveman
Miguel Ángel García ... Caveman (as Miguel Angel Garcia)
Vicente Hueso ... Caveman
Nicolás Jasso ... Caveman (as Nicolas Jasso)
Raúl Martínez ... Caveman (as Raul Martinez)
Gerardo Albarrán ... Caveman (as Gerardo Moreno)
Humberto Olivares ... Caveman
Martha Irma Gutierrez ... Cavewoman
Maria Elena Novella ... Cavewoman
Sabina Riba ... Cavewoman
Xochitl del Rosario ... Cavewoman
Diana Walther ... Cavewoman
Michelle Wagner ... Cavewoman

Richard Moll ... Abominable Snowman
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Directed by
Carl Gottlieb 
 
Writing credits
Rudy De Luca (written by) (as Rudy de Luca) and
Carl Gottlieb (written by)

Produced by
David Foster .... producer
Lawrence Turman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin 
 
Cinematography by
Alan Hume (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Gene Fowler Jr. 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Philip M. Jefferies 
 
Art Direction by
José Rodríguez Granada  (as Jose Rodriguez Granada)
 
Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher 
 
Makeup Department
Del Armstrong .... makeup supervisor
Bertha Chiu .... hair dresser (as Bertha Chiu Amador)
Lynn Del Kail .... hair stylist
Magdalena Eriz .... makeup assistant (as Maria Magdalena Eriz Anda)
Rosa Guerrero .... makeup artist (as Rosa Guerrero Garcia)
Gloria Morgan Gutierrez .... hairdresser assistant
Tom Lucas .... makeup artist
Ernestina Oropeza .... makeup assistant (as Ernestina Oropeza Trujillio)
Hallie Smith-Simmons .... makeup artist
Chris Walas .... creator: abominable snowman (as Christopher Walas)
 
Production Management
Jorge Cardeña .... production chief
Donald Heitzer .... production manager: Puerto Vallarta
César Armando Jiménez .... assistant production chief
Theodore R. Parvin .... production manager
Federico Serrano .... assistant production chief
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bogart .... first assistant director
Mario Cisneros .... assistant director
Jim Danforth .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Carlos Echeverria .... assistant art director (as Carlos Echeverria Garcia)
Antonio Mata .... property master
Juan Miranda .... property assistant
Miguel Padilla .... property assistant
Michael G. Ploog .... illustrator (as Michael Ploog)
Michael G. Ploog .... sketch artist (as Michael Ploog)
Macedonio Ramos .... property assistant
Epifanio Ramírez .... assistant art director (as Epifanio Leos Ramirez)
Ward Welton .... painter
 
Sound Department
Keith Batten .... boom operator
Claude Hitchcock .... production sound mixer
Eric Lindemann .... sound editor
Eric Shrader .... looping dialogue editor (as Erik Schrader)
Theodore Soderberg .... dialogue re-recording mixer
Mario Valdés .... sound assistant (as Mario Perez Valdez)
Paul Wells .... sound effects re-recording mixer
Jay Wertz .... sound effects supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast .... special effects prop maker
Roy Arbogast .... special effects supervisor
Hal Bigger .... special effects crew
Laurencio Cordero .... special effects crew
Jesus G. Duran .... special effects assistant (as Jesus Duran)
Gunnar Ferdinandsen .... special effects plaster mold maker
Dale Kuippers .... special effects sculptor
William Lee .... special effects prop maker
James Nash Jr. .... special effects crew
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 crew (as Thomas Ward)
David Wood .... special effects crew (as David R. Wood)
 
Visual Effects by
Dave Allen .... visual effects supervisor (as David Allen)
Jim Aupperle .... visual effects crew
Randall William Cook .... visual effects crew
Dan Curry .... matte artist
Spencer Gill .... visual effects crew
Rocco Gioffre .... matte artist
Jena Holman .... matte artist
Pete Kleinow .... visual effects crew
Laine Liska .... visual effects crew
David Stipes .... visual effects crew
Jim Danforth .... dinosaur and effects designer (uncredited)
Paul Gentry .... director of photography: stop-motion animation unit (uncredited)
Hal Miles .... stop-motion technician (uncredited)
 
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 (as Nicolas Jasso)
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
José Campos .... grip
Rosalio Cano .... electrician
Críspulo de la Torre .... electrician
Fernando Fernández .... camera assistant
Mike Frift .... focus puller (as Michael Frift)
Simon Hume .... clapper loader
Genaro Hurtado .... director of photography: second unit
Reyes Iglesias .... electrician
Juan Iniestra .... grip
Marcelino Iniestra .... electrician
Adolfo Lara .... electrician
Jack Lowin .... camera operator (as Jack Arthur Lowin)
Juventino Palacios .... generator operator
Manuel Paredes .... camera assistant (as Manuel Paredes Luna)
Graciano Perez .... grip
Asunción Pérez .... grip
Raymundo T. Ramirez .... electrician
Moises Rodriguez .... electrician
Andrew D. Schwartz .... unit still photographer (as Andrew Schwartz)
Andrés Torres Flores .... camera operator: second unit
John Tythe .... gaffer
Roberto Vega Alvarado .... generator operator
Pascual Villa .... grip
Patricio Vázquez .... electrician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonieta Esquivel .... wardrobe assistant
Mary Etta Lang .... assistant to costume designer
Angela Martinez .... wardrobe: women
Juanita Oliver .... wardrobe assistant
Jorge Ramirez .... wardrobe: men
Adolfo Ramírez .... wardrobe supervisor (as Adolfo Ramirez)
Enrique Villavicencio .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Kim Fowler .... assistant film editor
Roy E. Peterson .... assistant film editor
Carlos Puente .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Daniel Allan Carlin .... music editor (as Daniel Carlin Jr.)
Douglas O. Williams .... music re-recording mixer (as Douglas Williams)
 
Transportation Department
Emelio de Paz .... transportation captain
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. .... transportation co-captain (as Ricardo Gallarzo)
Salvador Gutiérrez .... transportation co-captain (as Salvador Guiterrez)
'Chico' Hernandez .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Anuar Badin .... production advisor
Rita Damon .... location auditor
Monica Du Pasquier .... production assistant (as Monique Du Pasquier)
Gary Foster .... production assistant
Chip Fowler .... production coordinator
Ricardo Frera .... location accountant
Doris Grau .... script supervisor
Kathy Grosso .... timekeeper
Vincent Heileson .... representative: United Artists
Chayo Lopez .... production coordinator
Mario Martin .... production assistant
Milan Melvin .... assistant to director
Graciela Miramontes .... production coordinator
José Luis Ortega .... script supervisor: second unit
Peter J. Silbermann .... unit publicist (as Peter Silbermann)
Ricker Slaven .... production assistant (as Rick Slaven)
John Turman .... production assistant
 

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Durango, MexicoSee more »
Company:
Turman-Foster CompanySee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The film opens up with "One Zillion BC - October 9th" October 9th was John Lennon's birthday. This was in memoriam of Ringo Starr's former friend and former band mate with the Beatles.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Aircraft contrails visible in the sky during the pterodactyl sequence.See more »
Quotes:
Atouk:Zug zug!See more »
Movie Connections:
Spoofs 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)See more »

FAQ

What are the meanings of the various caveman words?
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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A quick look into the movie, 7 July 1999
Author: Jeff66 from Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey U.S.A.

Some movies are to be taken serious, this is not one of them. It's a comical look at prehistoric life. It's not supposed to be accurate in historic detail, it's supposed to make you laugh and this movie did just that. Ringo Starr is great as the unlikely hero Atouk and his wife at the time, Barbara Bach plays the sexy prehistoric temptress wonderfully. Watch for scenes with Shelley Long and Dennis Quaid and you get a glimpse of their early careers.

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