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The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.

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Aba (as Karen Austin)
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At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive spoken language. Written by Susan Pudlo

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At The Dawn Of Mankind, A Woman Led The Way.


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17 January 1986 (USA)  »

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Ayla und der Clan des Bären  »

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$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,953,732 (USA)
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2.35 : 1
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A planned back-to-back sequel never made it into production. See more »

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Narrator: Ayla walked with the Cave Bear. She had spoken out for Creb because she loved him. The sign had finally come. She understood the vision. Durc was of the Clan, and one day he would be their leader. She must find her own people. She must walk alone. Everything she had lived through had prepared her for this journey - and she was not afraid. For the first time Ayla felt the strength of her own spirit.
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Referenced in A Different World: Those Who Can't... Tutor (1987) See more »

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HEROINE
Written by Michael Brook
Performed by Sinéad O'Connor
Courtesy of Virgin Records
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Very entertaining, well worth the rent
15 February 2001 | by (Northern California) – See all my reviews

If you liked Quest for Fire, you should enjoy this fictional visit to the origin's of civilization. I always loved the film's poster and my wife loved the book(s) but we missed the movie when it was in the theaters, partly because it wasn't receiving good reviews. When we rented this, we expected a turkey (we love to study bad film) but were pleasantly surprised.

Simply said, this made a good "Sunday Morning" film to wake up to with a hot cup of java. I was a little disappointed that the look Daryl Hanna sports in the film's poster never fully comes to fruition in the movie (it got close in one scene) but none the less it was fun.


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