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The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

R  105 min  -  Crime | Drama | Music   -  20 September 2001 (Malaysia)
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Reviews: 58 user | 58 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy and bring him to justice.

Director:

Kasi Lemmons

Writers:

George Dawes Green (novel), George Dawes Green (screenplay)
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The Caveman's Valentine -- A dazzling film that takes us inside the mind of a schizophrenic.  Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson plays a former musical prodigy now living in a Central Park cave. The Caveman's Valentine -- A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy and bring him to justice.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson ...
Romulus
Colm Feore ...
Leppenraub
Ann Magnuson ...
Moira
Damir Andrei Damir Andrei ...
Arnold
Aunjanue Ellis ...
Lulu
Tamara Tunie ...
Sheila
Peter MacNeill ...
Cork
Jay Rodan ...
Joey / No Face
Rodney Eastman Rodney Eastman ...
Matthew
Anthony Michael Hall ...
Bob
Kate McNeil Kate McNeil ...
Betty
Leonard L. Thomas Leonard L. Thomas ...
Shaker / Greater No Face (as Leonard Thomas)
Joris Jarsky ...
Boy Toy / Andy (as Joris Jorsky)
Pierre Alcide Pierre Alcide ...
Toupee
Richard Fitzpatrick ...
Walter
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Storyline

Romulus is mentally ill, a troglodyte in a New York City park. He's also a gifted composer and the father of a city cop. On Valentine's Day, a young man freezes in a tree near his cave. The police determine it's the accidental death of someone behaving bizarrely, but Romulus believes a friend of the dead youth who says that noted avant-garde photographer, David Leppenraub, murdered him. Romulus, urged on by hallucinations of his wife as a young woman, resolves to catch the killer and manages to be invited to Leppenraub's farm to play a new composition. Can Romulus hold it together long enough to get to the bottom of the death and also to make a breakthrough with his daughter? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Taglines:

Romulus Ledbetter lives on the edge. The view is incredible.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Manga Films [Spain] | Universal | See more »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Malaysia) See more »

Also Known As:

The Sign of the Killer See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$112,041 (USA) (4 March 2001) (16 Screens)

Gross:

$687,194 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant supposedly resides at the top of the Chrysler Building. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In one shot when Bob and Betty toast Romulus in his new suit, Bob's "z-ray" green drink is orange (though this may have been intentional, since it is unclear if the "z-rays" are simply in Romulus's mind). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Romulus Ledbetter: Don't you watch me! You think you're gonna crawl into my brain and see a show? That what I am? Is that what you think?
Social Worker: What I think, Mr. Ledbetter, is that the temperature is dropping.
Romulus Ledbetter: I got freezing temperatures all over my brain. And I got legends of angels up there! Like little moths, and they'll beat the hell out of you with their wings!
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Crazy Credits

For "Billie" 1955-1999 - "love you baby. always have. always will."
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Connections

Referenced in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.21" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Regnava nel Silenzio from Lucia di Lammermoor"
By Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Ying Huang and The London Symphony Orchestra (as The London Symphony)
Conducted by James Conlon
Courtesy of Sony Classical
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