10,000 BC (2008)

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers:

Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser

Stars:

Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Strait	...	D'Leh
Camilla Belle	...	Evolet
Cliff Curtis	...	Tic'Tic
Joel Virgel	...	Nakudu
Affif Ben Badra	...	Warlord (as Ben Badra)
Mo Zinal	...	Ka'Ren (as Mo Zainal)
Nathanael Baring	...	Baku
Mona Hammond	...	Old Mother
Marco Khan	...	One-Eye
Reece Ritchie	...	Moha
Joel Fry	...	Lu'kibu
Omar Sharif	...	Narrator (voice)
Kristian Beazley	...	D'Leh's Father
Junior Oliphant	...	Tudu
Louise Tu'u	...	Baku's Mother

Storyline

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant.

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Plot Keywords:

hunter | tribe | epic | mammoth | journey | 

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Taglines:

One Man, One Army, One Battle.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [fr] Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

10.000 A.C.

Filming Locations:

Namibia

Box Office

Budget:

$105,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,932,539 (UK) (14 March 2008)

Gross:

$94,770,548 (USA) (13 June 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

D'Leh refers to a star as the one that never moves. That would be the North Star, which appears stationary in the northern night sky. Due to the Earth's 26,000 year precession period, in 10,000 BC the North Star was Vega, which is the fifth brightest star in the sky. It would have been very obvious in the dark sky at that time.

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Goofs

Several times during the movie, the stars in the night sky are shown, clearly with constellations of today. Due to astronomical movement, the constellations would be different even 500 years ago, even more so 12,000 years ago, which is the time period of this movie.

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Quotes

D'Leh: He is not a god!

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Connections

Referenced in HBO First Look: '10,000 BC': The Making of an Epic World (2008)

User Reviews

Like cafeteria lasagna....

You know how when you go to a cafeteria style restaurant and you see something you usually enjoy like lasagna. You get the lasagna and take a bite with the fond memories of the last time you ate it in a real restaurant. When the first taste hits your tongue and all hopes of future meal enjoyment are flushed down the toilet. 10,000BC is the cafeteria lasagna. It looks goods, has the potential to be great, you have fond memories of other movies in the same genre that were good, and then you watch it. It's edible but just barely. The movie had pretty good special effects and wasn't boring which is why I gave it a five. The dialog and acting were for the most part sub-par. The story didn't even make an attempt to suspend your disbelief. Forget historically inaccurate, it was ridiculous. If I were you I would catch the matinée or wait for someone else to pay for the cafeteria lasagna