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:

Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Marco Khan

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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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (Canada)

Also Known As:

10,000 av. J.-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

(at around 40 mins) The computer-generated wet saber-tooth tiger was created by Double Negative. Creating it required combining several of the most challenging elements of visual effects: fur, wet fur, water, and creature animation.

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Goofs

Characters refer to the mammoth herd's "lead bull." Like modern elephants, mammoths were headed by a matriarchal female, a lead cow. Bulls never led the herd.

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Quotes

D'Leh: [in the pit, after deciding to not kill the Saber-tooth] Do not eat me when I save your life!

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Episode dated 15 March 2008 (2008)

User Reviews

Roland Emmerich hits a new low

Well, aside from the historical inaccuracies that everyone has pointed out, this movie had horrid acting, insipid dialog, and a cliché plot line that any moderately skilled elementary school kid could have written. So what are the redeeming qualities of this movie? The scenery, some of the CGI, and that's about it. On a technical level, I found it hilarious that for all the hype about this movie, it was far worse than I could have imagined. Someone made a comment about the lighting of this movie. There were definitely inconsistencies in the lighting, which added to the list of things wrong with this movie and made it feel like perhaps it was a rushed project.

I think if this movie were made without any dialog except for the narrative, it would have been much more enjoyable as a whole.