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Year One (2009)

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After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.

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Zed, a prehistoric would-be hunter, eats from a tree of forbidden fruit and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh, a shy gatherer. On their travels, they meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac, become slaves, and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. Zed and Oh are determined to rescue the women they love, Maya and Eema. Standing in their way is Sodom's high priest and the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an alliance with Princess Innana, which may backfire. Can an inept hunter and a smart but slender and diffident gatherer become heroes and make a difference? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence | See all certifications »

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19 June 2009 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£978,008 (UK) (26 June 2009)

Gross:

$43,337,279 (USA) (14 August 2009)
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Trivia

Harold Ramis:  as Adam. See more »

Goofs

When Zed is eating a kebab at Sodom, it keeps changing from complete to eaten to separated to full again. See more »

Quotes

Zed: Hey, I'm peeing on my face too... on the inside!
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Several bloopers are shown during the first half of the end credits. See more »

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Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.83 (2010) See more »

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"Robot Dance"
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Not worth it
16 June 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

The trailer was funnier than the movie. I was somewhat looking forward to seeing this film, and was greatly disappointed when it turned out to be completely awful. There were some funny moments, but they were swallowed up by the sheer stupidity of the rest. I seriously doubt that fans of Black or Cera will be pleased with this film.

I was lucky enough to see this movie at a free pre-screening. That makes me pretty happy, because I would have been distraught if I had to pay $7.50 to sit through this mess. The plot was very contrived, and the historical humour fizzled out after the first twenty minutes. The rest of the movie relied on a myriad of sexual innuendos that were overused and abused. Overall, the movie became very unenjoyable and although there were a few laughs hidden in there, they could not make up for the rest.


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