A cave-man seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cave-woman.
Director:
Carl Gottlieb
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Title: Caveman (1981)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Ringo Starr | ... | Atouk | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Lar | |
| Shelley Long | ... | Tala | |
| Jack Gilford | ... | Gog | |
| Cork Hubbert | ... | Ta | |
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Mark King | ... | Ruck |
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Paco Morayta | ... | Flok |
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Evan C. Kim | ... | Nook (as Evan Kim) |
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Ed Greenberg | ... | Kalta |
| Carl Lumbly | ... | Bork | |
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Jack Scalici | ... | Folg |
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Erika Carlsson | ... | Folg's Mate (as Erica Carlson) |
| Gigi Vorgan | ... | Folg's Daughter | |
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Sara López Sierra | ... | Folg's Younger Daughter (as Sara Lopez Sierra) |
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Esteban Valdez | ... | Folg's Son |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In the Stone Age, the strong caveman Tonda is the leader of a hostile tribe and the outcast Atouk feels unrequited desire for Tonda's mate Lana. One day, Atouk is walking with his best friend Lar and they meet the cavewoman Tala. They save her blind father Gog from a tar pit and Tala fells unrequited affection for Atouk. Soon the smart Atouk becomes the leader of the misfit tribe and dispute the leadership of the whole clan and Lana with Tonda. But in the end, the leader needs a worthwhile mate. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 April 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El cavernícola See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$15,965,924Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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In an interview, Shelley Long said that at her audition, she didn't speak any English. She responded to everything with an ad-libbed series of grunts. It obviously worked. See more »Goofs
When the caveman have taken the pterodactyl egg, there is an aerial view, and in the background you can see winding dirt road tracks. See more »Crazy Credits
The Critters Abominable Snowman ... Richard Moll Tyrannosaurus Rex ... Himself Big Horned Lizard ... Himself Pterodactyl ... Herself Howling Lizard ... Himself See more »Connections
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I had pretty low expectations when I first saw this movie. I then found it hilariously funny. Some of the humor is a little juvenile, but the "caveman" language (developed by Ringo Starr himself ... I think he claimed once on the Tonight Show that his favorite word was "zug-zug," which meant "having sex") was great; also an amusing scene where the cavemen who speak this language meet a caveman who speaks English and tries to teach it to them.
Not to mention dumb dinosaurs, a humungous mosquito, Atouk's (Ringo Starr) pile of unappreciated inventions, and Lana's (Bach) come-uppance at the end.
Good, mindless fun.