5.9/10
5,914
59 user 59 critic

The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

R | | Crime, Drama, Music | 20 September 2001 (Malaysia)
The Caveman's Valentine Poster
Trailer
1:45 | Trailer

On Disc

at Amazon

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

Director:

Writers:

(novel), (screenplay)

Stars:

, , | See full cast & crew »
44
Reviews
4 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

See all 1 video  »

Photos

See all 17 photos »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

Next »
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

After a daughter witnesses her father having an affair, she begins a chain reaction that could tear her family apart.

Director: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Meagan Good
Next »
Talk to Me (2007)
Biography | Drama | History
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Director: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee
Next »
Amos & Andrew (1993)
Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, ... See full summary »

Director: E. Max Frye
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner
Next »
Formula 51 (2001)
Action | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

Director: Ronny Yu
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer
Next »
One Eight Seven (1997)
Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

High school teacher Trevor Garfield is stabbed by bad-boy student. Fifteen months later, he moves to Los-Angeles to the unruly, predominantly Latino school. He has to tame wolf-like ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan
Next »
The Great White Hype (1996)
Comedy | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

When the champ's promoter, Reverend Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Hudlin
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans
Next »
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Director: Rod Lurie
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris
Next »
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door.

Director: Neil LaBute
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
Next »
Twisted I (2004)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.2/10 X  

Jessica, whose father killed her mother and committed suicide, is a police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start being murdered.

Director: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia
Next »
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

The natural and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stars: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn
Next »
Changing Lanes (2002)
Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

The story of what happens one day in New York City, when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.

Director: Roger Michell
Stars: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton
Next »
Kiss of Death (1995)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Romulus
... Leppenraub
... Moira
Damir Andrei ... Arnold
... Lulu
... Sheila
... Cork
... Joey / No Face
... Matthew
... Bob
... Betty
... Shaker / Greater No Face (as Leonard Thomas)
... Boy Toy / Andy (as Joris Jorsky)
Pierre Alcide ... Toupee
Richard Fitzpatrick ... Walter
See full cast »
Edit

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>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

new york city | title directed by female | manhattan new york city | delusion | chrysler building manhattan new york city | See All (26) »

Taglines:

Inside a tortured mind... The clues that lead to a killer. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

e-Pipoca synopsis,gallery [Brazil] (Portuguese) | Manga Films [Spain] |  »

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

20 September 2001 (Malaysia)  »

Also Known As:

Az ösztönember  »

Filming Locations:

 »
Edit

Box Office

Budget:

$13,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$112,041, 4 March 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$687,194
See more on IMDbPro »

Company Credits

Production Co:

, ,  »
Show more on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the film, Romulus raves at, and about, a fictional man named Stuyvesant. In Samuel L. Jackson's earlier film One Eight Seven (1997), his character works at a school in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. See more »

Goofs

When Sheila wakes Romulus to tell him he's being misled, Moira turns and pulls the bedclothes up enough to show that she's wearing blue-checkered shorts. A short while later, when Romulus is getting out of bed, Moira is obviously naked. 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!
See more »

Crazy Credits

For "Billie" 1955-1999 - "love you baby. always have. always will." See more »

Connections

Referenced in BoJack Horseman: Old Acquaintance (2016) See more »

Soundtracks

Regnava nel Silenzio from Lucia di Lammermoor
By Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Ying Wong and London Symphony Orchestra (as The London Symphony)
Conducted by James Conlon
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Fantasy becomes reality
6 January 2006 | by – See all my reviews

I picked this up in the video store not knowing what to expect and was I pleasantly surprised. This film is a real work of art and works on many levels. First, the direction is magnificent. Lemmons works magic blending reality with flashbacks, imaginings and fantasies. Weaving all these together is a true feat. This is a film one could watch without the sound just to appreciate the images.

Second, the arts that are portrayed are excellent, from the dancing to the music to the photography. Lemmons has a fantastic arts sense.

Third, the performances. Jackson is magnificent. A musician who cannot take the pressure of his career and of the context in which he must perform yet maintains his artistic sensibility. Like so many real people, his fears become externalized, but he still maintains a sense of his reality. And it is this sense which makes his character credible when it comes to the plot.

The plot is a good mystery but would have been hackneyed in lesser hands. And the plot works on at least two levels. Romulus may be crazy, but he knows what is going on and the images of his wife beautifully portrayed by Tamara Tunie keeps Romulus grounded. And since this is a character driven film, this conflict between Romulus's fears and fantasies with the realities he finds himself in, works beautifully thanks to Jackson's performance. On the second level the mystery qua mystery also works well. There are enough confusions to keep the viewer guessing.

All in all a great film.
15 of 17 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 59 user reviews »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Stream Trending Movies With Prime Video

Enjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with Prime Video.

Start your free trial