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The Caveman's Valentine

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
8K
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Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.
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A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.

  • Director
    • Kasi Lemmons
  • Writer
    • George Dawes Green
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Colm Feore
    • Ann Magnuson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kasi Lemmons
    • Writer
      • George Dawes Green
    • Stars
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Colm Feore
      • Ann Magnuson
    • 62User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Photos14

    Lulu, Romulus & Cork
    Samuel L. Jackson stars as Romulus
    Moira & Romulus
    Samuel L. Jackson stars as Romulus
    Samuel L. Jackson stars as Romulus
    Director Kasi Lemmons
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

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    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Romulus
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Leppenraub
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Moira
    Damir Andrei
    • Arnold
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Lulu
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    Tamara Tunie
    Tamara Tunie
    • Sheila
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Cork
    Jay Rodan
    Jay Rodan
    • Joey…
    Rodney Eastman
    Rodney Eastman
    • Matthew
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Bob
    Kate McNeil
    Kate McNeil
    • Betty
    Leonard L. Thomas
    • Shaker
    • (as Leonard Thomas)
    • …
    Joris Jarsky
    Joris Jarsky
    • Boy Toy
    • (as Joris Jorsky)
    • …
    Pierre Alcide
    • Toupee
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    • Walter
    Sean MacMahon
    • Scotty
    • (as Sean Macmahon)
    Vija Zvers
    Vija Zvers
    • Penny
    • (as Vija Brigita Grosgalvis)
    Phillip Jarrett
    Phillip Jarrett
    • Chore
    • Director
      • Kasi Lemmons
    • Writer
      • George Dawes Green
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is dedicated to Billie Neal, with whom Director Kasi Lemmons worked on Eve's Bayou (1997) and Gridlock'd (1997).
    • Goofs
      In one shot when Bob and Betty toast Romulus in his new suit, Bob's "z-ray" green drink is orange (though this may have been intentional, since it is unclear if the "z-rays" are simply in Romulus's mind).
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Officer Lulu Ledbetter: I'm proud of you.

    • Crazy credits
      For "Billie" 1955-1999 - "love you baby. always have. always will."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 3,000 Miles to Graceland/The Caveman's Valentine/Monkeybone/The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto for Two Violins, 2nd Movement
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Courtesy of Associated Production Music, LLC

    User reviews62

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    There's no mystery here
    I would have to agree with the review of PC Dean. It seems that Hollywood felt that they had to generate a reason to make this film. I have these horrible visions of a production meeting with people trying to figure out how they were going to be able to make a quality film and still dupe the public into going to see it. Then deciding the solution was writing in a half hearted mystery theme. Though I do applaud most of the performances in this film, Jackson shining wonderfully, I get the impression that there wasn't enough effort put into the other characters (scriptwise), just throwing talented actors/actresses into thin air won't suddenly make your characters fly. Overall I liked the movie and applaud it's approaching the subject of mental illness. I just wonder about the attempts at main stream "popularizing" that went along with it.
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    • pizzamonkey
    • Aug 2, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2001 (Malaysia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sign of the Killer
    • Filming locations
      • Pickering, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Franchise Pictures
      • Jersey Shore
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $687,194
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $112,041
      • Mar 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $794,481
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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