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Caveman

1981 · 91 min

A goofy, good-natured romp full of slapstick and grunts, easy to watch and cheerfully silly from start to finish.

Tagline
Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it...
Overview
Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of the tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid dinosaurs.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • rebellion
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism1
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, adventure
Directed by
Carl Gottlieb
Written by
Rudy De Luca, Carl Gottlieb
Starring
Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America
Languages
English

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