Caveman

1981

Action / Comedy / History / Romance / Sci-Fi

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 21 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 9208 9.2K

slapstick stone age slapstick comedy prehistory dinosaur cavemen

Plot summary

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.

Director

Carl Gottlieb Photo
Carl Gottlieb

Top cast

Gerardo Zepeda Photo
Gerardo Zepeda as Boola
Mark King Photo
Mark King as Ruck
Jack Gilford Photo
Jack Gilford as Gog
Barbara Bach Photo
Barbara Bach as Lana
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657.57 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 3
1.38 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by helpless_dancer 7 / 10

Ringo Starr stars

Ex-Beatle Starr joins a jock and some real actors in this zany stone age romp. I suppose the ringed one will never be a top actor but I always enjoy his films. This stuff was so goofy it kept me in stitches the whole time. Solid fun with loads of laughs.
Reviewed by Hey_Sweden 7 / 10

I don't quite "aloonda" this movie, but I do enjoy it.

Deliberate no-brainer comedy stars none other than Ringo Starr. Ringo plays Atouk, a caveman in one zillion b.c. who is considered inferior by the bigger and stronger men of his tribe, including the leader Tonda (John Matuszak). Cast out for attempting to get with Tondas' mate Lana (Barbara Bach), whom Atouk lusts after, Atouk forms his own tribe with misfits such as his good buddy Lar (Dennis Quaid), friendly stranger Tala (Shelley Long), and her blind father Gog (Jack Gilford).The movie is co-written by Rudy De Luca and Carl Gottlieb, the latter recognizable for having contributed to the script for "Jaws" and having played Meadows in that classic. It's often silly and childish, sometimes a little tiresome, but it's not attempting to be anything more than a goofy good time for comedy fans.The dialect spoken by our heroes and antagonists is most amusing: "aloonda" means love, "macha" means monster, "ool" means food, etc. "Zugzug" means...well, I think you can figure that out. It's not really that necessary to have a translation handy. The gags aren't always that successful, but the ones that work are pretty funny. One has to love the cartoon physics every time that Tonda tries to throw something heavy.The cast is lively and engaging. Ringos' hangdog looks are perfect for his hard luck character, and Dennis Quaid is a total hoot as another guy who often can't seem to catch a break. Both the stunning Bach and the sexy Long look good in skimpy cavewomen clothes. The real highlight of "Caveman" is the fantastic effects work of Jim Danforth and David Allen: those dopey dinosaurs are just hilarious and endearing. Note that the critters are credited as playing "themselves", with the exception of the Abominable Snowman, who's played by Richard Moll of 'Night Court' fame.Lalo Schifrin's music score is most amusing - the main theme is insidiously catchy - and there's plenty of fine location shooting in Mexico.Incidentally, this is where real-life married couple Bach and Ringo met.If you attempted to play a drinking game for every time a character name is uttered - especially Tonda - you'd be drunk before long.Seven out of 10.
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