Caveman

1981
PG
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

8.8K

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Dennis Quaid, Barbara Bach, Shelley Long, John Matuszak, and Ringo Starr in Caveman (1981)

A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.

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A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

8.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Nook
(as Evan Kim)

Ed Greenberg

Kalta

Carl Lumbly

Bork

Jack Scalici

Folg

Erika Carlsson

Folg's Mate
(as Erica Carlson)

Gigi Vorgan

Folg's Daughter

Sara López Sierra

Folg's Younger Daughter
(as Sara Lopez Sierra)

Esteban Valdez

Folg's Son

Juan Ancona Figueroa

Folg's Younger Son

Juan Omar Ortiz

Folg's Youngest Son

Anaís de Melo

Meeka
(as Anais de Melo)

Director
- Carl Gottlieb
Writers
- Rudy De Luca
- Carl Gottlieb
All cast & crew
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Trivia
This movie opens up with "One Zillion B.C. - October 9th". The date of October 9th was John Lennon's birthday. This was in memory of Ringo Starr's friend and former bandmate with The Beatles.

Goofs
When the blind Zog discovers the white pumpkin and Atook throws it at the dinosaur; the pumpkin that lands on the dinosaur is orange.

Quotes
[the Misfits are digging with sticks and their hands in a pile of foul-smelling mud looking for Ta, who seems to have disappeared]
Ta: [re-appearing from behind a rock and pointing at the 'mud'] Doo-doo!
[Ta giggles, and the Misfits all stop and turn, staring at Ta]
Atouk: [Angrily] Ca-ca.
Nook: [looking with disgust at his fingers and then right into the camera] Shit.
[the Misfits all grab Ta and throw him into the doo-doo]

Crazy credits
The Critters Abominable Snowman ... Richard Moll Tyrannosaurus Rex ... Himself Big Horned Lizard ... Himself Pterodactyl ... Herself Howling Lizard ... Himself

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Hardly Working/The Howling/'Breaker' Morant/Mon Oncle D'Amerique/Caveman (1981)

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Hysterical

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.