Year One

2009
PG-13
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

105K

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After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

105K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,508

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
Final film directed by Harold Ramis. It's also his last acting role.

Goofs
When Oh first appears with gold paint, he has no eyeliner. Midway through his conversation, he has thick black eyeliner.

Quotes
Oh: I'm a virgin by choice.
Zed: Ha! Not *your* choice!

Crazy credits
Several bloopers are shown during the first half of the end credits.

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, this film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the distributor that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that the requested 12A classification could be obtained by making changes to dialogue. In particular the BBFC suggested that the distributor remove the line, "my thingy smells like lamb chops" when a character talks about 'multiplying with sheep'; that they remove the line, "did you know he can put his penis in his mouth, the whole thing"; and the line "his poor rectum is absolutely pulverised, which is not usual for a sheep in this region". When the finished version of the film was submitted these changes had been made and the film was classified 12A.

Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009)

Soundtracks
Kecak Dance
Traditional
Performed by Tojan
Courtesy of Celestial Harmonies

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Featured review

6/10

Oh come on; this is Mel Brooks inspired.....

This is nowhere as bad as some are making out - it has touches of Python and a lot of Mel Brooks - it is pretty lazy in places with too much adlibbing - at least I hope it was adlibbing...

But this is pretty good entertainment - and it's not really about cavemen - it's about the Old Testament set mainly in Sodom - and it is kind of like Life of Brian - though clearly not in the same class.

One can understand why marketers don't want problems with an upset congregation, but at the end of the day this works pretty well as both broad comedy and a gentle satire.

Considering that I was expecting a total donkey with a side order of turkey this was pretty much a fun film - and no where near as bad as I'd heard. Can be watched without loss of brain cells...