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6.6Disgraced 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.
Released: 1981-04-1791 minDir: Carl GottliebComedy, AdventureBox office: $16.0M
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Cast
- Ringo Starr as Atouk
- Dennis Quaid as Lar
- Shelley Long as Tala
- Jack Gilford as Gog
- Barbara Bach as Lana
- Carl Lumbly as Bork
Themes
- stone age
- slapstick comedy
- prehistory
- dinosaur
- cavemen
- prehistoric man
- caveman
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 172387
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- publication date
- 1981-04-17
- title
- Caveman
- review score
- 33%
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 15965924
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Categories
1980s fantasy comedy films1981 American films1981 animated films1981 comedy films1981 directorial debut films1981 English-language films1981 films1981 Mexican filmsAmerican slapstick comedy filmsEnglish-language fantasy comedy filmsEstudios Churubusco filmsFiction about pterosaursFictional-language filmsFilms about cavemenFilms about dinosaursFilms about prehistoric lifeFilms about YetiFilms directed by Carl GottliebFilms produced by Lawrence TurmanFilms scored by Lalo SchifrinFilms set in the Stone AgeFilms using stop-motion animationFilms with screenplays by Carl GottliebFilms with screenplays by Rudy De Luca