Caveman
1981 · Movie · PG · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · 42% critics
After being cast out for chasing the leader’s partner, a clumsy caveman wanders the wilderness and gathers a band of fellow outcasts. Together they bumble through new discoveries like fire and cooking while trying to survive a world full of goofy dangers, including not-so-bright prehistoric creatures.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-04-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (189 votes)
- Box office
- $15,965,924
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a goofy, light prehistoric spoof with simple jokes, broad characters, and lots of playful creature chaos, in the same easygoing spirit as Any Which Way You Can; not for you if you need smart, subtle comedy.
Pros: nonstop silly gags; easy-to-follow story; charming physical comedy | Cons: crude toilet jokes; occasional gross-out bit; intentionally cheap-looking effects
Themes
- stone age
- slapstick comedy
- prehistory
- dinosaur
- cavemen
- prehistoric man
- caveman
Cast & crew
Ringo Starr
as Atouk
Dennis Quaid
as Lar
Shelley Long
as Tala
Jack Gilford
as Gog
Barbara Bach
as Lana
Carl Lumbly
as Bork
John Matuszak
as Tonda
Avery Schreiber
as Ock
Richard Moll
as Abominable Snowman
Cork Hubbert
as Ta
Directed by Carl Gottlieb