Film
Caveman
1981· PG· 1h 31m· Adventure· Comedy
“Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it...”
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.
1981-04-17
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Key Crew
DirectorCarl Gottlieb
WriterCarl Gottlieb
ProducerDavid Foster
Director of PhotographyAlan Hume
Original Music ComposerLalo Schifrin
EditorGene Fowler Jr.
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1981-04-17
Runtime1h 31m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Turman-Foster Company · Estudios Churubusco Azteca · United Artists
Box office$16M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesMexico · United States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 176 votes
Original languageen
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