
Movie · comedy, adventure
Caveman
1981 · 1h 31m · PG
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What is it about? Caveman
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.
Genres: comedy, adventure. Themes: stone age, slapstick comedy, prehistory, dinosaur, cavemen, prehistoric man.
Cast and crew Caveman
AllCreators
- Directed byCarl Gottlieb
- ScreenplayRudy De Luca
- ScreenplayCarl Gottlieb
- MusicLalo Schifrin
- CinematographyAlan Hume
- EditingGene Fowler Jr.
Full cast and crew41 cast members, 57 crew
Cast:
- Ringo Starr · Atouk
- Dennis Quaid · Lar
- Shelley Long · Tala
- Jack Gilford · Gog
- Barbara Bach · Lana
- Carl Lumbly · Bork
- John Matuszak · Tonda
- Avery Schreiber · Ock
- Richard Moll · Abominable Snowman
- Cork Hubbert · Ta
- Mark King · Ruck
- Paco Morayta · Flok
- Evan C. Kim · Nook
- Ed Greenberg · Kalta
- Jack Scalici · Folg
- Erika Carlsson · Folg's Mate
- Gigi Vorgan · Folg's Daughter
- Anaís de Melo · Meeka
- Miguel Ángel Fuentes · Grot
- Ana De Sade · Grot's Mate
- Gerardo Zepeda · Boola
- Tere Álvarez · Ock's Mate
- Hector Moreno · Noota
- Pamela Gual · Noota's Mate
- Marco Antonio Arzate · Caveman
- Miguel Ángel García · Caveman
- Vicente Huezo · Caveman
- Nicolás Jasso · Caveman
- Raúl Martínez · Caveman
- Gerardo Albarrán · Caveman
- Humberto Olivares · Caveman
- Xochitl del Rosario · Cavewoman
- Sara López Sierra · Folg's Younger Daughter
- Esteban Valdez · Folg's Son
- Juan Ancona Figueroa · Folg's Younger Son
- Juan Omar Ortiz · Folg's Youngest Son
- Martha Irma Gutierrez · Cavewoman
- Maria Elena Novella · Cavewoman
- Sabina Riba · Cavewoman
- Diana Walther · Cavewoman
Crew:
- Lawrence Turman · Producer
- Gene Fowler Jr. · Editor
- Rudy De Luca · Writer
- Carl Gottlieb · Writer
- Alan Hume · Director of Photography
- Philip M. Jefferies · Production Design
- Carl Gottlieb · Director
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting
- Robert Fletcher · Costume Design
- Lalo Schifrin · Original Music Composer
- David Foster · Producer
Trailer Caveman
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Details Caveman

- First theatrical release
- April 17, 1981
- Release in the US
- April 17, 1981
- Countries
- Mexico, United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- The Turman-Foster Company, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, United Artists
Numbers and release
- Worldwide gross
- $16M
- From theaters to home (US)
- 4,292 days to DVD and Blu-ray
Frequently asked questions
How long is Caveman?
1h 31m (91 minutes).
Who’s in Caveman?
Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber, Richard Moll, and Cork Hubbert. Directed by Carl Gottlieb.
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