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Caveman (1981)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:3

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In this spoof of prehistoric times, a bunch of misfit cavemen who have been ousted from their various tribes band together and form their own. The gang embarks on various misadventures and in the... In this spoof of prehistoric times, a bunch of misfit cavemen who have been ousted from their various tribes band together and form their own. The gang embarks on various misadventures and in the process learns about walking upright, using tools, creating fire -- and the true meaning of friendship. [More]

Starring: Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Shelley Long, John Matuszak

Starring: Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Shelley Long, John Matuszak

Director: Carl Gottlieb

Director: Carl Gottlieb
Producer: David Foster

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Jun 4, 2002

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Even your typical neanderthal will find this spoof beneath him.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/26/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

[An] occasionally funny film.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/10/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

the worst former-beatle-tryin'-to-rape-a-woman movie ever

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07/14/07
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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No review available.

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09/30/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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08/09/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

It has a basic problem, which is that there is no popular original material for it to satirize.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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All of this is handled ingeniously enough to let the movie feel colorful and whole, though it could so easily have been nothing but farfetched.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

The special effects are clever enough and mildly amusing, but the dumb humour on display here wears a little thin.

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05/24/03
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12/19/02
Brandon Judell
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09/22/02
Robert Roten
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09/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A long way from the Lester Beatle films

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08/14/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Dismiss Caveman as low-minded stupidity if you like, but I may be giggling too loudly to hear your complaints.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

I'm sure many a critic remarked at the time that the ex-Beatle's best acting performance to date didn't require him to speak

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01/01/00
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