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Caveman (1981)

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Average Rating: 4.1/10
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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr plays a prehistoric, social outcast who, along with other misfits, forms his own tribe and finds various comic adventures. This spoof is mostly without dialogue besides the expected neanthropic grunt. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Carl Gottlieb

Written By: Rudy De Luca, Carl Gottlieb

In Theaters: Apr 17, 1981 Limited

On DVD: Jun 4, 2002

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Critic Reviews for Caveman

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (12) | DVD (1)

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

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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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.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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Even your typical neanderthal will find this spoof beneath him.

December 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

[An] occasionally funny film.

September 10, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

July 14, 2007 Comments (2)

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

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

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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A long way from the Lester Beatle films

August 14, 2002 Comment

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.

July 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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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

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment

Shane Burridge

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Caveman, looks silly and sometimes presents a poor script. But this Carl Gottlieb's comedy is really funny together with his special effects and unforgettable scenes.

June 26, 2011

Lucas Martins

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This spoof of One Million Years B.C. with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr as the prehistoric hero is ridiculous and quite brainless fun because of the amount of sexual innuendo, it is definitely not recommended for kids. The delightfully ridiculous stop-motion animation dinosaurs led by David Allen are hilarious!

March 5, 2007

Dean McKenna

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