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Quest for Fire

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Quest for Fire (1982)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 11  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Synopsis: During the Ice Age, the fire used by a clan of cavemen is extinguished during a battle. Subsequently, three members leave in search of new embers to renew their flame. This journey proves to be more event-filled than expected, however; for example, they rescue a young cavewoman from... During the Ice Age, the fire used by a clan of cavemen is extinguished during a battle. Subsequently, three members leave in search of new embers to renew their flame. This journey proves to be more event-filled than expected, however; for example, they rescue a young cavewoman from cannibalistic savages and she leads them to her tribe, where the trio learns the secrets of fire -- and love. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 4, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jean-Jacques Annaud - Director
  • 2. Rae Dawn Chong - Star
  • 3. Michael Gruskoff - Star
  • 4. Ron Pearlman - Star
  • Featurette

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stylish but bizarre

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Rich Cline
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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02/25/06
Cole Smithey
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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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07/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Quest for Fire takes us back 80,000 years to probe early human aggression, territoriality, dominance and education.

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02/04/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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01/22/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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Despite the film’s occasional goofy turns, by the end, chances are, you’ll be rooting for the Ulam to work out that nifty little stick-rubbing trick for themselves.

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10/29/03
Rachel Sanders
Apollo Guide
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08/21/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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07/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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05/24/03
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03/30/03
Tony Toscano
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01/07/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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08/16/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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01/01/00
James O'Ehley
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