Caveman | 
| Director: Carl Gottlieb
Actors: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Cork Hubbert
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 6171
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D1003507D
ISBN: 0792852664
UPC: 027616876577
EAN: 9780792852667
ASIN: B000063JDF
Theatrical Release Date: April 17, 1981
Release Date: June 4, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it.. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Dennis Quaid Ringo Starr Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Carl Gottlieb
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Yes, that's a former Beatle in caveman costume for this more-dumb-than-funny 1981 comedy about a prehistoric misfit (Ringo Starr) who recruits other misfits to start a new tribe. The jokes about flatulence and sex are banal, but the cast of then-unfamiliar faces is fun to watch from the perspective of history. The best thing going are some dinosaur special effects, though Ringo might argue meeting his future wife (Barbara Bach) was a good deal. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 48 more reviews...
 Five Stars? Yes...Just Because it's soooo Corny April 25, 2005
B. Merritt (WWW.FILMREVIEWSTEW.COM, Pacific Grove, California United States)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
Everyone has a favorite "stinker" in their home video collection, and this is mine. My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts. My friends cringe and turn the other way whenever I mention it. And my family offers me "special medication" if I try and get them to watch it...again.
But what can I say; I love this film. It's banality, shallowness, and out-and-out unscientific approach to modern man's changes and discoveries throughout the eons is just hilarious to watch. It's a ridiculous film, and so should be watched with that in mind. Why?
The story is about Atouk played by former Beatle master Ringo Starr, who is kicked out of his caveman tribe by the muscular and massive chief Tonda (probably lineman John Matuszak's only role on film, I'd guess) because he's in love with the chief's woman, Lana (a VERY busty Barbara Bach).
Once out on his own, Atouk begins to make new friends. They include Lar (Dennis Quaid), Tala (Shelley Long), Gog (Jack Gilford), Ta (Cork Hubbert), and a gazillion others. Among this rag-tag grouping comes the ability to stand up straight, how to cook a dinosaur egg, how to kill a rather large dragonfly by using someone's face (my favorite part in the film...but I felt bad for Dennis Quaid), the discovery of fire, music, drugs, homosexuality, and weapons, and just about a million years of evolution and discovery all wrapped up in one short, foolish film.
So call me a moron. Go ahead, it's okay. But this film is a great no-brainer, laugh-a-minute flick.
Now I'll go grunt in the corner for while...
A Clasic Will Always Be A Clasic November 13, 2004
Efrain Rivera Jr. (Anasco, PR United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I first saw this movie many years ago I just loved it. Today it will seem kinda silly but hey this movie is and always will be a classic in my collection. Too bad there are no special futures in this DVD and no special edition will likely come out.
Ringo and Dennis are great, and Shelly is surprisingly not annoying.
You will follow these cavemen all the way from learning how to walk erect, discover fire & drugs, ignore an english speaking Japanese and, one of my favorite moments in any movie, the discovery of music.
Thank god DVD technology came to save all time classics like this one.
Zillion Years Ago June 30, 2002
Ned (Eldersburg, Maryland United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you want to see what life was like One Zillion Years ago on October 9th, then this movie is for you. We have Atouck (Ringo Starr) that is kicked out of his tribe for wanting Lana (Barbara Bach) who is the tribe chief's (John Matuszak) girl. He meets up with his old friend Lar (Dennis Quaid) and meets new ones to include Tala (Shelley Long) and they all learn the secrets of fire, the finer art of cooking, and how we learned to walk upright. Most of the movie's dialog is nothing more than grunts and groans except for the Chinese guy, he speaks English, or course. A wonderful and funny movie. The DVD contains both the Widescreen and Standard version.
This is my favorite movie August 14, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is my favorite movie of all time. It takes you through the struggles of the cave man days in the most hilarious manner. If you have never seen it before, then gather up a bunch of your friends and have them come over to watch it for nonstop laughs! This is one of those tapes you will want to keep. I still have images of some of the scenes that you just can never get out of your mind.
Great Fun November 4, 2006
Sylvia Kelman (Burbank, Ca)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Totally silly and hilarious movie. Starring some people you never thought would be in a movie together, such as Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid and Shelly Long. I saw this movie originally as a kid and could'nt wait for it to arrive on DVD. Now that it's here it's now a family favorite. There are some scenes not appropriate for children but those are light and few.
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