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Caveman (1981)

Film · 1981 · 91 min · PG · Comedy · Adventure

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.

Directed by Carl Gottlieb

Starring Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber

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In cinemas17 April 1981
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Physical release16 January 1993
First release anywhere17 April 1981

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